Ken Ash vs. Darrell May — Career Comparison

Ken Ash
Greatest GenerationWest VirginiaThrows 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 Ken Ash as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ken Ash posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.96 and WHIP 1.469 compared to 5.16 and 1.467 for Darrell May. By the career numbers, Ken Ash had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Ash and Darrell May

Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
3.07
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
2.19
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.73
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.32
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.35
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.45
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.59
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.68
37.68
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.25
60.25
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
4.96
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
379
5.16
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.96
4.96
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
484
27
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982
27
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
161.1
9
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
660.2
9
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
9.93
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
746
10.16
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.93
9.93
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.16
10.16
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.68
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
3.29
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
2.89
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.15
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
2.62
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
5.64
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.64
5.64
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.657
0.657
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.948
0.948
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.15
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
689
38.44
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2896
39.45
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.84
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.31
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
6.08
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
5.6
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.08
6.08
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.6
5.6
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.18
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.4
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.63
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.469
1.469
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
624
34.81
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2636
35.91
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.44
38.44
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.45
39.45

Fielding Stats for Ken Ash and Darrell May

Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
2.19
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.32
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1982
27
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
660.2
9
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.48
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.82
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.36
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1.29
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.96
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.857
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.25
60.25
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Ash and Darrell May

Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
58
725
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
3331.03
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
600
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
575
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
26
537.93
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
75
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
62.5
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.03
12.92
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
4.49
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
87.5
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
87.5
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
3
62.07
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
37.5
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
50
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.09
-1.12
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.99
-20.58
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
100
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
13
268.97
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
2.23
2.23
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA