Ron Mahay vs. Mike Saipe — Career Comparison

Ron Mahay
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Saipe
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mike Saipe 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 10.8 and 2.200 for Mike Saipe. 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 Mike Saipe

Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
8.14
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.8
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.43
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Mike Saipe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Mike Saipe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
3.83
Mike Saipe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
10.8
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.6
14.6
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.7
9.7
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.431
0.431
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
539
8.54
Mike Saipe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
19.8
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.8
19.8
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.19
Mike Saipe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
4.5
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
4.21
Mike Saipe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Mike Saipe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Mike Saipe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
7.45
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Mike Saipe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.44
Mike Saipe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Mike Saipe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Mike Saipe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2474
39.2
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
48.6
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.58
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
4.33
Mike Saipe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
10.8
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Mike Saipe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.3
Mike Saipe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.65
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.417
1.417
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2167
34.34
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
45.9
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.386
0.386
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
39.2
Mike Saipe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.6
48.6

Fielding Stats for Ron Mahay and Mike Saipe

Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
7.63
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.12
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.8
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1836
27
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
612
9
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.51
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.8
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.82
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.8
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Mike Saipe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
1.44
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.6
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
1.34
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.6
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Mike Saipe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.175
0.175
Mike Saipe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Mike Saipe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Mahay and Mike Saipe

Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
520
10400
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
600
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
560
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Mike Saipe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
67.89
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
29.73
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
240
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
160
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Mike Saipe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.636
0.636
Mike Saipe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.09
61.84
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
68.03
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
8
160
Mike Saipe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.75
3.75
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 600 PA