Carl Mays vs. Dave Smith — Career Comparison

Carl Mays
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dave Smith
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

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. Dave Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.67 and WHIP 1.294 compared to 2.92 and 1.207 for Carl Mays. By the career numbers, Dave Smith 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
13
13
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
490
1.46
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
0.97
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
0.62
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.59
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.38
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.59
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.16
62.16
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.33
66.33
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
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
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.09
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
2.4
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
979
2.92
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.67
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.92
2.92
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9064
27
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3021.1
9
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2912
8.67
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
700
7.78
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.67
8.67
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.78
7.78
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.22
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.38
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
734
2.19
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
3.15
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.71
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
862
2.57
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
6.09
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.09
6.09
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.528
0.528
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.027
1.027
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.1
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.31
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.27
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.14
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.24
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12385
36.89
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3357
37.33
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
0.37
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
4.8
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1211
3.61
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
3.11
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.61
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.21
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.63
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.215
1.215
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11562
34.44
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2987
33.22
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.89
36.89
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.33
37.33

Fielding Stats for Carl Mays and Dave Smith

Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
490
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2428
27
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
809.1
9
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.47
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.97
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.12
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1356
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.56
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.43
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.76
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.14
92.14
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.678
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.212
0.212
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Carl Mays and Dave Smith

Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
502
251.21
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
609
6894.34
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1199
600
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1085
542.95
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
44
498.11
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
145.62
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
116.6
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
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
0
0
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
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121.02
60.56
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
3.76
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
190.16
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
180.65
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
79.25
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
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
0.083
0.083
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
0.13
0.13
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
56.55
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
55.05
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
109.09
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139.67
69.89
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.48
-16.72
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
4
45.28
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
21
237.74
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.34
10.34
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2.52
2.52
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
22.02
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
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