Carl Mays vs. Alex Young — Career Comparison

Carl Mays
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Alex Young
MillenialIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Carl Mays built a career as a starting pitcher and Alex Young 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 4.34 and 1.437 for Alex Young. 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 Alex Young

Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
1.46
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
5.74
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
0.97
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.81
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
0.62
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.52
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.38
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.58
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.16
62.16
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.06
47.06
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.33
66.33
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.12
14.12
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.69
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.09
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.09
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
979
2.92
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
4.34
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9064
27
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
833
27
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3021.1
9
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
277.2
9
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2912
8.67
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285
9.24
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.67
8.67
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.24
9.24
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.22
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
1.59
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
734
2.19
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
3.44
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.26
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
862
2.57
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
7.75
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.75
7.75
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.528
0.528
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.1
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.29
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.27
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.32
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12385
36.89
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1219
39.51
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
0.37
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.91
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1211
3.61
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
5.06
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.19
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.26
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.88
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.408
1.408
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11562
34.44
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1089
35.3
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.89
36.89
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.51
39.51

Fielding Stats for Carl Mays and Alex Young

Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
5.74
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.81
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
833
27
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277.2
9
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.45
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.78
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1356
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.26
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.23
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.76
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.44
97.44
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.678
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.215
0.215
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.12
14.12
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Carl Mays and Alex Young

Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
251.21
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
177
3662.07
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1199
600
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1085
542.95
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
600
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
145.62
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
116.6
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
16.01
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
10.51
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.5
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
29.02
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121.02
60.56
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.63
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
190.16
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
180.65
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
56.55
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
55.05
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
109.09
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139.67
69.89
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.47
-51.03
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
33.03
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
58.05
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
455.17
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.34
10.34
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1.32
1.32
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
22.02
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA