Carl Mays vs. Harry Swan — Career Comparison

Carl Mays
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harry Swan
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City PackersFederal LeagueRelief Pitcher

Carl Mays built a career as a starting pitcher and Harry Swan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Harry Swan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 0 and WHIP 1.000 compared to 2.92 and 1.207 for Carl Mays. By the career numbers, Harry Swan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Carl Mays and Harry Swan

Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
1.46
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
0.97
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
0.62
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.38
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.16
62.16
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.33
66.33
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.69
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.09
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.09
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
979
2.92
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.92
2.92
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9064
27
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3021.1
9
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2912
8.67
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.67
8.67
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.22
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
734
2.19
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
862
2.57
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.528
0.528
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.1
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.27
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12385
36.89
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
0.37
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1211
3.61
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.207
1.207
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11562
34.44
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.89
36.89
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Fielding Stats for Carl Mays and Harry Swan

Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1356
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.76
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.678
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Carl Mays and Harry Swan

Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
502
251.21
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1199
600
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1085
542.95
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
145.62
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
116.6
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
16.01
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
10.51
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.5
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
29.02
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121.02
60.56
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
190.16
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
180.65
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
56.55
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
55.05
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
109.09
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139.67
69.89
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
33.03
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
116
58.05
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.34
10.34
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
22.02
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Harry Swan
Career
Per 600 PA