Brad Hand vs. Carl Mays — Career Comparison

Brad Hand
MillenialMinnesotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Carl Mays
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Carl Mays built a career as a starting pitcher and Brad Hand 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 3.75 and 1.290 for Brad Hand. By the career numbers, Carl Mays had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brad Hand and Carl Mays

Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
490
1.46
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
0.97
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.47
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
0.62
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.64
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.38
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.16
62.16
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.33
66.33
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.69
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.09
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.54
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.09
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
322
3.75
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
979
2.92
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9064
27
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3021.1
9
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
673
7.85
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2912
8.67
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.67
8.67
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.93
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.22
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
3.46
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
734
2.19
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.3
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
782
9.12
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
862
2.57
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.528
0.528
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.34
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.1
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.54
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.27
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3266
38.08
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12385
36.89
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
2.96
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
0.37
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
4.15
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1211
3.61
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.35
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.64
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.257
1.257
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
2871
33.47
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11562
34.44
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.89
36.89

Fielding Stats for Brad Hand and Carl Mays

Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
490
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.5
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2316
27
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
772
9
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.26
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.12
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.43
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1356
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.38
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.93
95.93
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.76
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.204
0.204
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.678
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Hand and Carl Mays

Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
579
3993.1
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
502
251.21
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
87
600
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1199
600
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
72
496.55
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1085
542.95
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
145.62
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
116.6
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
16.01
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
10.51
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.5
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
29.02
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
1.17
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121.02
60.56
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
190.16
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
180.65
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
56.55
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
4
27.59
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
55.05
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
6
41.38
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
109.09
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.25
-29.32
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139.67
69.89
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
33.03
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
151.72
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
58.05
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
3.95
3.95
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.34
10.34
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
103.45
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
22.02
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50