How Darrell May's Batters Faced Compares to Similar Players

Darrell May totaled 2,896 career Batters Faced, below the starting pitcher average of 3,279.0 — a level that fell short of typical league production. His best Batters Faced season came in 2003, posting 868, well above the starting pitcher average of 476.1 that year. The lowest point came in 1995 at 21, well below the starting pitcher average of 417.8 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Batters Faced total went from 868 in 2003 to 832 in 2004 and 302 in 2005, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Batters Faced profile — ranging from 21 to 868 — though the career average fell below league norms.

Darrell May Lifetime Batters Faced and Similar Stats

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Darrell May Batters Faced Per Season

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

Darrell May Batters Faced by Team

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

Darrell May Cumulative Batters Faced — Career Progression

A running total of Darrell May's career Batters Faced, 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.
Darrell May Batters Faced year-over-year waterfall chart

Darrell May Batters Faced Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Darrell May's seasonal Batters Faced 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.
Darrell May Batters Faced distribution box chart versus comparable players

Darrell May Batters Faced — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Darrell May's MLB career with Batters Faced 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.
Darrell May Batters Faced season-by-season breakdown table