Carl Mays vs. Lou Sleater — Career Comparison

Carl Mays
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lou Sleater
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Carl Mays built a career as a starting pitcher and Lou Sleater 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 4.7 and 1.643 for Lou Sleater. 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 Lou Sleater

Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
1.46
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
3.92
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
0.97
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.63
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
0.62
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.36
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.38
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.54
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.16
62.16
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.33
66.33
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.03
16.03
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.69
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.21
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.09
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.09
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.15
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
979
2.92
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
4.7
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9064
27
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
902
27
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3021.1
9
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
300.2
9
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2912
8.67
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
306
9.16
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.67
8.67
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.16
9.16
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.22
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.96
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
734
2.19
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
5.15
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.48
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
862
2.57
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
4.55
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.528
0.528
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.078
1.078
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.1
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.27
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.24
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12385
36.89
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1367
40.92
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
0.37
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.62
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1211
3.61
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
5.42
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11562
34.44
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1187
35.53
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.89
36.89
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.92
40.92

Fielding Stats for Carl Mays and Lou Sleater

Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
7.71
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
459
27
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
9
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.65
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.76
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1356
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
3.76
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
3.41
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.76
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.63
90.63
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.678
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.443
0.443
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Carl Mays and Lou Sleater

Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
251.21
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
798.17
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1199
600
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
109
600
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1085
542.95
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PAverified
103
566.97
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
0.587
0.587
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
145.62
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
21
115.6
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
116.6
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
16
88.07
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
16.01
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
10.51
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.5
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
2.5
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
22.02
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
29.02
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
5
27.52
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121.02
60.56
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
8.76
48.25
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
380
190.16
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
192.66
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
180.65
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
25
137.61
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
0.573
0.573
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
0.459
0.459
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
56.55
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
8
44.04
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
55.05
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
66.06
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
109.09
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
16
88.07
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139.67
69.89
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
7.81
42.99
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
33.03
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
4
22.02
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.5
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
58.05
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
60.55
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.34
10.34
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
9.91
9.91
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
22.02
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.01
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
3
16.51
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA