Carl Mays vs. Willie Sudhoff — Career Comparison

Carl Mays
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Willie Sudhoff
Pre-GenerationalMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Carl Mays built a career as a starting pitcher and Willie Sudhoff 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 3.6 and 1.338 for Willie Sudhoff. 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 Willie Sudhoff

Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
490
1.46
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
278
1.21
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
0.97
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
1.04
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
0.62
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
0.44
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.38
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
0.59
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.16
62.16
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.04
43.04
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.33
66.33
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.97
85.97
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
0.69
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
0.86
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.09
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.09
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
979
2.92
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
830
3.6
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9064
27
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
6226
27
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3021.1
9
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2075.1
9
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2912
8.67
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2173
9.42
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.67
8.67
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.42
9.42
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.22
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.27
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
734
2.19
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
603
2.62
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
862
2.57
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
516
2.24
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.24
2.24
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.76
1.76
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.528
0.528
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.539
0.539
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.1
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.13
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.27
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
0.54
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12385
36.89
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8810
38.21
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.37
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.16
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1211
3.61
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1141
4.95
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.338
1.338
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11562
34.44
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8082
35.05
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.89
36.89
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.21
38.21

Fielding Stats for Carl Mays and Willie Sudhoff

Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
1.22
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.25
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6708
27
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2236
9
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.53
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
784
3.16
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.26
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1356
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
980
3.94
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
915
3.68
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.76
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.37
93.37
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.678
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20.2
20.2
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.09
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Carl Mays and Willie Sudhoff

Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
502
251.21
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 600 PA
303
196.75
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1199
600
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 600 PA
924
600
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1085
542.95
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 600 PA
836
542.86
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.505
0.505
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
145.62
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 600 PA
149
96.75
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
116.6
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 600 PA
123
79.87
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
16.01
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 600 PA
16
10.39
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
10.51
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 600 PA
9
5.84
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.5
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.65
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
29.02
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 600 PA
26
16.88
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121.02
60.56
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 600 PA
49.92
32.41
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
190.16
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 600 PA
186
120.78
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
180.65
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 600 PA
214
138.96
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
56.55
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 600 PA
77
50
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
55.05
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 600 PA
57
37.01
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
109.09
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 600 PA
133
86.36
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139.67
69.89
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 600 PA
49.42
32.09
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.9
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
33.03
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
38.31
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
58.05
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 600 PA
180
116.88
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.34
10.34
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 600 PA
5.13
5.13
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
22.02
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 600 PA
23
14.94
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.5
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
8.44
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
8.44
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100