How Rudy May's Walks Compares to Similar Players

Rudy May totaled 958 career Walks, well above the starting pitcher average of 265.9 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Walks season came in 1983, posting 12, well below the starting pitcher average of 43.8 that year. The highest point came in 1975 at 99, well above the starting pitcher average of 52.7 that year. The Walks trended upward through the final seasons. The Walks total went from 41 in 1981 to 14 in 1982 and 12 in 1983, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Walks profile — ranging from 12 to 99 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Rudy May Lifetime Walks and Similar Stats

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Rudy May Walks Per Season

Rudy May's Walks 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.
Rudy May Walks per season line chart

Rudy May Walks by Team

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

Rudy May Cumulative Walks — Career Progression

A running total of Rudy May's career Walks, 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.
Rudy May Walks year-over-year waterfall chart

Rudy May Walks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Rudy May's seasonal Walks 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.
Rudy May Walks distribution box chart versus comparable players

Rudy May Walks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Rudy May's MLB career with Walks 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.
Rudy May Walks season-by-season breakdown table