Sal Campfield vs. Rudy May — Career Comparison

Sal Campfield
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rudy May
Silent GenerationKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rudy May built a career as a starting pitcher and Sal Campfield as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rudy May posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.46 and WHIP 1.269 compared to 4 and 1.370 for Sal Campfield. By the career numbers, Rudy May had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sal Campfield and Rudy May

Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
535
1.84
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
1.24
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.52
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
0.54
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.35
49.35
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.29
67.29
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.67
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
0.3
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.08
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
4
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1007
3.46
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7866
27
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2622
9
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
10.33
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2314
7.94
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.33
10.33
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
0.68
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
958
3.29
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.19
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1760
6.04
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.04
6.04
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.037
1.037
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.23
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.14
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.06
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
39
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10902
37.42
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.33
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.25
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1150
3.95
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.4
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.21
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.44
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.248
1.248
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
36.33
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9723
33.37
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
39
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.42
37.42

Fielding Stats for Sal Campfield and Rudy May

Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
535
1.84
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
1.24
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7865
27
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2621.2
9
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.3
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.67
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
382
1.31
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.13
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
506
1.74
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.67
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
1.61
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.69
92.69
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.833
0.833
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.877
0.877
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.29
67.29
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.06
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sal Campfield and Rudy May

Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
6
276.92
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
536
839.69
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
383
600
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
553.85
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
534.2
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
65.8
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
51.7
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
14.1
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
14.1
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.76
35.21
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.27
14.52
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
79.9
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
103.39
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.481
0.481
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
18.8
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
21.93
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
230.77
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
40.73
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
28.65
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.07
1.68
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.13
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
34.46
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
164
256.92
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.5
6.5
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
2.34
2.34
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
26.63
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.57
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
4
6.27
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA