Carl Mays vs. Jack Salveson — Career Comparison

Carl Mays
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jack Salveson
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Carl Mays built a career as a starting pitcher and Jack Salveson 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 3.99 and 1.427 for Jack Salveson. 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 Jack Salveson

Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
1.46
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
2.87
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
0.97
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.63
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
0.62
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.3
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.38
Jack Salveson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.3
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.16
62.16
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.33
66.33
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.84
21.84
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.69
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.26
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.09
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.09
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
979
2.92
Jack Salveson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
3.99
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9064
27
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
818
27
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3021.1
9
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
272.2
9
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2912
8.67
Jack Salveson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
9.97
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.67
8.67
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.97
9.97
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.22
Jack Salveson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.69
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
734
2.19
Jack Salveson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
2.87
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
862
2.57
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
2.81
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Jack Salveson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.528
0.528
Jack Salveson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.631
0.631
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.1
Jack Salveson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.27
Jack Salveson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12385
36.89
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1179
38.92
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
0.37
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.25
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1211
3.61
Jack Salveson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
4.72
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.427
1.427
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11562
34.44
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1089
35.94
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Jack Salveson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.64
1.64
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.89
36.89
Jack Salveson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.92
38.92

Fielding Stats for Carl Mays and Jack Salveson

Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Jack Salveson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1356
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.76
Jack Salveson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.59
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.678
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.931
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Carl Mays and Jack Salveson

Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
251.21
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
643.9
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1199
600
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 600 PA
82
600
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1085
542.95
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
77
563.41
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.684
0.684
Jack Salveson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.738
0.738
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
291
145.62
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
146.34
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
116.6
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
87.8
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
16.01
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
36.59
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
10.51
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
2.5
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.95
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
29.02
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
58.54
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Jack Salveson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Jack Salveson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Jack Salveson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121.02
60.56
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9.61
70.28
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
380
190.16
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
248.78
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
180.65
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 600 PA
23
168.29
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Jack Salveson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.663
0.663
Jack Salveson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.729
0.729
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Jack Salveson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Jack Salveson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.567
0.567
Jack Salveson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.638
0.638
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
56.55
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
58.54
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
55.05
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
73.17
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
218
109.09
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
109.76
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139.67
69.89
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9.85
72.05
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
33.03
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
21.95
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
58.05
Jack Salveson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
65.85
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.34
10.34
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 600 PA
9.11
9.11
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
22.02
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
14.63
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.32
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 600 PA