Carl Mays vs. Carl Sadler — Career Comparison

Carl Mays
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Carl Sadler
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Carl Mays built a career as a starting pitcher and Carl Sadler 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 3.6 and 1.400 for Carl Sadler. 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 Carl Sadler

Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
1.46
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
12.6
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
0.97
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
0.62
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.38
Carl Sadler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.6
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.16
62.16
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.33
66.33
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.69
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.09
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.09
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
979
2.92
Carl Sadler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
3.6
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Carl Sadler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Carl Sadler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9064
27
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
27
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3021.1
9
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
9
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2912
8.67
Carl Sadler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
7.8
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.67
8.67
Carl Sadler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.8
7.8
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.22
Carl Sadler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.6
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Carl Sadler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
734
2.19
Carl Sadler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
4.8
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
862
2.57
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
9.9
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Carl Sadler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.9
9.9
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.528
0.528
Carl Sadler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.633
1.633
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.1
Carl Sadler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.2
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.27
Carl Sadler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.6
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Carl Sadler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12385
36.89
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
38.1
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
0.37
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1211
3.61
Carl Sadler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
3.6
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Carl Sadler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sadler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.2
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11562
34.44
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
32.1
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Carl Sadler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.89
36.89
Carl Sadler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.1
38.1

Fielding Stats for Carl Mays and Carl Sadler

Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
12.6
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Sadler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
27
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Sadler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
9
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.2
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Carl Sadler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1356
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.2
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.2
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.76
Carl Sadler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.678
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.095
0.095
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Carl Mays and Carl Sadler

Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
502
251.21
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
42
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1199
600
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1085
542.95
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
145.62
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
116.6
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
16.01
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
10.51
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.5
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
29.02
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121.02
60.56
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
190.16
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
180.65
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
56.55
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
55.05
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
109.09
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139.67
69.89
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
33.03
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
116
58.05
Carl Sadler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.34
10.34
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
22.02
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Carl Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA