Al Mays

Full Name: Albert C. Mays

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

Team: Brooklyn Grays

Born: May 17, 1865 in Canal Dover, OH

Died: May 7, 1905 in Parkersburg, WV

League Debut: April 1, 1885 (BRO @ CIN, box score) • Age 20

Real-life MLB career: 1885–1890 • Baseball-Reference page ↗

 
1886
Career
WAR
-0.7
1.5
W
4
15
L
18
36
ERA
5.48
4.73
G
26
65
GS
26
65
SV
0
0
IP
179.0
407.3
SO
37
64
WHIP
1.720
1.642

Standard Pitching

YearTeamLgWLERAG GSCGSHOSVIPHRER BBSOWHIPWAR
1885 BRO AA 11 18 4.14 393900 0 228.3 262152105 100 27 1.59 2.2
1886 BRO AA 4 18 5.48 262650 0 179.0 220148109 87 37 1.72 -0.7
Career— 15364.73 65655 00 407.3482300 21418764 1.64 1.5
Bold season stats indicate the player led their league (AA or NL) that season. Bold italic season stats indicate the player led both major leagues that season. See how WAR is calculated on this site.

Standard Batting

YearAgeTmLgGPAABRH2B3BHRRBI SBCSBBSOBAOBPSLGOPSOPS+TBGIDPHBPSHSFIBBPosAwards
188520BROAA 398583 919 220 1300 23 .229.247.301.548 6225 0 P
188621BROAA 267457 18 110 600 21 .140.180.193.373 711 011310 P
2 Yrs 651591401027 3301900 44.193.219.257.476 363601 1310
Bold = led the league. OPS+ compares OBP and SLG with the league average (100 = average; no park adjustment). Blank GIDP/SH/SF/IBB cells: that season's source data didn't track them (PA there = AB+BB+HBP).

Value Batting

YearAgeTmLgPARbatRbaserRposRAAWAARrepRARWARoWARdWARPosAwards
188520BROAA85 -4.8-0.14.90.00.02.92.90.30.30.4 P
188621BROAA74 -7.20.13.2-3.8-0.32.0-1.8-0.2-0.20.3 P
2 Yrs159 -12.00.08.1-3.8-0.34.91.10.10.10.7
Runs above average from batting (Rbat), baserunning (Rbaser) and position (Rpos); RAA/WAA = runs/wins above average, Rrep = replacement runs, RAR = runs above replacement (see how WAR is calculated).

Advanced Batting

YearAgeTmLgPABAbipISOHR%SO%BB%XBH%X/H%GB/FBGB%SB%P/PARCeBAClutchWIS WAR
188520BROAA85 .237.0720.03.52.4 4.721.1
188621BROAA74 .140.0530.01.42.7 2.725.0 0.8245.2 2.952.8 .15157.9-0.2
2 Yrs159 .197.0640.02.52.5 3.822.20.8245.2 1.372.8-0.2
BAbip = batting average on balls in play; ISO = SLG − BA; HR%, SO%, BB%, XBH% are per plate appearance; X/H% = extra-base hits per hit; GB/FB and P/PA come from the sim's batted-ball and pitch counts; RC = runs created. eBA, Clutch and WIS WAR are WhatIfSports' own metrics (1886 onward).

Batting Splits

YearSplitGPAABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOBAOBPSLGOPSBAbip
1886Home13332502 000200 00.080.077.080.157.077
1886Away13413216 110400 21.188.257.281.538.194
1886vs LH Starter48802 010000 00.250.250.500.750.250
1886vs RH Starter21514906 100000 21.122.157.143.300.125
Splits come from the WhatIfSports season export (available from 1886). Traded players' splits combine all of their teams that season.

Appearances

YearAgeTmLgGGSBattingDefense PC1B2B3BSSLFCFRFPHPR
188520BROAA39393939 39
188621BROAA26262626 26
2 Yrs65656565 65
Games by position come from the fielding data; GS = games started; PH/PR = games entered as a pinch hitter or pinch runner (counted from the box scores).

Standard Fielding

YearAgeTmLgPosGGSInnChPOAEDP Fld%lgFld%RF/9lgRF9RF/G+Plays−PlaysPBSBCSCS%C.ERAPK
188520 BRO AAP390228.3 3172310 .968.9201.181.05 0.7701 9851 2
188621 BRO AAP260179.0 27131220 .926.8921.260.98 0.9603 6523 0
CareerP650407.3 58203530 .9481.22 0.8504 16374 2
Positions listed in scorebook order (P, C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, LF, CF, RF). Ch = chances (PO+A+E); RF/9 = 9×(PO+A)/Inn; RF/G = (PO+A)/G; lgFld% and lgRF9 = league average at that position. +Plays/−Plays are the sim's good and poor defensive plays. For pitchers, SB/CS are runners stealing while he pitched.

Leaderboards, Awards, & Honors

Innings Pitched

  • 1886 AA  179.0 (8th)

Strikeouts

Complete Games

Top-10 finishes in each league. Rate stats require 3.1 plate appearances (batters) or 1 inning pitched (pitchers) per team game.

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