Spencer Howard vs. Ron Mahay — Career Comparison

Spencer Howard
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Mahay
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Spencer Howard 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 7 and 1.743 for Spencer Howard. By the career numbers, Ron Mahay had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Spencer Howard and Ron Mahay

Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
2.94
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
8.14
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.25
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.43
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.81
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.53
23.53
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.09
68.09
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
7
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
3.83
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.92
6.92
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
432
27
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
9
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
11.31
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
539
8.54
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.31
11.31
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
1.94
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.19
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.94
1.94
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
4.31
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
4.21
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
8.5
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
470
7.45
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.5
8.5
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.45
7.45
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.424
1.424
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.296
1.296
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.44
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.44
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.38
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
42.69
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2474
39.2
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.31
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.58
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
7.69
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
4.33
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.19
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.38
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.3
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.31
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.65
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.736
1.736
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.417
1.417
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
601
37.56
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2167
34.34
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.346
0.346
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.69
42.69
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
39.2

Fielding Stats for Spencer Howard and Ron Mahay

Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
2.94
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
7.63
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.12
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
432
27
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1836
27
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
9
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
612
9
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.44
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.51
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.69
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.82
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.13
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.44
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.13
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.34
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.383
0.383
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.175
0.175
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.09
68.09
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Spencer Howard and Ron Mahay

Spencer Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
47
4028.57
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
520
10400
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
600
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
560
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
120
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
40
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
60
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
80
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
77.5
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.39
67.89
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
240
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
160
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.695
0.695
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.636
0.636
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.96
81.86
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.09
61.84
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
257.14
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
2.33
2.33
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.75
3.75
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Spencer Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA