Keith Comstock vs. Darrell May — Career Comparison

Keith Comstock
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Darrell May
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Darrell May built a career as a starting pitcher and Keith Comstock as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Keith Comstock led in home run suppression (HR9+ 117 vs 70), strikeout rate (K%+ 142 vs 96), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 113 vs 88). Darrell May held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 112 vs 79). Role difference aside, Keith Comstock holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Keith Comstock and Darrell May

Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
8.47
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
2.19
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.32
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.59
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.35
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.41
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.59
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.82
58.82
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.68
37.68
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.25
60.25
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
4.06
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
379
5.16
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
459
27
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982
27
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
9
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
660.2
9
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
7.88
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
746
10.16
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.88
7.88
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.16
10.16
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.82
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.68
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
4.41
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
2.89
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.76
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.15
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
8.35
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
5.64
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.418
1.418
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.948
0.948
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.71
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.15
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
650
38.24
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2896
39.45
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
2.71
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.31
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
4.35
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
5.6
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.65
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.18
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.53
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.4
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.65
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.63
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.366
1.366
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
555
32.65
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2636
35.91
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.45
39.45

Fielding Stats for Keith Comstock and Darrell May

Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
8.53
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
2.19
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.32
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
459
27
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982
27
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
9
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
660.2
9
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.48
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.29
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.82
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.76
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
1.36
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.65
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
1.29
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.193
0.193
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.25
60.25
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Keith Comstock and Darrell May

Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
144
43200
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
161
3331.03
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
600
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
537.93
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
4.49
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
62.07
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.99
-20.58
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
268.97
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.23
2.23
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA