Harold Hairston vs. Carl Mays — Career Comparison

Harold Hairston
Greatest GenerationWest VirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Carl Mays
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Carl Mays posted a stronger line than Harold Hairston. Carl Mays posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.92 vs 6.42) and WHIP (1.207 vs 1.390). By the career numbers, Carl Mays had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Harold Hairston and Carl Mays

Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.47
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
1.46
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.82
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
0.97
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.49
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
0.62
Harold Hairston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.66
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.38
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.16
62.16
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.33
66.33
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.49
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.69
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.09
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.09
Harold Hairston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
6.42
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
979
2.92
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.42
6.42
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Harold Hairston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
27
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9064
27
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.2
9
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3021.1
9
Harold Hairston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
9.05
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2912
8.67
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.05
9.05
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.67
8.67
Harold Hairston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.99
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.22
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Harold Hairston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
3.29
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
734
2.19
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
4.12
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
862
2.57
Harold Hairston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Harold Hairston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.823
0.823
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.528
0.528
Harold Hairston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.1
Harold Hairston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.27
Harold Hairston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
41.16
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12385
36.89
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.82
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
0.37
Harold Hairston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
7.24
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1211
3.61
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.24
7.24
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.66
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harold Hairston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.66
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.372
1.372
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
36.88
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11562
34.44
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Harold Hairston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Harold Hairston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.16
41.16
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.89
36.89

Fielding Stats for Harold Hairston and Carl Mays

Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.47
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
Harold Hairston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.82
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harold Hairston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
27
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harold Hairston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.2
9
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.81
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
Harold Hairston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.81
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1356
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.81
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
Harold Hairston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.76
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.733
0.733
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.678
Harold Hairston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Harold Hairston and Carl Mays

Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
391.3
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
251.21
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1199
600
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
600
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1085
542.95
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
145.62
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
116.6
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
16.01
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
10.51
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.5
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
29.02
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
6.04
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121.02
60.56
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
190.16
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
180.65
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
56.55
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
55.05
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
109.09
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.81
-21.04
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139.67
69.89
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
33.03
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harold Hairston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
116
58.05
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.34
10.34
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
22.02
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.5
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Harold Hairston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1
Harold Hairston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50