Ron Mahay vs. Stan Spencer — Career Comparison

Ron Mahay
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Stan Spencer
Gen XWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Stan 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 5.54 and 1.390 for Stan 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 Stan Spencer

Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
8.14
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.74
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.59
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.43
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.68
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.3
91.3
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
3.83
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
5.54
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.54
5.54
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
27
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
118.2
9
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
539
8.54
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
9.78
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.19
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
1.74
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
4.21
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.58
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
470
7.45
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
8.12
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.45
7.45
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.12
8.12
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.188
1.188
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.44
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.3
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2474
39.2
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
515
39.06
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.58
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
4.33
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
6.22
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.22
6.22
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.3
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.65
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.417
1.417
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.374
1.374
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2167
34.34
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
35.65
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.2
39.2
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.06
39.06

Fielding Stats for Ron Mahay and Stan Spencer

Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
7.63
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.74
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.12
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.59
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1836
27
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
27
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
612
9
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
118.2
9
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.51
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.68
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.82
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.44
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.21
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.34
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.21
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.175
0.175
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.696
0.696
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.3
91.3
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Mahay and Stan Spencer

Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
520
10400
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
24
378.95
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
600
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
560
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
489.47
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.513
0.513
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
78.95
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
47.37
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
67.89
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
1.18
18.61
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
240
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
110.53
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
94.74
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.413
0.413
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.09
61.84
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
10.07
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
13
205.26
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.75
3.75
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
2.92
2.92
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
94.74
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
Stan Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA