Ron Mahay vs. Travis Smith — Career Comparison

Ron Mahay
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Travis Smith
Gen XOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Travis Smith 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 6.53 and 1.621 for Travis Smith. 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 Travis Smith

Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
8.14
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
3.39
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.21
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.48
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.48
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.71
35.71
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
3.83
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
6.53
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.53
6.53
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.29
6.29
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
335
27
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
111.2
9
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
539
8.54
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
11.28
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.28
11.28
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.19
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
1.85
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.85
1.85
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
4.21
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
3.06
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
7.45
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
5.56
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.64
1.64
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.958
0.958
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.44
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.32
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2474
39.2
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
502
40.46
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.58
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.64
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
4.33
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
6.77
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.77
6.77
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.89
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.3
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.65
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.89
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.417
1.417
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.594
1.594
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2167
34.34
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
36.03
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
39.2
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.46
40.46

Fielding Stats for Ron Mahay and Travis Smith

Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
7.63
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
3.39
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.12
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.21
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1836
27
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
335
27
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
612
9
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
111.2
9
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.51
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.64
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.82
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.89
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
1.44
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.61
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
1.34
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.53
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.175
0.175
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.452
0.452
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.71
35.71
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Mahay and Travis Smith

Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
520
10400
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
42
840
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
28
560
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
28
560
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
80
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
67.89
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.51
10.23
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
240
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
80
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
80
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.09
61.84
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.07
-1.45
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
8
160
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
160
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
3.75
3.75
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3.75
3.75
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA