Elvis Alvarado vs. Carl Mays — Career Comparison

Elvis Alvarado
Gen ZD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanAthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Carl Mays
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Carl Mays built a career as a starting pitcher and Elvis Alvarado 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 3.19 and 1.346 for Elvis Alvarado. By the career numbers, Carl Mays had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Elvis Alvarado and Carl Mays

Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
7.87
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
1.46
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
0.97
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
0.62
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.38
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.16
62.16
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.33
66.33
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.69
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.09
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.09
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
3.19
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
979
2.92
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9064
27
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3021.1
9
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
7.23
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2912
8.67
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.23
7.23
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.67
8.67
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.28
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.22
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
4.68
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
734
2.19
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
10.63
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
862
2.57
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.63
10.63
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.701
1.701
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.528
0.528
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.1
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.27
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
38.91
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12385
36.89
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.76
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
0.37
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
3.61
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1211
3.61
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.323
1.323
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
33.8
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11562
34.44
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.91
38.91
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.89
36.89

Fielding Stats for Elvis Alvarado and Carl Mays

Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
7.87
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
27
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.1
9
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1356
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.76
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.054
0.054
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.678
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Elvis Alvarado and Carl Mays

Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
37
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
502
251.21
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1199
600
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1085
542.95
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
145.62
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
116.6
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
16.01
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
10.51
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.5
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
29.02
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121.02
60.56
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
190.16
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
180.65
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
56.55
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
55.05
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
109.09
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139.67
69.89
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
33.03
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
116
58.05
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.34
10.34
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
22.02
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50