Carl Mays vs. Dave Sisler — Career Comparison

Carl Mays
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dave Sisler
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Carl Mays built a career as a starting pitcher and Dave Sisler 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 4.33 and 1.531 for Dave Sisler. 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 Dave Sisler

Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
1.46
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
3.39
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
0.97
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.81
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
0.62
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.52
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.38
Dave Sisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.6
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.16
62.16
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.34
46.34
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.33
66.33
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.89
23.89
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.69
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.16
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.09
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.09
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.4
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
979
2.92
Dave Sisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
316
4.33
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Dave Sisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9064
27
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1969
27
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3021.1
9
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
656.1
9
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2912
8.67
Dave Sisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
8.53
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.67
8.67
Dave Sisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.53
8.53
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.22
Dave Sisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.96
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
734
2.19
Dave Sisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
368
5.05
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.21
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
862
2.57
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
4.87
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Dave Sisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.528
0.528
Dave Sisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.102
1.102
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.1
Dave Sisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.34
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.27
Dave Sisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.22
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12385
36.89
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2907
39.86
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
0.37
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.41
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1211
3.61
Dave Sisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
4.83
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.508
1.508
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11562
34.44
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2523
34.6
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Dave Sisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Dave Sisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.89
36.89
Dave Sisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.86
39.86

Fielding Stats for Carl Mays and Dave Sisler

Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
3.39
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Sisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.81
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Sisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1968
27
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Sisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
656
9
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.58
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.47
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
Dave Sisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1356
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
2.1
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
2.04
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.76
Dave Sisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.39
97.39
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.678
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.603
0.603
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Sisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.89
23.89
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Carl Mays and Dave Sisler

Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
251.21
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
247
752.28
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1199
600
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 600 PA
197
600
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1085
542.95
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 600 PA
159
484.26
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
145.62
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 600 PA
25
76.14
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
116.6
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 600 PA
23
70.05
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
16.01
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.05
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
10.51
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.05
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.5
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
29.02
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.09
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121.02
60.56
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 600 PA
6.24
18.99
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
190.16
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 600 PA
28
85.28
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
180.65
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 600 PA
40
121.83
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
56.55
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 600 PA
14
42.64
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
55.05
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 600 PA
5
15.23
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
109.09
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 600 PA
19
57.87
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139.67
69.89
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 600 PA
6.21
18.9
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
33.03
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
45.69
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
58.05
Dave Sisler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
146.19
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.34
10.34
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 600 PA
4.1
4.1
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
22.02
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
63.96
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Sisler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.09
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 600 PA
3
9.14
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Dave Sisler
Career
Per 600 PA