Chang-Yong Lim vs. Joe Mays — Career Comparison

Chang-Yong Lim
Gen XSouth KoreaThrows RightBats RightAsiaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Mays
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Joe Mays built a career as a starting pitcher and Chang-Yong Lim as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Mays posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.05 and WHIP 1.473 compared to 5.4 and 2.800 for Chang-Yong Lim. By the career numbers, Joe Mays had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chang-Yong Lim and Joe Mays

Chang-Yong Lim
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Chang-Yong Lim
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
10.8
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
206
1.86
Chang-Yong Lim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
1.41
Chang-Yong Lim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.43
Chang-Yong Lim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.63
Chang-Yong Lim
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.68
40.68
Chang-Yong Lim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.73
75.73
Chang-Yong Lim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.09
Chang-Yong Lim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Chang-Yong Lim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chang-Yong Lim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.4
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
559
5.05
Chang-Yong Lim
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.05
5.05
Chang-Yong Lim
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.35
9.35
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Chang-Yong Lim
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.8
5.8
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Chang-Yong Lim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Chang-Yong Lim
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2991
27
Chang-Yong Lim
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
997
9
Chang-Yong Lim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
10.8
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1130
10.2
Chang-Yong Lim
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.2
10.2
Chang-Yong Lim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
1.25
Chang-Yong Lim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Chang-Yong Lim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Chang-Yong Lim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
12.6
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
2.97
Chang-Yong Lim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.09
Chang-Yong Lim
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.6
12.6
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Chang-Yong Lim
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
9
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512
4.62
Chang-Yong Lim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Chang-Yong Lim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Chang-Yong Lim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.844
0.844
Chang-Yong Lim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.42
Chang-Yong Lim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.16
Chang-Yong Lim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chang-Yong Lim
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
48.6
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4360
39.36
Chang-Yong Lim
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.13
Chang-Yong Lim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.4
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
601
5.43
Chang-Yong Lim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Chang-Yong Lim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.27
Chang-Yong Lim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.26
Chang-Yong Lim
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.94
Chang-Yong Lim
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.6
2.6
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.463
1.463
Chang-Yong Lim
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
34.2
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3954
35.69
Chang-Yong Lim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.92
2.92
Chang-Yong Lim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.429
0.429
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Chang-Yong Lim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.6
48.6
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.36
39.36

Fielding Stats for Chang-Yong Lim and Joe Mays

Chang-Yong Lim
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Chang-Yong Lim
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
10.8
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
206
1.86
Chang-Yong Lim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
1.41
Chang-Yong Lim
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2991
27
Chang-Yong Lim
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
997
9
Chang-Yong Lim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.72
Chang-Yong Lim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.17
Chang-Yong Lim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Chang-Yong Lim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.97
Chang-Yong Lim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
1.9
Chang-Yong Lim
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Chang-Yong Lim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.019
1.019
Chang-Yong Lim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.73
75.73
Chang-Yong Lim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.14
Chang-Yong Lim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chang-Yong Lim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chang-Yong Lim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chang-Yong Lim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chang-Yong Lim and Joe Mays

Chang-Yong Lim
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Chang-Yong Lim
Career
Per 600 PA
6
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206
3987.1
Chang-Yong Lim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
600
Chang-Yong Lim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
464.52
Chang-Yong Lim
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Chang-Yong Lim
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.726
0.726
Chang-Yong Lim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
116.13
Chang-Yong Lim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
77.42
Chang-Yong Lim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Chang-Yong Lim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chang-Yong Lim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chang-Yong Lim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Chang-Yong Lim
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Chang-Yong Lim
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chang-Yong Lim
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chang-Yong Lim
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.93
56.72
Chang-Yong Lim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
154.84
Chang-Yong Lim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
174.19
Chang-Yong Lim
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Chang-Yong Lim
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Chang-Yong Lim
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Chang-Yong Lim
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Chang-Yong Lim
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Chang-Yong Lim
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Chang-Yong Lim
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Chang-Yong Lim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Chang-Yong Lim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Chang-Yong Lim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
77.42
Chang-Yong Lim
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.15
60.89
Chang-Yong Lim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chang-Yong Lim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Chang-Yong Lim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chang-Yong Lim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
9
174.19
Chang-Yong Lim
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.44
3.44
Chang-Yong Lim
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Chang-Yong Lim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
77.42
Chang-Yong Lim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chang-Yong Lim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chang-Yong Lim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chang-Yong Lim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chang-Yong Lim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chang-Yong Lim
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA