How Al Mays's Starts Compares to Similar Players

Al Mays totaled 147 career Starts, well above the relief pitcher average of 11.5 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Starts season came in 1887, posting 52, well above the relief pitcher average of 16.5 that year. The lowest point came in 1890 at 1, well below the relief pitcher average of 29.4 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Starts total went from 18 in 1888 to 19 in 1889 and 1 in 1890, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Starts profile — ranging from 1 to 52 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Al Mays Lifetime Starts and Similar Stats

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Al Mays Starts Per Season

Al Mays's Starts for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American Association, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Al Mays Starts per season line chart

Al Mays Starts by Team

Al Mays's career Starts totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Al Mays career Starts by team bar chart

Al Mays Cumulative Starts — Career Progression

A running total of Al Mays's career Starts, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Al Mays Starts year-over-year waterfall chart

Al Mays Starts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Al Mays's seasonal Starts alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Al Mays Starts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Al Mays Starts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Al Mays's MLB career with Starts alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Al Mays Starts season-by-season breakdown table