Carl Mays Career Pitching Summary

  • May 7, 2025

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

Carl Mays
NameCarl Mays
Date of BirthNovember 12, 1891
Nationality
United States
PositionPitcher
ThrowsRight
BatsLeft
MLB Debut1915
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Carl Mays Yearly Pitching Stats

This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Carl Mays.

Parsing Data

Data Source: Baseball Reference

Image Source: Wikipedia

📊 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:

GS325 (MLB Rank: 281)
GF124 (MLB Rank: 590)
W207 (MLB Rank: 107)
L126 (MLB Rank: 298)
SV31 (MLB Rank: 543)
ERA2.92 (MLB Rank: 1,248)
IP3021.1 (MLB Rank: 135)
SHO29 (MLB Rank: 126)
CG231 (MLB Rank: 100)
SO862 (MLB Rank: 764)
BB734 (MLB Rank: 334)
H2,912 (MLB Rank: 147)
HR73 (MLB Rank: 1,401)
SO92.57 (MLB Rank: 9,613)
BB92.19 (MLB Rank: 10,543)
H98.67 (MLB Rank: 8,405)
HR90.22 (MLB Rank: 8,812)
WHIP1.207 (MLB Rank: 10,644)
WAR43.9 (MLB Rank: 145)

📊 Last Season Summary (1929)

In his final season (1929), Carl Mays recorded the following stats:

GS8
GF19
W6
L2
SV4
ERA4.32
IP123
CG1
SO32
BB31
H140
HR8
SO92.34
BB92.27
H910.24
HR90.59
WHIP1.39
WAR1.2

📈 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

seasonWLERAW-L%SVSOIPWARWHIPHRHBBRERERA+FIPSO9SO/BBGSGGFCGSHOHR9H9BB9BKHBPIBBWPBF
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