Ron Mahay vs. Matt Murray — Career Comparison

Ron Mahay
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Matt Murray
Gen XMassachusettsThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Matt Murray 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 9.64 and 2.071 for Matt Murray. By the career numbers, Ron Mahay had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ron Mahay and Matt Murray

Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
8.14
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
3.86
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.43
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Matt Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.93
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Matt Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
3.83
Matt Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
9.64
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.64
9.64
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.98
9.98
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.07
8.07
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
539
8.54
Matt Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
13.5
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.19
Matt Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.57
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
4.21
Matt Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.14
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Matt Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
7.45
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.57
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
0.857
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.44
Matt Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Matt Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Matt Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2474
39.2
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
45
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.58
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
4.33
Matt Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
11.57
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.57
11.57
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Matt Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.3
Matt Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.65
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.57
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.417
1.417
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.071
2.071
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2167
34.34
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
38.57
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
39.2
Matt Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45

Fielding Stats for Ron Mahay and Matt Murray

Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
7.63
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
3.86
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.12
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1836
27
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
612
9
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.51
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.82
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.21
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Matt Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
1.44
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.86
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
1.34
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.86
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Matt Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.175
0.175
Matt Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Matt Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Mahay and Matt Murray

Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Matt Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
520
10400
Matt Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1800
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
600
Matt Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
560
Matt Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Matt Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Matt Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
120
Matt Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
40
Matt Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Matt Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Matt Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Matt Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Matt Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Matt Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Matt Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.39
67.89
Matt Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
240
Matt Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
160
Matt Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Matt Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Matt Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.695
0.695
Matt Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Matt Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Matt Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.636
0.636
Matt Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Matt Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Matt Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Matt Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Matt Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.09
61.84
Matt Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Matt Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Matt Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Matt Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.75
3.75
Matt Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Matt Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Murray
Career
Per 600 PA