Jay Avrea vs. Carl Mays — Career Comparison

Jay Avrea
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Carl Mays
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Carl Mays built a career as a starting pitcher and Jay Avrea 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 3.38 and 1.688 for Jay Avrea. By the career numbers, Carl Mays had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jay Avrea and Carl Mays

Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
1.46
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
0.97
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
0.62
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.38
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.16
62.16
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.33
66.33
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.69
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.09
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.09
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
979
2.92
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9064
27
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3021.1
9
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
10.13
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2912
8.67
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.67
8.67
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.22
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.06
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
734
2.19
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
862
2.57
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.938
0.938
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.528
0.528
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.1
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.27
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
42.19
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12385
36.89
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.37
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1211
3.61
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.688
1.688
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
37.13
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11562
34.44
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.19
42.19
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.89
36.89

Fielding Stats for Jay Avrea and Carl Mays

Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1356
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.76
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.678
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jay Avrea and Carl Mays

Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
251.21
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1199
600
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1085
542.95
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
145.62
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
116.6
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
16.01
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
10.51
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.5
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
29.02
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121.02
60.56
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
190.16
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
180.65
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
56.55
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
55.05
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
109.09
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139.67
69.89
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
33.03
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
58.05
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.34
10.34
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
22.02
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50