Jesse Hickman vs. Carl Mays — Career Comparison

Jesse Hickman
Silent GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth 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 Jesse Hickman 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 5.51 and 1.102 for Jesse Hickman. By the career numbers, Carl Mays had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jesse Hickman and Carl Mays

Jesse Hickman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jesse Hickman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
7.16
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
1.46
Jesse Hickman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
0.97
Jesse Hickman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
0.62
Jesse Hickman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.55
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.38
Jesse Hickman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.16
62.16
Jesse Hickman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.33
66.33
Jesse Hickman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.69
Jesse Hickman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.09
Jesse Hickman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.09
Jesse Hickman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
5.51
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
979
2.92
Jesse Hickman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Jesse Hickman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Jesse Hickman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Jesse Hickman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Jesse Hickman
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
27
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9064
27
Jesse Hickman
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.1
9
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3021.1
9
Jesse Hickman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
4.96
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2912
8.67
Jesse Hickman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.96
4.96
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.67
8.67
Jesse Hickman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.65
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.22
Jesse Hickman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.65
1.65
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Jesse Hickman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Jesse Hickman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
4.96
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
734
2.19
Jesse Hickman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Hickman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Jesse Hickman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
8.82
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
862
2.57
Jesse Hickman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Jesse Hickman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Jesse Hickman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.531
1.531
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.528
0.528
Jesse Hickman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.55
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.1
Jesse Hickman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.27
Jesse Hickman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Jesse Hickman
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
34.16
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12385
36.89
Jesse Hickman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.76
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
0.37
Jesse Hickman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
5.51
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1211
3.61
Jesse Hickman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Jesse Hickman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Hickman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Hickman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Hickman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.102
1.102
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.207
1.207
Jesse Hickman
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
29.2
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11562
34.44
Jesse Hickman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Jesse Hickman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.177
0.177
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Jesse Hickman
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.16
34.16
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.89
36.89

Fielding Stats for Jesse Hickman and Carl Mays

Jesse Hickman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Jesse Hickman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
7.16
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
Jesse Hickman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jesse Hickman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
27
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jesse Hickman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.1
9
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jesse Hickman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.1
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
Jesse Hickman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.55
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
Jesse Hickman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Jesse Hickman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.65
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1356
Jesse Hickman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.65
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
Jesse Hickman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.76
Jesse Hickman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.678
Jesse Hickman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jesse Hickman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Jesse Hickman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jesse Hickman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jesse Hickman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jesse Hickman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jesse Hickman and Carl Mays

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