Ron Mahay vs. Tom Sheehan — Career Comparison

Ron Mahay
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tom Sheehan
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tom Sheehan 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 and 1.514 for Tom Sheehan. 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 Sheehan

Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
8.14
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
2.16
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.8
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.43
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.25
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.58
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.36
30.36
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.99
36.99
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.39
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
3.83
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
270
4
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1821
27
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
607
9
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
539
8.54
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
10.04
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.04
10.04
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.21
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
4.21
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
3.59
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
7.45
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
2.51
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.16
1.16
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.677
0.677
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.44
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.18
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2474
39.2
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2589
38.39
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.58
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.95
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
4.33
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
359
5.32
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.19
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.3
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.65
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.417
1.417
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.514
1.514
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2167
34.34
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2340
34.7
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.2
39.2
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Ron Mahay and Tom Sheehan

Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
7.63
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.12
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1836
27
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
9
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.51
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.82
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.44
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.34
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.31
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.363
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.54
1.54
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Mahay and Tom Sheehan

Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
520
10400
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 600 PA
149
429.81
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
600
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
560
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
190
548.08
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.514
0.514
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
112.5
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
95.19
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
14.42
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.88
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
17.31
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
67.89
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.98
31.68
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
240
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
132.69
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
138.46
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.483
0.483
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.362
0.362
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
37.5
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
54.81
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
92.31
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.09
61.84
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.67
33.67
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
25.96
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
160
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
155.77
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
3.75
3.75
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.85
3.85
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
25.96
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.88
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.88
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0