Lou Johnson vs. Carl Mays — Career Comparison

Lou Johnson
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Carl Mays
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Carl Mays built a career as a starting pitcher and Lou Johnson 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 6.06 and 1.806 for Lou Johnson. By the career numbers, Carl Mays had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lou Johnson and Carl Mays

Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.1
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
490
1.46
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.83
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
0.97
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.28
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
0.62
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.28
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.38
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.16
62.16
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.33
66.33
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.69
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.09
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.09
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
6.06
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
979
2.92
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.06
6.06
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.46
6.46
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
27
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9064
27
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.2
9
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3021.1
9
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
12.12
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2912
8.67
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.12
12.12
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.67
8.67
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.83
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.22
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
4.13
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
734
2.19
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.76
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
862
2.57
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.76
1.76
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.765
0.765
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.528
0.528
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.1
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.28
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.27
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
42.43
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12385
36.89
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.28
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.37
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
8.27
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1211
3.61
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.27
8.27
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.806
1.806
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
38.02
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11562
34.44
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.43
42.43
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.89
36.89

Fielding Stats for Lou Johnson and Carl Mays

Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.09
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
27
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
9
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.18
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.73
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1356
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.18
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.76
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.678
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Johnson and Carl Mays

Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
133.33
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
502
251.21
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1199
600
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
16
533.33
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1085
542.95
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.472
0.472
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
145.62
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
116.6
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
16.01
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
10.51
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.5
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
29.02
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
23.28
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121.02
60.56
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
190.16
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
133.33
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
180.65
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.423
0.423
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
56.55
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
55.05
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
233.33
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
218
109.09
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.82
27.29
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139.67
69.89
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
33.03
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
100
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
58.05
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.34
10.34
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
22.02
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50