Carl Mays vs. Dan Smith — Career Comparison

Carl Mays
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dan Smith
Gen XMinnesotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Carl Mays built a career as a starting pitcher and Dan 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 4.66 and 1.966 for Dan 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 Dan Smith

Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
1.46
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
5.28
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
0.97
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.62
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
0.62
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.38
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.55
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.16
62.16
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.33
66.33
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.76
11.76
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.69
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.09
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.09
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
979
2.92
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
4.66
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.51
6.51
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9064
27
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
27
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3021.1
9
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
9
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2912
8.67
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
11.17
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.67
8.67
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.17
11.17
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.22
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.93
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
734
2.19
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
6.21
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.21
6.21
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
862
2.57
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
4.34
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.528
0.528
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.172
1.172
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.1
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.62
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.27
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12385
36.89
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
44.38
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
0.37
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.93
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1211
3.61
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
5.9
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.62
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.62
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.931
1.931
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11562
34.44
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
37.24
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.89
36.89
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.38
44.38

Fielding Stats for Carl Mays and Dan Smith

Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
5.28
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.62
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
27
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
9
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.62
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1356
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.93
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.93
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.76
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.678
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.177
0.177
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.76
11.76
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Carl Mays and Dan Smith

Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
502
251.21
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
17
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1199
600
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1085
542.95
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
145.62
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
116.6
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
16.01
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
10.51
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.5
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
29.02
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121.02
60.56
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
190.16
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
180.65
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
56.55
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
55.05
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
109.09
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139.67
69.89
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
33.03
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
116
58.05
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.34
10.34
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
22.02
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA