Carl Mays vs. Bob Shawkey — Career Comparison

Carl Mays
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bob Shawkey
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Carl Mays posted a stronger line than Bob Shawkey. Carl Mays posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.92 vs 3.09) and WHIP (1.207 vs 1.273). 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 Bob Shawkey

Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
1.46
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.5
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
0.97
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
1.02
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
0.62
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
0.6
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.38
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.46
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.16
62.16
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.65
56.65
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.33
66.33
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.44
68.44
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.69
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
0.6
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.09
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.1
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.09
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.09
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
979
2.92
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1008
3.09
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9064
27
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8811
27
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3021.1
9
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2937
9
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2912
8.67
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2722
8.34
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.67
8.67
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.34
8.34
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.22
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
0.35
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
734
2.19
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1018
3.12
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
862
2.57
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1360
4.17
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.76
1.76
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.528
0.528
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.1
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.12
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.27
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.15
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12385
36.89
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12074
37
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.37
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.35
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1211
3.61
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1200
3.68
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.273
1.273
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11562
34.44
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
11008
33.73
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.89
36.89
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
37

Fielding Stats for Carl Mays and Bob Shawkey

Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
488
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
697
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1356
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
884
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
843
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.76
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.36
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.678
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.728
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Carl Mays and Bob Shawkey

Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
251.21
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
488
258.2
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1199
600
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 600 PA
1134
600
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1085
542.95
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1049
555.03
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
0.53
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
145.62
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 600 PA
225
119.05
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
116.6
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 600 PA
190
100.53
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
16.01
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 600 PA
26
13.76
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
10.51
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.17
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.5
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.59
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
29.02
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 600 PA
35
18.52
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121.02
60.56
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 600 PA
65.94
34.89
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
190.16
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 600 PA
272
143.92
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
180.65
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 600 PA
262
138.62
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.501
0.501
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
56.55
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 600 PA
90
47.62
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
55.05
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 600 PA
94
49.74
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
109.09
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 600 PA
181
95.77
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139.67
69.89
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 600 PA
72.7
38.47
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.59
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
33.03
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 600 PA
34
17.99
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
58.05
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 600 PA
181
95.77
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.34
10.34
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 600 PA
6.27
6.27
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
44
22.02
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
25.4
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 600 PA