Carl Mays vs. Doug Simons — Career Comparison

Carl Mays
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Doug Simons
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Carl Mays built a career as a starting pitcher and Doug Simons 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 6.68 and 1.455 for Doug Simons. 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 Doug Simons

Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
1.46
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
6.68
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
0.97
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
0.62
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.38
Doug Simons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.41
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.16
62.16
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.33
66.33
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.04
2.04
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.69
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.09
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.09
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
979
2.92
Doug Simons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
6.68
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.68
6.68
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9064
27
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
27
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3021.1
9
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
9
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2912
8.67
Doug Simons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
9.55
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.67
8.67
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.22
Doug Simons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.09
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
734
2.19
Doug Simons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
2.86
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.68
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
862
2.57
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
6
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Doug Simons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.528
0.528
Doug Simons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.985
0.985
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.1
Doug Simons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.55
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.27
Doug Simons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.41
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Doug Simons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12385
36.89
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
39.95
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
0.37
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.77
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1211
3.61
Doug Simons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
7.36
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.36
7.36
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.36
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.68
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Simons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.41
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.379
1.379
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11562
34.44
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
34.64
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Doug Simons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.89
36.89
Doug Simons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.95
39.95

Fielding Stats for Carl Mays and Doug Simons

Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
6.68
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Simons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Simons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
27
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Simons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
9
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.82
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.18
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
Doug Simons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1356
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
3.14
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.76
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.678
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.449
0.449
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Simons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Carl Mays and Doug Simons

Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
251.21
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
7350
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1199
600
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1085
542.95
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
145.62
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
116.6
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
16.01
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
10.51
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.5
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
29.02
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121.02
60.56
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
190.16
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
180.65
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
56.55
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
55.05
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
109.09
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139.67
69.89
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.27
-40.32
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
33.03
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
116
58.05
Doug Simons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.34
10.34
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
22.02
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA