Carl Mays was born on Thursday, November 12, 1891, in Liberty, Kentucky. Mays was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 15, 1915, with the Boston Red Sox. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Carl Mays baseball stats page.
"Championship baseball teams are not founded on bats. They're built on a backbone of catching, pitching, a second-base combination and a center field." - Mays, Carl. The Quotable Baseball Fanatic. Rubin, Louis. Author. The Lyons Press. 1 February 2000.
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Carl MaysCarl Mays Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
1915 | 24 | Red Sox | 38 | 6 | 27 | 6 | 5 | .545 | 2.60 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 131.2 | 514 | 119 | 38 | 54 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 65 | 3 | 5 | 0 | - |
1916 | 25 | Red Sox | 44 | 24 | 13 | 18 | 13 | .581 | 2.39 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 245.0 | 972 | 208 | 65 | 79 | 3 | 74 | 2 | 76 | 2 | 9 | 1 | - |
1917 | 26 | Red Sox | 35 | 33 | 2 | 22 | 9 | .710 | 1.74 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 289.0 | 1,129 | 230 | 56 | 81 | 1 | 74 | 0 | 91 | 6 | 14 | 0 | - |
1918 | 27 | Red Sox | 35 | 33 | 1 | 21 | 13 | .618 | 2.21 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 293.1 | 1,162 | 230 | 72 | 94 | 2 | 81 | 0 | 114 | 6 | 11 | 0 | - |
1919 | 28 | Red Sox | 21 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 11 | .313 | 2.47 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 146.0 | 576 | 131 | 40 | 53 | 3 | 40 | 0 | 53 | 4 | 5 | 0 | - |
1919 | 28 | Yankees | 13 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 3 | .750 | 1.65 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 120.0 | 487 | 96 | 22 | 38 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
1920 | 29 | Yankees | 45 | 37 | 8 | 26 | 11 | .703 | 3.06 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 312.0 | 1,301 | 310 | 106 | 127 | 13 | 84 | 7 | 92 | 2 | 7 | 0 | - |
1921 | 30 | Yankees | 49 | 38 | 10 | 27 | 9 | .750 | 3.05 | 30 | 1 | 7 | 336.2 | 1,400 | 332 | 114 | 145 | 11 | 76 | 5 | 70 | 2 | 9 | 0 | - |
1922 | 31 | Yankees | 34 | 29 | 4 | 12 | 14 | .462 | 3.60 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 240.0 | 988 | 257 | 96 | 111 | 12 | 50 | 1 | 41 | 1 | 7 | 0 | - |
1923 | 32 | Yankees | 23 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 2 | .714 | 6.20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 81.1 | 383 | 119 | 56 | 59 | 8 | 32 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - |
1924 | 33 | Reds | 37 | 27 | 10 | 20 | 9 | .690 | 3.15 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 226.0 | 940 | 238 | 79 | 97 | 3 | 36 | 1 | 63 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - |
1925 | 34 | Reds | 12 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 3.31 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 51.2 | 225 | 60 | 19 | 22 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
1926 | 35 | Reds | 39 | 33 | 2 | 19 | 12 | .613 | 3.14 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 281.0 | 1,158 | 286 | 98 | 112 | 3 | 53 | 4 | 58 | 2 | 4 | 0 | - |
1927 | 36 | Reds | 14 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 7 | .300 | 3.51 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 82.0 | 343 | 89 | 32 | 39 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
1928 | 37 | Reds | 14 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 3.88 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 62.2 | 269 | 67 | 27 | 33 | 3 | 22 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
1929 | 38 | Giants | 37 | 8 | 19 | 7 | 2 | .778 | 4.32 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 123.0 | 538 | 140 | 59 | 67 | 8 | 31 | 1 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 0 | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
15 Years | 490 | 325 | 125 | 207 | 126 | .622 | 2.92 | 231 | 29 | 31 | 3,021.1 | 12,385 | 2,912 | 979 | 1,211 | 73 | 734 | 28 | 862 | 34 | 89 | 1 | 0 |
Carl MaysCarl Mays Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1915 | 24 | Red Sox | 38 | 38 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .237 | .310 | .263 |
1916 | 25 | Red Sox | 48 | 77 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .234 | .366 | .299 |
1917 | 26 | Red Sox | 35 | 107 | 9 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .252 | .292 | .336 |
1918 | 27 | Red Sox | 38 | 104 | 10 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .288 | .357 | .375 |
1919 | 28 | Red Sox | 22 | 53 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .151 | .211 | .151 |
1919 | 28 | Yankees | 13 | 45 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .311 | .311 | .378 |
1920 | 29 | Yankees | 45 | 109 | 10 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .239 | .272 | .312 |
1921 | 30 | Yankees | 51 | 143 | 18 | 49 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .343 | .365 | .434 |
1922 | 31 | Yankees | 35 | 92 | 7 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .250 | .266 | .283 |
1923 | 32 | Yankees | 23 | 27 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .148 | .233 | .333 |
1924 | 33 | Reds | 38 | 83 | 9 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .289 | .322 | .446 |
1925 | 34 | Reds | 12 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .333 | .375 |
1926 | 35 | Reds | 39 | 98 | 12 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .224 | .248 | .327 |
1927 | 36 | Reds | 14 | 32 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .406 | .406 | .594 |
1928 | 37 | Reds | 14 | 27 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .296 | .296 | .333 |
1929 | 38 | Giants | 37 | 34 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .353 | .436 | .382 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
15 Years | 502 | 1,085 | 113 | 291 | 32 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 110 | 66 | 0 | 116 | 44 | 0 | 4 | 11 | .268 | .313 | .350 |
Carl MaysCarl Mays Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1915 Red Sox | P | 38 | 6 | 395 | 55 | 1.4 | 53 | 9 | 44 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .964 | 3.62 |
1916 Red Sox | P | 44 | 24 | 735 | 136 | 3.1 | 130 | 13 | 117 | 6 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .956 | 4.78 |
1917 Red Sox | P | 35 | 33 | 867 | 141 | 4.0 | 140 | 22 | 118 | 1 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .993 | 4.36 |
1918 Red Sox | P | 35 | 33 | 880 | 146 | 4.2 | 138 | 16 | 122 | 8 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .945 | 4.23 |
1919 Red Sox | P | 21 | 16 | 438 | 60 | 2.9 | 58 | 9 | 49 | 2 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .967 | 3.58 |
1919 Yankees | P | 13 | 13 | 360 | 50 | 3.8 | 47 | 10 | 37 | 3 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .940 | 3.53 |
1920 Yankees | P | 45 | 37 | 936 | 126 | 2.8 | 125 | 19 | 106 | 1 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .992 | 3.61 |
1921 Yankees | P | 49 | 38 | 1,010 | 114 | 2.3 | 112 | 8 | 104 | 2 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .982 | 2.99 |
1922 Yankees | P | 34 | 29 | 720 | 107 | 3.1 | 102 | 8 | 94 | 5 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .953 | 3.83 |
1923 Yankees | P | 23 | 7 | 244 | 41 | 1.8 | 40 | 8 | 32 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 4.43 |
1924 Reds | P | 37 | 27 | 678 | 112 | 3.0 | 107 | 13 | 94 | 5 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .955 | 4.26 |
1925 Reds | P | 12 | 5 | 155 | 20 | 1.7 | 18 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .900 | 3.14 |
1926 Reds | P | 39 | 33 | 843 | 137 | 3.5 | 133 | 16 | 117 | 4 | 10 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .971 | 4.26 |
1927 Reds | P | 14 | 9 | 246 | 43 | 3.1 | 43 | 5 | 38 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.72 |
1928 Reds | P | 14 | 7 | 188 | 21 | 1.5 | 20 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .952 | 2.87 |
1929 Giants | P | 37 | 8 | 369 | 47 | 1.3 | 46 | 12 | 34 | 1 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .979 | 3.37 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
P Totals | 490 | 325 | 9,064 | 1,356 | 2.8 | 1,312 | 174 | 1,138 | 44 | 56 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .968 | 3.91 | |
15 Years | 490 | 325 | 9,064 | 1,356 | 2.8 | 1,312 | 174 | 1,138 | 44 | 56 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .968 | 3.91 |
Carl MaysCarl Mays Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1915 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.4 | 0.0 | 3.10 | 4.44 | 1.44 |
1916 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.1 | 9.6 | 1.03 | 2.79 | 2.72 |
1917 Red Sox | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 9.7 | 7.6 | 1.23 | 2.83 | 2.30 |
1918 Red Sox | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 6.9 | 20.8 | 1.41 | 3.50 | 2.49 |
1919 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 1.33 | 3.27 | 2.47 |
1919 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 15.0 | 11.3 | 1.46 | 4.05 | 2.78 |
1920 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 9.1 | 8.4 | 1.10 | 2.65 | 2.42 |
1921 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 0 | n/a | 71.5 | 20.4 | 6.5 | 0.92 | 1.87 | 2.03 |
1922 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 9.2 | 13.1 | 0.82 | 1.54 | 1.88 |
1923 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 27.0 | 6.8 | 9.0 | 0.50 | 1.77 | 3.54 |
1924 Reds | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 83.0 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 1.75 | 2.51 | 1.43 |
1925 Reds | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 16.0 | 5.3 | 0.77 | 1.74 | 2.26 |
1926 Reds | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 14.0 | 12.3 | 1.09 | 1.86 | 1.70 |
1927 Reds | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 32.0 | 16.0 | 32.0 | 1.70 | 1.87 | 1.10 |
1928 Reds | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 13.5 | 9.0 | 0.45 | 1.44 | 3.16 |
1929 Giants | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 17.0 | 6.8 | 1.03 | 2.34 | 2.27 |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
15 Years | 1 | 2 | .333 | 5 | 0 | n/a | 217.0 | 9.4 | 9.9 | 1.17 | 2.57 | 2.19 |
Carl MaysCarl Mays Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1915 Boston Red Sox | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
1916 Boston Red Sox | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | Stats |
1917 Boston Red Sox | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
1918 Boston Red Sox | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | Stats |
1919 Boston Red Sox | n/a | $8,000.00 | n/a | - |
1919 New York Yankees | n/a | " " | n/a | - |
1920 New York Yankees | n/a | $8,000.00 | n/a | - |
1921 New York Yankees | n/a | $12,000.00 | n/a | Stats |
1922 New York Yankees | n/a | $12,000.00 | n/a | Stats |
1923 New York Yankees | n/a | $18,000.00 | n/a | - |
1924 Cincinnati Reds | n/a | $8,500.00 | n/a | - |
1925 Cincinnati Reds | n/a | $12,000.00 | n/a | - |
1926 Cincinnati Reds | n/a | $12,000.00 | n/a | - |
1927 Cincinnati Reds | n/a | $14,000.00 | n/a | - |
1928 Cincinnati Reds | n/a | $12,000.00 | n/a | - |
1929 New York Giants | n/a | $12,000.00 | n/a | - |
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