Carl Mays vs. Jerry Spradlin — Career Comparison

Carl Mays
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jerry Spradlin
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Carl Mays built a career as a starting pitcher and Jerry Spradlin 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 4.75 and 1.361 for Jerry Spradlin. 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 Jerry Spradlin

Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
1.46
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
7.51
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
0.97
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
0.62
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.41
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.38
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.46
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.16
62.16
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.22
47.22
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.33
66.33
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.69
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.09
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.09
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.27
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
979
2.92
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
4.75
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9064
27
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1115
27
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3021.1
9
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
371.2
9
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2912
8.67
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
371
8.98
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.67
8.67
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.98
8.98
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.22
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.97
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
734
2.19
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
2.95
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.31
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
862
2.57
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
7.07
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.528
0.528
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.114
1.114
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.1
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.46
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.27
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.41
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12385
36.89
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1572
38.07
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
0.37
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
2.64
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1211
3.61
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
5.11
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.31
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.31
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.77
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.327
1.327
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11562
34.44
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1407
34.07
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.89
36.89
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.07
38.07

Fielding Stats for Carl Mays and Jerry Spradlin

Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
7.51
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1115
27
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371.2
9
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.63
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.63
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1356
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.33
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.26
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.76
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.55
94.55
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.678
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.168
0.168
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Carl Mays and Jerry Spradlin

Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
251.21
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
310
31000
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1199
600
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1085
542.95
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
145.62
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
116.6
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
16.01
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
10.51
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.5
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
29.02
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121.02
60.56
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
32.61
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
380
190.16
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
180.65
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
56.55
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
55.05
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
109.09
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139.67
69.89
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
18.11
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
33.03
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
58.05
Jerry Spradlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.34
10.34
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
22.02
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Jerry Spradlin
Career
Per 600 PA