Carl Mays vs. Juan Salas — Career Comparison

Carl Mays
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Juan Salas
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Carl Mays built a career as a starting pitcher and Juan Salas 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 4.44 and 1.481 for Juan Salas. 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 Juan Salas

Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Juan Salas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
1.46
Juan Salas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
8.03
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
0.97
Juan Salas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
0.62
Juan Salas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.38
Juan Salas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.16
62.16
Juan Salas
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.33
66.33
Juan Salas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.69
Juan Salas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.09
Juan Salas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.09
Juan Salas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
979
2.92
Juan Salas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
4.44
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Juan Salas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Juan Salas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Juan Salas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Juan Salas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9064
27
Juan Salas
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
27
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3021.1
9
Juan Salas
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.2
9
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2912
8.67
Juan Salas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
9.23
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.67
8.67
Juan Salas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.23
9.23
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.22
Juan Salas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.37
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Juan Salas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Juan Salas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
734
2.19
Juan Salas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
4.1
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Salas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Juan Salas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
862
2.57
Juan Salas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
7.18
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Juan Salas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.18
7.18
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Juan Salas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.528
0.528
Juan Salas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.253
1.253
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.1
Juan Salas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.2
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.27
Juan Salas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.85
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Juan Salas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12385
36.89
Juan Salas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
41.53
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
0.37
Juan Salas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.39
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1211
3.61
Juan Salas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
5.3
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Juan Salas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Juan Salas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Juan Salas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Salas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Juan Salas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.481
1.481
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11562
34.44
Juan Salas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
36.23
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Juan Salas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Juan Salas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.89
36.89
Juan Salas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.53
41.53

Fielding Stats for Carl Mays and Juan Salas

Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Juan Salas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
Juan Salas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
8.03
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Juan Salas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Juan Salas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
27
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Juan Salas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.2
9
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
Juan Salas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.2
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
Juan Salas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.2
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Juan Salas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1356
Juan Salas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.39
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
Juan Salas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.39
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.76
Juan Salas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.678
Juan Salas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Juan Salas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Juan Salas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Juan Salas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Juan Salas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Juan Salas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Juan Salas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Carl Mays and Juan Salas

Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Juan Salas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
502
251.21
Juan Salas
Career
Per 600 PA
47
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1199
600
Juan Salas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1085
542.95
Juan Salas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Juan Salas
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Juan Salas
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
145.62
Juan Salas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
116.6
Juan Salas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
16.01
Juan Salas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
10.51
Juan Salas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.5
Juan Salas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
29.02
Juan Salas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Juan Salas
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Juan Salas
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Juan Salas
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121.02
60.56
Juan Salas
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
190.16
Juan Salas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
180.65
Juan Salas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Juan Salas
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Juan Salas
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Juan Salas
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Juan Salas
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Juan Salas
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
Juan Salas
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Juan Salas
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
56.55
Juan Salas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
55.05
Juan Salas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
109.09
Juan Salas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139.67
69.89
Juan Salas
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2
Juan Salas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
33.03
Juan Salas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Salas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
116
58.05
Juan Salas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.34
10.34
Juan Salas
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Juan Salas
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
22.02
Juan Salas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Salas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Salas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Juan Salas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Juan Salas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1
Juan Salas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Juan Salas
Career
Per 600 PA