Carl Mays vs. Brad Salmon — Career Comparison

Carl Mays
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Brad Salmon
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Carl Mays built a career as a starting pitcher and Brad Salmon 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 4.13 and 1.375 for Brad Salmon. 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 Brad Salmon

Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
1.46
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
9.75
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
0.97
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
0.62
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.38
Brad Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.16
62.16
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.33
66.33
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.69
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.09
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.09
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
979
2.92
Brad Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
4.13
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Brad Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9064
27
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
27
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3021.1
9
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
9
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2912
8.67
Brad Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
8.25
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.67
8.67
Brad Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.25
8.25
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.22
Brad Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.13
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Brad Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
734
2.19
Brad Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
3.75
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
862
2.57
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
8.25
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Brad Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.25
8.25
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.528
0.528
Brad Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.1
Brad Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.75
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.27
Brad Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Brad Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12385
36.89
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
37.88
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
0.37
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.38
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1211
3.61
Brad Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
4.13
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.13
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11562
34.44
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
33.75
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Brad Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.89
36.89
Brad Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.88
37.88

Fielding Stats for Carl Mays and Brad Salmon

Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
9.75
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
27
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
9
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.75
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Brad Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1356
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.75
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.75
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.76
Brad Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.678
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.077
0.077
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Carl Mays and Brad Salmon

Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
502
251.21
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 600 PA
26
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1199
600
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1085
542.95
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
145.62
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
116.6
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
16.01
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
10.51
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.5
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
29.02
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121.02
60.56
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
190.16
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
180.65
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
56.55
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
55.05
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
109.09
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139.67
69.89
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
33.03
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
116
58.05
Brad Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.34
10.34
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
22.02
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 600 PA