How Darrell May's ERA Compares to Similar Players

Darrell May posted a career ERA of 5.16, well above the starting pitcher average of 3.87 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest ERA season came in 2003, posting 3.77, below the starting pitcher average of 4.47 that year. The highest point came in 1995 at 11.25, well above the starting pitcher average of 4.44 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 3.77 in 2003 to 5.61 in 2004 and 6.78 in 2005. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 3.77 to 11.25 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Darrell May Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats

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Darrell May ERA Per Season

Darrell May's ERA 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 ERA per season line chart

Darrell May ERA by Team

Darrell May's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
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Darrell May ERA Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Darrell May's career ERA 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.
Darrell May ERA year-over-year waterfall chart

Darrell May ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Darrell May's seasonal ERA 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 ERA distribution box chart versus comparable players

Darrell May ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Darrell May's MLB career with ERA 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 ERA season-by-season breakdown table