Lefty James vs. Carl Mays — Career Comparison

Lefty James
Lost GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Carl Mays
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Lefty James and Carl Mays are fairly close on the surface numbers. Carl Mays posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.92 vs 3.39) and WHIP (1.207 vs 1.453). Lefty James had the advantage in home runs allowed (0 per nine innings vs 0.22). By the career numbers, Carl Mays 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 Lefty James and Carl Mays

Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.92
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
1.46
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.03
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
0.97
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
0.62
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.56
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.38
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.16
62.16
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.48
35.48
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.33
66.33
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.38
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.69
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.09
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.09
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
3.39
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
979
2.92
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
287
27
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9064
27
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.2
9
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3021.1
9
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
8.84
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2912
8.67
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.84
8.84
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.67
8.67
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.22
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
4.23
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
734
2.19
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
3.39
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
862
2.57
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.847
0.847
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.528
0.528
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.1
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.66
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.27
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
38.01
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12385
36.89
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.94
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
0.37
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
5.55
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1211
3.61
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.453
1.453
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
33.11
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11562
34.44
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.9
1.9
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.01
38.01
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.89
36.89

Fielding Stats for Lefty James and Carl Mays

Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1356
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.47
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.76
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.097
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.678
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Lefty James and Carl Mays

Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
600
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
251.21
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
31
600
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1199
600
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
28
541.94
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1085
542.95
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
145.62
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
116.6
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
16.01
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
10.51
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.5
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
29.02
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.51
9.93
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121.02
60.56
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
190.16
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
5
96.77
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
180.65
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
1
19.35
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
56.55
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
1
19.35
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
55.05
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
2
38.71
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
109.09
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-4.27
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139.67
69.89
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
33.03
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
270.97
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
58.05
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
2.21
2.21
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.34
10.34
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
1
19.35
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
22.02
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50