Ace Adams vs. Darrell May — Career Comparison

Ace Adams
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Darrell May
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Darrell May built a career as a starting pitcher and Ace Adams as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ace Adams posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.47 and WHIP 1.384 compared to 5.16 and 1.467 for Darrell May. By the career numbers, Ace Adams had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ace Adams and Darrell May

Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
4.92
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
2.19
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.11
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.32
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.67
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.35
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.54
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.59
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.41
55.41
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.68
37.68
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.25
60.25
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.8
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
3.47
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
379
5.16
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1658
27
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982
27
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
552.2
9
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
660.2
9
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
541
8.81
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
746
10.16
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.81
8.81
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.16
10.16
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.42
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.68
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
224
3.65
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
2.89
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.15
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
2.78
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
5.64
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.64
5.64
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.715
0.715
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.948
0.948
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.24
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.15
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.13
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2379
38.74
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2896
39.45
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
3.55
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.31
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
4.02
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
5.6
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.18
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.4
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.63
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.384
1.384
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2147
34.96
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2636
35.91
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.74
38.74
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.45
39.45

Fielding Stats for Ace Adams and Darrell May

Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
2.19
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.32
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1982
27
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
660.2
9
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.48
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.82
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.36
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1.29
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.06
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.404
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.25
60.25
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ace Adams and Darrell May

Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
302
1603.54
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
161
3331.03
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
600
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99
525.66
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
537.93
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
63.72
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
63.72
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.69
8.99
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
4.49
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
63.72
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
95.58
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
3
62.07
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
47.79
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
58.41
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.29
-1.52
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.99
-20.58
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
31.86
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
74.34
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
268.97
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.07
8.07
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
2.23
2.23
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
42.48
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA