Carl Mays vs. Bryan Stephens — Career Comparison

Carl Mays
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bryan Stephens
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Carl Mays built a career as a starting pitcher and Bryan Stephens 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 5.16 and 1.519 for Bryan Stephens. 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 Bryan Stephens

Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
1.46
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
3.1
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
0.97
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.71
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
0.62
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.38
Bryan Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.67
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.16
62.16
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.33
66.33
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.97
22.97
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.69
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.09
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.09
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
979
2.92
Bryan Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
5.16
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9064
27
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
644
27
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3021.1
9
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
214.2
9
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2912
8.67
Bryan Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
9.22
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.67
8.67
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.22
9.22
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.22
Bryan Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.84
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
734
2.19
Bryan Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
4.44
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
862
2.57
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
2.89
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Bryan Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.528
0.528
Bryan Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.815
0.815
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.1
Bryan Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.46
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.27
Bryan Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Bryan Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12385
36.89
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
922
38.66
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
0.37
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.92
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1211
3.61
Bryan Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
5.87
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.87
5.87
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.519
1.519
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11562
34.44
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
810
33.96
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Bryan Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.89
1.89
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.89
36.89
Bryan Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.66
38.66

Fielding Stats for Carl Mays and Bryan Stephens

Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Bryan Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1356
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.76
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.678
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.527
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Carl Mays and Bryan Stephens

Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
251.21
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
652.94
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1199
600
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
68
600
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1085
542.95
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
59
520.59
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
145.62
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
7
61.76
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
116.6
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
6
52.94
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
16.01
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.82
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
10.51
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.5
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
29.02
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.82
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121.02
60.56
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
1.37
12.12
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
190.16
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
8
70.59
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
180.65
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
13
114.71
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
56.55
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
5
44.12
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
55.05
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
3
26.47
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
109.09
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
8
70.59
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139.67
69.89
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
1.8
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
33.03
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
52.94
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
58.05
Bryan Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
150
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.34
10.34
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
22.02
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.47
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.65
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA