Ron Mahay vs. Bill Shores — Career Comparison

Ron Mahay
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Shores
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Shores 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 4.17 and 1.500 for Bill Shores. 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 Bill Shores

Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bill Shores
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
8.14
Bill Shores
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
2.19
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.89
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Bill Shores
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.59
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Bill Shores
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.34
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Bill Shores
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.41
63.41
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.63
40.63
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.16
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
3.83
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
4.17
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Bill Shores
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Bill Shores
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Bill Shores
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Bill Shores
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Bill Shores
Career
Per 9 Innings
1186
27
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Bill Shores
Career
Per 9 Innings
395.1
9
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
539
8.54
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
425
9.68
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Bill Shores
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.68
9.68
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.64
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Bill Shores
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
4.21
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
3.82
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
7.45
Bill Shores
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
2.94
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
Bill Shores
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Bill Shores
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.44
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2474
39.2
Bill Shores
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1740
39.61
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.58
Bill Shores
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.89
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
4.33
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
4.96
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Bill Shores
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.19
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.3
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.65
Bill Shores
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.417
1.417
Bill Shores
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2167
34.34
Bill Shores
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1566
35.65
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Bill Shores
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
39.2
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61

Fielding Stats for Ron Mahay and Bill Shores

Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bill Shores
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
7.63
Bill Shores
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.12
Bill Shores
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1836
27
Bill Shores
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
9
Bill Shores
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.51
Bill Shores
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.82
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Bill Shores
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.44
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.34
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.81
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.104
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.54
1.54
Bill Shores
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Bill Shores
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Shores
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Shores
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Shores
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Shores
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Mahay and Bill Shores

Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bill Shores
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
520
10400
Bill Shores
Career
Per 600 PA
96
411.43
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
140
600
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
560
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
518.57
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Bill Shores
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Bill Shores
Career
Per 600 PA
0.479
0.479
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
90
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
85.71
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Bill Shores
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.29
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Shores
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Bill Shores
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Bill Shores
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.29
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bill Shores
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Bill Shores
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bill Shores
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
67.89
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.41
23.17
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
240
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
94.29
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
132.86
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Bill Shores
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Bill Shores
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Bill Shores
Career
Per 600 PA
0.418
0.418
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Bill Shores
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Bill Shores
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Bill Shores
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
51.43
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
25.71
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
77.14
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.09
61.84
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.71
24.45
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Bill Shores
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
42.86
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Shores
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Bill Shores
Career
Per 600 PA
46
197.14
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.75
3.75
Bill Shores
Career
Per 600 PA
3.04
3.04
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Shores
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
38.57
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Shores
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Shores
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Shores
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Shores
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Shores
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Shores
Career
Per 600 PA