How Joe Mays's Innings Pitched Compares to Similar Players

Joe Mays totaled 997 career Innings Pitched, well above the starting pitcher average of 772.4 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Innings Pitched season came in 2001, posting 233, well above the starting pitcher average of 109.3 that year. The lowest point came in 2006 at 50, well below the starting pitcher average of 104.6 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Innings Pitched total went from 130 in 2003 to 156 in 2005 and 50 in 2006, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Innings Pitched profile — ranging from 50 to 233 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

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Joe Mays Innings Pitched Per Season

Joe Mays's Innings Pitched 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 Innings Pitched per season line chart

Joe Mays Innings Pitched by Team

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

Joe Mays Cumulative Innings Pitched — Career Progression

A running total of Joe Mays's career Innings Pitched, 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 Innings Pitched year-over-year waterfall chart

Joe Mays Innings Pitched Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Joe Mays's seasonal Innings Pitched 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 Innings Pitched distribution box chart versus comparable players

Joe Mays Innings Pitched — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Joe Mays's MLB career with Innings Pitched 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 Innings Pitched season-by-season breakdown table