Jim Bronstad vs. Darrell May — Career Comparison

Jim Bronstad
Silent GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Darrell May
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Darrell May built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Bronstad as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Darrell May posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.16 and WHIP 1.467 compared to 5.48 and 1.591 for Jim Bronstad. By the career numbers, Darrell May had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Bronstad and Darrell May

Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.32
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
2.19
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.29
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.32
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.35
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.67
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.59
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.68
37.68
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.67
6.67
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.25
60.25
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.29
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
5.48
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
379
5.16
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.16
5.16
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
27
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982
27
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.2
9
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
660.2
9
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
10.57
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
746
10.16
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.57
10.57
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.16
10.16
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.06
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.68
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
3.56
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
2.89
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.15
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
4.32
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
5.64
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.64
5.64
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.875
0.875
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.948
0.948
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.77
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.15
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
39.68
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2896
39.45
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.92
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.31
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
5.86
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
5.6
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.6
5.6
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.18
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.4
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.63
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.569
1.569
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
374
35.94
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2636
35.91
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.68
39.68
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.45
39.45

Fielding Stats for Jim Bronstad and Darrell May

Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.32
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
2.19
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.29
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.32
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
27
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982
27
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.2
9
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
660.2
9
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.96
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.48
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.92
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.82
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.88
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
1.36
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.88
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
1.29
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.667
0.667
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.67
6.67
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.25
60.25
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Bronstad and Darrell May

Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
47
1566.67
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
3331.03
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
600
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
566.67
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
537.93
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.21
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
4.49
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
62.07
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.5
-49.89
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.99
-20.58
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
333.33
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
268.97
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
1.8
1.8
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.23
2.23
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA