Tony Jacobs vs. Carl Mays — Career Comparison

Tony Jacobs
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats SwitchNorth 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 Tony Jacobs 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 11.25 and 2.500 for Tony Jacobs. By the career numbers, Carl Mays had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tony Jacobs and Carl Mays

Tony Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Tony Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
1.46
Tony Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
0.97
Tony Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
0.62
Tony Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.38
Tony Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.16
62.16
Tony Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.33
66.33
Tony Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.69
Tony Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.09
Tony Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.09
Tony Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
11.25
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
979
2.92
Tony Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.25
11.25
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Tony Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.29
15.29
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Tony Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.75
8.75
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Tony Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.429
0.429
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Tony Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9064
27
Tony Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3021.1
9
Tony Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
20.25
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2912
8.67
Tony Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.67
8.67
Tony Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.22
Tony Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Tony Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Tony Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
734
2.19
Tony Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Tony Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.75
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
862
2.57
Tony Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Tony Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Tony Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.528
0.528
Tony Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.1
Tony Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.27
Tony Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Tony Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
49.5
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12385
36.89
Tony Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
0.37
Tony Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
11.25
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1211
3.61
Tony Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.25
11.25
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Tony Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Tony Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
47.25
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11562
34.44
Tony Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Tony Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.438
0.438
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Tony Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.5
49.5
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.89
36.89

Fielding Stats for Tony Jacobs and Carl Mays

Tony Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Tony Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
9
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
Tony Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
27
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
9
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
Tony Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
13.5
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
Tony Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Tony Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
13.5
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1356
Tony Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
13.5
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
Tony Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.76
Tony Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.678
Tony Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Tony Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Tony Jacobs and Carl Mays

Tony Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Tony Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1200
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
251.21
Tony Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1199
600
Tony Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1085
542.95
Tony Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Tony Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Tony Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
145.62
Tony Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
116.6
Tony Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
16.01
Tony Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
10.51
Tony Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.5
Tony Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
29.02
Tony Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Tony Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Tony Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Tony Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121.02
60.56
Tony Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
190.16
Tony Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
180.65
Tony Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Tony Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Tony Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Tony Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Tony Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Tony Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
Tony Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Tony Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
56.55
Tony Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
55.05
Tony Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
109.09
Tony Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139.67
69.89
Tony Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2
Tony Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
33.03
Tony Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
116
58.05
Tony Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.34
10.34
Tony Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Tony Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
22.02
Tony Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Tony Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Tony Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1
Tony Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50