Tom Acker vs. Darrell May — Career Comparison

Tom Acker
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Darrell May
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Darrell May built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Acker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tom Acker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.12 and WHIP 1.407 compared to 5.16 and 1.467 for Darrell May. By the career numbers, Tom Acker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Acker and Darrell May

Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
3.62
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
2.19
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.54
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.32
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.45
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.35
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.31
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.59
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.68
37.68
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.03
15.03
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.25
60.25
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.19
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
4.12
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
379
5.16
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1141
27
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982
27
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
380.1
9
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
660.2
9
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
8.64
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
746
10.16
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.64
8.64
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.16
10.16
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.02
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.68
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
3.55
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
2.89
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.47
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.15
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
6.06
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
5.64
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.06
6.06
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.068
1.068
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.948
0.948
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.15
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.4
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1629
38.55
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2896
39.45
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.83
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.31
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
4.28
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
5.6
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.18
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.4
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.63
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1462
34.6
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2636
35.91
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.55
38.55
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.45
39.45

Fielding Stats for Tom Acker and Darrell May

Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
3.62
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
2.19
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.54
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.32
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1141
27
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982
27
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
380.1
9
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
660.2
9
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.45
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.48
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.16
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.82
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.63
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
1.36
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.61
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
1.29
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.55
98.55
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.03
15.03
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.25
60.25
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Acker and Darrell May

Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
153
956.25
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
3331.03
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
600
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
481.25
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
537.93
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.12
7
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
4.49
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
112.5
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
3
62.07
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
62.5
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.5
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
75
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.75
-4.66
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.99
-20.58
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.25
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
75
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
46
287.5
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
268.97
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
2.09
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.23
2.23
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
37.5
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.25
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA