Al Mays vs John Kirby

Al MaysJohn Kirby

Al Mays and John Kirby compared on their MLB careers: Al Mays played 6 seasons, 1885 to 1890, John Kirby 5 seasons, 1884 to 1888. Al Mays has 53 wins to John Kirby's 18.

Who has the better career numbers?

Al Mays and John Kirby career totals
150GP75
53W18
90L50
3.9ERA4.1
1,251IP611.1
469K200
415BB258
1.4WHIP1.5
0SV0

Titles and awards

  • Al Mays: 0 championships; none on file
  • John Kirby: 0 championships; none on file

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Al Mays and John Kirby season by season
W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.
1st18856112.761884014.09
2nd188611283.391885583.55
3rd188717344.73188611263.30
4th1888992.8018871117.25
5th18891074.821888144.19
6th1890018.00————

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA