Shawn Holman vs. Carl Mays — Career Comparison

Shawn Holman
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Carl Mays
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Carl Mays built a career as a starting pitcher and Shawn Holman as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Shawn Holman posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 1.8 and WHIP 2.000 compared to 2.92 and 1.207 for Carl Mays. By the career numbers, Shawn Holman had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Shawn Holman and Carl Mays

Shawn Holman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Shawn Holman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
4.5
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
1.46
Shawn Holman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
0.97
Shawn Holman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
0.62
Shawn Holman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.38
Shawn Holman
Career
Per 9 Innings
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.16
62.16
Shawn Holman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.33
66.33
Shawn Holman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.69
Shawn Holman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.09
Shawn Holman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.09
Shawn Holman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.8
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
979
2.92
Shawn Holman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.92
2.92
Shawn Holman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Shawn Holman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Shawn Holman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Shawn Holman
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9064
27
Shawn Holman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3021.1
9
Shawn Holman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
7.2
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2912
8.67
Shawn Holman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.2
7.2
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.67
8.67
Shawn Holman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.22
Shawn Holman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Shawn Holman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Shawn Holman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
9.9
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
734
2.19
Shawn Holman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shawn Holman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Shawn Holman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
8.1
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
862
2.57
Shawn Holman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Shawn Holman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.76
1.76
Shawn Holman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.528
0.528
Shawn Holman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.1
Shawn Holman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.27
Shawn Holman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Shawn Holman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
45
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12385
36.89
Shawn Holman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.7
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
0.37
Shawn Holman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.8
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1211
3.61
Shawn Holman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Shawn Holman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Holman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shawn Holman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Holman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Shawn Holman
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
34.2
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11562
34.44
Shawn Holman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Shawn Holman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Shawn Holman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.89
36.89

Fielding Stats for Shawn Holman and Carl Mays

Shawn Holman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Shawn Holman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
4.5
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
Shawn Holman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shawn Holman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
27
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shawn Holman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
9
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shawn Holman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
Shawn Holman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
Shawn Holman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Shawn Holman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1356
Shawn Holman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
Shawn Holman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.76
Shawn Holman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.678
Shawn Holman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shawn Holman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Shawn Holman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shawn Holman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shawn Holman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shawn Holman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Shawn Holman and Carl Mays

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