Bill James vs. Carl Mays — Career Comparison

Bill James
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Carl Mays
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Bill James and Carl Mays are fairly close on the surface numbers. Bill James had the edge in ERA (2.28 vs 2.92). By the career numbers, Bill James had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Bill James and Carl Mays

Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
1.4
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
490
1.46
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.01
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
0.97
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.61
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
0.62
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.35
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.38
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.79
63.79
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.16
62.16
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.62
72.62
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.33
66.33
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.73
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
0.69
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.09
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.09
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
2.28
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
979
2.92
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.28
2.28
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.92
2.92
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1625
27
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9064
27
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
541.2
9
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3021.1
9
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
7.79
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2912
8.67
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.79
7.79
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.67
8.67
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.23
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.22
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
3.31
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
734
2.19
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
4.2
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
862
2.57
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.76
1.76
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.835
0.835
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.528
0.528
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.28
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.1
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.37
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.27
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2217
36.84
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12385
36.89
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.33
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.37
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
3.26
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1211
3.61
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.233
1.233
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1996
33.16
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11562
34.44
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.89
36.89

Fielding Stats for Bill James and Carl Mays

Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1356
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.45
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.76
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.917
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.678
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bill James and Carl Mays

Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
251.43
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
251.21
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
210
600
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1199
600
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
199
568.57
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1085
542.95
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.529
0.529
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
46
131.43
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
145.62
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
117.14
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
233
116.6
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
5
14.29
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
16.01
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
10.51
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.5
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
5
14.29
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
29.02
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
12.16
34.74
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121.02
60.56
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
51
145.71
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
190.16
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
49
140
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
180.65
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.499
0.499
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
18
51.43
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
56.55
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
9
25.71
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
55.05
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
27
77.14
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
109.09
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
13.98
39.94
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139.67
69.89
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.86
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.71
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
33.03
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
125.71
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
58.05
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
4.77
4.77
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.34
10.34
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.86
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
22.02
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.71
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.5
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.71
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50