Steve Avery vs. Darrell May — Career Comparison

Steve Avery
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Darrell May
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Steve Avery a clear advantage over Darrell May across the core pitching metrics. Steve Avery led in home run suppression (HR9+ 101 vs 70), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 99 vs 88), and run prevention (ERA+ 101 vs 98). Darrell May held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 112 vs 97). Steve Avery was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Steve Avery and Darrell May

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.72
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
2.19
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
1.32
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.56
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.35
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.48
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.59
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.63
53.63
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.68
37.68
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.25
60.25
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.08
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
4.19
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
379
5.16
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1982
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
660.2
9
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1529
8.85
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
746
10.16
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.85
8.85
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.16
10.16
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.86
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
1.68
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
569
3.29
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
2.89
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.16
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.15
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
980
5.67
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
5.64
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.996
0.996
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.948
0.948
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.27
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.15
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.15
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6609
38.26
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2896
39.45
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.31
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
800
4.63
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411
5.6
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.41
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.18
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.27
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.4
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.75
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.63
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5896
34.13
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2636
35.91
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.26
38.26
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.45
39.45

Fielding Stats for Steve Avery and Darrell May

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.72
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
2.19
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
1.32
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1982
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
660.2
9
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.36
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.48
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
1.75
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.82
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
2.19
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
1.36
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
2.11
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
1.29
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.56
96.56
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.25
60.25
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Avery and Darrell May

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
306
370.91
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
161
3331.03
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
495
600
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
437
529.7
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
537.93
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.506
0.506
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
92.12
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
65.45
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.97
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.67
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.5
27.28
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
4.49
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
133.33
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
106.67
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
3
62.07
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
42.42
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
38.79
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
76.36
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.93
21.73
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.99
-20.58
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
14.55
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
135
163.64
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
268.97
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
2.23
2.23
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
49.7
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.06
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.85
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.42
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA