Carl Mays vs. Ted Sadowski — Career Comparison

Carl Mays
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Sadowski
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Carl Mays built a career as a starting pitcher and Ted Sadowski 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 5.76 and 1.625 for Ted Sadowski. 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 Ted Sadowski

Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
1.46
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
4.59
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
0.97
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
0.62
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.38
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.32
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.16
62.16
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.33
66.33
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.69
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.09
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.09
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
979
2.92
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
5.76
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.16
6.16
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9064
27
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
27
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3021.1
9
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.1
9
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2912
8.67
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
10.99
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.67
8.67
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.99
10.99
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.22
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.71
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.71
1.71
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
734
2.19
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
3.31
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
862
2.57
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
4.16
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.528
0.528
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.1
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.53
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.27
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12385
36.89
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
39.81
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
0.37
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.39
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1211
3.61
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
6.19
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.589
1.589
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11562
34.44
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
36.18
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.89
36.89
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.81
39.81

Fielding Stats for Carl Mays and Ted Sadowski

Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
4.64
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
27
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.1
9
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.32
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.94
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1356
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.27
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.27
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.76
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.678
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.488
0.488
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Carl Mays and Ted Sadowski

Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
251.21
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
1842.86
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1199
600
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1085
542.95
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
557.14
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
145.62
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
2
85.71
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
116.6
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
2
85.71
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
16.01
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
10.51
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.5
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
29.02
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121.02
60.56
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
18.68
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
190.16
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
2
85.71
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
180.65
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
3
128.57
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
56.55
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
55.05
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
109.09
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139.67
69.89
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
16.1
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
33.03
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
58.05
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
128.57
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.34
10.34
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
4.67
4.67
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
22.02
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA