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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

What Pitches Did Carl Mays Throw?

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

Where Does Carl Mays Rank Among Pitchers?

RANKING CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS
RANKING
NR
CAREER
93
LONG PEAK
NR
PRIME
NR
SHORT PEAK
NR
JAWS
NR
RANKING
EGG RANKING
CAREER
WAR
LONG PEAK
WAR7
PRIME
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
SHORT PEAK
WAR3
JAWS
JAWS