Ron Mahay vs. Glenn Spencer — Career Comparison

Ron Mahay
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Glenn Spencer
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Glenn Spencer 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 4.53 and 1.478 for Glenn Spencer. 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 Glenn Spencer

Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
8.14
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
2.34
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.74
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.43
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.39
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.52
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.59
42.59
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.65
31.65
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.37
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
3.83
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
4.53
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1602
27
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
534
9
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
539
8.54
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
588
9.91
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.91
9.91
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.62
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
4.21
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
3.39
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
7.45
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
2.73
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.44
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.35
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.19
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2474
39.2
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2358
39.74
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.58
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.93
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
4.33
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
333
5.61
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.19
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.3
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.65
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.417
1.417
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.478
1.478
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2167
34.34
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2146
36.17
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
39.2
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.74
39.74

Fielding Stats for Ron Mahay and Glenn Spencer

Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
7.63
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.12
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1836
27
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
9
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.51
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.82
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.44
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.34
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.97
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.856
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.54
1.54
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Mahay and Glenn Spencer

Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
520
10400
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
139
473.86
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
176
600
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
560
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
155
528.41
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
64.77
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
57.95
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.41
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.41
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.82
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
67.89
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
3.31
11.28
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
240
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
75
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
88.64
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
20.45
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
17.05
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
37.5
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.09
61.84
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-1.1
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
23.86
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
49
167.05
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.75
3.75
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
3.59
3.59
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
47.73
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.82
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
Glenn Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA