Dewey Adkins vs. Darrell May — Career Comparison

Dewey Adkins
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Darrell May
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Darrell May built a career as a starting pitcher and Dewey Adkins as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Darrell May posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.16 and WHIP 1.467 compared to 5.64 and 1.657 for Dewey Adkins. By the career numbers, Darrell May had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dewey Adkins and Darrell May

Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
3.45
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
2.19
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.55
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.32
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.18
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.35
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.36
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.59
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.68
37.68
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.79
15.79
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.25
60.25
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
5.64
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
379
5.16
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.16
5.16
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
27
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982
27
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
9
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
660.2
9
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
10.36
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
746
10.16
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.36
10.36
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.16
10.16
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.91
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.68
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
4.55
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
2.89
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.15
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
4.27
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
5.64
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.64
5.64
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.948
0.948
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.27
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.15
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
41
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2896
39.45
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.73
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.31
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
6.27
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
5.6
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.6
5.6
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.18
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.4
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.63
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.657
1.657
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
401
36.45
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2636
35.91
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.82
1.82
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
41
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.45
39.45

Fielding Stats for Dewey Adkins and Darrell May

Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
2.19
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.32
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1982
27
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
660.2
9
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.48
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.82
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.36
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1.29
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.1
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.711
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.25
60.25
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dewey Adkins and Darrell May

Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
38
991.3
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
3331.03
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
600
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
537.93
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.652
0.652
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
130.43
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.2
57.31
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
4.49
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
234.78
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
130.43
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
3
62.07
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.529
0.529
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.06
53.75
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.99
-20.58
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
260.87
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
13
268.97
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.3
2.3
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
2.23
2.23
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA