Darrell May vs. Al McBean — Career Comparison

Darrell May
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Al McBean
Silent GenerationU.S. Virgin IslandsThrows RightBats RightPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Darrell May built a career as a starting pitcher and Al McBean as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Al McBean led in home run suppression (HR9+ 113 vs 70), run prevention (ERA+ 113 vs 98), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 95 vs 88). Darrell May held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 96 vs 78). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Al McBean.

Pitching Stats for Darrell May and Al McBean

Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
2.19
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
3.43
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.32
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.64
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.35
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.56
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.59
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.42
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.68
37.68
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.26
57.26
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.25
60.25
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.58
18.58
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.18
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.53
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
379
5.16
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.13
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1982
27
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3217
27
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
660.2
9
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072.1
9
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
746
10.16
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1058
8.88
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.16
10.16
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.68
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.53
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
2.89
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
365
3.06
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.15
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.47
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
5.64
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
575
4.83
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.64
5.64
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.948
0.948
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.877
0.877
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.15
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.29
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2896
39.45
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4518
37.92
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.31
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.56
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411
5.6
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
3.61
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.18
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.4
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.63
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.327
1.327
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2636
35.91
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4123
34.6
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.45
39.45
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92

Fielding Stats for Darrell May and Al McBean

Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
2.19
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
3.44
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.32
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.64
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1982
27
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3218
27
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
660.2
9
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072.2
9
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.48
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.61
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.82
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
2.11
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.2
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
1.36
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
2.93
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
1.29
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
2.73
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.12
93.12
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.793
0.793
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.25
60.25
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.54
18.54
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.15
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Darrell May and Al McBean

Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
161
3331.03
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
425
897.89
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
284
600
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
26
537.93
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
557.75
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
109.86
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
90.85
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.45
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.23
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.34
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
19.01
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
4.49
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.39
32.52
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
145.77
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
3
62.07
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
124.65
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
44.37
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
52.82
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
90.85
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.99
-20.58
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.27
30.16
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.11
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
12.68
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
268.97
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
106
223.94
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
2.23
2.23
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.68
2.68
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
27.46
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.23
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA