Ron Mahay vs. Jack Sanford — Career Comparison

Ron Mahay
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jack Sanford
Silent GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star

Jack Sanford 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. Jack Sanford led in home run suppression (HR9+ 108 vs 73), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 96 vs 86), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 102 vs 93). Ron Mahay held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 100 vs 83). Role difference aside, Jack Sanford holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Ron Mahay and Jack Sanford

Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
8.14
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
388
1.7
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
1.29
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.6
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.44
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.56
57.56
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.52
75.52
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.33
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.05
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
3.83
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
840
3.69
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6148
27
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2049.1
9
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
539
8.54
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1907
8.37
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.54
8.54
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.37
8.37
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
0.76
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
4.21
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
737
3.24
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.26
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
7.45
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1182
5.19
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.936
0.936
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.44
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.26
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.2
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.09
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2474
39.2
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8659
38.03
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.58
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.18
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
273
4.33
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
952
4.18
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.19
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.3
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.65
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.417
1.417
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2167
34.34
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7876
34.59
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.2
39.2
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.03
38.03

Fielding Stats for Ron Mahay and Jack Sanford

Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
7.63
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
388
1.7
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.12
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
1.29
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1836
27
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6148
27
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
612
9
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2049.1
9
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.51
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.54
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.82
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
1.6
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.09
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
1.44
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
2.23
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
1.34
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.14
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.87
95.87
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.175
0.175
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.52
75.52
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.08
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Mahay and Jack Sanford

Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
520
10400
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
393
311.08
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
758
600
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
560
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
665
526.39
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.472
0.472
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
83.11
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
64.12
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
15.04
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.58
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
2.37
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
19
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
67.89
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29.31
23.2
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
240
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
137
108.44
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
152
120.32
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.418
0.418
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
40.37
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
29.29
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
67.28
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.09
61.84
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.05
16.66
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.58
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
35.62
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
240
189.97
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.75
3.75
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
3.16
3.16
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
32.45
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.96
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.29
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.79
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.79
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0