Carl Mays vs. Elias Sosa — Career Comparison

Carl Mays
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Elias Sosa
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Carl Mays built a career as a starting pitcher and Elias Sosa 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 3.32 and 1.383 for Elias Sosa. 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 Elias Sosa

Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
490
1.46
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
601
5.89
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
0.97
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
0.62
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.58
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.38
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.5
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.16
62.16
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.64
53.64
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.33
66.33
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.69
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.09
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.09
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.81
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
979
2.92
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
339
3.32
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9064
27
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2754
27
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3021.1
9
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
918
9
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2912
8.67
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
873
8.56
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.67
8.67
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.56
8.56
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.22
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.63
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
734
2.19
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334
3.27
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.62
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
862
2.57
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
5.27
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.528
0.528
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.1
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.3
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.27
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.21
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12385
36.89
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3880
38.04
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
0.37
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
3.24
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1211
3.61
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
3.8
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.68
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.32
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.79
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.315
1.315
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11562
34.44
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3423
33.56
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.89
36.89
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.04
38.04

Fielding Stats for Carl Mays and Elias Sosa

Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
490
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
601
5.89
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2755
27
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
918.1
9
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.51
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.21
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.1
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1356
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
1.81
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.72
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.76
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.59
94.59
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.678
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Carl Mays and Elias Sosa

Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
502
251.21
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
602
3506.8
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1199
600
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
103
600
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1085
542.95
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
92
535.92
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
145.62
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
12
69.9
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
116.6
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
11
64.08
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
16.01
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.83
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
10.51
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.5
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
29.02
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.83
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121.02
60.56
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
1.53
8.94
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
190.16
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
13
75.73
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
180.65
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
15
87.38
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.299
0.299
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
56.55
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.65
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
55.05
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
6
34.95
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
109.09
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
8
46.6
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139.67
69.89
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.03
-6
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
33.03
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
3
17.48
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
58.05
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
203.88
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.34
10.34
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
2.94
2.94
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
22.02
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
46.6
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.83
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.5
Elias Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.65
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.65
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Elias Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0