John Axford vs. Darrell May — Career Comparison

John Axford
MillenialCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Darrell May
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Darrell May built a career as a starting pitcher and John Axford as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. John Axford led in home run suppression (HR9+ 93 vs 70), strikeout rate (K%+ 110 vs 96), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 93 vs 88). Darrell May held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 112 vs 81). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to John Axford.

Pitching Stats for John Axford and Darrell May

John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
544
9.31
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
2.19
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.32
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.65
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.35
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.58
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.59
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.78
52.78
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.68
37.68
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.25
60.25
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
2.47
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
3.9
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
379
5.16
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1577
27
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982
27
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
525.2
9
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
660.2
9
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
485
8.3
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
746
10.16
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.3
8.3
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.16
10.16
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.86
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.68
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
261
4.47
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
2.89
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.15
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
10.08
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
5.64
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.08
10.08
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.617
1.617
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.948
0.948
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.77
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.15
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.27
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2305
39.46
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2896
39.45
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
4.9
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.31
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
4.26
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
5.6
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.24
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.18
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.31
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.4
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.65
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.63
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.419
1.419
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1996
34.17
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2636
35.91
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.46
39.46
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.45
39.45

Fielding Stats for John Axford and Darrell May

John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
544
9.31
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
2.19
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.32
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1577
27
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982
27
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
525.2
9
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
660.2
9
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.34
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.48
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.98
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.82
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.1
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
1.42
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
1.36
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.32
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
1.29
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.77
92.77
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.142
0.142
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.25
60.25
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Axford and Darrell May

John Axford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
544
326400
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
161
3331.03
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
600
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
537.93
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
4.49
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
62.07
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.99
-20.58
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
268.97
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.23
2.23
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA