Carl Mays vs. Charlie Sweeney — Career Comparison

Carl Mays
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Charlie Sweeney
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis MaroonsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Carl Mays built a career as a starting pitcher and Charlie Sweeney as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Charlie Sweeney posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.87 and WHIP 1.067 compared to 2.92 and 1.207 for Carl Mays. By the career numbers, Charlie Sweeney had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Carl Mays and Charlie Sweeney

Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
490
1.46
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
1.13
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
0.97
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.07
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
0.62
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.56
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.38
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.45
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.16
62.16
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.17
55.17
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.33
66.33
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.35
95.35
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
0.69
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.99
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.09
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.09
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
979
2.92
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
2.87
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.92
2.92
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9064
27
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
3092
27
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3021.1
9
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1030.2
9
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2912
8.67
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
928
8.1
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.67
8.67
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.22
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.21
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
734
2.19
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.5
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.19
2.19
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
862
2.57
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
505
4.41
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.76
1.76
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.528
0.528
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.657
0.657
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.1
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.59
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.27
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12385
36.89
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4234
36.97
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.37
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1211
3.61
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
560
4.89
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.207
1.207
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.067
1.067
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11562
34.44
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4062
35.47
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.89
36.89
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.97
36.97

Fielding Stats for Carl Mays and Charlie Sweeney

Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
1.13
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5910
27
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1970
9
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
384
1.75
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
1.26
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.36
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1356
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
738
3.37
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
660
3.02
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.76
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.43
89.43
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.678
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.661
2.661
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Carl Mays and Charlie Sweeney

Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
502
251.21
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
233
146.69
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1199
600
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
953
600
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1085
542.95
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
894
562.85
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.634
0.634
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
145.62
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
224
141.03
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
116.6
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
176
110.81
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
32
16.01
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
24.55
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
10.51
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
7
4.41
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.5
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.26
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
29.02
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
30.22
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121.02
60.56
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
88.66
55.82
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
190.16
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
283
178.17
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
180.65
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
283
178.17
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.614
0.614
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.527
0.527
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
113
56.55
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
73.66
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
55.05
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
84
52.89
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
218
109.09
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
199
125.29
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139.67
69.89
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
98.99
62.32
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
33.03
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
37.15
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
116
58.05
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
54.77
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
10.34
10.34
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.95
10.95
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.57
0.57
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
22.02
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.5
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
6.93
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
6.93
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100