Carl Mays vs. Fred Scherman — Career Comparison

Carl Mays
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Fred Scherman
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Carl Mays built a career as a starting pitcher and Fred Scherman 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 3.66 and 1.505 for Fred Scherman. 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 Fred Scherman

Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
1.46
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
5.81
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
0.97
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.18
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
0.62
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.55
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.38
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.44
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.16
62.16
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.93
55.93
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.33
66.33
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.69
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.09
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.09
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.65
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
979
2.92
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
3.66
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9064
27
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1609
27
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3021.1
9
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
536.1
9
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2912
8.67
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
522
8.76
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.67
8.67
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.22
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.77
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
734
2.19
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
245
4.11
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.67
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
862
2.57
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
4.98
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.98
4.98
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.528
0.528
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.011
1.011
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.1
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.39
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.27
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.5
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12385
36.89
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2331
39.12
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
0.37
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
2.77
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1211
3.61
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
4.16
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.57
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.3
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.37
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11562
34.44
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2004
33.63
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.89
36.89
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.12
39.12

Fielding Stats for Carl Mays and Fred Scherman

Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
5.8
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.18
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1610
27
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
536.2
9
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.59
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.26
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1356
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.91
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
1.84
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.76
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.49
96.49
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.678
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.318
0.318
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.1
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Carl Mays and Fred Scherman

Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
251.21
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
347
2263.04
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1199
600
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
92
600
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1085
542.95
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
82
534.78
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.391
0.391
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
145.62
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
11
71.74
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
116.6
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
10
65.22
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
16.01
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.52
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
10.51
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.5
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
29.02
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.52
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121.02
60.56
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
2.44
15.89
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
190.16
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
12
78.26
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
180.65
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
17
110.87
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
56.55
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
32.61
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
55.05
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.09
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
109.09
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
9
58.7
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139.67
69.89
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
1.34
8.76
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.52
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
33.03
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
32.61
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
58.05
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
150
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.34
10.34
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
22.02
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.09
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA