Darrell May vs. Roger Nelson — Career Comparison

Darrell May
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Roger Nelson
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Roger Nelson a clear advantage over Darrell May across the core pitching metrics. Roger Nelson led in home run suppression (HR9+ 125 vs 70), run prevention (ERA+ 128 vs 98), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 139 vs 112). Roger Nelson was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Darrell May and Roger Nelson

Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
2.19
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
1.91
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.32
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.09
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.35
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.41
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.59
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.45
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.68
37.68
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.54
47.54
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.25
60.25
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.04
57.04
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.28
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
379
5.16
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
3.06
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982
27
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1909
27
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
660.2
9
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
636.1
9
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
746
10.16
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
516
7.3
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.16
10.16
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.3
7.3
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.68
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.62
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
2.89
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
2.69
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.15
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.16
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
5.64
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
371
5.25
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.64
5.64
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.948
0.948
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.882
0.882
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.15
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.35
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.24
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2896
39.45
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2556
36.15
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.31
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.31
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
5.6
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
3.31
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.18
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.18
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.4
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.16
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.63
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.2
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2636
35.91
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2325
32.88
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.45
39.45
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.15
36.15

Fielding Stats for Darrell May and Roger Nelson

Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
2.19
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
1.91
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.32
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.09
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982
27
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1908
27
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
660.2
9
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
636
9
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.48
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.61
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.82
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.46
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
1.36
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
2.18
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
1.29
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
2.07
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.81
94.81
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.082
1.082
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.25
60.25
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.04
57.04
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Darrell May and Roger Nelson

Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
3331.03
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
135
389.42
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
600
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
537.93
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
519.23
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
66.35
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
63.46
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.88
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.88
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
4.49
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.41
12.72
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
72.12
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
3
62.07
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
98.08
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
34.62
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
23.08
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
57.69
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.99
-20.58
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
4.33
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
31.73
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
268.97
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
167.31
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
2.23
2.23
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.59
3.59
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
46.15
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.88
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.88
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA