Juan Abreu vs. Carl Mays — Career Comparison

Juan Abreu
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Carl Mays
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Carl Mays built a career as a starting pitcher and Juan Abreu as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Juan Abreu posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.7 and WHIP 1.350 compared to 2.92 and 1.207 for Carl Mays. By the career numbers, Juan Abreu had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Juan Abreu and Carl Mays

Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
9.45
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
1.46
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
0.97
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
0.62
Juan Abreu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.38
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.16
62.16
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.33
66.33
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.69
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.09
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.09
Juan Abreu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.7
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
979
2.92
Juan Abreu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.92
2.92
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.01
7.01
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Juan Abreu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
27
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9064
27
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
9
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3021.1
9
Juan Abreu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
8.1
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2912
8.67
Juan Abreu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.67
8.67
Juan Abreu
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.22
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Juan Abreu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Juan Abreu
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
4.05
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
734
2.19
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
16.2
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
862
2.57
Juan Abreu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.2
16.2
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.71
1.71
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Juan Abreu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.528
0.528
Juan Abreu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.1
Juan Abreu
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
6.75
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.27
Juan Abreu
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
45.9
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12385
36.89
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.7
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
0.37
Juan Abreu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.7
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1211
3.61
Juan Abreu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
35.1
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11562
34.44
Juan Abreu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.385
0.385
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Juan Abreu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.9
45.9
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.89
36.89

Fielding Stats for Juan Abreu and Carl Mays

Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
9.45
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Juan Abreu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
27
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Juan Abreu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.2
9
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.35
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
Juan Abreu
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.35
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1356
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.35
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
Juan Abreu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.76
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.143
0.143
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.678
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Juan Abreu and Carl Mays

Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
7
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
502
251.21
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1199
600
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1085
542.95
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
145.62
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
116.6
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
16.01
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
10.51
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.5
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
29.02
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121.02
60.56
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
190.16
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
180.65
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
56.55
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
55.05
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
109.09
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139.67
69.89
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
33.03
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Abreu
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
116
58.05
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.34
10.34
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
22.02
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50