What years did Ron Mahay play?

Ron Mahay played in Major League Baseball from 1995 to 2010.

Was Ron Mahay a pitcher?

Yes. Ron Mahay pitched in the major leagues, recording 27 wins and 470 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Ron Mahay hit?

Ron Mahay hit 1 career home run with 6 hits.

What teams did Ron Mahay play for?

Ron Mahay played for 8 teams: the Boston Red Sox (1995, 1997–1998), the Oakland Athletics (1999–2000), the Florida Marlins (2000), the Chicago Cubs (2001–2002), the Texas Rangers (2003–2007), the Atlanta Braves (2007), the Kansas City Royals (2008–2009), and the Minnesota Twins (2009–2010).

What were Ron Mahay's career stats?

In 514 games, Ron Mahay went 27-12 with a 3.83 ERA, 470 strikeouts, 568.0 innings pitched, and 4 saves.

What was Ron Mahay's salary?

Ron Mahay's last recorded salary was $4,000,000, in 2009. His highest recorded salary was $4,000,000, in 2008, and his lowest was $150,000, in 1997. The Salary History table lists each season from 1997 to 2009.

What position did Ron Mahay play?

Ron Mahay played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Ron Mahay and how much did he weigh?

Ron Mahay was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 200 pounds.

What was Ron Mahay's career ERA?

Ron Mahay finished with a 3.83 career ERA, going 27-12 with 470 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Ron Mahay have?

Ron Mahay recorded 470 career strikeouts.

Is Ron Mahay in the Hall of Fame?

No. Ron Mahay has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Ron Mahay

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1995-2010)

Ron Mahay was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1995 to 2010 for 8 teams, including the Boston Red Sox, a span of 16 seasons. Across 514 career appearances, he went 27-12 with a 3.83 ERA and 470 strikeouts.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 17, 2026

W–L 27–12

ERA 3.83

WHIP 1.42

SO 470

Pitcher PIV -2825.3

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 200 lb
Born: 6/28/1971 in Crestwood, IL, USA
MLB Debut: 1995-05-21
Last Game: 2010-08-21

Full name: Ronald Matthew Mahay

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Career Pitching Statistics

Ron Mahay — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
27	12	514	3	0	0	4	568.0	539	242	75	266	470	3.83	-2825.3

Career ERA 3.83 vs. league average 4.42 across their career seasons — 13.2% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Ron Mahay Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1997	BOS	AL	3	0	28	0	0	25.0	19	7	11	22	2.52	4.39 (+43%)	100.7
1998	BOS	AL	1	1	29	0	1	26.0	26	10	15	14	3.46	4.43 (+22%)	-384.9
1999	OAK	AL	2	0	6	1	1	19.1	8	4	3	15	1.86	4.71 (+60%)	638.5
2000	OAK	AL	0	1	5	2	0	16.0	26	16	9	5	9.00	4.77 (-89%)	-1070.8
2000	FLO	NL	1	0	18	0	0	25.1	31	17	16	27	6.04	4.77 (-27%)	-764.3
2001	CHN	NL	0	0	17	0	0	20.2	14	6	15	24	2.61	4.42 (+41%)	-518.0
2002	CHN	NL	2	0	11	0	0	14.2	13	14	8	14	8.59	4.28 (-101%)	-1367.5
2003	TEX	AL	3	3	35	0	0	45.1	33	16	20	38	3.18	4.40 (+28%)	984.7
2004	TEX	AL	3	0	60	0	0	67.0	60	19	29	54	2.55	4.46 (+43%)	1136.2
2005	TEX	AL	0	2	30	0	1	35.2	47	27	16	30	6.81	4.29 (-59%)	-1166.8
2006	TEX	AL	1	3	62	0	0	57.0	54	25	28	56	3.95	4.53 (+13%)	396.2
2007	TEX	AL	2	0	28	0	1	39.0	33	12	21	32	2.77	4.47 (+38%)	179.1
2007	ATL	NL	1	0	30	0	0	28.0	19	7	16	23	2.25	4.47 (+50%)	491.3
2008	KCA	AL	5	0	57	0	0	64.2	61	25	29	49	3.48	4.32 (+20%)	179.1
2009	KCA	AL	1	1	41	0	0	41.1	55	22	19	34	4.79	4.32 (-11%)	-1534.5
2009	MIN	AL	1	0	16	0	0	9.0	7	2	3	8	2.00	4.32 (+54%)	0.0
2010	MIN	AL	1	1	41	0	0	34.0	33	13	8	25	3.44	4.08 (+16%)	-124.4
Career · 17 seasons			27	12	514	3	4	568.0	539	242	266	470	3.83	—	-2,825

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Ron Mahay — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
520	28	3	6	3	0	1	3	0	1	8	.214	.267	.429	.695	0

Career AVG .214 vs. league average .265 across their career seasons — 19.3% below league average.

Career OBP .267 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — 20.4% below league average.

Career SLG .429 vs. league average .422 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .695 vs. league average .757 across their career seasons — 8.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Ron Mahay Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1995	BOS	AL	5	20	3	4	2	1	3	1	6	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
1997	BOS	AL	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1998	BOS	AL	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1999	OAK	AL	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	OAK	AL	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	FLO	NL	18	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	.500	—	—	—	—	0.0
2001	CHN	NL	17	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2002	CHN	NL	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	TEX	AL	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2004	TEX	AL	60	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	TEX	AL	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	TEX	AL	62	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2007	TEX	AL	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2007	ATL	NL	30	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2008	KCA	AL	57	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2009	KCA	AL	41	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2009	MIN	AL	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2010	MIN	AL	41	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 18 seasons			520	28	3	6	3	1	3	1	8	.214	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Ron Mahay — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Ron Mahay — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2009	ALDS1	MIN	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Ron Mahay — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	3	0	0	1.2	0	1	1	2	5.40

Playoff Pitching by Year

Ron Mahay — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2009	ALDS1	MIN	0	0	3	0	0	1.2	0	1	1	2	5.40

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Ron Mahay — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	258	10	1	4	0	1	.400
Away	261	18	2	2	1	2	.111

Pitching — Home / Away

Ron Mahay — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	256	289.2	283	120	124	248	3.73
Away	257	278.0	256	122	142	221	3.95

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Ron Mahay — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2010-08-21	MIN	LAA	—	0.0	1	1	0	0	0	0
2010-08-17	MIN	CHW	W	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2010-08-13	MIN	OAK	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0
2010-08-11	MIN	CHW	—	1.1	0	0	0	1	0	0
2010-08-05	MIN	TBR	—	0.0	1	1	1	1	0	1
2010-08-03	MIN	TBR	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2010-08-02	MIN	TBR	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0
2010-07-27	MIN	KCR	—	0.2	3	1	1	0	0	0
2010-07-26	MIN	KCR	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
2010-07-23	MIN	BAL	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Ron Mahay — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
OF	5	5	9	0	0	0
P	514	3	26	56	7	3

Season-by-Season Fielding

Ron Mahay — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1995	BOS	OF	5	5	9	0	0	0
1997	BOS	P	28	0	1	2	0	0
1998	BOS	P	29	0	1	2	1	0
1999	OAK	P	6	1	0	2	0	0
2000	OAK	P	5	2	1	2	0	0
2000	FLO	P	18	0	1	4	0	0
2001	CHN	P	17	0	2	3	0	1
2002	CHN	P	11	0	1	1	1	0
2003	TEX	P	35	0	4	5	2	0
2004	TEX	P	60	0	3	9	0	1
2005	TEX	P	30	0	2	3	1	0
2006	TEX	P	62	0	0	2	1	0
2007	TEX	P	28	0	1	5	0	0
2007	ATL	P	30	0	2	3	0	0
2008	KCA	P	57	0	0	8	1	1
2009	KCA	P	41	0	5	4	0	0
2009	MIN	P	16	0	0	0	0	0
2010	MIN	P	41	0	2	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Ron Mahay Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	514
Center Field	5
Designated Hitter	1

Salary History

Ron Mahay's recorded salaries total $10,892,000 over 7 seasons, 1997 to 2009. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Mahay's career ran from 1995 to 2010. No salary is recorded for 8 of his seasons between 1985 and 2016.

Ron Mahay — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2009	KCA	AL	$4,000,000
2008	KCA	AL	$4,000,000
2007	TEX	AL	$1,250,000
2005	TEX	AL	$775,000
2004	TEX	AL	$500,000
2000	OAK	AL	$217,000
1997	BOS	AL	$150,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$10,892,000

College History

Ron Mahay — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
South Suburban College	South Holland	IL	1990, 1991

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Career Spans

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Ron Mahay: the record in brief

Ron Mahay's major league career runs from a debut on May 21, 1995 to a final game on August 21, 2010. The season rows list, in order, the Boston Red Sox (1995 through 1998), the Oakland Athletics (1999 through 2000), the Florida Marlins (2000), the Chicago Cubs (2001 to 2002), the Texas Rangers (2003 through 2007), the Atlanta Braves (2007), the Kansas City Royals (2008 through 2009), and the Minnesota Twins (2009 through 2010). Mahay, born on June 28, 1971, in Crestwood, IL, USA, is listed as a pitcher and batted and threw left-handed. Size on record: 6 feet, 2 inches and 200 pounds. Ron Mahay was the playing name; the full given name is Ronald Matthew.

Mahay pitched in 514 games, starting 3, and finished with a 27-12 record and 3.83 ERA. Also on Mahay's record: 470 strikeouts. Against a 4.42 league ERA for the same years, Mahay was 13.2% better. Mahay won 5 games in 2008, the most of any season listed. The strikeout high was 56 in 2006.

Frequently Asked Questions about Ron Mahay

What years did Ron Mahay play?: Ron Mahay played in Major League Baseball from 1995 to 2010.
Was Ron Mahay a pitcher?: Yes. Ron Mahay pitched in the major leagues, recording 27 wins and 470 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Ron Mahay hit?: Ron Mahay hit 1 career home run with 6 hits.
What teams did Ron Mahay play for?: Ron Mahay played for 8 teams: the Boston Red Sox (1995, 1997–1998), the Oakland Athletics (1999–2000), the Florida Marlins (2000), the Chicago Cubs (2001–2002), the Texas Rangers (2003–2007), the Atlanta Braves (2007), the Kansas City Royals (2008–2009), and the Minnesota Twins (2009–2010).
What were Ron Mahay's career stats?: In 514 games, Ron Mahay went 27-12 with a 3.83 ERA, 470 strikeouts, 568.0 innings pitched, and 4 saves.
How much did Ron Mahay earn in his career?: Ron Mahay's recorded salaries total $10,892,000 over 7 seasons, 1997 to 2009. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Mahay's career ran from 1995 to 2010. No salary is recorded for 8 of his seasons between 1985 and 2016.
What was Ron Mahay's salary?: Ron Mahay's last recorded salary was $4,000,000, in 2009. His highest recorded salary was $4,000,000, in 2008, and his lowest was $150,000, in 1997. The Salary History table lists each season from 1997 to 2009.
What position did Ron Mahay play?: Ron Mahay played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Ron Mahay and how much did he weigh?: Ron Mahay was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 200 pounds.
What was Ron Mahay's career ERA?: Ron Mahay finished with a 3.83 career ERA, going 27-12 with 470 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Ron Mahay have?: Ron Mahay recorded 470 career strikeouts.
Is Ron Mahay in the Hall of Fame?: No. Ron Mahay has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.