Jim Abbott vs. Darrell May — Career Comparison

Jim Abbott
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn Royal GiantsEastern Colored LeagueStarting Pitcher
Darrell May
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Jim Abbott and Darrell May are fairly close on the surface numbers. Darrell May posted stronger numbers in ERA (5.16 vs 20.25) and WHIP (1.467 vs 3.750). Jim Abbott had the advantage in home runs allowed (0 per nine innings vs 1.68). By the career numbers, Darrell May had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Jim Abbott and Darrell May

Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
6.75
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
2.19
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
6.75
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
1.32
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.35
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
6.75
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.59
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.68
37.68
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.25
60.25
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
20.25
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
379
5.16
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.16
5.16
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.53
14.53
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.16
5.16
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.429
0.429
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
27
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982
27
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
9
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
660.2
9
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
20.25
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
746
10.16
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.16
10.16
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.68
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
13.5
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
2.89
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.15
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
5.64
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.64
5.64
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.948
0.948
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.15
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
67.5
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2896
39.45
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.31
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
27
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
5.6
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.6
5.6
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
6.75
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.18
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.4
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.63
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
47.25
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2636
35.91
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.429
0.429
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.5
67.5
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.45
39.45

Fielding Stats for Jim Abbott and Darrell May

Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.59
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
2.19
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.59
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
1.32
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
27
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982
27
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.1
9
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
660.2
9
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.79
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.48
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.82
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.79
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.36
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.79
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1.29
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.25
60.25
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Abbott and Darrell May

Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
300
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
3331.03
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
600
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
537.93
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
4.49
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
62.07
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-60
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.99
-20.58
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
13
268.97
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.23
2.23
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA