Ron Mahay vs. Roger Nelson — Career Comparison

Ron Mahay
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roger Nelson
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roger Nelson 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. Roger Nelson led in home run suppression (HR9+ 125 vs 73), walk avoidance (BB%+ 139 vs 93), and run prevention (ERA+ 128 vs 91). Ron Mahay held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 100 vs 98). Role difference aside, Roger Nelson holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Ron Mahay and Roger Nelson

Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
8.14
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
1.91
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.09
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.43
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.41
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.45
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.54
47.54
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.04
57.04
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.28
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
3.83
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
3.06
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1909
27
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
636.1
9
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
539
8.54
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
516
7.3
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.54
8.54
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.3
7.3
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.62
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
4.21
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
2.69
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.16
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
7.45
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
371
5.25
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.882
0.882
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.44
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.35
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.24
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2474
39.2
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2556
36.15
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.58
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.31
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
273
4.33
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
3.31
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.19
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.18
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.3
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.16
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.65
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.2
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.417
1.417
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2167
34.34
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2325
32.88
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.73
1.73
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.2
39.2
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.15
36.15

Fielding Stats for Ron Mahay and Roger Nelson

Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
7.63
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
1.91
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.12
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.09
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1836
27
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1908
27
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
612
9
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
636
9
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.51
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.61
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.82
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.46
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
1.44
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
2.18
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
1.34
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
2.07
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.81
94.81
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.175
0.175
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.082
1.082
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.04
57.04
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Mahay and Roger Nelson

Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
520
10400
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
135
389.42
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
600
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
560
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
519.23
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
66.35
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
63.46
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.88
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.88
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
67.89
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.41
12.72
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
240
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
72.12
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
98.08
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
34.62
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
23.08
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
57.69
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.09
61.84
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
4.33
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
31.73
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
58
167.31
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.75
3.75
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
3.59
3.59
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
46.15
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.88
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.88
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA