Jim Bronstad vs. Joe Mays — Career Comparison

Jim Bronstad
Silent GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Mays
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Joe Mays built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Bronstad as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Mays posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.05 and WHIP 1.473 compared to 5.48 and 1.591 for Jim Bronstad. By the career numbers, Joe Mays had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Bronstad and Joe Mays

Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.32
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
206
1.86
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.29
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
1.41
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.43
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.67
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.63
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.68
40.68
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.67
6.67
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.73
75.73
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.09
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.29
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
5.48
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
559
5.05
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.05
5.05
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
27
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2991
27
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.2
9
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
997
9
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
10.57
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1130
10.2
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.57
10.57
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.2
10.2
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.06
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
1.25
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
3.56
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
2.97
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.09
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
4.32
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.62
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.875
0.875
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.844
0.844
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.77
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.42
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.16
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
39.68
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4360
39.36
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.92
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.13
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
5.86
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
601
5.43
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.43
5.43
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.27
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.26
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.94
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.569
1.569
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.463
1.463
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
374
35.94
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3954
35.69
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.92
2.92
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.68
39.68
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.36
39.36

Fielding Stats for Jim Bronstad and Joe Mays

Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.32
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
206
1.86
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.29
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
1.41
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
27
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2991
27
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.2
9
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
997
9
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.96
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.72
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.92
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
1.17
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.88
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.97
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.88
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
210
1.9
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.33
96.33
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
0.667
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.019
1.019
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.67
6.67
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.73
75.73
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.14
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Bronstad and Joe Mays

Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
47
1566.67
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206
3987.1
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
600
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
566.67
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
464.52
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.726
0.726
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
116.13
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
77.42
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.21
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.93
56.72
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
154.84
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
174.19
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
77.42
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.5
-49.89
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.15
60.89
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
10
333.33
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
174.19
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
1.8
1.8
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.44
3.44
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
77.42
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA