Carl Mays vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Carl Mays
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chris Sale
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Carl Mays and Chris Sale are fairly close on the surface numbers. Carl Mays carried a career ERA of 2.92 against Chris Sale's 3.01. The surface numbers don't cleanly separate Carl Mays and Chris Sale — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Carl Mays and Chris Sale

Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
1.46
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
1.7
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
0.97
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
207
0.62
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.63
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.38
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
0.38
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.16
62.16
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.23
62.23
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.33
66.33
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.69
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.07
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.09
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.09
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
979
2.92
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
697
3.01
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9064
27
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3021.1
9
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2912
8.67
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.67
8.67
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.22
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
0.92
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
734
2.19
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.19
2.19
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
862
2.57
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.76
1.76
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.528
0.528
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.1
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.21
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.27
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.56
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12385
36.89
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.37
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1211
3.61
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.15
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.57
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.207
1.207
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11562
34.44
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
7713
33.31
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.89
36.89
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Carl Mays and Chris Sale

Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
1.7
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6252
27
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2084
9
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.39
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.84
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1356
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
1.25
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.23
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.76
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.678
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.723
0.723
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Carl Mays and Chris Sale

Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
251.21
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
393
8733.33
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1199
600
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1085
542.95
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
577.78
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
145.62
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
116.6
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
16.01
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
10.51
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
29.02
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121.02
60.56
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
10.25
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
190.16
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
4
88.89
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
180.65
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
56.55
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
55.05
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
109.09
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139.67
69.89
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.55
-12.22
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
33.03
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
58.05
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.34
10.34
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1.93
1.93
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
22.02
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA