How Dave May's Fielding Percentage Compares to Similar Players

Dave May posted a career Fielding Percentage of 97.82, near the league average of 97.79 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His best Fielding Percentage season came in 1970, posting 98.88, near the league average of 97.81 that year. The lowest point came in 1969 at 94.0, near the league average of 97.75 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The figure moved from 97.17 in 1976 to 96.92 in 1977 and 94.44 in 1978. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. One of the more consistent Fielding Percentage producers of his era, the career line shows near-average output with little season-to-season variance across 12 seasons.

Dave May Lifetime Fielding Percentage

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Dave May
Fielding Percentage
Career97.82
Season Avg.97.82
162 Game Avg.97.82
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Dave May Fielding Percentage Per Season

Dave May's Fielding Percentage for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, CF, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Dave May Fielding Percentage per season line chart

Dave May Fielding Percentage by Team

Dave May's career Fielding Percentage totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Dave May career Fielding Percentage by team bar chart

Dave May Fielding Percentage Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Dave May's career Fielding Percentage shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Dave May Fielding Percentage year-over-year waterfall chart

Dave May Fielding Percentage Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Dave May's seasonal Fielding Percentage alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Dave May Fielding Percentage distribution box chart versus comparable players

Dave May Fielding Percentage — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Dave May's MLB career with Fielding Percentage alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Dave May Fielding Percentage season-by-season breakdown table