Travis Baptist vs. Carl Mays — Career Comparison

Travis Baptist
Gen XOregonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Carl Mays
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Carl Mays built a career as a starting pitcher and Travis Baptist 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 5.67 and 1.704 for Travis Baptist. By the career numbers, Carl Mays had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Travis Baptist and Carl Mays

Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.33
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
1.46
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
0.97
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
0.62
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.38
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.16
62.16
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.33
66.33
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.69
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.09
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.09
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.67
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
979
2.92
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.24
6.24
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9064
27
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3021.1
9
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
11.33
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2912
8.67
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.33
11.33
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.67
8.67
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.67
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.22
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
3.67
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
734
2.19
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.67
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
862
2.57
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.815
0.815
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.528
0.528
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.1
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.27
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
41
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12385
36.89
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.33
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
0.37
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
6
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1211
3.61
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.67
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
35.33
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11562
34.44
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
41
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.89
36.89

Fielding Stats for Travis Baptist and Carl Mays

Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.33
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
27
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
9
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.67
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.67
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1356
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.67
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.76
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.615
0.615
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.678
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Travis Baptist and Carl Mays

Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
13
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
502
251.21
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1199
600
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1085
542.95
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
145.62
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
116.6
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
16.01
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
10.51
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.5
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
29.02
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121.02
60.56
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
190.16
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
180.65
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
56.55
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
55.05
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
109.09
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139.67
69.89
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
33.03
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
116
58.05
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.34
10.34
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
22.02
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50