How Dave May's Strikeouts Compares to Similar Players

Dave May totaled 501 career Strikeouts, well above the league average of 295.8 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Strikeouts season came in 1978, posting 11, well below the league average of 32.9 that year. The highest point came in 1973 at 78, well above the league average of 31.7 that year. The Strikeouts trended upward through the final seasons. The Strikeouts total went from 31 in 1976 to 43 in 1977 and 11 in 1978, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Strikeouts profile — ranging from 11 to 78 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Dave May Lifetime Strikeouts and Similar Stats

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Dave May Strikeouts Per Season

Dave May's Strikeouts 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 Strikeouts per season line chart

Dave May Strikeouts by Team

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

Dave May Cumulative Strikeouts — Career Progression

A running total of Dave May's career Strikeouts, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Dave May Strikeouts year-over-year waterfall chart

Dave May Strikeouts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Dave May's seasonal Strikeouts 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 Strikeouts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Dave May Strikeouts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Dave May's MLB career with Strikeouts 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 Strikeouts season-by-season breakdown table