Al Mays
Albert C. Mays
Bats: Right , Throws: Unknown

Born: May 17, 1865 in Canal Dover, OH (All Transactions)
Debut: May 10, 1885
Final Game: May 2, 1890
Died: May 7, 1905 in Parkersburg, WV
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1885 20 LOU AA 6 11 .353 2.76 17 17 0 17 0 0 150.0 129 102 46 3 43 61 8 0 15 639 118 1.147 7.7 0.2 2.6 3.7 1.42
1886 21 NYP AA 11 28 .282 3.39 41 41 0 39 1 0 350.0 330 231 132 7 140 163 14 0 39 1528 101 1.343 8.5 0.2 3.6 4.2 1.16
1887 22 NYP AA 17 34 .333 4.73 52 52 1 50 0 0 441.1 551 359 232 11 136 124 20 0 0 2002 91 1.557 11.2 0.2 2.8 2.5 0.91
1888 23 BRO AA 9 9 .500 2.80 18 18 0 17 1 0 160.2 150 81 50 1 32 67 0 0 0 686 109 1.133 8.4 0.1 1.8 3.8 2.09
1889 24 COL AA 10 7 .588 4.82 21 19 1 13 1 0 140.0 167 119 75 4 56 52 0 0 10 641 75 1.593 10.7 0.3 3.6 3.3 0.93
1890 25 COL AA 0 1 .000 8.00 1 1 0 1 0 0 9.0 14 13 8 0 8 2 0 0 0 0 45 2.444 14.0 0.0 8.0 2.0 0.25
6 Seasons 53 90 .371 3.91 150 148 2 137 3 0 1251.0 1341 905 543 26 415 469 42 0 64 5496 94 1.404 9.6 0.2 3.0 3.4 1.13
162 Game Avg. 12 21 .371 3.91 34 34 0 31 1 0 285 306 207 124 6 95 107 10 0 15 1254 94 1.404 9.6 0.2 3.0 3.4 1.13
NYP (2 yrs) 28 62 .311 4.14 93 93 1 89 1 0 791.1 881 590 364 18 276 287 34 0 39 3530 95 1.462 10.0 0.2 3.1 3.3 1.04
COL (2 yrs) 10 8 .556 5.01 22 20 1 14 1 0 149.0 181 132 83 4 64 54 0 0 10 641 72 1.644 10.9 0.2 3.9 3.3 0.84
LOU (1 yr) 6 11 .353 2.76 17 17 0 17 0 0 150.0 129 102 46 3 43 61 8 0 15 639 118 1.147 7.7 0.2 2.6 3.7 1.42
BRO (1 yr) 9 9 .500 2.80 18 18 0 17 1 0 160.2 150 81 50 1 32 67 0 0 0 686 109 1.133 8.4 0.1 1.8 3.8 2.09

Cumulative Pitching

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Year Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
1885 20 6 11 .353 2.76 17 17 0 17 0 0 150.0 129 102 46 3 43 61 8 0 15 639 118 1.147 7.7 0.2 2.6 3.7 1.42 118
1886 21 17 39 .304 3.20 58 58 0 56 1 0 500.0 459 333 178 10 183 224 22 0 54 2167 106 1.284 8.3 0.2 3.3 4.0 1.22 106
1887 22 34 73 .318 3.92 110 110 1 106 1 0 941.1 1010 692 410 21 319 348 42 0 54 4169 97 1.412 9.7 0.2 3.0 3.3 1.09 97
1888 23 43 82 .344 3.76 128 128 1 123 2 0 1102.0 1160 773 460 22 351 415 42 0 54 4855 98 1.371 9.5 0.2 2.9 3.4 1.18 98
1889 24 53 89 .373 3.88 149 147 2 136 3 0 1242.0 1327 892 535 26 407 467 42 0 64 5496 95 1.396 9.6 0.2 2.9 3.4 1.15 95
1890 25 53 90 .371 3.91 150 148 2 137 3 0 1251.0 1341 905 543 26 415 469 42 0 64 5496 94 1.404 9.6 0.2 3.0 3.4 1.13 94

Neutralized Pitching

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All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1885 20 20 5 .800 2.10 231.0 171 60 54 4 57 94 11 0.987 6.7 2.2 3.7 1.65 0.2 17
1886 21 34 13 .723 2.50 428.0 339 132 119 7 144 199 14 1.129 7.1 3.0 4.2 1.38 0.1 41
1887 22 39 22 .639 2.95 558.0 528 203 183 11 130 157 19 1.179 8.5 2.1 2.5 1.21 0.2 52
1888 23 17 5 .773 2.26 203.0 167 57 51 1 36 85 0 1.000 7.4 1.6 3.8 2.36 0.0 18
1889 24 11 8 .579 3.51 172.0 170 74 67 4 57 64 0 1.320 8.9 3.0 3.3 1.12 0.2 21
1890 25 0.00 0.0 0 10 9 0 0 0 0 1
6 Seasons 121 53 .695 2.73 1592.0 1375 536 483 27 424 599 44 1.130 7.8 3.4 1.41 0.2 150

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1885 AA  2.760 (6th)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1889 AA  .588 (8th)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1885 AA  1.147 (10th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1885 AA  7.740 (2nd)
1886 AA  8.486 (10th)

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1888 AA  1.793 (9th)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1885 AA  3.660 (10th)
1886 AA  4.191 (10th)

Games Played s c a p y
1887 AA  52 (6th)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1887 AA  441.3 (7th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1886 AA  163 (9th)
1887 AA  124 (10th)

Games Started s c a p y
1887 AA  52 (5th)

Complete Games s c a p y
1887 AA  50 (6th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1886 AA  7 (7th)
1887 AA  11 (3rd)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1886 AA  140 (5th)
1887 AA  136 (8th)

Hits s c a p y
1887 AA  551 (2nd)

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1888 AA  2.094 (8th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1888 AA  .056 (2nd)
Career  .187 (147th)

Losses s c a p y
1886 AA  28 (3rd)
1887 AA  34 (1st)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1886 AA  132 (10th)
1887 AA  232 (1st)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1886 AA  39 (3rd)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1886 AA  14 (6th)
1887 AA  20 (5th)

Batters Faced s c a p y
1887 AA  2002 (5th)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1885 AA  118 (7th)

Youngest s c a p y
1885 AA  born 1865-05-17 (8th)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 28 (830), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 4 (1351), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 4 (1498), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  1. John Harkins (958)
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  3. Bob Barr (953)
  4. Al Javery (946)
  5. Jim Beattie (942)
  6. Ed Cushman (941)
  7. Elmer Myers (937)
  8. Henry Gruber (933)
  9. Bill Carrick (933)
  10. John Ewing (932)
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  1. Bill Bailey (974)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. John Kirby (971)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. John Healy (920)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Phenomenal Smith (940)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. George Haddock (930)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Phenomenal Smith (956)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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