Carl Mays
1915–1929 · bats L / throws R · Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, New York Giants, New York Yankees
502G
.270AVG
.311OBP
.352SLG
291H
5HR
109RBI
1SB
207–126W–L
3,019IP
875K
2.95ERA
325GS
31SV
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 502 | 1,191 | 1,079 | 113 | 291 | 32 | 21 | 5 | 109 | 63 | 115 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 380 | .270 | .311 | .352 | .663 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,019.3 | 490 | 325 | 231 | 207 | 126 | 31 | 2,911 | 1,207 | 990 | 73 | 743 | 875 | 0 | 0 | 2.95 | 1.210 |
Streaks
12longest hitting streak · 1921-08-18 to 1922-04-13
12longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | 15 scoreless innings | 1916-07-14 | 1 in 6,007 pitcher-games |
| 47 | One-Hit Shutout | 1918-04-16 | 1 in 193 games |
| 41 | 12 innings pitched | 1917-07-28 | 1 in 613 pitcher-games |
Rare feats (2)
Rarest: One-Hit Shutout, 47 on the rarity scale.
| Rarity | Date | Feat | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | 1918-04-16 | One-Hit Shutout | 1 in 193 | box score ↗ |
| 47 | 1918-06-21 | One-Hit Shutout | 1 in 193 | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 248 | 585 | 159 | 2 | 45 | 27 | 57 | .295 | .318 | .375 |
| Away | 254 | 606 | 132 | 3 | 64 | 36 | 58 | .244 | .277 | .330 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 39 | 96 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | .233 | .271 | .314 |
| May | 107 | 253 | 63 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 23 | .267 | .292 | .335 |
| June | 110 | 215 | 43 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 24 | .221 | .242 | .333 |
| July | 86 | 214 | 44 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 21 | .235 | .262 | .278 |
| August | 87 | 220 | 62 | 0 | 26 | 13 | 18 | .312 | .341 | .397 |
| September | 67 | 181 | 54 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 17 | .327 | .365 | .430 |
| October | 6 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .455 | .417 | .636 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| detroit-tigers | 55 | 137 | 28 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 12 | .231 | .277 | .256 |
| st-louis-browns | 54 | 143 | 36 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 13 | .279 | .322 | .349 |
| cleveland-guardians | 52 | 113 | 32 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 11 | .308 | .319 | .442 |
| philadelphia-athletics | 49 | 144 | 37 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 17 | .289 | .306 | .352 |
| chicago-white-sox | 48 | 117 | 27 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 19 | .245 | .256 | .291 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 41 | 111 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | .283 | .297 | .343 |
| new-york-yankees | 29 | 61 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 5 | .259 | .328 | .333 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 25 | 60 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 4 | .315 | .333 | .444 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1915 | 38 | 36 | 9 | – | – | – | .250 | 130 | 65 | |
| 1916 | 48 | 77 | 18 | – | 8 | – | .234 | 245 | 77 | |
| 1917 | 35 | 107 | 27 | – | 13 | – | .252 | 289 | 99 | |
| 1918 | 38 | 104 | 30 | – | 4 | 1 | .288 | 293 | 117 | |
| 1919 | Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees | 35 | 98 | 22 | – | 6 | – | .224 | 266 | 108 |
| 1920 | 45 | 109 | 26 | – | 14 | – | .239 | 312 | 92 | |
| 1921 | 51 | 142 | 49 | 2 | 22 | – | .345 | 336 | 70 | |
| 1922 | 35 | 91 | 23 | – | 7 | – | .253 | 240 | 41 | |
| 1923 | 23 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 3 | – | .148 | 82 | 16 | |
| 1924 | 38 | 83 | 24 | 1 | 12 | – | .289 | 226 | 63 | |
| 1925 | 12 | 16 | 4 | – | 3 | – | .250 | 50 | 10 | |
| 1926 | 39 | 98 | 22 | – | 8 | – | .224 | 281 | 57 | |
| 1927 | 14 | 32 | 13 | 1 | 1 | – | .406 | 82 | 17 | |
| 1928 | 14 | 26 | 8 | – | 3 | – | .308 | 62 | 10 | |
| 1929 | 37 | 33 | 12 | – | 5 | – | .364 | 123 | 33 |