Lou Koupal vs. Al Mays — Career Comparison

Lou Koupal
Lost GenerationSouth DakotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Al Mays
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetropolitansAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Lou Koupal built a career as a starting pitcher and Al Mays as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Al Mays posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.91 and WHIP 1.404 compared to 5.58 and 1.765 for Lou Koupal. By the career numbers, Al Mays had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lou Koupal and Al Mays

Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
2.71
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
1.08
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.94
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.06
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.27
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.38
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.56
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.64
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.26
32.26
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.32
37.32
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.65
34.65
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
98
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.32
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.99
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.19
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
5.58
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
543
3.91
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.95
5.95
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1006
27
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3753
27
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
335.1
9
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1251
9
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
436
11.7
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1341
9.65
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.7
11.7
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.65
9.65
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.62
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.19
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
4.19
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
415
2.99
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
2.33
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.37
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.725
0.725
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.707
0.707
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.3
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.83
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.42
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1560
41.87
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5533
39.81
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.07
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
255
6.84
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
905
6.51
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.84
6.84
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.51
6.51
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.765
1.765
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.404
1.404
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1399
37.55
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5060
36.4
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.03
6.03
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.87
41.87
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.81
39.81

Fielding Stats for Lou Koupal and Al Mays

Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
1.11
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3999
27
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1333
9
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.43
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.92
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.34
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
2.68
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
2.34
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.2
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.41
87.41
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.753
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.103
2.103
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Koupal and Al Mays

Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Al Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
102
556.36
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
160
167.25
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
110
600
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
574
600
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
567.27
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
537
561.32
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.491
0.491
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
11
60
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
89.9
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
10
54.55
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
57.49
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21.95
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.45
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.32
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.14
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.45
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
32.4
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
1.59
8.68
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32.87
34.36
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
13
70.91
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
135.89
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
13
70.91
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
128.57
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.456
0.456
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
6
32.73
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
52.26
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
3
16.36
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
48.08
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
9
49.09
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
97.21
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.84
-10.01
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.53
28.78
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
4.18
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.45
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
34.49
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
109.09
Al Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
51.22
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
5.5
5.5
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.71
11.71
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.82
Al Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12.54
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12.54
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100