Carl Mays vs. Sparrow Morton — Career Comparison

Carl Mays
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Sparrow Morton
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Carl Mays built a career as a starting pitcher and Sparrow Morton 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 5.29 and 1.588 for Sparrow Morton. By the career numbers, Carl Mays had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Carl Mays and Sparrow Morton

Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
490
1.46
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.06
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
0.97
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.06
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
0.62
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.38
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.06
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.16
62.16
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.33
66.33
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
0.69
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.06
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.09
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.09
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
979
2.92
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
5.29
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9064
27
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
27
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3021.1
9
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
9
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2912
8.67
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
8.47
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.67
8.67
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.47
8.47
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.22
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
734
2.19
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.82
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
862
2.57
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.65
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.76
1.76
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.528
0.528
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.941
0.941
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.1
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.12
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.27
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12385
36.89
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
43.94
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.37
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1211
3.61
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
10.59
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.59
10.59
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.588
1.588
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11562
34.44
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
38.12
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.89
36.89
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.94
43.94

Fielding Stats for Carl Mays and Sparrow Morton

Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.06
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
27
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
9
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.06
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.59
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.06
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1356
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.71
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.65
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.76
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.678
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Carl Mays and Sparrow Morton

Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
502
251.21
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1199
600
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1085
542.95
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.684
0.684
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.875
0.875
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
291
145.62
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
233
116.6
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
16.01
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
10.51
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.5
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
29.02
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121.02
60.56
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.37
102.45
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
380
190.16
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
300
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
361
180.65
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.663
0.663
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.875
0.875
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.567
0.567
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
56.55
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
55.05
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
109.09
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139.67
69.89
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.45
109.12
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
33.03
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
58.05
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
225
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.34
10.34
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
22.02
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA