Joe Mays

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

6-1, 160lb (185cm, 72kg)

Born: December 10, 1975 in Flint, MI us

Draft: Drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 6th round of the 1994 MLB June Amateur Draft from Southeast HS (Bradenton, FL).

High School: Southeast HS (Bradenton, FL)

School: State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota (Bradenton, FL)

Debut: April 7, 1999 (Age 23-118d, 17,415th in major league history)
vs. TOR 1.0 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: July 22, 2006 (Age 30-224d)
vs. MIL 3.2 IP, 5 H, 1 SO, 3 BB, 5 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1999 season

Agents: Steve Hilliard, Joe Urbon

Full Name: Joseph Emerson Mays

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Relatives: Cousin of Carl Mays

1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

9.4

ERA

5.05

206

156

997.0

512

WHIP

1.463

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1995	19	SEA-min	Rk	2	3	.400	3.25	10	10	0	0	0	0	44.1	41	24	16	0	18	0	44	1	1	7	189			1.331	8.3	0.0	3.7	8.9	2.44	MRE ARIZ
1996	20	SEA-min	A-	4	4	.500	3.08	13	10	0	0	0	0	64.1	55	33	22	3	22	0	56	2	1	9	271			1.197	7.7	0.4	3.1	7.8	2.55	EVR NORW
1997	21	SEA-min	A+,A	16	7	.696	3.59	28	28	0	2	0	0	178.0	170	75	71	12	57	1	161	11	0	3	742			1.275	8.6	0.6	2.9	8.1	2.82	LNR,APP CALL,MIDW
1998	22	MIN-min	A+,AA	12	5	.706	3.78	27	25	0	0	0	0	152.1	164	85	64	11	44	0	128	6	1	6	667			1.365	9.7	0.6	2.6	7.6	2.91	FTM,NBR FLOR,EL
1999	23	MIN	AL	6	11	.353	4.37	49	20	8	2	1	0	171.0	179	92	83	24	67	2	115	2	0	6	746	116	4.82	1.439	9.4	1.3	3.5	6.1	1.72
2000	24	MIN-min	AAA	2	0	1.000	1.72	3	3	0	0	0	0	15.2	16	4	3	0	2	0	18	1	0	2	64			1.149	9.2	0.0	1.1	10.3	9.00	SLK PCL
2000	24	MIN	AL	7	15	.318	5.56	31	28	1	2	1	0	160.1	193	105	99	20	67	1	102	2	0	11	723	93	4.77	1.622	10.8	1.1	3.8	5.7	1.52
2001	25	MIN	AL	17	13	.567	3.16	34	34	0	4	2	0	233.2	205	87	82	25	64	2	123	5	0	11	957	143	4.27	1.151	7.9	1.0	2.5	4.7	1.92	AS
2002	26	MIN-min	A+,AA	1	1	.500	1.72	4	4	0	0	0	0	15.2	11	3	3	1	4	0	12	1	0	1	61			0.957	6.3	0.6	2.3	6.9	3.00	FTM,NBR FLOR,EL
2002	26	MIN	AL	4	8	.333	5.38	17	17	0	1	1	0	95.1	113	60	57	14	25	0	38	2	0	6	418	83	4.92	1.448	10.7	1.3	2.4	3.6	1.52
2003	27	MIN	AL	8	8	.500	6.30	31	21	4	0	0	0	130.0	159	92	91	21	39	2	50	4	0	3	576	72	5.35	1.523	11.0	1.5	2.7	3.5	1.28

2005	29	MIN	AL	6	10	.375	5.65	31	26	1	1	1	0	156.0	203	109	98	23	41	1	59	3	0	4	690	79	5.03	1.564	11.7	1.3	2.4	3.4	1.44
2006	30	CIN-min	AAA	6	3	.667	3.07	10	10	0	1	0	0	67.1	68	27	23	4	13	0	40	0	0	0	273			1.203	9.1	0.5	1.7	5.3	3.08	LOU IL
2006	30	TOT	MLB	0	5	.000	8.70	13	10	0	0	0	0	50.2	78	56	49	11	26	2	25	0	0	6	250	55	6.52	2.053	13.9	2.0	4.6	4.4	0.96
2006	30	KCR	AL	0	4	.000	10.27	6	6	0	0	0	0	23.2	38	33	27	7	14	0	9	0	0	3	120	46	8.01	2.197	14.5	2.7	5.3	3.4	0.64
2006	30	CIN	NL	0	1	.000	7.33	7	4	0	0	0	0	27.0	40	23	22	4	12	2	16	0	0	3	130	65	5.22	1.926	13.3	1.3	4.0	5.3	1.33
2007	31	LAD-min	AAA	1	2	.333	5.16	8	8	0	0	0	0	45.1	54	31	26	4	10	0	29	0	1	1	199			1.412	10.7	0.8	2.0	5.8	2.90	LVG PCL
7 Yrs				48	70	.407	5.05	206	156	14	10	6	0	997.0	1130	601	559	138	329	10	512	18	0	47	4360	94	4.88	1.463	10.2	1.2	3.0	4.6	1.56
162 Game Avg.				9	13	.407	5.05	39	29	3	2	1	0	187	212	113	105	26	62	2	96	3	0	9	819	94	4.88	1.463	10.2	1.2	3.0	4.6	1.56

MIN (6 yrs)				48	65	.425	4.85	193	146	14	10	6	0	946.1	1052	545	510	127	303	8	487	18	0	41	4110	97	4.80	1.432	10.0	1.2	2.9	4.6	1.61
KCR (1 yr)				0	4	.000	10.27	6	6	0	0	0	0	23.2	38	33	27	7	14	0	9	0	0	3	120	46	8.01	2.197	14.5	2.7	5.3	3.4	0.64
CIN (1 yr)				0	1	.000	7.33	7	4	0	0	0	0	27.0	40	23	22	4	12	2	16	0	0	3	130	65	5.22	1.926	13.3	1.3	4.0	5.3	1.33

AL (7 yrs)				48	69	.410	4.98	199	152	14	10	6	0	970.0	1090	578	537	134	317	8	496	18	0	44	4230	95	4.87	1.451	10.1	1.2	2.9	4.6	1.56
NL (1 yr)				0	1	.000	7.33	7	4	0	0	0	0	27.0	40	23	22	4	12	2	16	0	0	3	130	65	5.22	1.926	13.3	1.3	4.0	5.3	1.33

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