Darrell May vs. Lynn Nelson — Career Comparison

Darrell May
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lynn Nelson
Greatest GenerationNorth DakotaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Darrell May and Lynn Nelson are fairly close on the surface numbers. Darrell May carried a career ERA of 5.16 against Lynn Nelson's 5.25. The surface numbers don't cleanly separate Darrell May and Lynn Nelson — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Darrell May and Lynn Nelson

Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
2.19
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
2.21
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.32
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.8
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.35
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.44
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.59
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.56
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.68
37.68
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.25
60.25
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.14
36.14
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.39
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
379
5.16
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
395
5.25
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.16
5.16
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.13
5.13
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1982
27
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2030
27
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
660.2
9
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
676.2
9
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
746
10.16
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
777
10.33
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.16
10.16
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.33
10.33
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.68
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.14
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
2.89
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
262
3.48
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.15
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
5.64
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
255
3.39
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.64
5.64
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.948
0.948
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.764
0.764
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.15
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.16
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.21
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2896
39.45
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3046
40.51
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.31
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.01
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
5.6
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
5.93
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.6
5.6
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.18
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.4
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.63
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.536
1.536
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2636
35.91
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2768
36.82
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.45
39.45
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.51
40.51

Fielding Stats for Darrell May and Lynn Nelson

Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
2.19
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.32
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1982
27
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
660.2
9
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.48
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.82
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.36
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1.29
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.04
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.954
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.25
60.25
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Darrell May and Lynn Nelson

Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
161
3331.03
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
268
415.5
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
387
600
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
26
537.93
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
367
568.99
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
159.69
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
130.23
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.5
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.2
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.75
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
29.46
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
4.49
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.93
65.01
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
210.85
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
3
62.07
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
186.05
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.371
0.371
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.683
0.683
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.579
0.579
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
65.12
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
85.27
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
142.64
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.99
-20.58
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
74.42
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.55
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
24.81
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
268.97
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
74.42
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
2.23
2.23
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.06
8.06
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
4.65
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.55
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.55
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.55
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.1
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50