How Darrell May's Strikeouts Per 9 Innings Compares to Similar Players

Darrell May posted a career Strikeouts Per 9 Innings of 5.64, above the starting pitcher average of 5.11 — production that kept him consistently ahead of most peers. His best Strikeouts Per 9 Innings season came in 1997, posting 7.32, above the starting pitcher average of 6.4 that year. The lowest point came in 1995 at 2.25, well below the starting pitcher average of 6.08 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The figure moved from 4.93 in 2003 to 5.81 in 2004 and 4.75 in 2005. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Strikeouts Per 9 Innings profile — ranging from 2.25 to 7.32 — though the career average remained above league norms.

Darrell May Lifetime Strikeouts Per 9 Innings

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Darrell May
Strikeouts Per 9 Innings
Career5.64
Season Avg.5.64
162 Game Avg.5.64
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Darrell May Strikeouts Per 9 Innings Per Season

Darrell May's Strikeouts Per 9 Innings 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 Strikeouts Per 9 Innings per season line chart

Darrell May Strikeouts Per 9 Innings by Team

Darrell May's career Strikeouts Per 9 Innings totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Darrell May career Strikeouts Per 9 Innings by team bar chart

Darrell May Strikeouts Per 9 Innings Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Darrell May's career Strikeouts Per 9 Innings 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 Strikeouts Per 9 Innings year-over-year waterfall chart

Darrell May Strikeouts Per 9 Innings Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Darrell May's seasonal Strikeouts Per 9 Innings 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 Strikeouts Per 9 Innings distribution box chart versus comparable players

Darrell May Strikeouts Per 9 Innings — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Darrell May's MLB career with Strikeouts Per 9 Innings 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 Strikeouts Per 9 Innings season-by-season breakdown table