Carl Mays vs. Chris Stratton — Career Comparison

Carl Mays
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chris Stratton
MillenialMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Carl Mays built a career as a starting pitcher and Chris Stratton 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 4.64 and 1.448 for Chris Stratton. 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 Chris Stratton

Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
1.46
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
374
5.39
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
0.97
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.61
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
0.62
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.59
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.38
Chris Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.39
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.16
62.16
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.29
60.29
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.33
66.33
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.23
11.23
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.69
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.09
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.09
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.23
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
979
2.92
Chris Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
322
4.64
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9064
27
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1873
27
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3021.1
9
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
624.1
9
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2912
8.67
Chris Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
638
9.2
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.67
8.67
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9.2
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.22
Chris Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
1.02
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
734
2.19
Chris Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
259
3.73
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
862
2.57
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
570
8.22
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Chris Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.22
8.22
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.528
0.528
Chris Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.328
1.328
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.1
Chris Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.35
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.27
Chris Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.16
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Chris Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12385
36.89
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2714
39.12
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
0.37
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
1.63
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1211
3.61
Chris Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
350
5.05
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.12
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.48
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.84
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.437
1.437
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11562
34.44
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2403
34.64
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Chris Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.89
36.89
Chris Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.12
39.12

Fielding Stats for Carl Mays and Chris Stratton

Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
374
5.39
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.61
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1873
27
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
624.1
9
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.61
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.84
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
Chris Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1356
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.51
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.44
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.76
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.24
95.24
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.678
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.23
11.23
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Carl Mays and Chris Stratton

Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
251.21
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
374
3073.97
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1199
600
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
73
600
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1085
542.95
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
64
526.03
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
145.62
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
8
65.75
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
116.6
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
7
57.53
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
16.01
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.22
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
10.51
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.5
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
29.02
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.22
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121.02
60.56
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.82
6.72
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
190.16
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
9
73.97
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
180.65
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
8
65.75
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
56.55
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.22
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
55.05
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
5
41.1
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
109.09
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
6
49.32
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139.67
69.89
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.56
-12.85
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
33.03
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
58.05
Chris Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
271.23
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.34
10.34
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
2.21
2.21
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
22.02
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
65.75
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.22
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.44
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA