Carl Mays vs. Takashi Saito — Career Comparison

Carl Mays
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Takashi Saito
Gen XJapanThrows RightBats LeftAsiaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Carl Mays built a career as a starting pitcher and Takashi Saito as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Takashi Saito posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.34 and WHIP 1.098 compared to 2.92 and 1.207 for Carl Mays. By the career numbers, Takashi Saito had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Carl Mays and Takashi Saito

Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
1.46
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
9
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
0.97
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
0.62
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.56
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.38
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.4
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.16
62.16
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.33
58.33
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.33
66.33
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.69
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.09
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.09
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
2.24
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
979
2.92
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
2.34
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.92
2.92
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.204
0.204
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9064
27
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
1014
27
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3021.1
9
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
9
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2912
8.67
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
6.66
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.67
8.67
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.66
6.66
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.22
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.67
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
734
2.19
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
2.88
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.35
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
862
2.57
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
400
10.65
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.65
10.65
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.528
0.528
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.503
1.503
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.1
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.24
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.27
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.37
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12385
36.89
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
1363
36.29
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
0.37
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
5.03
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1211
3.61
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
2.64
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.21
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.27
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.67
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.207
1.207
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.059
1.059
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11562
34.44
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
1223
32.57
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.89
36.89
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.29
36.29

Fielding Stats for Carl Mays and Takashi Saito

Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
9
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1014
27
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
9
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.37
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.88
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1356
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.28
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.25
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.76
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.92
97.92
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.678
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.139
0.139
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.21
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Carl Mays and Takashi Saito

Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
251.21
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PAverified
338
101400
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1199
600
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1085
542.95
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
145.62
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
116.6
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
16.01
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
10.51
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.5
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
29.02
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121.02
60.56
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
190.16
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
180.65
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
56.55
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
55.05
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
109.09
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139.67
69.89
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
33.03
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
58.05
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.34
10.34
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
22.02
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA