Carl Mays vs. Jack Spring — Career Comparison

Carl Mays
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jack Spring
Silent GenerationWashingtonThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Carl Mays built a career as a starting pitcher and Jack Spring 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 4.26 and 1.565 for Jack Spring. 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 Jack Spring

Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
1.46
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
7.5
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
0.97
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
0.62
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.58
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.38
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.24
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.16
62.16
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.59
70.59
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.33
66.33
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.69
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.09
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.09
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.39
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
979
2.92
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
4.26
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9064
27
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
558
27
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3021.1
9
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
9
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2912
8.67
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
9.44
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.67
8.67
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.22
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
1.02
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
734
2.19
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
3.77
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.87
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
862
2.57
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
4.16
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.528
0.528
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.882
0.882
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.1
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.27
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.24
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12385
36.89
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
823
39.82
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
0.37
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
2.47
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1211
3.61
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
5.13
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.468
1.468
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11562
34.44
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
35.81
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.89
36.89
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.82
39.82

Fielding Stats for Carl Mays and Jack Spring

Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
7.5
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.24
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
27
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
9
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.44
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.89
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1356
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
2.52
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.32
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.76
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.31
92.31
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.678
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Carl Mays and Jack Spring

Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
251.21
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PAverified
155
2735.29
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1199
600
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1085
542.95
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
28
494.12
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
145.62
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
3
52.94
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
116.6
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
3
52.94
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
16.01
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
10.51
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.5
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
29.02
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121.02
60.56
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
7
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
190.16
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
3
52.94
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
180.65
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
56.55
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
55.05
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
109.09
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139.67
69.89
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.43
-7.54
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
33.03
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
58.05
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
282.35
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.34
10.34
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
2.13
2.13
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
22.02
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
88.24
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA