Ricardo Jordan vs. Carl Mays — Career Comparison

Ricardo Jordan
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats 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 Ricardo Jordan 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 5.25 and 1.720 for Ricardo Jordan. By the career numbers, Carl Mays had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ricardo Jordan and Carl Mays

Ricardo Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ricardo Jordan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
8.83
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
1.46
Ricardo Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
0.97
Ricardo Jordan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.64
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
207
0.62
Ricardo Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.51
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.38
Ricardo Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.56
55.56
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.16
62.16
Ricardo Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.33
66.33
Ricardo Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.69
Ricardo Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.09
Ricardo Jordan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.09
Ricardo Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
5.25
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
979
2.92
Ricardo Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Ricardo Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Ricardo Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Ricardo Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Ricardo Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
27
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9064
27
Ricardo Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
70.1
9
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3021.1
9
Ricardo Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
9.09
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2912
8.67
Ricardo Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.09
9.09
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.67
8.67
Ricardo Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.77
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.22
Ricardo Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Ricardo Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Ricardo Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
6.01
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
734
2.19
Ricardo Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.38
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ricardo Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Ricardo Jordan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
6.01
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
862
2.57
Ricardo Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.01
6.01
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Ricardo Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Ricardo Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.528
0.528
Ricardo Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.1
Ricardo Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.51
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.27
Ricardo Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Ricardo Jordan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
41.33
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12385
36.89
Ricardo Jordan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.15
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
0.37
Ricardo Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
5.5
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1211
3.61
Ricardo Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Ricardo Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.38
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ricardo Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.77
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ricardo Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.9
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ricardo Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.678
1.678
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Ricardo Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
263
33.65
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11562
34.44
Ricardo Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Ricardo Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Ricardo Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.33
41.33
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.89
36.89

Fielding Stats for Ricardo Jordan and Carl Mays

Ricardo Jordan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Ricardo Jordan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
8.83
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
Ricardo Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ricardo Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
27
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ricardo Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.1
9
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ricardo Jordan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.26
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
Ricardo Jordan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.28
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
Ricardo Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Ricardo Jordan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.54
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1356
Ricardo Jordan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.54
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
Ricardo Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.76
Ricardo Jordan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.174
0.174
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.678
Ricardo Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ricardo Jordan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Ricardo Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ricardo Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ricardo Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ricardo Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ricardo Jordan and Carl Mays

Ricardo Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ricardo Jordan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
20700
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
251.21
Ricardo Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1199
600
Ricardo Jordan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1085
542.95
Ricardo Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Ricardo Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Ricardo Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
145.62
Ricardo Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
116.6
Ricardo Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
16.01
Ricardo Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
10.51
Ricardo Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.5
Ricardo Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
29.02
Ricardo Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Ricardo Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Ricardo Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Ricardo Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121.02
60.56
Ricardo Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
190.16
Ricardo Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
180.65
Ricardo Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Ricardo Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Ricardo Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Ricardo Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Ricardo Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Ricardo Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
Ricardo Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Ricardo Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
56.55
Ricardo Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
55.05
Ricardo Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
109.09
Ricardo Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139.67
69.89
Ricardo Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2
Ricardo Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
33.03
Ricardo Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricardo Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
58.05
Ricardo Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.34
10.34
Ricardo Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Ricardo Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
22.02
Ricardo Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricardo Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricardo Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Ricardo Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Ricardo Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1
Ricardo Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50