Terry Larkin vs. Darrell May — Career Comparison

Terry Larkin
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Darrell May
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Darrell May built a career as a starting pitcher and Terry Larkin as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Terry Larkin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.43 and WHIP 1.117 compared to 5.16 and 1.467 for Darrell May. By the career numbers, Terry Larkin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Terry Larkin and Darrell May

Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
1.01
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
2.19
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
1.01
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.32
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.51
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.35
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.46
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.59
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.66
52.66
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.68
37.68
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.25
60.25
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.99
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
2.43
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
379
5.16
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4702
27
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1982
27
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1567.1
9
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
660.2
9
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1627
9.34
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
746
10.16
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.34
9.34
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.16
10.16
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.07
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.68
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.71
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
2.89
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.15
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
406
2.33
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
5.64
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.64
5.64
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.948
0.948
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.48
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.15
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6659
38.24
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2896
39.45
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.31
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
922
5.29
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411
5.6
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.29
5.29
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.18
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.4
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.63
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.117
1.117
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6535
37.53
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2636
35.91
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.45
39.45

Fielding Stats for Terry Larkin and Darrell May

Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
1.04
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
2.19
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.32
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5901
27
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1982
27
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1967
9
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
660.2
9
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.73
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.48
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
1.9
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.82
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.35
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
652
2.98
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
1.36
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
576
2.64
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
1.29
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.34
88.34
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.537
2.537
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.25
60.25
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Terry Larkin and Darrell May

Terry Larkin
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
223
150.34
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
161
3331.03
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
890
600
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
845
569.66
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
26
537.93
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
0.59
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
198
133.48
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
103.15
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
19.55
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
10.11
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.67
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
30.34
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72.51
48.88
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
4.49
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
175.28
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
243
163.82
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
3
62.07
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.581
0.581
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
70.79
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
46.52
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
173
116.63
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80.99
54.6
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.99
-20.58
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.02
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
28.31
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
68
45.84
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
268.97
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.09
13.09
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
2.23
2.23
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA