Zach Jackson vs. Carl Mays — Career Comparison

Zach Jackson
MillenialOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Carl Mays
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Carl Mays built a career as a starting pitcher and Zach Jackson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Zach Jackson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.86 and WHIP 1.394 compared to 2.92 and 1.207 for Carl Mays. By the career numbers, Zach Jackson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Zach Jackson and Carl Mays

Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
9.95
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
1.46
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
0.97
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.55
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
0.62
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.55
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.38
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.16
62.16
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.33
66.33
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.69
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.09
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.55
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.09
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.86
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
979
2.92
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.92
2.92
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.197
0.197
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
27
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9064
27
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
9
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3021.1
9
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
6.27
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2912
8.67
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.27
6.27
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.67
8.67
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.22
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.03
0.03
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
5.86
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
734
2.19
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.41
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
12.27
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
862
2.57
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.27
12.27
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.015
2.015
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.528
0.528
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.91
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.1
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.27
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
38.45
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12385
36.89
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.18
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
0.37
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.41
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1211
3.61
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.41
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.41
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.349
1.349
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
31.77
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11562
34.44
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.45
38.45
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.89
36.89

Fielding Stats for Zach Jackson and Carl Mays

Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
9.95
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
27
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
9
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.41
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.68
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1356
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.68
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.76
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.069
0.069
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.678
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Zach Jackson and Carl Mays

Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
73
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
502
251.21
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1199
600
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1085
542.95
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
145.62
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
116.6
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
16.01
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
10.51
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.5
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
29.02
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121.02
60.56
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
190.16
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
180.65
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
56.55
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
55.05
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
109.09
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139.67
69.89
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
33.03
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
116
58.05
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.34
10.34
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
22.02
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50