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Carl Mays 2026 Season · SF

Career: 208-126, 2.92 ERA, 862 K in 3021.1 IP.

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Carl Mays

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+6.7Career NUT

+1.3 to Great

Career

2.92ERA1.21WHIP208W862K3021.1IP31SV

L/R · 6' 0", 195 lb · b. Nov 12, 1891 · Liberty, KY · Signed Undrafted FA, 1915

Player Overview

Year by Year


1915	23	BOS	+1.5	6	5	2.60	38	6	2	0	27	7	514	131.2	119	38	21	5	65	1.06
1916	24	BOS	-0.5	18	13	2.39	44	24	14	2	13	3	972	245.0	208	65	74	9	76	1.15
1917	25	BOS	+0.4	22	9	1.74	35	33	27	2	2	0	1129	289.0	230	56	74	14	91	1.05
1918	26	BOS	+1.1	21	13	2.21	35	33	30	8	1	0	1162	293.1	230	72	81	11	114	1.06
1919	27	BOS	+0.2	5	11	2.47	21	16	14	2	4	2	576	146.0	131	40	40	5	53	1.17
1919	27	NYY	+0.3	9	3	1.65	13	13	12	1	0	0	487	120.0	96	22	37	5	54	1.11
1919	27	TOT	+0.5	14	14	2.10	34	29	26	3	4	2	1063	266.0	227	62	77	10	107	1.14
1920	28	NYY	-0.5	26	11	3.06	45	37	26	6	8	2	1268	312.0	310	106	84	7	92	1.26
1921	29	NYY	+0.3	27	9	3.05	49	38	30	1	10	7	1400	336.2	332	114	76	9	70	1.21
1922	30	NYY	-0.1	13	14	3.60	34	29	21	1	4	2	988	240.0	257	96	50	7	41	1.28
1923	31	NYY	-1.0	5	2	6.20	23	7	2	0	11	0	383	81.1	119	56	32	4	16	1.86
1924	32	CIN	+1.9	20	9	3.15	37	27	15	2	10	0	940	226.0	238	79	36	4	63	1.21
1925	33	CIN	+0.4	3	5	3.31	12	5	3	0	5	2	225	51.2	60	19	13	2	10	1.41
1926	34	CIN	+2.1	19	12	3.14	39	33	24	3	2	1	1158	281.0	286	98	53	4	58	1.21
1927	35	CIN	+0.7	3	7	3.51	14	9	6	0	4	0	343	82.0	89	32	10	1	17	1.21
1928	36	CIN	-0.2	4	1	3.88	14	6	4	1	4	1	269	62.2	67	27	22	0	10	1.42
1929	37	NYG	+0.2	7	2	4.32	37	8	1	0	19	4	538	123.0	140	59	31	2	32	1.39
Career	—	15 yrs	+6.7	208	126	2.92	490	324	231	29	124	31	12352	3021.1	2912	979	734	89	862	1.21

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NUT Breakdown

K Ability

HR Prevention

Walk Avoidance

What's driving Mays's career NUT of +6.7

Slice size = share of total NUT. K Ability = Strikeouts · HR Prevention = HR allowed · Walk Avoidance = BB + HBP.

Career NUT Trend

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Awards

1916World Series Championship

1918World Series Championship

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