Carl Mays vs. Rip Sewell — Career Comparison

Carl Mays
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Rip Sewell
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Carl Mays posted a stronger line than Rip Sewell. Carl Mays posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.92 vs 3.48) and WHIP (1.207 vs 1.344). By the career numbers, Carl Mays had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Carl Mays and Rip Sewell

Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
1.46
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
1.66
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
0.97
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
1.03
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
0.62
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
0.61
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.38
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
0.41
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.16
62.16
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.58
59.58
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.33
66.33
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.31
62.31
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.69
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.58
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.09
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.08
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.09
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
979
2.92
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
819
3.48
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9064
27
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6358
27
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3021.1
9
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2119.1
9
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2912
8.67
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2101
8.92
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.67
8.67
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.92
8.92
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.22
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.49
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
734
2.19
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
748
3.18
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
862
2.57
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
636
2.7
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.528
0.528
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.653
0.653
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.1
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.13
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.27
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.1
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12385
36.89
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9101
38.65
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
0.37
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.37
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1211
3.61
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
983
4.17
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.344
1.344
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11562
34.44
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8330
35.37
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.89
36.89
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.65
38.65

Fielding Stats for Carl Mays and Rip Sewell

Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
445
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1356
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
615
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
587
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.76
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.45
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.678
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.505
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Carl Mays and Rip Sewell

Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
251.21
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
423
314.5
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1199
600
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
807
600
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1085
542.95
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
750
557.62
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
0.54
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
145.62
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
152
113.01
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
116.6
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
121
89.96
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
16.01
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
16.36
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
10.51
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.23
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.5
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.46
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
29.02
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
31
23.05
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121.02
60.56
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
47.69
35.46
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
190.16
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
198
147.21
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
180.65
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
190
141.26
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.505
0.505
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.401
0.401
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
56.55
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
60.22
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
55.05
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
59
43.87
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
109.09
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
134
99.63
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139.67
69.89
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
45.58
33.89
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.74
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
33.03
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
37
27.51
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
58.05
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
154
114.5
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.34
10.34
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
5.24
5.24
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
22.02
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
19
14.13
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
20
14.87
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.5
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.92
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.92
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100