Fred Howard vs. Carl Mays — Career Comparison

Fred Howard
Baby BoomersMaineThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Carl Mays
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Carl Mays built a career as a starting pitcher and Fred Howard 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 3.57 and 1.574 for Fred Howard. By the career numbers, Carl Mays had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Howard and Carl Mays

Fred Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Fred Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
3.71
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
1.46
Fred Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.79
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
0.97
Fred Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
0.62
Fred Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.66
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.38
Fred Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.16
62.16
Fred Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.33
66.33
Fred Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.69
Fred Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.09
Fred Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.09
Fred Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
3.57
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
979
2.92
Fred Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Fred Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Fred Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Fred Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Fred Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
27
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9064
27
Fred Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
9
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3021.1
9
Fred Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
9.66
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2912
8.67
Fred Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.66
9.66
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.67
8.67
Fred Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.66
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.22
Fred Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Fred Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Fred Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
4.24
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
734
2.19
Fred Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Fred Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
4.76
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
862
2.57
Fred Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Fred Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Fred Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.528
0.528
Fred Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.1
Fred Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.27
Fred Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Fred Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
39.97
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12385
36.89
Fred Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.32
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
0.37
Fred Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
4.5
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1211
3.61
Fred Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Fred Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.66
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.79
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.06
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.544
1.544
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Fred Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
34.15
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11562
34.44
Fred Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Fred Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Fred Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.97
39.97
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.89
36.89

Fielding Stats for Fred Howard and Carl Mays

Fred Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Fred Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
3.71
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
Fred Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.79
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
27
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
9
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.93
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
Fred Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.53
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
Fred Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Fred Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.46
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1356
Fred Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.46
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
Fred Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.76
Fred Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.393
0.393
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.678
Fred Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21.43
21.43
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Fred Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Howard and Carl Mays

Fred Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Fred Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
28
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
502
251.21
Fred Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1199
600
Fred Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1085
542.95
Fred Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Fred Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Fred Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
145.62
Fred Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
116.6
Fred Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
16.01
Fred Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
10.51
Fred Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.5
Fred Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
29.02
Fred Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Fred Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Fred Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Fred Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121.02
60.56
Fred Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
190.16
Fred Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
180.65
Fred Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Fred Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Fred Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Fred Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Fred Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Fred Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
Fred Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Fred Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
56.55
Fred Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
55.05
Fred Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
109.09
Fred Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139.67
69.89
Fred Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2
Fred Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
33.03
Fred Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
116
58.05
Fred Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.34
10.34
Fred Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Fred Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
22.02
Fred Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Fred Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Fred Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1
Fred Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50