Carl Mays played in Major League Baseball from 1915 to 1929, appearing in 490 games over 15 seasons. He recorded a total of 207 W and 126 L, an ERA of 2.92, 862 SO, a WHIP of 1.207, and a WAR of 43.9.
🧾 Basic Profile
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Name | Carl Mays |
Date of Birth | November 12, 1891 |
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MLB Debut | 1915 |
📊 Career Summary
Carl Mays appeared in 490 games over 15 MLB seasons from 1915 to 1929. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:
GS | 325 (MLB Rank: 278) |
GF | 124 (MLB Rank: 582) |
W | 207 (MLB Rank: 107) |
L | 126 (MLB Rank: 297) |
SV | 31 (MLB Rank: 539) |
ERA | 2.92 (MLB Rank: 1,234) |
IP | 3021.1 (MLB Rank: 135) |
SHO | 29 (MLB Rank: 126) |
CG | 231 (MLB Rank: 100) |
SO | 862 (MLB Rank: 751) |
BB | 734 (MLB Rank: 334) |
H | 2,912 (MLB Rank: 146) |
HR | 73 (MLB Rank: 1,381) |
SO9 | 2.57 (MLB Rank: 9,469) |
BB9 | 2.19 (MLB Rank: 10,387) |
H9 | 8.67 (MLB Rank: 8,303) |
HR9 | 0.22 (MLB Rank: 8,656) |
WHIP | 1.207 (MLB Rank: 10,496) |
WAR | 43.9 (MLB Rank: 144) |
📊 Last Season Summary (1929)
In his final season (1929), Carl Mays recorded the following stats:
GS | 8 |
GF | 19 |
W | 6 |
L | 2 |
SV | 4 |
ERA | 4.32 |
IP | 123 |
CG | 1 |
SO | 32 |
BB | 31 |
H | 140 |
HR | 8 |
SO9 | 2.34 |
BB9 | 2.27 |
H9 | 10.24 |
HR9 | 0.59 |
WHIP | 1.39 |
WAR | 1.2 |
📈 Seasonal Highlights
- Most Wins: 1921, 27 W
- Most SO: 1918, 114 SO
- Most IP: 1921, 336.2 IP
- Best WAR: 1920, 6.2 WAR
- Best ERA: 1917, 1.74 ERA
🎯 Postseason Performance
Carl Mays appeared in 8 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 2.36, pitched 57.1 IP, struck out 17 batters, with 3 W and 4 L.
Carl Mays Career Pitching Stats Overview
season | W | L | ERA | W-L% | SV | SO | IP | WAR | WHIP | HR | H | BB | R | ER | ERA+ | FIP | SO9 | SO/BB | GS | G | GF | CG | SHO | HR9 | H9 | BB9 | BK | HBP | IBB | WP | BF |
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1915 | 6 | 5 | 2.6 | 0.545 | 7 | 65 | 131.2 | 0.7 | 1.063 | 0 | 119 | 21 | 54 | 38 | 108 | 2.01 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 6 | 38 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8.1 | 1.4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 514 |
1916 | 18 | 13 | 2.39 | 0.581 | 3 | 76 | 245 | 4.8 | 1.151 | 3 | 208 | 74 | 79 | 65 | 116 | 2.87 | 2.8 | 1.03 | 24 | 44 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 0.1 | 7.6 | 2.7 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 972 |
1917 | 22 | 9 | 1.74 | 0.71 | 0 | 91 | 289 | 5.8 | 1.052 | 1 | 230 | 74 | 81 | 56 | 148 | 2.59 | 2.8 | 1.23 | 33 | 35 | 2 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 7.2 | 2.3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 1129 |
1918 | 21 | 13 | 2.21 | 0.618 | 0 | 114 | 293.1 | 3.5 | 1.06 | 2 | 230 | 81 | 94 | 72 | 122 | 2.48 | 3.5 | 1.41 | 33 | 35 | 1 | 30 | 8 | 0.1 | 7.1 | 2.5 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 1162 |
1919 | 14 | 14 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 2 | 107 | 266 | 4.2 | 1.143 | 5 | 227 | 77 | 91 | 62 | 148 | 2.91 | 3.6 | 1.39 | 29 | 34 | 4 | 26 | 3 | 0.2 | 7.7 | 2.6 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 1063 |
1920 | 26 | 11 | 3.06 | 0.703 | 3 | 92 | 312 | 6.2 | 1.263 | 13 | 310 | 84 | 127 | 106 | 125 | 3.63 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 37 | 45 | 8 | 26 | 6 | 0.4 | 8.9 | 2.4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1268 |
1921 | 27 | 9 | 3.05 | 0.75 | 7 | 70 | 336.2 | 6.1 | 1.212 | 11 | 332 | 76 | 145 | 114 | 138 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 0.92 | 38 | 49 | 10 | 30 | 1 | 0.3 | 8.9 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1400 |
1922 | 13 | 14 | 3.6 | 0.481 | 1 | 41 | 240 | 3.2 | 1.279 | 12 | 257 | 50 | 111 | 96 | 111 | 4.17 | 1.5 | 0.82 | 29 | 34 | 4 | 21 | 1 | 0.5 | 9.6 | 1.9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 988 |
1923 | 5 | 2 | 6.2 | 0.714 | 0 | 16 | 81.1 | -0.9 | 1.857 | 8 | 119 | 32 | 59 | 56 | 64 | 5.25 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 7 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0.9 | 13.2 | 3.5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 383 |
1924 | 20 | 9 | 3.15 | 0.69 | 0 | 63 | 226 | 3.2 | 1.212 | 3 | 238 | 36 | 97 | 79 | 119 | 2.89 | 2.5 | 1.75 | 27 | 37 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 0.1 | 9.5 | 1.4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 940 |
1925 | 3 | 5 | 3.31 | 0.375 | 2 | 10 | 51.2 | 0.6 | 1.413 | 0 | 60 | 13 | 22 | 19 | 125 | 2.68 | 1.7 | 0.77 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10.5 | 2.3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 225 |
1926 | 19 | 12 | 3.14 | 0.613 | 1 | 58 | 281 | 4 | 1.206 | 3 | 286 | 53 | 112 | 98 | 117 | 3.36 | 1.9 | 1.09 | 33 | 39 | 2 | 24 | 3 | 0.1 | 9.2 | 1.7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1158 |
1927 | 3 | 7 | 3.51 | 0.3 | 0 | 17 | 82 | 0.9 | 1.207 | 1 | 89 | 10 | 39 | 32 | 110 | 2.65 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.1 | 9.8 | 1.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 343 |
1928 | 4 | 1 | 3.88 | 0.8 | 1 | 10 | 62.2 | 0.4 | 1.42 | 3 | 67 | 22 | 33 | 27 | 103 | 4.39 | 1.4 | 0.45 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0.4 | 9.6 | 3.2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 269 |
1929 | 6 | 2 | 4.32 | 0.75 | 4 | 32 | 123 | 1.2 | 1.39 | 8 | 140 | 31 | 67 | 59 | 106 | 3.92 | 2.3 | 1.03 | 8 | 37 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0.6 | 10.2 | 2.3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 538 |