Carl Mays
Carl William Mays (Sub)
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Weight: 195 lb.

Born: November 12, 1891 in Liberty, KY (All Transactions)
Debut: April 15, 1915
Final Game: September 24, 1929
Died: April 4, 1971 in ElCajon, CA
Relatives: Cousin of Joe Mays
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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
1915 23 BOS AL 6 5 .545 2.60 38 6 27 2 0 7 131.2 119 54 38 0 21 65 5 0 3 514 107 1.063 8.1 0.0 1.4 4.4 3.10
1916 24 BOS AL 18 13 .581 2.39 44 24 13 14 2 3 245.0 208 79 65 3 74 76 9 1 2 972 116 1.151 7.6 0.1 2.7 2.8 1.03
1917 25 BOS AL 22 9 .710 1.74 35 33 2 27 2 0 289.0 230 81 56 1 74 91 14 0 6 1129 148 1.052 7.2 0.0 2.3 2.8 1.23
1918 26 BOS AL 21 13 .618 2.21 35 33 1 30 8 0 293.1 230 94 72 2 81 114 11 0 6 1162 122 1.060 7.1 0.1 2.5 3.5 1.41
1919 27 TOT AL 14 14 .500 2.10 34 29 5 26 3 2 266.0 227 91 62 5 77 107 10 0 4 1063 148 1.143 7.7 0.2 2.6 3.6 1.39
1919 27 BOS AL 5 11 .313 2.47 21 16 5 14 2 2 146.0 131 53 40 3 40 53 5 0 4 576 123 1.171 8.1 0.2 2.5 3.3 1.33
1919 27 NYY AL 9 3 .750 1.65 13 13 0 12 1 0 120.0 96 38 22 2 37 54 5 0 0 487 193 1.108 7.2 0.2 2.8 4.1 1.46
1920 28 NYY AL 26 11 .703 3.06 45 37 8 26 6 2 312.0 310 127 106 13 84 92 7 0 2 1301 125 1.263 8.9 0.4 2.4 2.7 1.10
1921 29 NYY AL 27 9 .750 3.05 49 38 10 30 1 7 336.2 332 145 114 11 76 70 9 0 2 1400 139 1.212 8.9 0.3 2.0 1.9 0.92
1922 30 NYY AL 12 14 .462 3.60 34 29 4 21 1 2 240.0 257 111 96 12 50 41 7 0 1 988 111 1.279 9.6 0.5 1.9 1.5 0.82
1923 31 NYY AL 5 2 .714 6.20 23 7 11 2 0 0 81.1 119 59 56 8 32 16 4 0 1 383 64 1.857 13.2 0.9 3.5 1.8 0.50
1924 32 CIN NL 20 9 .690 3.15 37 27 10 15 2 0 226.0 238 97 79 3 36 63 4 0 1 940 119 1.212 9.5 0.1 1.4 2.5 1.75
1925 33 CIN NL 3 5 .375 3.31 12 5 5 3 0 2 51.2 60 22 19 0 13 10 2 0 0 225 124 1.413 10.5 0.0 2.3 1.7 0.77
1926 34 CIN NL 19 12 .613 3.14 39 33 2 24 3 1 281.0 286 112 98 3 53 58 4 0 2 1158 118 1.206 9.2 0.1 1.7 1.9 1.09 MVP-22
1927 35 CIN NL 3 7 .300 3.51 14 9 4 6 0 0 82.0 89 39 32 1 10 17 1 0 1 343 108 1.207 9.8 0.1 1.1 1.9 1.70
1928 36 CIN NL 4 1 .800 3.88 14 7 4 4 1 1 62.2 67 33 27 3 22 10 0 0 0 269 102 1.420 9.6 0.4 3.2 1.4 0.45
1929 37 NYG NL 7 2 .778 4.32 37 8 19 1 0 4 123.0 140 67 59 8 31 32 2 0 3 538 106 1.390 10.2 0.6 2.3 2.3 1.03
15 Seasons 207 126 .622 2.92 490 325 125 231 29 31 3021.1 2912 1211 979 73 734 862 89 1 34 12385 119 1.207 8.7 0.2 2.2 2.6 1.17
162 Game Avg. 17 11 .622 2.92 41 27 10 19 2 3 252 243 101 82 6 61 72 7 0 3 1033 119 1.207 8.7 0.2 2.2 2.6 1.17
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
BOS (5 yrs) 72 51 .585 2.21 173 112 48 87 14 12 1105.0 918 361 271 9 290 399 44 1 21 4353 124 1.093 7.5 0.1 2.4 3.2 1.38
CIN (5 yrs) 49 34 .590 3.26 116 81 25 52 6 4 703.1 740 303 255 10 134 158 11 0 4 2935 116 1.243 9.5 0.1 1.7 2.0 1.18
NYY (5 yrs) 79 39 .669 3.25 164 124 33 91 9 11 1090.0 1114 480 394 46 279 273 32 0 6 4559 121 1.278 9.2 0.4 2.3 2.3 0.98
NYG (1 yr) 7 2 .778 4.32 37 8 19 1 0 4 123.0 140 67 59 8 31 32 2 0 3 538 106 1.390 10.2 0.6 2.3 2.3 1.03
AL (9 yrs) 151 90 .627 2.73 337 236 81 178 23 23 2195.0 2032 841 665 55 569 672 76 1 27 8912 122 1.185 8.3 0.2 2.3 2.8 1.18
NL (6 yrs) 56 36 .609 3.42 153 89 44 53 6 8 826.1 880 370 314 18 165 190 13 0 7 3473 114 1.265 9.6 0.2 1.8 2.1 1.15

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1916 24 BOS AL WS W BRO 0 1 .000 6.75 2 1 1 0 0 1 5.1 8 4 4 0 3 1 2 1 0 0 28 2.063 13.5 0.0 5.1 3.4 0.67
1918 26 BOS AL WS W CHC 2 0 1.000 1.00 2 2 0 2 0 0 18.0 10 2 2 0 3 0 5 1 0 0 63 0.722 5.0 0.0 1.5 2.5 1.67
1921 29 NYY AL WS L NYG 1 2 .333 1.73 3 3 0 3 1 0 26.0 20 6 5 0 0 0 9 1 0 0 97 0.769 6.9 0.0 0.0 3.1
1922 30 NYY AL WS L NYG 0 1 .000 4.50 1 1 0 0 0 0 8.0 9 4 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 33 1.375 10.1 0.0 2.3 1.1 0.50
4 Seasons (4 Series) 3 4 .429 2.35 8 7 1 5 1 1 57.1 47 16 15 0 8 1 17 3 0 0 221 0.959 7.4 0.0 1.3 2.7 2.13
4 WS 3 4 .429 2.35 8 7 1 5 1 1 57.1 47 16 15 0 8 1 17 3 0 0 221 0.959 7.4 0.0 1.3 2.7 2.13

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+
1915 23 6 5 .545 2.60 38 6 27 2 0 7 131.2 119 54 38 0 21 65 5 0 3 514 107 1.063 8.1 0.0 1.4 4.4 3.10 107
1916 24 24 18 .571 2.46 82 30 40 16 2 10 376.2 327 133 103 3 95 141 14 1 5 1486 113 1.120 7.8 0.1 2.3 3.4 1.48 113
1917 25 46 27 .630 2.15 117 63 42 43 4 10 665.2 557 214 159 4 169 232 28 1 11 2615 125 1.091 7.5 0.1 2.3 3.1 1.37 125
1918 26 67 40 .626 2.17 152 96 43 73 12 10 959.0 787 308 231 6 250 346 39 1 17 3777 124 1.081 7.4 0.1 2.3 3.2 1.38 124
1919 27 81 54 .600 2.15 186 125 48 99 15 12 1225.0 1014 399 293 11 327 453 49 1 21 4840 129 1.095 7.4 0.1 2.4 3.3 1.39 129
1920 28 107 65 .622 2.34 231 162 56 125 21 14 1537.0 1324 526 399 24 411 545 56 1 23 6141 128 1.129 7.8 0.1 2.4 3.2 1.33 128
1921 29 134 74 .644 2.46 280 200 66 155 22 21 1873.2 1656 671 513 35 487 615 65 1 25 7541 130 1.144 8.0 0.2 2.3 3.0 1.26 130
1922 30 146 88 .624 2.59 314 229 70 176 23 23 2113.2 1913 782 609 47 537 656 72 1 26 8529 127 1.159 8.1 0.2 2.3 2.8 1.22 127
1923 31 151 90 .627 2.73 337 236 81 178 23 23 2195.0 2032 841 665 55 569 672 76 1 27 8912 122 1.185 8.3 0.2 2.3 2.8 1.18 122
1924 32 171 99 .633 2.77 374 263 91 193 25 23 2421.0 2270 938 744 58 605 735 80 1 28 9852 122 1.188 8.4 0.2 2.2 2.7 1.21 122
1925 33 174 104 .626 2.78 386 268 96 196 25 25 2472.2 2330 960 763 58 618 745 82 1 28 10077 122 1.192 8.5 0.2 2.2 2.7 1.21 122
1926 34 193 116 .625 2.81 425 301 98 220 28 26 2753.2 2616 1072 861 61 671 803 86 1 30 11235 121 1.194 8.6 0.2 2.2 2.6 1.20 121
1927 35 196 123 .614 2.83 439 310 102 226 28 26 2835.2 2705 1111 893 62 681 820 87 1 31 11578 121 1.194 8.6 0.2 2.2 2.6 1.20 121
1928 36 200 124 .617 2.86 453 317 106 230 29 27 2898.1 2772 1144 920 65 703 830 87 1 31 11847 120 1.199 8.6 0.2 2.2 2.6 1.18 120
1929 37 207 126 .622 2.92 490 325 125 231 29 31 3021.1 2912 1211 979 73 734 862 89 1 34 12385 119 1.207 8.7 0.2 2.2 2.6 1.17 119

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
1915 23 8 5 .615 3.38 125.0 132 52 47 0 23 62 6 1.240 9.5 1.7 4.5 2.70 0.0 38
1916 24 15 10 .600 3.29 227.0 234 92 83 3 83 70 10 1.396 9.3 3.3 2.8 0.84 0.1 44
1917 25 22 8 .733 2.43 270.0 261 81 73 1 84 85 16 1.278 8.7 2.8 2.8 1.01 0.0 35
1918 26 24 14 .632 3.02 343.0 323 128 115 3 114 133 15 1.274 8.5 3.0 3.5 1.17 0.1 35
1919 27 22 9 .710 2.57 284.0 273 90 81 6 93 114 12 1.289 8.7 2.9 3.6 1.23 0.2 34
1920 28 23 12 .657 2.88 322.0 311 114 103 13 84 95 7 1.227 8.7 2.3 2.7 1.13 0.4 45
1921 29 27 12 .692 2.67 354.0 326 117 105 11 75 74 9 1.133 8.3 1.9 1.9 0.99 0.3 49
1922 30 14 12 .538 3.56 240.0 257 106 95 12 50 41 7 1.279 9.6 1.9 1.5 0.82 0.5 34
1923 31 3 6 .333 6.04 82.0 120 61 55 8 32 16 4 1.854 13.2 3.5 1.8 0.50 0.9 23
1924 32 15 10 .600 3.21 233.0 249 92 83 3 38 65 4 1.232 9.6 1.5 2.5 1.71 0.1 37
1925 33 4 2 .667 3.00 54.0 60 20 18 0 13 10 2 1.352 10.0 2.2 1.7 0.77 0.0 12
1926 34 19 12 .613 3.25 285.0 296 114 103 3 55 59 4 1.232 9.3 1.7 1.9 1.07 0.1 39
1927 35 5 4 .556 3.45 86.0 93 37 33 1 10 18 1 1.198 9.7 1.0 1.9 1.80 0.1 14
1928 36 4 3 .571 3.66 64.0 68 29 26 3 22 10 0 1.406 9.6 3.1 1.4 0.45 0.4 14
1929 37 8 6 .571 3.61 132.0 137 59 53 8 30 34 2 1.265 9.3 2.0 2.3 1.13 0.5 37
15 Seasons 213 125 .630 3.11 3101.0 3140 1192 1073 75 806 886 99 1.272 9.1 2.6 1.10 0.2 490

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1926-NL-22-5%
0.05 Career Shares (1085th)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1917 AL--1.744--2nd
1918 AL--2.209--8th
1919 AL--2.098--4th
1920 AL--3.058--8th
1921 AL--3.048--3rd
1924 NL--3.146--9th
Career--2.916--142nd

Wins s c a p y
1916 AL--18--6th
1917 AL--22--5th
1918 AL--21--3rd
1920 AL--26--2nd
1921 AL--27--1st
1924 NL--20--3rd
1926 NL--19--5th
Career--207--99th

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1917 AL--.710--3rd
1918 AL--.618--7th
1920 AL--.703--2nd
1921 AL--.750--1st
1924 NL--.690--6th
1926 NL--.613--7th
Career--.622--65th

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1917 AL--1.052--4th
1918 AL--1.060--4th
1919 AL--1.143--4th
1920 AL--1.263--8th
1921 AL--1.212--2nd
1922 AL--1.279--8th
1924 NL--1.212--9th
1926 NL--1.206--5th
Career--1.207--143rd

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1917 AL--7.163--5th
1918 AL--7.057--5th
1919 AL--7.681--5th
1920 AL--8.942--9th
1921 AL--8.875--3rd

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1917 AL--2.305--9th
1918 AL--2.485--9th
1920 AL--2.423--9th
1921 AL--2.032--2nd
1922 AL--1.875--3rd
1924 NL--1.434--4th
1926 NL--1.698--4th
Career--2.187--146th

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1918 AL--3.498--7th

Games Played s c a p y
1920 AL--45--3rd
1921 AL--49--1st
1924 NL--37--10th
1926 NL--39--10th

Saves s c a p y
1915 AL--7--1st
1916 AL--3--8th
1919 AL--2--7th
1920 AL--2--7th
1921 AL--7--1st
1925 NL--2--8th
1929 NL--4--7th

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1917 AL--289.0--7th
1918 AL--293.3--4th
1919 AL--266.0--7th
1920 AL--312.0--4th
1921 AL--336.7--1st
1926 NL--281.0--2nd
Career--3021.3--125th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1918 AL--114--5th
1919 AL--107--8th
1920 AL--92--9th

Games Started s c a p y
1917 AL--33--8th
1918 AL--33--2nd
1920 AL--37--5th
1921 AL--38--3rd
1926 NL--33--4th
Career--325--236th

Complete Games s c a p y
1917 AL--27--4th
1918 AL--30--1st
1919 AL--26--4th
1920 AL--26--4th
1921 AL--30--2nd
1922 AL--21--7th
1926 NL--24--1st
Career--231--99th

Shutouts s c a p y
1918 AL--8--1st
1919 AL--3--10th
1920 AL--6--1st
1926 NL--3--4th
Career--29--124th

Home Runs s c a p y
1920 AL--13--3rd

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1918 AL--81--7th
1919 AL--77--10th

Hits s c a p y
1917 AL--230--10th
1918 AL--230--9th
1920 AL--310--4th
1921 AL--332--4th
1926 NL--286--3rd
Career--2912--139th

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1917 AL--1.230--10th
1918 AL--1.407--6th
1919 AL--1.390--10th
1924 NL--1.750--3rd

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1917 AL--.031--3rd
1924 NL--.120--3rd
1926 NL--.096--1st
Career--.218--190th

Losses s c a p y
1918 AL--13--9th
1919 AL--14--9th

Earned Runs s c a p y
1918 AL--72--8th
1920 AL--106--10th
1921 AL--114--6th
1926 NL--98--8th
Career--979--242nd

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1917 AL--6--9th
1918 AL--6--6th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1916 AL--9--5th
1917 AL--14--1st
1918 AL--11--2nd
1919 AL--10--2nd
1921 AL--9--8th
Career--89--90th

Batters Faced s c a p y
1917 AL--1129--9th
1918 AL--1162--4th
1919 AL--1063--7th
1920 AL--1301--3rd
1921 AL--1400--2nd
1926 NL--1158--2nd
Career--12385--119th

Games Finished s c a p y
1915 AL--27--1st
1929 NL--19--4th

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1917 AL--148--3rd
1918 AL--122--9th
1919 AL--148--5th
1920 AL--125--7th
1921 AL--139--2nd
1924 NL--119--10th
Career--119--122nd

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Black InkPitching - 20 (65), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 106 (80), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 113 (75), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 41 (66), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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