Darrell May vs. Buster Narum — Career Comparison

Darrell May
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Buster Narum
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Darrell May a clear advantage over Buster Narum across the core pitching metrics. Darrell May led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 112 vs 83), run prevention (ERA+ 98 vs 81), and strikeout rate (K%+ 96 vs 81). Buster Narum held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 85 vs 70). Darrell May was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Darrell May and Buster Narum

Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
2.19
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
2.18
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
1.32
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.32
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.35
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.32
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.59
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.61
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.68
37.68
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.15
34.15
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.25
60.25
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.42
60.42
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.2
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
379
5.16
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
4.45
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.96
4.96
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982
27
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1190
27
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
660.2
9
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
396.2
9
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
746
10.16
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
9.03
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.16
10.16
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.03
9.03
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.68
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.13
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
2.89
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
4.02
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.15
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
5.64
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
4.99
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.64
5.64
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.948
0.948
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.001
1.001
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.15
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.25
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.27
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2896
39.45
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1735
39.37
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.31
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
5.6
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
4.95
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.18
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.4
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.63
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2636
35.91
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1546
35.08
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.45
39.45
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.37
39.37

Fielding Stats for Darrell May and Buster Narum

Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
2.19
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
2.18
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
1.32
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.32
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982
27
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1190
27
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
660.2
9
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
396.2
9
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.48
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.64
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.82
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.32
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
1.36
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
2.04
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
1.29
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.95
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.56
95.56
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.896
0.896
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.25
60.25
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.42
60.42
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Darrell May and Buster Narum

Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
3331.03
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
96
439.69
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
131
600
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
26
537.93
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
540.46
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
32.06
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
18.32
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.74
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.74
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
4.49
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.51
16.08
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
73.28
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
62.07
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
41.22
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
13.74
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.9
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.9
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.99
-20.58
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.78
-21.91
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.16
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
268.97
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
70
320.61
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.23
2.23
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
1.87
1.87
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
50.38
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA