Joe Mays was a pitcher in MLB. Across 206 career appearances, with a 5.05 ERA and 512 strikeouts. This page covers season stats, team history, salary history, and career profile.
Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | MIN | 6 | 11 | 4.37 | 49 | 20 | 0 | 171.0 | 179 | 83 | 67 | 115 | 1.44 |
| 2000 | MIN | 7 | 15 | 5.56 | 31 | 28 | 0 | 160.1 | 193 | 99 | 67 | 102 | 1.62 |
| 2001 | MIN | 17 | 13 | 3.16 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 233.2 | 205 | 82 | 64 | 123 | 1.15 |
| 2002 | MIN | 4 | 8 | 5.38 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 95.1 | 113 | 57 | 25 | 38 | 1.45 |
| 2003 | MIN | 8 | 8 | 6.30 | 31 | 21 | 0 | 130.0 | 159 | 91 | 39 | 50 | 1.52 |
| 2005 | MIN | 6 | 10 | 5.65 | 31 | 26 | 0 | 156.0 | 203 | 98 | 41 | 59 | 1.56 |
| 2006 | CIN | 0 | 1 | 7.33 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 27.0 | 40 | 22 | 12 | 16 | 1.93 |
| 2006 | KC | 0 | 4 | 10.27 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 23.2 | 38 | 27 | 14 | 9 | 2.20 |
| Career Totals | — | 48 | 70 | 5.05 | 206 | 156 | 0 | 997.0 | 1130 | 559 | 329 | 512 | 1.46 |
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | MIN | 49 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .000 | .400 | .000 | .400 |
| 2000 | MIN | 31 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .400 | .400 | .600 | 1.000 |
| 2001 | MIN | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2002 | MIN | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | MIN | 31 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .333 | .500 | .333 | .833 |
| 2005 | MIN | 31 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 |
| 2006 | CIN | 7 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .222 | .222 | .333 | .556 |
| 2006 | KC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals | — | 206 | 24 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | .250 | .333 | .333 | .667 |
2001
| Year | Salary |
|---|---|
| 1999 | $200,000 |
| 2000 | $240,000 |
| 2001 | $260,000 |
| 2002 | $2,350,000 |
| 2003 | $4,150,000 |
| 2004 | $5,750,000 |
| 2005 | $7,250,000 |
| 2006 | $1,000,000 |
Career Total: $21,200,000 (8 seasons)
Average: $2,650,000
Salary data is available from 1985 onward.
TGN salary figures show base salary. Signing bonuses, accounting allocations, and luxury-tax values are listed separately where available.