Ron Mahay vs. War Sanders — Career Comparison

Ron Mahay
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
War Sanders
Pre-GenerationalTennesseeThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

War Sanders 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 5.64 and 1.610 for War Sanders. 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 War Sanders

Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
8.14
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.83
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.37
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.43
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.22
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.61
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
3.83
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
5.64
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
27
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
568
9
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
9
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
539
8.54
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
11.14
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.14
11.14
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
4.21
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.36
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
7.45
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
3.05
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.05
3.05
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.712
0.712
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.44
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.46
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2474
39.2
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
42.25
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.58
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.46
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
4.33
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
7.93
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.93
7.93
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.19
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.3
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.65
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.417
1.417
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2167
34.34
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
38.44
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
39.2
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.25
42.25

Fielding Stats for Ron Mahay and War Sanders

Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
7.63
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.83
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.12
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.46
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1836
27
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
27
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
612
9
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
9
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.51
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.46
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.82
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.29
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
1.44
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.9
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
1.34
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.75
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.74
94.74
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.175
0.175
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Mahay and War Sanders

Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
520
10400
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
12
342.86
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
600
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
560
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
600
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
67.89
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
1.2
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
240
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.09
61.84
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.5
-42.94
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
200
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.75
3.75
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA