Joe Hoerner vs. Carl Mays — Career Comparison

Joe Hoerner
Silent GenerationIowaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Carl Mays
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Carl Mays built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Hoerner 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 2.99 and 1.349 for Joe Hoerner. By the career numbers, Carl Mays had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Hoerner and Carl Mays

Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
493
7.89
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
490
1.46
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
0.97
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.62
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
207
0.62
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.54
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.38
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.42
53.42
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.16
62.16
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.33
66.33
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.69
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.09
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
1.58
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.09
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
2.99
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
979
2.92
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1688
27
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9064
27
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
562.2
9
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3021.1
9
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
8.3
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2912
8.67
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.3
8.3
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.67
8.67
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.8
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.22
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
2.9
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
734
2.19
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.94
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
412
6.59
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
862
2.57
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.59
6.59
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.054
1.054
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.528
0.528
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.3
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.1
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.29
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.27
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.1
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2375
37.99
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12385
36.89
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
4.29
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
0.37
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
3.41
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1211
3.61
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.46
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.4
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.11
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.244
1.244
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2122
33.94
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11562
34.44
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.99
37.99
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.89
36.89

Fielding Stats for Joe Hoerner and Carl Mays

Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
493
7.88
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
490
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1690
27
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
563.1
9
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.3
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.91
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.13
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.34
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1356
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.21
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.48
90.48
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.76
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.154
0.154
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.678
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Hoerner and Carl Mays

Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
493
4350
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
251.21
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
68
600
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1199
600
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
59
520.59
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1085
542.95
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
6
52.94
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
145.62
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
4
35.29
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
116.6
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.82
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
16.01
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
10.51
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.82
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
2.5
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.65
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
29.02
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
1.95
17.24
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121.02
60.56
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
10
88.24
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
190.16
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
8
70.59
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
180.65
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.65
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
56.55
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
3
26.47
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
55.05
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
4
35.29
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
109.09
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.45
-3.98
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139.67
69.89
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.65
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
33.03
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hoerner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
282.35
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
58.05
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
2.13
2.13
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.34
10.34
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
61.76
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
22.02
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1
Joe Hoerner
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50