Justin Hancock vs. Carl Mays — Career Comparison

Justin Hancock
MillenialOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Carl Mays
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Carl Mays built a career as a starting pitcher and Justin Hancock as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Justin Hancock posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 1.46 and WHIP 1.135 compared to 2.92 and 1.207 for Carl Mays. By the career numbers, Justin Hancock had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Justin Hancock and Carl Mays

Justin Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
7.3
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
1.46
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
0.97
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
0.62
Justin Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.38
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.16
62.16
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.33
66.33
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.69
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.09
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.09
Justin Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
979
2.92
Justin Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.92
2.92
Justin Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Justin Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.125
0.125
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9064
27
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3021.1
9
Justin Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.65
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2912
8.67
Justin Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.67
8.67
Justin Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.22
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Justin Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Justin Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
6.57
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
734
2.19
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.57
6.57
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
8.03
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
862
2.57
Justin Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.03
8.03
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Justin Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.622
1.622
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.528
0.528
Justin Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.1
Justin Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.27
Justin Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
35.76
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12385
36.89
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
0.37
Justin Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1211
3.61
Justin Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.135
1.135
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.207
1.207
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
29.19
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11562
34.44
Justin Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Justin Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.143
0.143
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.76
35.76
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.89
36.89

Fielding Stats for Justin Hancock and Carl Mays

Justin Hancock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
7.3
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Justin Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
27
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Justin Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.1
9
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
Justin Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1356
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
Justin Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.76
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.678
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Justin Hancock and Carl Mays

Justin Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
3000
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
251.21
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1199
600
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1085
542.95
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
145.62
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
116.6
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
16.01
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
10.51
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.5
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
29.02
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121.02
60.56
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
190.16
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
180.65
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
56.55
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
55.05
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
109.09
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139.67
69.89
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
33.03
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Hancock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
58.05
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.34
10.34
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
22.02
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1
Justin Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50