Ben Harris vs. Ron Mahay — Career Comparison

Ben Harris
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City PackersFederal LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Mahay
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ben Harris built a career as a starting pitcher and Ron Mahay as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ron Mahay posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.83 and WHIP 1.456 compared to 4.04 and 1.417 for Ben Harris. By the career numbers, Ron Mahay had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ben Harris and Ron Mahay

Ben Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ben Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.85
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
8.14
Ben Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.81
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Ben Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.4
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.43
Ben Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.4
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Ben Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Ben Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Ben Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.29
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Ben Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
4.04
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
3.83
Ben Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Ben Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Ben Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Ben Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Ben Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
468
27
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Ben Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
9
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Ben Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
10.38
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
539
8.54
Ben Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.38
10.38
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Ben Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.4
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Ben Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Ben Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Ben Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.37
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
4.21
Ben Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Ben Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Ben Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
2.31
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
7.45
Ben Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
Ben Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Ben Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.519
0.519
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Ben Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.44
Ben Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Ben Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ben Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
638
36.81
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2474
39.2
Ben Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.81
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.58
Ben Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
5.13
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
4.33
Ben Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Ben Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.19
Ben Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.3
Ben Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.65
Ben Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.417
1.417
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.417
1.417
Ben Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
34.1
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2167
34.34
Ben Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Ben Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Ben Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.81
36.81
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.2
39.2

Fielding Stats for Ben Harris and Ron Mahay

Ben Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ben Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
7.63
Ben Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.12
Ben Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1836
27
Ben Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
9
Ben Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.51
Ben Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.82
Ben Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Ben Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.44
Ben Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.34
Ben Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.48
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Ben Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.031
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Ben Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.54
1.54
Ben Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Ben Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ben Harris and Ron Mahay

Ben Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ben Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
32
369.23
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
520
10400
Ben Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
600
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Ben Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
519.23
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
560
Ben Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Ben Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.577
0.577
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Ben Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
103.85
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Ben Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
80.77
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Ben Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.54
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Ben Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Ben Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
2
23.08
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Ben Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Ben Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Ben Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ben Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.45
39.75
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
67.89
Ben Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
12
138.46
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
240
Ben Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
150
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Ben Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Ben Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Ben Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.532
0.532
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Ben Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Ben Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Ben Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Ben Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Ben Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
3
34.62
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Ben Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
2
23.08
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Ben Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
5
57.69
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Ben Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.7
42.65
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.09
61.84
Ben Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Ben Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
46.15
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Ben Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
15
173.08
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Ben Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
3.47
3.47
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.75
3.75
Ben Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Ben Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
34.62
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA