Chad Jenkins vs. Carl Mays — Career Comparison

Chad Jenkins
MillenialTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Carl Mays
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Carl Mays built a career as a starting pitcher and Chad Jenkins 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 3.31 and 1.291 for Chad Jenkins. By the career numbers, Carl Mays had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chad Jenkins and Carl Mays

Chad Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Chad Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
4.11
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
1.46
Chad Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.54
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
0.97
Chad Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.27
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
0.62
Chad Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.36
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.38
Chad Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.16
62.16
Chad Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.04
13.04
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.33
66.33
Chad Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.69
Chad Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.09
Chad Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.09
Chad Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
3.31
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
979
2.92
Chad Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Chad Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Chad Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Chad Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Chad Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
302
27
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9064
27
Chad Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
100.2
9
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3021.1
9
Chad Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
8.94
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2912
8.67
Chad Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.94
8.94
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.67
8.67
Chad Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.98
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.22
Chad Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Chad Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Chad Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
2.32
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
734
2.19
Chad Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.36
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chad Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Chad Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
4.56
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
862
2.57
Chad Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Chad Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Chad Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.765
0.765
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.528
0.528
Chad Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.1
Chad Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.27
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.27
Chad Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Chad Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
37.64
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12385
36.89
Chad Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.7
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
0.37
Chad Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
3.67
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1211
3.61
Chad Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Chad Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.18
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chad Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.98
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.252
1.252
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Chad Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
34.87
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11562
34.44
Chad Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Chad Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Chad Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.64
37.64
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.89
36.89

Fielding Stats for Chad Jenkins and Carl Mays

Chad Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Chad Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
4.11
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
Chad Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.54
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chad Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
27
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chad Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100.2
9
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chad Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.72
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
Chad Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.79
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
Chad Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.18
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
Chad Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.68
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1356
Chad Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
2.5
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
Chad Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.33
93.33
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.76
Chad Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.609
0.609
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.678
Chad Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.04
13.04
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chad Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.36
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Chad Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chad Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chad Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chad Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Chad Jenkins and Carl Mays

Chad Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Chad Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
13800
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
251.21
Chad Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1199
600
Chad Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1085
542.95
Chad Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Chad Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Chad Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
145.62
Chad Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
116.6
Chad Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
16.01
Chad Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
10.51
Chad Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.5
Chad Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
29.02
Chad Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Chad Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Chad Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Chad Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121.02
60.56
Chad Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
190.16
Chad Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
180.65
Chad Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Chad Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Chad Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Chad Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Chad Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Chad Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
Chad Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Chad Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
56.55
Chad Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
55.05
Chad Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
109.09
Chad Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139.67
69.89
Chad Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2
Chad Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
33.03
Chad Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
58.05
Chad Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.34
10.34
Chad Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Chad Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
22.02
Chad Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Chad Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Chad Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1
Chad Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50