How Rudy May's Batters Faced Compares to Similar Players
Rudy May totaled 10,902 career Batters Faced, well above the starting pitcher average of 3,279.0 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Batters Faced season came in 1977, posting 1,047, well above the starting pitcher average of 580.8 that year. The lowest point came in 1983 at 90, well below the starting pitcher average of 537.8 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Batters Faced total went from 610 in 1981 to 438 in 1982 and 90 in 1983, 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 90 to 1,047 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Rudy May Lifetime Batters Faced and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Batters Faced for Rudy May
| Rudy May
Batters Faced | Rudy May
Batters Faced Per 9 Innings |
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| Career | 10902 | 37.42 |
| Season Avg. | 681.38 | 37.42 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 3301.17 | 37.42 |
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Rudy May Batters Faced Per Season
Rudy 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.
Rudy May Batters Faced by Team
Rudy May's career Batters Faced totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Rudy May Cumulative Batters Faced — Career Progression
A running total of Rudy 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.
Rudy May Batters Faced Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Rudy 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.
Rudy May Batters Faced — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Rudy 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.
