Leroy Herrmann vs. Carl Mays — Career Comparison

Leroy Herrmann
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Carl Mays
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Carl Mays built a career as a starting pitcher and Leroy Herrmann 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 4.13 and 1.525 for Leroy Herrmann. By the career numbers, Carl Mays had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Leroy Herrmann and Carl Mays

Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
2.86
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
1.46
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.57
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
0.97
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.32
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
0.62
Leroy Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.44
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.38
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.67
41.67
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.16
62.16
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.33
66.33
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.69
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.09
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.09
Leroy Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
4.13
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
979
2.92
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
425
27
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9064
27
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
141.2
9
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3021.1
9
Leroy Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
10.67
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2912
8.67
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.67
10.67
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.67
8.67
Leroy Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.76
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.22
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Leroy Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
3.05
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
734
2.19
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.05
3.05
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
2.48
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
862
2.57
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Leroy Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.614
0.614
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.528
0.528
Leroy Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.32
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.1
Leroy Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.76
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.27
Leroy Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
633
40.21
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12385
36.89
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.4
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
0.37
Leroy Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
5.15
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1211
3.61
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.525
1.525
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
36.4
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11562
34.44
Leroy Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Leroy Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.21
40.21
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.89
36.89

Fielding Stats for Leroy Herrmann and Carl Mays

Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
Leroy Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1356
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.76
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.711
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.678
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Leroy Herrmann and Carl Mays

Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
692.31
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
251.21
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
39
600
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1199
600
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
584.62
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1085
542.95
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.577
0.577
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
153.85
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
291
145.62
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
138.46
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
233
116.6
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.38
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
16.01
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
10.51
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.5
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.38
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
29.02
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
2.71
41.63
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121.02
60.56
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
11
169.23
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
190.16
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
11
169.23
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
180.65
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.572
0.572
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.414
0.414
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
Leroy Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
61.54
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
56.55
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.38
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
55.05
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
5
76.92
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
109.09
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
3.26
50.09
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139.67
69.89
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
33.03
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
107.69
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
58.05
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
5.57
5.57
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.34
10.34
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
22.02
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.38
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50