How Dave May's Runs Compares to Similar Players

Dave May totaled 462 career Runs, well above the league average of 248.2 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Runs season came in 1973, posting 96, well above the league average of 26.2 that year. The lowest point came in 1969 at 8, well below the league average of 23.8 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Runs total went from 27 in 1976 to 46 in 1977 and 9 in 1978, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Runs profile — ranging from 8 to 96 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Dave May Lifetime Runs and Similar Stats

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Dave May Runs Per Season

Dave May's Runs 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 Runs per season line chart

Dave May Runs by Team

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

Dave May Cumulative Runs — Career Progression

A running total of Dave May's career Runs, 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 Runs year-over-year waterfall chart

Dave May Runs Distribution vs. Comparable Players

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

Dave May Runs — Season-by-Season Breakdown

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