Carl Mays vs. Ryan Speier — Career Comparison

Carl Mays
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ryan Speier
Gen XKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Carl Mays built a career as a starting pitcher and Ryan Speier 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 3.99 and 1.500 for Ryan Speier. 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 Ryan Speier

Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
1.46
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
8.15
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
0.97
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
207
0.62
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.63
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.38
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.27
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.16
62.16
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.33
66.33
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.69
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.09
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.09
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
979
2.92
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
3.99
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9064
27
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
298
27
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3021.1
9
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.1
9
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2912
8.67
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
9.42
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.67
8.67
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.42
9.42
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.22
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.36
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
734
2.19
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
3.81
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.27
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
862
2.57
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
5.26
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.26
5.26
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.528
0.528
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.007
1.007
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.1
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.54
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.27
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.63
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12385
36.89
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
38.96
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
0.37
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.36
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1211
3.61
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
4.17
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.45
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.45
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.27
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11562
34.44
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
371
33.61
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.89
36.89
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.96
38.96

Fielding Stats for Carl Mays and Ryan Speier

Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
8.15
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
27
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.1
9
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.27
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.45
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1356
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.72
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.72
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.76
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.678
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Carl Mays and Ryan Speier

Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
251.21
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90
10800
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1199
600
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1085
542.95
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
145.62
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
116.6
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
16.01
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
10.51
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.5
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
29.02
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121.02
60.56
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
190.16
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
180.65
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
56.55
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
55.05
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
109.09
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139.67
69.89
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.53
-63.84
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
33.03
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
58.05
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
360
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.34
10.34
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
22.02
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA