Jim Archer vs. Darrell May — Career Comparison

Jim Archer
Silent GenerationVirginiaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Darrell May
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Jim Archer posted a stronger line than Darrell May. Jim Archer posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.94 vs 5.16) and WHIP (1.373 vs 1.467). By the career numbers, Jim Archer 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 Archer and Darrell May

Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
2.2
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
2.19
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.08
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.32
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.35
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.35
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.62
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.59
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.68
37.68
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.12
49.12
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.25
60.25
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.35
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.19
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
3.94
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
379
5.16
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
699
27
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982
27
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
9
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
660.2
9
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
9.42
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
746
10.16
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.42
9.42
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.16
10.16
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.73
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.68
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
2.7
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
2.89
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.15
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
4.71
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
5.64
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.64
5.64
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.824
0.824
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.948
0.948
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.15
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.19
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1008
38.94
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2896
39.45
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.54
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.31
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
4.98
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
5.6
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.98
4.98
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.18
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.4
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.63
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.348
1.348
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
933
36.04
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2636
35.91
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.94
38.94
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.45
39.45

Fielding Stats for Jim Archer and Darrell May

Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
2.2
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
2.19
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.08
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.32
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
699
27
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982
27
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
9
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
660.2
9
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.31
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.48
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.51
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.82
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.93
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
1.36
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.82
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
1.29
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
94
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.825
0.825
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.12
49.12
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.25
60.25
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Archer and Darrell May

Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
57
468.49
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
3331.03
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
600
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
526.03
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
537.93
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
41.1
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
32.88
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.22
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.22
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
5.44
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
4.49
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
49.32
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
57.53
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
62.07
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
16.44
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.88
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
49.32
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.21
-18.13
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.99
-20.58
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
16.44
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
156.16
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
268.97
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.84
3.84
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
2.23
2.23
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
49.32
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.22
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA