Carl Mays vs. Herbert Smith — Career Comparison

Carl Mays
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Herbert Smith
UnknownThrows LeftKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Carl Mays posted a stronger line than Herbert Smith. Carl Mays posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.92 vs 6.1) and WHIP (1.207 vs 1.548). By the career numbers, Carl Mays had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Carl Mays and Herbert Smith

Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
1.46
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.18
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
0.97
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.87
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
207
0.62
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.87
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.38
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.16
62.16
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.33
66.33
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.69
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.09
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.09
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
979
2.92
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
6.1
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.77
5.77
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9064
27
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
27
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3021.1
9
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.2
9
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2912
8.67
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
11.32
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.67
8.67
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.32
11.32
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.22
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
734
2.19
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
2.61
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
862
2.57
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
4.35
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.76
1.76
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.528
0.528
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.774
0.774
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.1
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.27
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.31
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12385
36.89
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
38.32
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
0.37
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1211
3.61
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
8.27
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.27
8.27
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.87
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.87
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.548
1.548
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11562
34.44
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
33.53
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.379
0.379
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.89
36.89
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.32
38.32

Fielding Stats for Carl Mays and Herbert Smith

Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.7
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.77
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
27
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.1
9
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.77
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.16
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1356
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.93
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.93
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.76
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.678
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.714
0.714
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Carl Mays and Herbert Smith

Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
251.21
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
480
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1199
600
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1085
542.95
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
480
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.684
0.684
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
145.62
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
116.6
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
16.01
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
10.51
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.5
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
29.02
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121.02
60.56
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.71
42.58
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
190.16
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
180
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
180.65
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.625
0.625
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
56.55
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
55.05
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
218
109.09
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139.67
69.89
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
48.02
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
33.03
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
116
58.05
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.34
10.34
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
22.02
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PA