Joe Mays Notable

b. December 10, 1975 · Minnesota Twins 1999–2003, 2005, Kansas City Royals 2006, Cincinnati Reds 2006

Joe Mays played for three clubs across eight seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Minnesota Twins in 1999 and closing with the Cincinnati Reds in 2006.

He went 48 and 70 with a 5.05 earned run average, pitching 997 innings in 206 games. He struck out 512 and threw 6 shutouts. Across 206 games he batted .250, with 6 hits and 1 run. He finished with 2 doubles.

He was an All-Star in 2001.

He was born in Flint, MI, USA on December 10, 1975. He batted both ways and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	1	2001

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1999	MIN	49	3	0	0	0	0	2	1	.000
2000	MIN	31	5	1	2	1	0	0	2	.400
2001	MIN	34	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000
2002	MIN	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
2003	MIN	31	3	0	1	0	0	1	1	.333
2005	MIN	31	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.333
2006	CIN/KCR	13	9	0	2	1	3	0	4	.222
Career	—	206	24	1	6	2	3	3	9	.250

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1999	MIN	6	11	49	20	171.0	179	83	67	115	4.37
2000	MIN	7	15	31	28	160.1	193	99	67	102	5.56
2001	MIN	17	13	34	34	233.2	205	82	64	123	3.16
2002	MIN	4	8	17	17	95.1	113	57	25	38	5.38
2003	MIN	8	8	31	21	130.0	159	91	39	50	6.30
2005	MIN	6	10	31	26	156.0	203	98	41	59	5.65
2006	CIN/KCR	0	5	13	10	50.2	78	49	26	25	8.70
Career	—	48	70	206	156	997.0	1130	559	329	512	5.05

On this day & linked events

1975

Born December 10, 1975

Flint, MI, USA

1999

Major-league debut: Joe Mays

Joe Mays made a major-league debut on April 7, 1999.

2006

Final major-league game: Joe Mays

Joe Mays played a final major-league game on July 22, 2006.