Tommy Hunter vs. Carl Mays — Career Comparison

Tommy Hunter
MillenialIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Carl Mays
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Carl Mays built a career as a starting pitcher and Tommy Hunter 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 4.07 and 1.255 for Tommy Hunter. By the career numbers, Carl Mays had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tommy Hunter and Carl Mays

Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
4.98
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
490
1.46
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.75
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
0.97
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.55
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
0.62
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.46
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.38
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.37
54.37
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.16
62.16
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.96
14.96
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.33
66.33
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.69
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.09
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.22
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.09
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
415
4.07
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
979
2.92
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2752
27
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9064
27
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
917.1
9
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3021.1
9
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
930
9.12
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2912
8.67
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.12
9.12
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.67
8.67
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
1.27
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.22
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
2.04
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
734
2.19
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.13
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.19
2.19
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
639
6.27
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
862
2.57
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.27
6.27
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.923
0.923
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.528
0.528
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.16
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.1
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.29
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.27
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3830
37.58
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12385
36.89
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.1
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
0.37
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
4.34
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1211
3.61
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.18
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.18
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.9
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.241
1.241
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3556
34.89
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11562
34.44
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.58
37.58
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.89
36.89

Fielding Stats for Tommy Hunter and Carl Mays

Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
4.98
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
490
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.75
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2752
27
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
917.1
9
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.54
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.14
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.11
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
1.79
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1356
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.68
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.96
93.96
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.76
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.337
0.337
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.678
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.96
14.96
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Tommy Hunter and Carl Mays

Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
508
60960
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
502
251.21
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1199
600
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1085
542.95
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
145.62
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
233
116.6
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
16.01
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
10.51
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.5
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
29.02
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
21.64
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121.02
60.56
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
190.16
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
180.65
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
56.55
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
55.05
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
218
109.09
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
20.56
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139.67
69.89
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
33.03
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
58.05
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.34
10.34
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
22.02
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1
Tommy Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50