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Carl Mays

Carl Mays

NOT RANKED IN TOP 100
1915—1929
Starting Pitcher
BORN
November 12, 1891, in Liberty, KY
THROWS
Right-Handed
PRIMARY TEAM
Boston Red Sox
207
WINS
64.9
QUALITY START PCT
50.2
WAR
126
LOSSES
119
ERA+
33.4
WAR7
2.92
ERA
1.17
K / BB RATIO
17.4
WAR3
862
STRIKEOUTS
1.21
WHIP
3.3
WAR PER SEASON
Hard-thrower who employed an underhand motion. Threw a pitch that hit and killed Ray Chapman in 1920, the only on-field death in major league baseball history.
4-TIME
WORLD SERIES CHAMPION

Carl Mays Compared to Hall of Fame Pitcher

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 JAWS WAR PER SN
Mays
50.2
33.4
26.1
17.4
41.8
3.3
AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER
73.0
49.8
30.3
21.5
61.4
4.5

Where Does Carl Mays Rank?

RANKING CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS
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