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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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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

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1885 20 LOU AA 17 63 61 8 13 1 1 0 4 0 2 .213 .238 .262 .500 58 16 0 1
1886 21 NYP AA 41 141 135 11 16 3 1 1 10 2 4 .119 .156 .178 .334 7 24 2 1
1887 22 NYP AA 62 232 221 23 45 15 4 2 23 7 10 .204 .241 .335 .576 62 74 1 1O/3
1888 23 BRO AA 18 69 63 4 5 1 1 0 5 2 5 .079 .159 .127 .286 -8 8 1 1/O
1889 24 COL AA 21 65 54 4 7 1 0 0 4 1 11 10 .130 .277 .148 .425 25 8 0 1/O
1890 25 COL AA 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .250 .000 .250 -24 0 0 /1
6 Seasons 160 574 537 50 86 21 7 3 46 12 33 10 .160 .214 .242 .456 37 130 4
162 Game Avg. 162 581 544 51 87 21 7 3 47 12 33 .160 .214 .242 .456 37 132 4
NYP (2 yrs) 103 373 356 34 61 18 5 3 33 9 14 .171 .209 .275 .484 42 98 3
COL (2 yrs) 22 69 57 4 7 1 0 0 4 1 12 10 .123 .275 .140 .416 22 8 0
LOU (1 yr) 17 63 61 8 13 1 1 0 4 0 2 .213 .238 .262 .500 58 16 0
BRO (1 yr) 18 69 63 4 5 1 1 0 5 2 5 .079 .159 .127 .286 -8 8 1

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards
1885 LOU AA 20 P 17 28 5 23 0 0 1.000 1.65 .861 1.79
1886 NYP AA 21 P 41 84 9 61 14 3 .833 1.71 .892 1.87
1887 NYP AA 22 P 52 166 21 121 24 4 .855 2.73 .887 2.09
1887 NYP AA 22 OF 11 20 14 2 4 0 .800 1.45 .910 2.01 4-1-6
1887 NYP AA 22 1B 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.00 1.000 9.60
1888 BRO AA 23 P 18 58 7 45 6 2 .897 2.89 .890 2.32
1888 BRO AA 23 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0-0-1
1889 COL AA 24 P 21 41 5 32 4 1 .902 1.76 .905 1.84
1889 COL AA 24 OF 2 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.50 .900 1.95 2-0-0
1890 COL AA 25 P 1 1 0 0 1 0 .000 0.00 1.000 1.90
6 Seasons P 150 378 47 282 49 10 .870 2.19 .889 1.99
3 Seasons OF 14 21 15 2 4 0 .810 1.21 .910 1.99 6-1-7
1 Season 1B 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.00 1.000 9.60
6 Seasons TOT 165 400 63 284 53 10 .868 2.10 .758 2.03 6-1-7

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 - 15 (959), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 4 (1345), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 4 (1498), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  2. Phenomenal Smith (955)
  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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  1. Bill Duggleby (980)
  2. Jim Shaw (973)
  3. Luis Tiant (968)
  4. J.R. Richard (967)
  5. Orval Overall (967)
  6. Doc McJames (966)
  7. Carl Morton (966)
  8. Denny Neagle (965)
  9. Dan Casey (965)
  10. Mel Stottlemyre (965)
Most Similar by Ages 
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  1. Noodles Hahn (975)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Bob Feller (973) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

January, 1886: Purchased by the New York Metropolitans from the Louisville Colonels.

October 20, 1887: Purchased by the Brooklyn Grays from the New York Metropolitans.

December 23, 1888: Purchased by the Columbus Solons from the Brooklyn Bridegrooms for $3,000.

May 8, 1890: Released by the Columbus Solons.

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