Carl Mays vs. Joe Sparma — Career Comparison

Carl Mays
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Sparma
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Carl Mays posted a stronger line than Joe Sparma. Carl Mays posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.92 vs 3.94) and WHIP (1.207 vs 1.417). 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 Joe Sparma

Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
1.46
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
1.9
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
0.97
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.48
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
0.62
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.54
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.38
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.54
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.16
62.16
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.33
66.33
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.6
77.6
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.69
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.32
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.09
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.1
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.09
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
979
2.92
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
379
3.94
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9064
27
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
2594
27
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3021.1
9
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
864.2
9
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2912
8.67
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
8.06
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.67
8.67
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.06
8.06
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.22
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.8
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
734
2.19
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
436
4.54
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.16
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
862
2.57
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
6.1
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.1
6.1
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.76
1.76
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.528
0.528
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.182
1.182
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.1
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.44
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.27
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.28
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12385
36.89
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3755
39.08
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.37
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.19
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1211
3.61
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
4.4
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.399
1.399
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11562
34.44
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
3288
34.22
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.89
36.89
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.08
39.08

Fielding Stats for Carl Mays and Joe Sparma

Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
1.91
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.48
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2593
27
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
864.1
9
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.59
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.02
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.16
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1356
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.77
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
1.61
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.76
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.18
91.18
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.678
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.847
0.847
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.6
77.6
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Carl Mays and Joe Sparma

Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
251.21
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PAverified
185
359.22
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1199
600
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
309
600
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1085
542.95
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
269
522.33
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
145.62
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
32
62.14
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
116.6
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
27
52.43
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
16.01
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.83
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
10.51
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.88
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.5
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
29.02
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.71
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121.02
60.56
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
5.92
11.49
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
190.16
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
39
75.73
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
180.65
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
42
81.55
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
56.55
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
11
21.36
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
55.05
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
11
21.36
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
109.09
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
22
42.72
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139.67
69.89
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.86
-1.66
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
33.03
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
10
19.42
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
58.05
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
108
209.71
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.34
10.34
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
2.86
2.86
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
22.02
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
56.31
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.94
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.94
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA