Ron Mahay vs. Jeff Shelton — Career Comparison

Ron Mahay
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jeff Shelton
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jeff Shelton 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 6.75 and 1.250 for Jeff Shelton. 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 Jeff Shelton

Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
8.14
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.43
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Jeff Shelton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Jeff Shelton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
3.83
Jeff Shelton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
6.75
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Jeff Shelton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Jeff Shelton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.143
0.143
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
539
8.54
Jeff Shelton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.54
8.54
Jeff Shelton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.19
Jeff Shelton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
4.21
Jeff Shelton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
6.75
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Jeff Shelton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
7.45
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Jeff Shelton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.44
Jeff Shelton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Jeff Shelton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jeff Shelton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2474
39.2
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
40.5
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.58
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
4.33
Jeff Shelton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
6.75
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Jeff Shelton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.3
Jeff Shelton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.65
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.417
1.417
Jeff Shelton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2167
34.34
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
31.5
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Jeff Shelton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.091
0.091
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
39.2
Jeff Shelton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Ron Mahay and Jeff Shelton

Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
7.63
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.5
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.12
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.5
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1836
27
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
27
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
612
9
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.51
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.75
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.82
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Jeff Shelton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
1.44
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.25
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
1.34
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.5
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.175
0.175
Jeff Shelton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Jeff Shelton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Mahay and Jeff Shelton

Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
520
10400
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
300
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
600
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
560
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
67.89
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
240
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.09
61.84
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-60
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
8
160
Jeff Shelton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.75
3.75
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA