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Portrait of Joe Mays

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Career Summary
Years G IP W L SV ERA WARP
11 206 997 48 70 0 5.05 2.5
Birth Date12-10-1975
Height6' 1"
Weight200 lbs
Age48 years, 4 months, 16 days
BatsB
ThrowsR
WARP Summary

MLB Statistics

Historical (past-seasons) WARP is now based on DRA..
cFIP and DRA are not available on a by-team basis and display as zeroes(0). See TOT line for season totals of these stats.
Multiple stints are are currently shown —Click to hide.
YEAR Team Lg G GS IP W L SV H BB SO HR PPF H/9 BB/9 HR/9 K/9 GB% BABIP WHIP FIP ERA cFIP DRA DRA- WARP
1999 MIN MLB 49 20 171.0 6 11 0 179 67 115 24 100 9.4 3.5 1.3 6.1 0% .288 1.44 4.88 4.37 97 4.90 95.4 2.2
2000 MIN MLB 31 28 160.3 7 15 0 193 67 102 20 89 10.8 3.8 1.1 5.7 0% .325 1.62 4.86 5.56 104 6.15 118.3 0.3
2001 MIN MLB 34 34 233.7 17 13 0 205 64 123 25 101 7.9 2.5 1.0 4.7 0% .243 1.15 4.31 3.16 104 4.16 86.3 4.2
2002 MIN MLB 17 17 95.3 4 8 0 113 25 38 14 96 10.7 2.4 1.3 3.6 0% .292 1.45 5.01 5.38 115 5.89 126.4 -0.3
2003 MIN MLB 31 21 130.0 8 8 0 159 39 50 21 100 11.0 2.7 1.5 3.5 0% .299 1.52 5.41 6.30 116 6.59 138.1 -1.3
2005 MIN MLB 31 26 156.0 6 10 0 203 41 59 23 96 11.7 2.4 1.3 3.4 0% .319 1.56 5.05 5.65 113 6.37 137.1 -1.5
2006 CIN 0 7 4 27.0 0 1 0 40 12 16 4 95 13.3 4.0 1.3 5.3 0% .367 1.93 5.18 7.33 119 6.97 142.0 -0.3
2006 KCA 0 6 6 23.7 0 4 0 38 14 9 7 113 14.5 5.3 2.7 3.4 0% .344 2.20 8.04 10.27 128 8.91 181.5 -0.8
2006 TOT MLB 13 10 50.7 0 5 0 78 26 25 11 104 13.9 4.6 2.0 4.4 0% .000 2.05 6.51 8.70 123 7.88 160.4 -1.1
CareerMLB206156997.04870011303295121389810.23.01.24.650%.2951.464.945.051085.63115.32.5

Statistics for All Levels

'opp' stats - Quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.
Minor league stats are currently shown —Click to hide.
YEAR Team Lg LG G GS IP W L SV H BB SO HR PPF H/9 BB/9 HR/9 K/9 GB% BABIP WHIP FIP ERA cFIP DRA DRA-
1996 EVE A- NWN 13 10 64.3 4 4 0 55 22 58 3 7.7 3.1 0.4 8.1 0% .000 1.20 3.42 3.08 0 0.00 0.0
1997 WIS A MDW 13 13 81.7 9 3 0 62 23 79 3 6.8 2.5 0.3 8.7 0% .280 1.04 3.06 2.09 0 0.00 0.0
1997 LNC A+ CLF 15 15 96.3 7 4 0 108 34 82 9 10.1 3.2 0.8 7.7 0% .341 1.47 4.23 4.86 0 0.00 0.0
1998 FTM A+ FSL 16 15 94.7 7 2 0 101 23 83 7 9.6 2.2 0.7 7.9 0% -.832 1.31 3.39 3.04 0 0.00 0.0
1998 NBR AA EAS 11 10 57.7 5 3 0 63 21 45 4 9.8 3.3 0.6 7.0 0% -.843 1.46 3.63 4.99 0 0.00 0.0
1999 MIN MLB AL 49 20 171.0 6 11 0 179 67 115 24 100 9.4 3.5 1.3 6.1 0% .288 1.44 4.88 4.37 97 4.90 95.4
2000 MIN MLB AL 31 28 160.3 7 15 0 193 67 102 20 89 10.8 3.8 1.1 5.7 0% .325 1.62 4.86 5.56 104 6.15 118.3
2000 SLC AAA PCL 3 3 15.7 2 0 0 16 2 18 0 9.2 1.1 0.0 10.3 0% -.800 1.15 1.67 1.72 0 0.00 0.0
2001 MIN MLB AL 34 34 233.7 17 13 0 205 64 123 25 101 7.9 2.5 1.0 4.7 0% .243 1.15 4.31 3.16 104 4.16 86.3
2002 MIN MLB AL 17 17 95.3 4 8 0 113 25 38 14 96 10.7 2.4 1.3 3.6 0% .292 1.45 5.01 5.38 115 5.89 126.4
2002 FTM A+ FSL 3 3 8.7 0 1 0 9 3 7 0 9.3 3.1 0.0 7.2 0% .346 1.38 2.60 2.07 0 0.00 0.0
2002 NBR AA EAS 1 1 7.0 1 0 0 2 1 5 1 2.6 1.3 1.3 6.4 0% .059 0.43 4.47 1.29 0 0.00 0.0
2003 MIN MLB AL 31 21 130.0 8 8 0 159 39 50 21 100 11.0 2.7 1.5 3.5 0% .299 1.52 5.41 6.30 116 6.59 138.1
2005 MIN MLB AL 31 26 156.0 6 10 0 203 41 59 23 96 11.7 2.4 1.3 3.4 0% .319 1.56 5.05 5.65 113 6.37 137.1
2006 CIN MLB NL 7 4 27.0 0 1 0 40 12 16 4 95 13.3 4.0 1.3 5.3 0% .367 1.93 5.18 7.33 119 6.97 142.0
2006 KCA MLB AL 6 6 23.7 0 4 0 38 14 9 7 113 14.5 5.3 2.7 3.4 0% .344 2.20 8.04 10.27 128 8.91 181.5
2006 LOU AAA INT 10 10 67.0 6 3 0 68 13 40 4 96 9.1 1.7 0.5 5.4 0% .296 1.21 3.24 3.09 94 4.26 89.4
2007 LVG AAA PCL 8 8 45.3 1 2 0 54 10 29 4 115 10.7 2.0 0.8 5.8 0% .321 1.41 4.06 5.17 93 3.81 78.2

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%

Injury History  —  No longer being updated

Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
2004-04-04 2004-10-10 60-DL 189 162 Right Elbow Recovery From Surgery Tommy John Surgery 2003-09-11
2003-09-01 2003-09-30 DTD 29 26 Right Elbow Surgery Tommy John Surgery 2003-09-11
2002-04-15 2002-07-20 15-DL 96 85 Right Elbow Inflammation -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2006 KCA $1,000,000
2005 MIN $7,250,000
2004 MIN $5,750,000
2003 MIN $4,150,000
2002 MIN $2,350,000
2001 MIN $260,000
2000 MIN $240,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
7 yrPrevious$21,000,000
7 yrTotal$21,000,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
7 y 84 d

Details
  • FA 5/17/07 after ex out clause
  • signed as a free agent from CIN 2/07 (minor-league contract)
  • FA 10/06
  • sent outright to Triple-A 7/06 designated for assignment 7/06 contract purchased 6/06 signed as a free agent from KC 5/06 (minor-league contract)
  • released, FA 5/06 after refused option assignment
  • signed as a free agent from MIN 12/05, 1 year/$1M (06)+$1M bonuses (gets max with 30 games started, 180 innings pitched)
  • club declined 06 option 10/05
  • 4 year/$20M (02-05)+$8.5M 06 club option
  • 02:$2.35M, 03:$4.15M, 04:$5.75M, 05:$7.25M, 06:$8.5M $0.5M buyout (option may go up to $9.75M option (innings pitched bonuses)
  • 1 year/$0.26M

2019 Preseason Forecast

Last Update: 1/27/2017 12:35 ET

PCT W L SV G GS IP H BB SO HR BABIP WHIP ERA DRA VORP WARP
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