Ron Mahay vs. Tom Shearn — Career Comparison

Ron Mahay
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tom Shearn
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tom Shearn 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 4.96 and 1.378 for Tom Shearn. 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 Tom Shearn

Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
8.14
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.93
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Tom Shearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.65
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.83
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.19
Tom Shearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.23
69.23
Tom Shearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Tom Shearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
3.83
Tom Shearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
4.96
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.4
6.4
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
27
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.2
9
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
539
8.54
Tom Shearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
8.82
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.19
Tom Shearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
2.2
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
4.21
Tom Shearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.58
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Tom Shearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Tom Shearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
7.45
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
4.41
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Tom Shearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.888
0.888
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.44
Tom Shearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.28
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Tom Shearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Tom Shearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2474
39.2
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
37.74
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.58
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
4.33
Tom Shearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
4.96
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Tom Shearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.28
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.3
Tom Shearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.28
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.65
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.1
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.417
1.417
Tom Shearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.378
1.378
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2167
34.34
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
33.61
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Tom Shearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.2
39.2
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.74
37.74

Fielding Stats for Ron Mahay and Tom Shearn

Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
7.63
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.93
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.12
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.65
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1836
27
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
27
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
612
9
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.2
9
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.51
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.83
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.82
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Tom Shearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.44
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.38
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
1.34
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.38
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Tom Shearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.175
0.175
Tom Shearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.714
0.714
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Tom Shearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Mahay and Tom Shearn

Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
520
10400
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 600 PA
7
323.08
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
600
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
560
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 600 PA
11
507.69
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
67.89
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.08
-3.65
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
240
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.09
61.84
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.13
-52.34
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Tom Shearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
184.62
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.75
3.75
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Tom Shearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Shearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Shearn
Career
Per 600 PA