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Carl Mays

Carl William Mays (Sub)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 195 lb.

Born: November 12, 1891 in Liberty, KY(All Transactions)
Debut: April 15, 1915 (Age 23)
Teams (by GP): RedSox/Yankees/Reds/Giants 1915-1929

Final Game: September 24, 1929 (Age 37)
Died: April 4, 1971 in El Cajon, CA
Buried: Riverview Cemetery, Portland, OR
Relatives: Cousin of Joe Mays
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Standard Pitching

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 3 514 108 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 4 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 4 14 2 2 146.0 131 57 40 2 40 53 5 0 4 576 123 1.171 8.1 0.1 2.5 3.3 1.33
1919 27 NYY AL 9 3 .750 1.65 13 13 0 12 1 0 120.0 96 34 22 3 37 54 5 0 0 487 194 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 1268 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 138 1.212 8.9 0.3 2.0 1.9 0.92
1922 30 NYY AL 13 14 .481 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 0 225 125 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 117 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 1 343 110 1.207 9.8 0.1 1.1 1.9 1.70
1928 36 CIN NL 4 1 .800 3.88 14 6 4 4 1 1 62.2 67 33 27 3 22 10 0 0 0 269 103 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 Yrs 208 126 .623 2.92 490 324 124 231 29 31 3021.1 2912 1211 979 73 734 862 89 1 34 12352 119 1.207 8.7 0.2 2.2 2.6 1.17
162 Game Avg. 17 11 .623 2.92 41 27 10 19 2 3 252 243 101 82 6 61 72 7 0 3 1032 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 47 87 14 12 1105.0 918 365 271 8 290 399 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 80 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) 80 39 .672 3.25 164 124 33 91 9 11 1090.0 1114 476 394 47 279 273 32 0 6 4526 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) 152 90 .628 2.73 337 236 80 178 23 23 2195.0 2032 841 665 55 569 672 76 1 27 8879 122 1.185 8.3 0.2 2.3 2.8 1.18
NL (6 yrs) 56 36 .609 3.42 153 88 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

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Awards
1915 23 BOS AL 131.2 38 6 54 3.69 3.91 0.22 0.00 95.0 3.51 -2 -0.2 1.0 -0.1 1.0 9 .494 .498
1916 24 BOS AL 245.0 44 24 79 2.90 3.69 0.16 0.00 98.9 3.50 17 2.1 1.0 -0.2 4.4 37 .548 .513
1917 25 BOS AL 289.0 35 33 81 2.52 3.65 0.27 0.00 97.7 3.30 24 3.1 1.0 -0.2 5.8 49 .590 .519
1918 26 BOS AL 293.1 35 33 94 2.88 3.55 0.34 0.00 96.9 3.12 6 0.8 1.0 -0.3 3.5 32 .523 .505
1919 27 BOS AL 146.0 21 16 57 3.51 4.06 0.11 0.00 96.4 3.81 3 0.3 1.0 -0.1 1.7 19 .516 .502
1919 27 NYY AL 120.0 13 13 34 2.55 4.01 0.40 0.00 99.4 3.58 12 1.5 -0.1 2.6 25 .613 .509 $8,000
1920 28 NYY AL 312.0 45 37 127 3.66 4.64 0.20 0.00 100.7 4.46 27 2.8 1.0 -0.2 5.8 62 .562 .517 $8,000
1921 29 NYY AL 336.0 49 38 145 3.88 4.96 0.22 0.00 98.2 4.65 26 2.6 1.0 -0.2 5.8 68 .552 .516 $12,000
1922 30 NYY AL 240.0 34 29 111 4.16 4.83 0.35 0.00 98.2 4.40 8 0.8 1.0 -0.1 3.1 33 .523 .505 $12,000
1923 31 NYY AL 82.1 23 7 59 6.45 4.74 0.42 0.00 101.2 4.38 -19 -1.8 1.0 -0.0 -0.9 -10 .423 .489
1924 32 CIN NL 226.0 37 27 97 3.86 4.56 0.20 0.00 98.8 4.31 12 1.3 1.0 -0.1 3.1 30 .535 .508
1925 33 CIN NL 50.2 12 5 22 3.91 4.94 0.46 0.00 94.2 4.22 2 0.2 1.0 -0.0 0.6 7 .513 .501
1926 34 CIN NL 281.0 39 33 112 3.59 4.54 0.34 0.00 97.7 4.10 15 1.6 1.0 -0.1 3.8 40 .541 .510 MVP-22
1927 35 CIN NL 82.0 14 9 39 4.28 4.77 0.21 0.00 96.0 4.37 1 0.1 1.0 -0.1 0.8 8 .510 .501
1928 36 CIN NL 62.2 14 6 33 4.74 4.86 0.17 0.00 99.9 4.69 -1 -0.1 1.0 -0.0 0.4 5 .496 .500
1929 37 NYG NL 123.0 37 8 67 4.90 5.37 0.27 0.00 98.6 5.02 2 0.1 1.0 -0.1 1.1 14 .504 .501
15 Seasons 3020.2 490 324 1211 3.61 4.36 0.26 0.00 98.2 4.02 133 15.3 1.0 -2.0 42.5 429 .531 .506 $40,000
BOS (5 yrs) 1105.0 173 112 365 2.97 3.72 0.24 0.00 97.3 3.39 48 6.1 1.0 -0.9 16.4 146 .536 .508
CIN (5 yrs) 702.1 116 80 303 3.88 4.63 0.27 0.00 97.8 4.26 30 3.2 1.0 -0.4 8.7 90 .527 .504
NYY (5 yrs) 1090.1 164 124 476 3.93 4.72 0.28 0.00 99.3 4.40 54 5.8 1.0 -0.7 16.3 179 .535 .507 $40,000
NYG (1 yr) 123.0 37 8 67 4.90 5.37 0.27 0.00 98.6 5.02 2 0.1 1.0 -0.1 1.1 14 .504 .501

Postseason Pitching

Postseason Gamelog
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 Yrs (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

Ratio Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
1916 24 BOS AL 978 0.3% 7.8% 7.6% 2.2% 10% 82%
1917 25 BOS AL 1162 0.1% 7.8% 6.4% 3.1% 16% 82%
1918 26 BOS AL 1163 0.2% 9.8% 7.0% 3.5% 18% 80%
1919 27 TOT AL 1094 0.5% 9.8% 7.0% 3.9% 19% 79%
1919 27 BOS AL 599 0.3% 8.9% 6.7% 4.2% 19% 79%
1919 27 NYY AL 495 0.6% 10.9% 7.5% 3.6% 19% 78%
1920 28 NYY AL 1292 1.0% 7.1% 6.5% 4.3% 18% 83%
1921 29 NYY AL 1396 0.8% 5.0% 5.4% 3.9% 16% 87%
1922 30 NYY AL 993 1.2% 4.1% 5.0% 4.3% 17% 86%
1923 31 NYY AL 383 2.1% 4.2% 8.4% 2.9% 9% 81%
1924 32 CIN NL 940 0.3% 6.7% 3.8% 2.2% 9% 87%
1925 33 CIN NL 225 0.0% 4.4% 5.8% 4.4% 17% 86%
1926 34 CIN NL 1158 0.3% 5.0% 4.6% 4.0% 16% 87%
1927 35 CIN NL 343 0.3% 5.0% 2.9% 3.8% 15% 89%
1928 36 CIN NL 269 1.1% 3.7% 8.2% 4.1% 16% 86%
1929 37 NYG NL 538 1.5% 6.0% 5.8% 1.9% 7% 83%
14 Yrs 11934 0.6% 6.7% 6.0% 3.5% 15% 84%
MLB Averages 0.9% 7.7% 7.7% 2.8% 12% 80%

Cumulative Pitching

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 3 514 108 1.063 8.1 0.0 1.4 4.4 3.10 108
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 47 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 55 125 21 14 1537.0 1324 526 399 24 411 545 56 1 23 6108 128 1.129 7.8 0.1 2.4 3.2 1.33 128
1921 29 134 74 .644 2.46 280 200 65 155 22 21 1873.2 1656 671 513 35 487 615 65 1 25 7508 130 1.144 8.0 0.2 2.3 3.0 1.26 130
1922 30 147 88 .626 2.59 314 229 69 176 23 23 2113.2 1913 782 609 47 537 656 72 1 26 8496 127 1.159 8.1 0.2 2.3 2.8 1.22 127
1923 31 152 90 .628 2.73 337 236 80 178 23 23 2195.0 2032 841 665 55 569 672 76 1 27 8879 122 1.185 8.3 0.2 2.3 2.8 1.18 122
1924 32 172 99 .635 2.77 374 263 90 193 25 23 2421.0 2270 938 744 58 605 735 80 1 28 9819 122 1.188 8.4 0.2 2.2 2.7 1.21 122
1925 33 175 104 .627 2.78 386 268 95 196 25 25 2472.2 2330 960 763 58 618 745 82 1 28 10044 122 1.192 8.5 0.2 2.2 2.7 1.21 122
1926 34 194 116 .626 2.81 425 301 97 220 28 26 2753.2 2616 1072 861 61 671 803 86 1 30 11202 121 1.194 8.6 0.2 2.2 2.6 1.20 121
1927 35 197 123 .616 2.83 439 310 101 226 28 26 2835.2 2705 1111 893 62 681 820 87 1 31 11545 121 1.194 8.6 0.2 2.2 2.6 1.20 121
1928 36 201 124 .618 2.86 453 316 105 230 29 27 2898.1 2772 1144 920 65 703 830 87 1 31 11814 120 1.199 8.6 0.2 2.2 2.6 1.18 120
1929 37 208 126 .623 2.92 490 324 124 231 29 31 3021.1 2912 1211 979 73 734 862 89 1 34 12352 119 1.207 8.7 0.2 2.2 2.6 1.17 119

Neutralized Pitching

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

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 3.34 124.0 134 51 46 0 24 61 6 1.274 9.7 1.7 4.4 2.54 0.0 38
1916 24 14 10 .583 3.32 225.0 240 92 83 3 85 70 10 1.444 9.6 3.4 2.8 0.82 0.1 44
1917 25 21 8 .724 2.42 268.0 267 80 72 1 86 84 16 1.317 9.0 2.9 2.8 0.98 0.0 35
1918 26 23 14 .622 3.04 340.0 329 128 115 3 116 132 16 1.309 8.7 3.1 3.5 1.14 0.1 35
1919 27 22 9 .710 2.59 281.0 279 90 81 6 95 113 12 1.331 8.9 3.0 3.6 1.19 0.2 34
1920 28 22 12 .647 2.96 310.0 312 113 102 13 85 91 7 1.281 9.1 2.5 2.6 1.07 0.4 45
1921 29 27 12 .692 2.69 354.0 328 118 106 11 75 74 9 1.138 8.3 1.9 1.9 0.99 0.3 49
1922 30 15 11 .577 3.55 238.0 260 104 94 12 51 41 7 1.307 9.8 1.9 1.6 0.80 0.5 34
1923 31 3 6 .333 6.04 82.0 121 61 55 8 33 16 4 1.878 13.3 3.6 1.8 0.48 0.9 23
1924 32 15 10 .600 3.26 232.0 251 93 84 3 38 65 4 1.246 9.7 1.5 2.5 1.71 0.1 37
1925 33 4 2 .667 3.00 54.0 61 20 18 0 13 10 2 1.370 10.2 2.2 1.7 0.77 0.0 12
1926 34 18 13 .581 3.31 283.0 301 116 104 3 56 58 4 1.261 9.6 1.8 1.8 1.04 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 3.80 64.0 69 30 27 3 23 10 0 1.438 9.7 3.2 1.4 0.43 0.4 14
1929 37 8 6 .571 3.59 133.0 136 59 53 8 30 35 2 1.248 9.2 2.0 2.4 1.17 0.5 37
15 Yrs 209 125 .626 3.14 3074.0 3181 1192 1073 75 820 878 100 1.302 9.3 2.6 1.07 0.2 490

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Hall of Fame
1958 BBWAA ( 2.3%)

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1926 NL (22, 5%)
0.05 Career Shares (1130th)

Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y
1916 AL  5.3 (10th)
1917 AL  6.6 (9th)
1921 AL  7.2 (5th)

WAR for Pitchers† s c a p y
1916 AL  4.4 (9th)
1917 AL  5.8 (6th)
1918 AL  3.5 (10th)
1919 AL  4.3 (9th)
1920 AL  5.8 (7th)
1921 AL  5.8 (6th)
1924 NL  3.1 (9th)
1926 NL  3.8 (6th)
Career  42.5 (145th)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1917 AL  1.74 (2nd)
1918 AL  2.21 (8th)
1919 AL  2.10 (4th)
1920 AL  3.06 (8th)
1921 AL  3.05 (3rd)
1924 NL  3.15 (9th)
Career  2.92 (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  208 (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  .623 (66th)

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 (148th)

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 (149th)

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  3,021.3 (129th)

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)

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 (125th)

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  2,912 (141st)

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  0.031 (3rd)
1924 NL  0.120 (2nd)
1926 NL  0.096 (1st)
Career  0.218 (191st)

Losses s c a p y
1918 AL  13 (8th)
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)

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 (116th)

Batters Faced s c a p y
1917 AL  1,129 (9th)
1918 AL  1,162 (4th)
1919 AL  1,063 (7th)
1920 AL  1,268 (3rd)
1921 AL  1,400 (2nd)
1926 NL  1,158 (2nd)
Career  12,352 (144th)

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  138 (2nd)
1924 NL  119 (10th)
Career  119 (125th)

Adj. Pitching Runs s c a p y
1916 AL  13 (9th)
1917 AL  26 (4th)
1918 AL  16 (5th)
1919 AL  26 (3rd)
1920 AL  29 (5th)
1921 AL  41 (2nd)
1926 NL  20 (5th)
Career  194 (84th)

Adj. Pitching Wins s c a p y
1916 AL  1.5 (9th)
1917 AL  3.1 (4th)
1918 AL  1.9 (5th)
1919 AL  2.9 (3rd)
1920 AL  2.9 (5th)
1921 AL  4.0 (2nd)
1926 NL  2.0 (5th)
Career  20.7 (78th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 23 (82), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 172 (70), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 114 (78), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 41 (69), Average HOFer ≈ 50
JAWS Starting Pitcher (107th), 50.2 career WAR/37.8 7yr-peak WAR/44.0 JAWS
Average HOF P (out of 57) = 72.6 career WAR/50.0 7yr-peak WAR/61.3 JAWS

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