Carl Mays vs. Fred Smith — Career Comparison

Carl Mays
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Fred Smith
Pre-GenerationalMarylandThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaToledo MaumeesAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Carl Mays built a career as a starting pitcher and Fred 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 3.27 and 1.269 for Fred 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 Fred Smith

Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
490
1.46
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.1
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
0.97
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.07
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
0.62
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.6
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.38
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.41
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.16
62.16
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.38
59.38
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.33
66.33
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.14
97.14
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
0.69
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.98
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.09
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.09
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
979
2.92
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
3.27
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9064
27
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
858
27
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3021.1
9
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
9
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2912
8.67
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
8.59
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.67
8.67
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.22
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.41
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
734
2.19
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
2.83
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.83
2.83
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
862
2.57
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
3.65
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.76
1.76
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.528
0.528
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.1
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.31
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.27
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.41
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12385
36.89
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1223
38.49
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.37
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1211
3.61
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
4.88
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.269
1.269
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11562
34.44
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1120
35.24
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.89
36.89
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for Carl Mays and Fred Smith

Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.07
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
960
27
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
9
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.53
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.97
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.17
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1356
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
2.67
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
2.5
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.76
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.68
93.68
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.678
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.342
2.342
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Carl Mays and Fred Smith

Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
502
251.21
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
38
168.89
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1199
600
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
135
600
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1085
542.95
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
126
560
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
145.62
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
21
93.33
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
116.6
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
13
57.78
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
16.01
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
31.11
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
10.51
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.44
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.5
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
29.02
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
35.56
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121.02
60.56
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7.86
34.94
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
190.16
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
30
133.33
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
180.65
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
30
133.33
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
56.55
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
11
48.89
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
55.05
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
10
44.44
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
109.09
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
21
93.33
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139.67
69.89
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6.9
30.64
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.44
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
33.03
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
35.56
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
116
58.05
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.34
10.34
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
22.02
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.5
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.78
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.78
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100