Rick Austin vs. Darrell May — Career Comparison

Rick Austin
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Darrell May
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Darrell May built a career as a starting pitcher and Rick Austin as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rick Austin led in strikeout rate (K%+ 118 vs 96), home run suppression (HR9+ 83 vs 70), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 88 vs 88). Darrell May held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 112 vs 85). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Rick Austin.

Pitching Stats for Rick Austin and Darrell May

Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
5.89
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
2.19
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.53
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.32
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.35
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.53
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.59
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.68
37.68
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.99
8.99
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.25
60.25
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.4
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
4.63
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
379
5.16
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.96
4.96
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
408
27
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982
27
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
9
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
660.2
9
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
9.33
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
746
10.16
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.33
9.33
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.16
10.16
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.13
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.68
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
5.16
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
2.89
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.99
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.15
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
7.01
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
5.64
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.01
7.01
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.353
1.353
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.948
0.948
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.33
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.15
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.53
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
618
40.9
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2896
39.45
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.38
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.31
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
4.83
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
5.6
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.66
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.18
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.4
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.4
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.63
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
516
34.15
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2636
35.91
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.9
40.9
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.45
39.45

Fielding Stats for Rick Austin and Darrell May

Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
5.88
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
2.19
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.53
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.32
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
409
27
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982
27
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
136.1
9
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
660.2
9
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.4
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.48
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.52
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.82
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.91
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
1.36
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.91
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
1.29
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.99
8.99
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.25
60.25
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Austin and Darrell May

Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
89
2427.27
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
3331.03
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
600
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
19
518.18
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
537.93
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.88
23.99
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
4.49
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
3
62.07
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
12.28
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.99
-20.58
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
300
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
268.97
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.23
2.23
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA