Ryan Helsley vs. Carl Mays — Career Comparison

Ryan Helsley
MillenialOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Carl Mays
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Carl Mays built a career as a starting pitcher and Ryan Helsley 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 2.96 and 1.214 for Ryan Helsley. By the career numbers, Carl Mays had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ryan Helsley and Carl Mays

Ryan Helsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ryan Helsley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
8.36
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
1.46
Ryan Helsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
0.97
Ryan Helsley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.87
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
207
0.62
Ryan Helsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.51
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.38
Ryan Helsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.27
63.27
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.16
62.16
Ryan Helsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.33
66.33
Ryan Helsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.69
Ryan Helsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.09
Ryan Helsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
2.96
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.09
Ryan Helsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
2.96
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
979
2.92
Ryan Helsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Ryan Helsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Ryan Helsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Ryan Helsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.209
0.209
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Ryan Helsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
959
27
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9064
27
Ryan Helsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
319.2
9
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3021.1
9
Ryan Helsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
6.84
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2912
8.67
Ryan Helsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.84
6.84
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.67
8.67
Ryan Helsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.84
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.22
Ryan Helsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Ryan Helsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Ryan Helsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
3.72
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
734
2.19
Ryan Helsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.37
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Helsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Ryan Helsley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
10.61
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
862
2.57
Ryan Helsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.61
10.61
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Ryan Helsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Ryan Helsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.592
1.592
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.528
0.528
Ryan Helsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.59
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.1
Ryan Helsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.27
Ryan Helsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Ryan Helsley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1314
36.99
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12385
36.89
Ryan Helsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
4.81
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
0.37
Ryan Helsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
3.32
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1211
3.61
Ryan Helsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Ryan Helsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Helsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.37
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Helsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.42
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Helsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.173
1.173
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.207
1.207
Ryan Helsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1162
32.72
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11562
34.44
Ryan Helsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Ryan Helsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Ryan Helsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.99
36.99
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.89
36.89

Fielding Stats for Ryan Helsley and Carl Mays

Ryan Helsley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Ryan Helsley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
8.36
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
Ryan Helsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Helsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
959
27
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Helsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319.2
9
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Helsley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.79
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
Ryan Helsley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.68
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
Ryan Helsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Ryan Helsley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.46
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1356
Ryan Helsley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.46
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
Ryan Helsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.76
Ryan Helsley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.678
Ryan Helsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Helsley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Ryan Helsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Helsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Helsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Helsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ryan Helsley and Carl Mays

Ryan Helsley
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ryan Helsley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
297
59400
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
251.21
Ryan Helsley
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1199
600
Ryan Helsley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1085
542.95
Ryan Helsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Ryan Helsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Ryan Helsley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
291
145.62
Ryan Helsley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
233
116.6
Ryan Helsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
16.01
Ryan Helsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
10.51
Ryan Helsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.5
Ryan Helsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
29.02
Ryan Helsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Ryan Helsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Ryan Helsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Ryan Helsley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121.02
60.56
Ryan Helsley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
380
190.16
Ryan Helsley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
361
180.65
Ryan Helsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Ryan Helsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Ryan Helsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.663
0.663
Ryan Helsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Ryan Helsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Ryan Helsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
Ryan Helsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Ryan Helsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
56.55
Ryan Helsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
55.05
Ryan Helsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
109.09
Ryan Helsley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
77.73
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139.67
69.89
Ryan Helsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2
Ryan Helsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
33.03
Ryan Helsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Helsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
58.05
Ryan Helsley
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.34
10.34
Ryan Helsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Ryan Helsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
22.02
Ryan Helsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Helsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Helsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Ryan Helsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Ryan Helsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1
Ryan Helsley
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50