George Jefferson vs. Carl Mays — Career Comparison

George Jefferson
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Carl Mays
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, George Jefferson and Carl Mays are fairly close on the surface numbers. Carl Mays had the edge in WHIP (1.207 vs 1.287). 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 George Jefferson and Carl Mays

George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.58
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
1.46
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.92
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
0.97
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
0.62
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.38
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.16
62.16
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.89
57.89
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.33
66.33
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.67
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.69
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.09
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.09
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
2.92
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
979
2.92
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.92
2.92
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.92
2.92
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9064
27
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3021.1
9
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
8.83
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2912
8.67
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.83
8.83
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.67
8.67
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.22
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
2.75
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
734
2.19
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
3.25
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
862
2.57
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.76
1.76
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.667
0.667
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.528
0.528
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.1
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.27
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
37.42
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12385
36.89
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.42
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
0.37
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
3.75
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1211
3.61
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.75
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.33
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.287
1.287
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
406
33.83
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11562
34.44
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.42
37.42
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.89
36.89

Fielding Stats for George Jefferson and Carl Mays

George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.51
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.94
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
375
27
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
9
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.5
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.45
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.95
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1356
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.95
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.76
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.952
1.952
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.678
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.9
61.9
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for George Jefferson and Carl Mays

George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
22
235.71
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
502
251.21
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
56
600
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1199
600
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
557.14
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1085
542.95
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
64.29
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
145.62
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
42.86
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
116.6
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
16.01
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
10.51
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.5
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
29.02
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.64
17.54
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121.02
60.56
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
96.43
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
190.16
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
96.43
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
180.65
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
56.55
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
55.05
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
85.71
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
109.09
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
5.9
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139.67
69.89
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
33.03
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
116
58.05
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.34
10.34
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
22.02
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50