How Joe Mays's Complete Games Compares to Similar Players

Joe Mays totaled 10 career Complete Games, well below the starting pitcher average of 27.9 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Complete Games season came in 2001, posting 4, well above the starting pitcher average of 0.7 that year. The lowest point came in 2003 at 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 0.8 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Complete Games total went from 0 in 2003 to 1 in 2005 and 0 in 2006, holding steady over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Complete Games profile — ranging from 0 to 4 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Joe Mays Lifetime Complete Games

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Joe Mays Complete Games Per Season

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

Joe Mays Complete Games by Team

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

Joe Mays Cumulative Complete Games — Career Progression

A running total of Joe Mays's career Complete Games, 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.
Joe Mays Complete Games year-over-year waterfall chart

Joe Mays Complete Games Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Joe Mays's seasonal Complete Games 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.
Joe Mays Complete Games distribution box chart versus comparable players

Joe Mays Complete Games — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Joe Mays's MLB career with Complete Games 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.
Joe Mays Complete Games season-by-season breakdown table