Bob Bruce vs. Darrell May — Career Comparison

Bob Bruce
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Darrell May
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Bob Bruce a clear advantage over Darrell May across the core pitching metrics. Bob Bruce led in home run suppression (HR9+ 115 vs 70), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 101 vs 88), and strikeout rate (K%+ 103 vs 96). Darrell May held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 98 vs 91). Bob Bruce was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Bob Bruce and Darrell May

Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
1.76
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
2.19
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.34
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
1.32
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.39
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.35
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.57
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.59
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.83
40.83
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.68
37.68
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.26
76.26
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.25
60.25
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.21
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
480
3.85
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
379
5.16
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3367
27
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1982
27
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1122.1
9
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
660.2
9
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1146
9.19
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
746
10.16
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.19
9.19
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.16
10.16
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.76
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.68
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
2.73
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
2.89
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.2
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.15
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
733
5.88
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
5.64
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.88
5.88
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.956
0.956
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.948
0.948
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.3
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.15
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.38
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4818
38.64
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2896
39.45
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.14
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.31
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
551
4.42
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411
5.6
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.18
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.4
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.63
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.324
1.324
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4430
35.52
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2636
35.91
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.64
38.64
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.45
39.45

Fielding Stats for Bob Bruce and Darrell May

Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
1.76
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
2.19
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.34
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
1.32
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3367
27
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1982
27
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1122.1
9
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
660.2
9
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.76
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.48
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
1.32
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.82
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
2.14
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
1.36
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
2.08
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
1.29
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
97
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.183
1.183
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.26
76.26
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.25
60.25
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Bruce and Darrell May

Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
223
333.67
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
161
3331.03
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
401
600
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
346
517.71
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
537.93
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.458
0.458
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
77.81
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
65.84
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.47
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.5
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
11.97
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.96
20.89
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
4.49
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
91.27
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
124.19
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
3
62.07
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
37.41
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.44
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
62.84
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.57
17.31
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.99
-20.58
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.49
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
41.9
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
102
152.62
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
268.97
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.93
3.93
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
2.23
2.23
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
34.41
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.5
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.49
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA