Darrell May vs. Zach Neal — Career Comparison

Darrell May
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Zach Neal
MillenialSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Darrell May built a career as a starting pitcher and Zach Neal as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Darrell May posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.16 and WHIP 1.467 compared to 5.35 and 1.287 for Zach Neal. By the career numbers, Darrell May had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Darrell May and Zach Neal

Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Zach Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
2.19
Zach Neal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.59
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.32
Zach Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.64
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.35
Zach Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.59
Zach Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.4
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.68
37.68
Zach Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.25
60.25
Zach Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.78
17.78
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Zach Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Zach Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
379
5.16
Zach Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
5.35
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.16
5.16
Zach Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Zach Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.16
5.16
Zach Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Zach Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982
27
Zach Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
660.2
9
Zach Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
746
10.16
Zach Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
9.83
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.16
10.16
Zach Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.83
9.83
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.68
Zach Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
1.84
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.68
1.68
Zach Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.84
1.84
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Zach Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
2.89
Zach Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.68
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.15
Zach Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Zach Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.68
1.68
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
5.64
Zach Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
4.95
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.64
5.64
Zach Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Zach Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.948
0.948
Zach Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.737
0.737
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.15
Zach Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Zach Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zach Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2896
39.45
Zach Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
475
37.94
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.31
Zach Neal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.76
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
5.6
Zach Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
5.67
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.6
5.6
Zach Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.18
Zach Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.4
Zach Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.63
Zach Neal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.72
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Zach Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.278
1.278
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2636
35.91
Zach Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
447
35.71
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Zach Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.58
1.58
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Zach Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.45
39.45
Zach Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.94
37.94

Fielding Stats for Darrell May and Zach Neal

Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Zach Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
2.19
Zach Neal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.59
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.32
Zach Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.64
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982
27
Zach Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
660.2
9
Zach Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.48
Zach Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.82
Zach Neal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.36
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Zach Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
1.36
Zach Neal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.76
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
1.29
Zach Neal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.76
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Zach Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Zach Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.489
0.489
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.25
60.25
Zach Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.78
17.78
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Zach Neal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Darrell May and Zach Neal

Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
161
3331.03
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
13500
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
600
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
537.93
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
4.49
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
62.07
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.99
-20.58
Zach Neal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
13
268.97
Zach Neal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.23
2.23
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA