Carl Mays vs. Jake Smith — Career Comparison

Carl Mays
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jake Smith
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Carl Mays built a career as a starting pitcher and Jake Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jake Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 0 and WHIP 1.000 compared to 2.92 and 1.207 for Carl Mays. By the career numbers, Jake Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Carl Mays and Jake Smith

Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
1.46
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
0.97
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
0.62
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.38
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.16
62.16
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.33
66.33
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.69
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.09
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.09
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
979
2.92
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.92
2.92
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.56
1.56
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.177
0.177
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9064
27
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3021.1
9
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2912
8.67
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.4
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.67
8.67
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.22
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
734
2.19
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.6
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
862
2.57
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.528
0.528
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.1
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.27
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12385
36.89
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
34.2
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
0.37
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1211
3.61
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.207
1.207
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11562
34.44
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
30.6
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.188
0.188
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.89
36.89
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.2
34.2

Fielding Stats for Carl Mays and Jake Smith

Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1356
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.76
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.678
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Carl Mays and Jake Smith

Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
251.21
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1199
600
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1085
542.95
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
145.62
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
116.6
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
16.01
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
10.51
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.5
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
29.02
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121.02
60.56
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
190.16
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
180.65
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
56.55
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
55.05
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
218
109.09
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139.67
69.89
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-60
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
33.03
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
116
58.05
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.34
10.34
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
22.02
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA