How Rudy May's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Rudy May posted a career ERA of 3.46, below the starting pitcher average of 3.87 — production that kept him consistently ahead of most peers. His strongest ERA season came in 1979, posting 2.31, well below the starting pitcher average of 4.03 that year. The highest point came in 1983 at 6.87, well above the starting pitcher average of 3.93 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 4.14 in 1981 to 2.89 in 1982 and 6.87 in 1983. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 2.31 to 6.87 — though the career average remained above league norms.
Rudy May Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Rudy May
| Rudy May
ERA | Rudy May
Component ERA | Rudy May
Defense Independent ERA |
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| Career | 3.46 | 3.2 | 3.79 |
| Season Avg. | 3.46 | 3.2 | 3.79 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 3.46 | 3.2 | 3.79 |
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Rudy May ERA Per Season
Rudy 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.
Rudy May ERA by Team
Rudy May's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Rudy May ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Rudy 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.
Rudy May ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Rudy 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.
Rudy May ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Rudy 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.
