How Joe Mays's Starts Compares to Similar Players
Joe Mays totaled 156 career Starts, well above the starting pitcher average of 103.8 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Starts season came in 2001, posting 34, well above the starting pitcher average of 16.8 that year. The lowest point came in 2006 at 10, well below the starting pitcher average of 16.4 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Starts total went from 21 in 2003 to 26 in 2005 and 10 in 2006, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Starts profile — ranging from 10 to 34 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Joe Mays Lifetime Starts and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Starts for Joe Mays
| Joe Mays
Starts | Joe Mays
Games Started % |
|---|
| Career | 156 | 75.73 |
| Season Avg. | 22.29 | 75.73 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 122.68 | 75.73 |
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Joe Mays Starts Per Season
Joe Mays's Starts 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 Starts by Team
Joe Mays's career Starts totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Joe Mays Cumulative Starts — Career Progression
A running total of Joe 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.
Joe Mays Starts Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Joe 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.
Joe Mays Starts — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Joe 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.
