Bert Abbey vs. Carl Mays — Career Comparison

Bert Abbey
Pre-GenerationalVermontThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Carl Mays
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Carl Mays built a career as a starting pitcher and Bert Abbey as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Carl Mays posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.92 and WHIP 1.207 compared to 4.52 and 1.546 for Bert Abbey. By the career numbers, Carl Mays had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bert Abbey and Carl Mays

Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.25
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
490
1.46
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.03
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
0.97
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
0.62
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.63
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.38
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.48
35.48
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.16
62.16
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.28
82.28
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.33
66.33
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.82
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
0.69
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.09
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.09
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285
4.52
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
979
2.92
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9064
27
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3021.1
9
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
686
10.87
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2912
8.67
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.87
10.87
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.67
8.67
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.29
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.22
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
3.04
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
734
2.19
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.04
3.04
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
2.55
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
862
2.57
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.76
1.76
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.622
0.622
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.528
0.528
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.29
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.1
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.41
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.27
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2568
40.69
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12385
36.89
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.22
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.37
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
7
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1211
3.61
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2350
37.24
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11562
34.44
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.69
40.69
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.89
36.89

Fielding Stats for Bert Abbey and Carl Mays

Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.25
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1704
27
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
568
9
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.27
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
2.12
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
2.74
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1356
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
2.39
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.28
87.28
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.76
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.911
1.911
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.678
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bert Abbey and Carl Mays

Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
79
188.1
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
502
251.21
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
252
600
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1199
600
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
225
535.71
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1085
542.95
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.496
0.496
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
38
90.48
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
145.62
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
32
76.19
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
116.6
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.14
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
16.01
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.14
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
10.51
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.5
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
6
14.29
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
29.02
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
12.95
30.83
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121.02
60.56
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
47
111.9
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
190.16
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
59
140.48
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
180.65
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.449
0.449
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
21
50
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
56.55
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
17
40.48
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
55.05
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
38
90.48
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
109.09
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
12.76
30.37
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139.67
69.89
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
50
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
33.03
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
128.57
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
58.05
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
4.67
4.67
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.34
10.34
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
6
14.29
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
22.02
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.14
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.5
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.14
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50