Carl Mays vs. Bryan Shaw — Career Comparison

Carl Mays
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bryan Shaw
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Carl Mays built a career as a starting pitcher and Bryan Shaw 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 3.96 and 1.365 for Bryan Shaw. 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 Bryan Shaw

Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
490
1.46
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
9.37
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
0.97
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
0.62
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.51
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.38
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.54
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.16
62.16
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.31
48.31
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.33
66.33
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.69
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.09
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.09
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.22
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
979
2.92
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
3.96
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9064
27
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2293
27
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3021.1
9
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
764.1
9
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2912
8.67
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
8.51
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.67
8.67
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.51
8.51
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.22
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.97
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
734
2.19
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
3.52
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.25
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
862
2.57
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
8.02
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.02
8.02
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.528
0.528
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.282
1.282
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.1
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.48
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.27
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.38
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12385
36.89
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3270
38.5
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
0.37
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
2.03
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1211
3.61
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
377
4.44
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.24
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.18
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.02
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.337
1.337
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11562
34.44
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2904
34.19
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.89
36.89
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.5
38.5

Fielding Stats for Carl Mays and Bryan Shaw

Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
490
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
9.37
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2293
27
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
764.1
9
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.66
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.92
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.13
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1356
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.71
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
1.58
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.76
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.41
92.41
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.678
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.168
0.168
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Carl Mays and Bryan Shaw

Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
14
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
502
251.21
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
796
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1199
600
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1085
542.95
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
145.62
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
116.6
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
16.01
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
10.51
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.5
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
29.02
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121.02
60.56
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
190.16
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
180.65
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
56.55
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
55.05
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
109.09
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139.67
69.89
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
33.03
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
116
58.05
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.34
10.34
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
22.02
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA