Carl Mays vs. Chad Smith — Career Comparison

Carl Mays
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chad Smith
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Carl Mays built a career as a starting pitcher and Chad Smith 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 7.11 and 1.674 for Chad Smith. 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 Chad Smith

Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
1.46
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
7.11
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
0.97
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
0.62
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.28
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.38
Chad Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.85
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.16
62.16
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.33
66.33
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.69
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.09
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.09
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
979
2.92
Chad Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
7.11
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.11
7.11
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.03
6.03
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9064
27
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
27
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3021.1
9
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.2
9
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2912
8.67
Chad Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
8.81
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.67
8.67
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.81
8.81
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.22
Chad Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.14
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
734
2.19
Chad Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
6.25
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
862
2.57
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
9.09
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Chad Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.09
9.09
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.528
0.528
Chad Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.705
1.705
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.1
Chad Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.14
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.27
Chad Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.14
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Chad Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12385
36.89
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
41.21
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
0.37
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.99
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1211
3.61
Chad Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
7.11
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.11
7.11
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.28
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.28
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.674
1.674
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11562
34.44
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
33.54
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Chad Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.89
36.89
Chad Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.21
41.21

Fielding Stats for Carl Mays and Chad Smith

Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
7.11
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chad Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
27
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chad Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.2
9
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
Chad Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.57
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1356
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.57
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.76
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.678
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chad Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Carl Mays and Chad Smith

Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
502
251.21
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
25
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1199
600
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1085
542.95
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
145.62
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
116.6
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
16.01
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
10.51
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.5
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
29.02
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121.02
60.56
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
190.16
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
180.65
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
56.55
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
55.05
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
109.09
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139.67
69.89
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
33.03
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
116
58.05
Chad Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.34
10.34
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
22.02
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Chad Smith
Career
Per 600 PA