Carl Mays vs. Charlie Smith — Career Comparison

Carl Mays
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Charlie Smith
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Carl Mays and Charlie Smith are fairly close on the surface numbers. Charlie Smith had the edge in ERA (2.81 vs 2.92). By the career numbers, Charlie Smith 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 Charlie Smith

Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
490
1.46
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
1.41
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
0.97
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.99
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
0.62
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.44
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.38
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
0.58
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.16
62.16
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.14
43.14
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.33
66.33
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.81
69.81
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.69
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.58
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.09
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.09
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
979
2.92
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
2.81
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.92
2.92
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9064
27
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4048
27
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3021.1
9
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1349.1
9
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2912
8.67
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1309
8.73
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.67
8.67
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.73
8.73
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.22
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.15
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
734
2.19
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
353
2.35
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.35
2.35
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
862
2.57
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
570
3.8
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.76
1.76
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.528
0.528
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.684
0.684
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.1
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.21
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.27
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.19
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12385
36.89
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5479
36.54
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.37
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.33
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1211
3.61
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
587
3.92
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.232
1.232
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11562
34.44
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5097
34
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.89
36.89
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.54
36.54

Fielding Stats for Carl Mays and Charlie Smith

Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
1.86
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.99
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3087
27
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1029
9
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.31
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
3.48
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.21
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1356
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
4.01
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.8
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.76
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.76
94.76
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.678
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.038
2.038
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.05
53.05
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Carl Mays and Charlie Smith

Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
251.21
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
218
266.94
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1199
600
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
490
600
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1085
542.95
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
447
547.35
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
145.62
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
67
82.04
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
116.6
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
60
73.47
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
16.01
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
6.12
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
10.51
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.22
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.5
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.22
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
29.02
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
8.57
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121.02
60.56
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
14.19
17.37
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
190.16
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
77
94.29
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
180.65
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
83
101.63
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.352
0.352
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
56.55
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
22
26.94
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
55.05
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
22
26.94
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
109.09
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
43
52.65
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139.67
69.89
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8.56
10.49
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.12
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
33.03
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
11
13.47
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
58.05
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
104.08
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.34
10.34
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5.76
5.76
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
22.02
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
33.06
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA