Jack Hardy vs. Carl Mays — Career Comparison

Jack Hardy
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Carl Mays
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Carl Mays built a career as a starting pitcher and Jack Hardy 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 6.57 and 1.541 for Jack Hardy. By the career numbers, Carl Mays had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Hardy and Carl Mays

Jack Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jack Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.65
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
1.46
Jack Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
0.97
Jack Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
0.62
Jack Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.38
Jack Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.16
62.16
Jack Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.33
66.33
Jack Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.69
Jack Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.09
Jack Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.09
Jack Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
6.57
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
979
2.92
Jack Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.57
6.57
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Jack Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Jack Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Jack Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Jack Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9064
27
Jack Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3021.1
9
Jack Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
10.22
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2912
8.67
Jack Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.22
10.22
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.67
8.67
Jack Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.22
Jack Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Jack Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Jack Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
3.65
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
734
2.19
Jack Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Jack Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.92
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
862
2.57
Jack Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Jack Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Jack Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.528
0.528
Jack Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.1
Jack Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.27
Jack Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Jack Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
40.86
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12385
36.89
Jack Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.92
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
0.37
Jack Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
6.57
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1211
3.61
Jack Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.57
6.57
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Jack Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.541
1.541
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Jack Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
35.76
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11562
34.44
Jack Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Jack Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Jack Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.86
40.86
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.89
36.89

Fielding Stats for Jack Hardy and Carl Mays

Jack Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Jack Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.65
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
Jack Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
27
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.1
9
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.19
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
Jack Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.92
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
Jack Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Jack Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.11
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1356
Jack Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.11
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
Jack Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.76
Jack Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.678
Jack Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Jack Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Hardy and Carl Mays

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