Joe Mays vs. Jason Wheeler — Career Comparison

Joe Mays
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jason Wheeler
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Mays built a career as a starting pitcher and Jason Wheeler as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Mays posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.05 and WHIP 1.473 compared to 9 and 3.333 for Jason Wheeler. By the career numbers, Joe Mays had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Mays and Jason Wheeler

Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jason Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
206
1.86
Jason Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
1.41
Jason Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.43
Jason Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.63
Jason Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.68
40.68
Jason Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.73
75.73
Jason Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.09
Jason Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Jason Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
559
5.05
Jason Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.05
5.05
Jason Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Jason Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.41
18.41
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Jason Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.33
11.33
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Jason Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.429
0.429
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2991
27
Jason Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
27
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
997
9
Jason Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1130
10.2
Jason Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
18
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.2
10.2
Jason Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
1.25
Jason Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
3
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Jason Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Jason Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
2.97
Jason Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
12
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Jason Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Jason Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.62
Jason Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Jason Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Jason Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.844
0.844
Jason Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.42
Jason Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.16
Jason Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4360
39.36
Jason Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
54
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.13
Jason Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
601
5.43
Jason Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
15
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.43
5.43
Jason Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.27
Jason Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.26
Jason Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.94
Jason Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.463
1.463
Jason Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.333
3.333
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3954
35.69
Jason Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
42
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.92
2.92
Jason Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Jason Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.385
0.385
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.36
39.36
Jason Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54

Fielding Stats for Joe Mays and Jason Wheeler

Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jason Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
206
1.86
Jason Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
1.41
Jason Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2991
27
Jason Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
27
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
997
9
Jason Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.72
Jason Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.17
Jason Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Jason Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.97
Jason Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
1.9
Jason Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Jason Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.019
1.019
Jason Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.73
75.73
Jason Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.14
Jason Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Mays and Jason Wheeler

Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Jason Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206
3987.1
Jason Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
600
Jason Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
464.52
Jason Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jason Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.726
0.726
Jason Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
116.13
Jason Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
77.42
Jason Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Jason Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Jason Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jason Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.93
56.72
Jason Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
154.84
Jason Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
174.19
Jason Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jason Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jason Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jason Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Jason Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Jason Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Jason Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jason Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Jason Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Jason Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
77.42
Jason Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.15
60.89
Jason Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Jason Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
9
174.19
Jason Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.44
3.44
Jason Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Jason Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
77.42
Jason Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA