Carl Mays vs. Dave Smith — Career Comparison

Carl Mays
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dave Smith
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Carl Mays built a career as a starting pitcher and Dave 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 5.08 and 1.827 for Dave 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 Dave Smith

Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
1.46
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
4.47
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
0.97
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
0.62
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.38
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.16
62.16
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.33
66.33
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.69
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.09
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.09
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
979
2.92
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
5.08
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9064
27
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
27
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3021.1
9
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.1
9
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2912
8.67
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
10.35
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.67
8.67
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.35
10.35
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.22
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
734
2.19
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
6.09
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
862
2.57
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.64
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.528
0.528
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.1
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.27
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12385
36.89
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
42.63
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
0.37
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.05
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1211
3.61
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
5.89
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.827
1.827
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11562
34.44
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
36.34
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.89
36.89
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.63
42.63

Fielding Stats for Carl Mays and Dave Smith

Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1356
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.76
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.678
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.455
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Carl Mays and Dave Smith

Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
251.21
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
942.86
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1199
600
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1085
542.95
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
12
514.29
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
145.62
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
116.6
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
16.01
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
10.51
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.5
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
29.02
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121.02
60.56
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
1.54
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
190.16
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
180.65
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
85.71
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
56.55
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
55.05
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
109.09
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139.67
69.89
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.64
-27.31
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
33.03
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
58.05
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
257.14
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.34
10.34
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2.33
2.33
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
22.02
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA