Vern Handrahan vs. Carl Mays — Career Comparison

Vern Handrahan
Silent GenerationCANThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Carl Mays
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Carl Mays built a career as a starting pitcher and Vern Handrahan 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 5.31 and 1.541 for Vern Handrahan. By the career numbers, Carl Mays had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Vern Handrahan and Carl Mays

Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
5.02
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
1.46
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
0.97
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
0.62
Vern Handrahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.38
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.16
62.16
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.33
66.33
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.69
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.09
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.09
Vern Handrahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
5.31
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
979
2.92
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.92
6.92
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Vern Handrahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9064
27
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3021.1
9
Vern Handrahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
7.82
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2912
8.67
Vern Handrahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.82
7.82
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.67
8.67
Vern Handrahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
2.07
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.22
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.07
2.07
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Vern Handrahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
5.9
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
734
2.19
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
5.31
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
862
2.57
Vern Handrahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.31
5.31
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Vern Handrahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.246
1.246
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.528
0.528
Vern Handrahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.89
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.1
Vern Handrahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.27
Vern Handrahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
39.39
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12385
36.89
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.77
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
0.37
Vern Handrahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
5.31
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1211
3.61
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.525
1.525
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
224
33.05
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11562
34.44
Vern Handrahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Vern Handrahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.224
0.224
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Vern Handrahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.39
39.39
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.89
36.89

Fielding Stats for Vern Handrahan and Carl Mays

Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
5.02
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
Vern Handrahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vern Handrahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
27
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vern Handrahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
9
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.44
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.48
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
Vern Handrahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.92
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1356
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.92
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
Vern Handrahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.76
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.382
0.382
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.678
Vern Handrahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.88
5.88
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Vern Handrahan and Carl Mays

Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
1700
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
251.21
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1199
600
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1085
542.95
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
145.62
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
116.6
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
16.01
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
10.51
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.5
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
29.02
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
14.97
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121.02
60.56
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
190.16
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
180.65
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
56.55
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
55.05
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
109.09
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
6.13
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139.67
69.89
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
33.03
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Handrahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
250
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
58.05
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 600 PA
2.4
2.4
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.34
10.34
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
22.02
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1
Vern Handrahan
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50