How Rudy May's Losses Compares to Similar Players

Rudy May totaled 156 career Losses, well above the starting pitcher average of 43.6 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Losses season came in 1979, posting 3, well below the starting pitcher average of 7.1 that year. The highest point came in 1973 at 17, well above the starting pitcher average of 8.0 that year. The Losses trended upward through the final seasons. The Losses total went from 11 in 1981 to 6 in 1982 and 5 in 1983, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Losses profile — ranging from 3 to 17 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Rudy May Lifetime Losses

Stats similar to Losses for Rudy May
Rudy May
Losses
Career156
Season Avg.9.75
162 Game Avg.47.24
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Rudy May Losses Per Season

Rudy May's Losses 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 Losses per season line chart

Rudy May Losses by Team

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

Rudy May Cumulative Losses — Career Progression

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

Rudy May Losses Distribution vs. Comparable Players

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

Rudy May Losses — Season-by-Season Breakdown

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