Ron Mahay vs. Ray Scarborough — Career Comparison

Ron Mahay
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ray Scarborough
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ray Scarborough 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 4.13 and 1.469 for Ray Scarborough. 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 Ray Scarborough

Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ray Scarborough
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
8.14
Ray Scarborough
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
2
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Ray Scarborough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
1.06
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Ray Scarborough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.5
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Ray Scarborough
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.54
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Ray Scarborough
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.48
48.48
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Ray Scarborough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.83
52.83
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Scarborough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.37
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Scarborough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Ray Scarborough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
3.83
Ray Scarborough
Career
Per 9 Innings
656
4.13
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Ray Scarborough
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Ray Scarborough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Ray Scarborough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Ray Scarborough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Ray Scarborough
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Ray Scarborough
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
539
8.54
Ray Scarborough
Career
Per 9 Innings
1487
9.37
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Ray Scarborough
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.37
9.37
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Ray Scarborough
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.55
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Ray Scarborough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Ray Scarborough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
4.21
Ray Scarborough
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
611
3.85
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Ray Scarborough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Ray Scarborough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
7.45
Ray Scarborough
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
564
3.55
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
Ray Scarborough
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Ray Scarborough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.77
1.77
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Ray Scarborough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.822
0.822
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.44
Ray Scarborough
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.19
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Ray Scarborough
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.28
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ray Scarborough
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2474
39.2
Ray Scarborough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6297
39.67
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.58
Ray Scarborough
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.47
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
4.33
Ray Scarborough
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
4.76
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Ray Scarborough
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.19
Ray Scarborough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.3
Ray Scarborough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.65
Ray Scarborough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.417
1.417
Ray Scarborough
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.469
1.469
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2167
34.34
Ray Scarborough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5642
35.54
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Ray Scarborough
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Ray Scarborough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
39.2
Ray Scarborough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.67
39.67

Fielding Stats for Ron Mahay and Ray Scarborough

Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ray Scarborough
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
7.63
Ray Scarborough
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.12
Ray Scarborough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1836
27
Ray Scarborough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
9
Ray Scarborough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.51
Ray Scarborough
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.82
Ray Scarborough
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
263
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Ray Scarborough
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.44
Ray Scarborough
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.34
Ray Scarborough
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
363
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Ray Scarborough
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.56
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Ray Scarborough
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.142
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.54
1.54
Ray Scarborough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Ray Scarborough
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Scarborough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Scarborough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Scarborough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Scarborough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Mahay and Ray Scarborough

Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ray Scarborough
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
520
10400
Ray Scarborough
Career
Per 600 PA
318
377.82
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Ray Scarborough
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
505
600
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
560
Ray Scarborough
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
456
541.78
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Ray Scarborough
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Ray Scarborough
Career
Per 600 PA
0.481
0.481
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Ray Scarborough
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
100.99
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Ray Scarborough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
86.73
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Ray Scarborough
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
11.88
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Scarborough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.19
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Ray Scarborough
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.19
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Ray Scarborough
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
14.26
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Ray Scarborough
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Ray Scarborough
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ray Scarborough
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
67.89
Ray Scarborough
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19.26
22.88
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
240
Ray Scarborough
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
118.81
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Ray Scarborough
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
103
122.38
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Ray Scarborough
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Ray Scarborough
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Ray Scarborough
Career
Per 600 PA
0.437
0.437
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Ray Scarborough
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Ray Scarborough
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Ray Scarborough
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Ray Scarborough
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Ray Scarborough
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
38.02
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Ray Scarborough
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
41.58
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Ray Scarborough
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
78.42
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.09
61.84
Ray Scarborough
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.35
20.62
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Ray Scarborough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Ray Scarborough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
21.39
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Scarborough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
160
Ray Scarborough
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
96.24
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
3.75
3.75
Ray Scarborough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.23
6.23
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Ray Scarborough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Scarborough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
36.83
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Scarborough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ray Scarborough
Career
Per 600 PA
13
15.45
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Scarborough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Scarborough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Scarborough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Scarborough
Career
Per 600 PA