Carl Mays vs. Ben Sheets — Career Comparison

Carl Mays
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ben Sheets
Gen XLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Carl Mays posted a stronger line than Ben Sheets. Carl Mays posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.92 vs 3.78) and home runs allowed (0.22 per nine innings vs 1.04). 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 Ben Sheets

Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
490
1.46
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
250
1.41
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
0.97
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.41
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
0.62
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.53
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.38
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
0.54
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.16
62.16
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.47
49.47
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.33
66.33
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.69
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.1
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.09
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.09
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
979
2.92
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
670
3.78
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9064
27
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
4790
27
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3021.1
9
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
1596.2
9
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2912
8.67
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1577
8.89
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.67
8.67
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.89
8.89
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.22
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
1.04
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
734
2.19
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
2.08
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.16
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.19
2.19
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
862
2.57
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1325
7.47
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.47
7.47
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.76
1.76
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.3
5.3
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.528
0.528
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.061
1.061
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.1
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.3
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.27
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.18
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12385
36.89
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6640
37.43
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.37
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1211
3.61
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
736
4.15
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.36
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.21
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.54
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.219
1.219
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11562
34.44
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6138
34.6
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.89
36.89
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.43
37.43

Fielding Stats for Carl Mays and Ben Sheets

Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.41
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.41
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4790
27
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1596.2
9
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.65
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
0.9
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.08
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1356
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.63
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
1.54
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.76
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.81
94.81
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.678
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.096
1.096
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Carl Mays and Ben Sheets

Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
251.21
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PAverified
250
292.4
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1199
600
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
513
600
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1085
542.95
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
449
525.15
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
145.62
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
34
39.77
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
116.6
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
31
36.26
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
16.01
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.51
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
10.51
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.5
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
29.02
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.51
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121.02
60.56
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
4.07
4.76
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
190.16
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
37
43.27
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
180.65
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
53
61.99
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
56.55
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
12
14.04
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
55.05
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
12
14.04
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
109.09
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
24
28.07
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139.67
69.89
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
-16.81
-19.66
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
33.03
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
19
22.22
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
58.05
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
212
247.95
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.34
10.34
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
44
22.02
Ben Sheets
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
52.63
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.34
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA