Carl Mays

Starting Pitcher
1915—1929
BORN
November 12, 1891, in Liberty, KY
THROWS
Right-Handed
MLB DEBUT
April 15, 1915
PITCH ARSENAL
Underhand Fastball
Underhand Curve
PRIMARY TEAM
Boston Red Sox
207
WINS
64.9
QUALITY START PCT
50.2
WAR
2.92
ERA
119
33.4
WAR7
862
STRIKEOUTS
1.17
K / BB RATIO
3.3
WAR PER SEASON
Carl Mays
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 WS CHAMP —

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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
AVG HOFer
73.0
49.8
30.3
21.5
61.4
4.5

Where Does Carl Mays Rank?

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS
93
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CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3
WAR + WAR7 / 2

PITCHING TEAMMATES

Waite Hoyt
Bob Shawkey
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Eppa Rixey
Jack Quinn

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Wally Schang

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