Herb Hutson vs. Carl Mays — Career Comparison

Herb Hutson
Baby BoomersGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Carl Mays
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Carl Mays built a career as a starting pitcher and Herb Hutson 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 3.45 and 1.395 for Herb Hutson. By the career numbers, Carl Mays had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Herb Hutson and Carl Mays

Herb Hutson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Herb Hutson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
6.28
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
1.46
Herb Hutson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.63
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
0.97
Herb Hutson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
0.62
Herb Hutson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.63
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.38
Herb Hutson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.16
62.16
Herb Hutson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.33
66.33
Herb Hutson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.69
Herb Hutson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.09
Herb Hutson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.09
Herb Hutson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
3.45
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
979
2.92
Herb Hutson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Herb Hutson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Herb Hutson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Herb Hutson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.233
0.233
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Herb Hutson
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
27
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9064
27
Herb Hutson
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.2
9
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3021.1
9
Herb Hutson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
7.53
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2912
8.67
Herb Hutson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.53
7.53
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.67
8.67
Herb Hutson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.94
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.22
Herb Hutson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Herb Hutson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Herb Hutson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
4.71
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
734
2.19
Herb Hutson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herb Hutson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Herb Hutson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
6.91
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
862
2.57
Herb Hutson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.91
6.91
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Herb Hutson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Herb Hutson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.291
1.291
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.528
0.528
Herb Hutson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.63
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.1
Herb Hutson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.27
Herb Hutson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Herb Hutson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
39.56
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12385
36.89
Herb Hutson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.45
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
0.37
Herb Hutson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
4.71
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1211
3.61
Herb Hutson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Herb Hutson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.94
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herb Hutson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.26
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herb Hutson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.94
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Hutson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.361
1.361
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Herb Hutson
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
32.34
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11562
34.44
Herb Hutson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Herb Hutson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Herb Hutson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.56
39.56
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.89
36.89

Fielding Stats for Herb Hutson and Carl Mays

Herb Hutson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Herb Hutson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
6.28
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
Herb Hutson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.63
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herb Hutson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
27
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herb Hutson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.2
9
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herb Hutson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
Herb Hutson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.63
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
Herb Hutson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Herb Hutson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.94
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1356
Herb Hutson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.94
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
Herb Hutson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.76
Herb Hutson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.678
Herb Hutson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herb Hutson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Herb Hutson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herb Hutson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herb Hutson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herb Hutson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Herb Hutson and Carl Mays

Herb Hutson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Herb Hutson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
6000
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
251.21
Herb Hutson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1199
600
Herb Hutson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1085
542.95
Herb Hutson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Herb Hutson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Herb Hutson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
145.62
Herb Hutson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
116.6
Herb Hutson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
16.01
Herb Hutson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
10.51
Herb Hutson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.5
Herb Hutson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
29.02
Herb Hutson
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Herb Hutson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Herb Hutson
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Herb Hutson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121.02
60.56
Herb Hutson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
190.16
Herb Hutson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
180.65
Herb Hutson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Herb Hutson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Herb Hutson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Herb Hutson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Herb Hutson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Herb Hutson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
Herb Hutson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Herb Hutson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
56.55
Herb Hutson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
55.05
Herb Hutson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
109.09
Herb Hutson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139.67
69.89
Herb Hutson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2
Herb Hutson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
33.03
Herb Hutson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hutson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
58.05
Herb Hutson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.34
10.34
Herb Hutson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Herb Hutson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
22.02
Herb Hutson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hutson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hutson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Herb Hutson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Herb Hutson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1
Herb Hutson
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50