Bud Anderson vs. Carl Mays — Career Comparison

Bud Anderson
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Carl Mays
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Carl Mays built a career as a starting pitcher and Bud Anderson 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 3.68 and 1.463 for Bud Anderson. By the career numbers, Carl Mays had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bud Anderson and Carl Mays

Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
3.87
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
1.46
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.36
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
0.97
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.24
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
0.62
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.6
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.38
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.16
62.16
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.38
9.38
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.33
66.33
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.69
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.09
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.42
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.09
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
3.68
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
979
2.92
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
447
27
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9064
27
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
9
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3021.1
9
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
8.94
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2912
8.67
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.94
8.94
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.67
8.67
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.72
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.22
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
3.74
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
734
2.19
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.48
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
4.59
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
862
2.57
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.926
0.926
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.528
0.528
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.48
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.1
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.27
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
38.84
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12385
36.89
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.36
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
0.37
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
4.29
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1211
3.61
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.6
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.36
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.15
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.409
1.409
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
564
34.07
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11562
34.44
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.84
38.84
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.89
36.89

Fielding Stats for Bud Anderson and Carl Mays

Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
3.87
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.36
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
27
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
9
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.79
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.85
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.81
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1356
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.63
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.76
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.422
0.422
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.678
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.38
9.38
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bud Anderson and Carl Mays

Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
64
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
502
251.21
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1199
600
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1085
542.95
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
145.62
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
116.6
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
16.01
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
10.51
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.5
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
29.02
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121.02
60.56
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
190.16
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
180.65
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
56.55
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
55.05
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
109.09
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139.67
69.89
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
33.03
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
116
58.05
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.34
10.34
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
22.02
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50