Darrell May vs. Kid Nichols — Career Comparison

Darrell May
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Kid Nichols
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueHall of FameRelief Pitcher

Darrell May built a career as a starting pitcher and Kid Nichols as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Kid Nichols posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.96 and WHIP 1.224 compared to 5.16 and 1.467 for Darrell May. By the career numbers, Kid Nichols had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Darrell May and Kid Nichols

Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
2.19
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
621
1.1
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.32
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
562
1
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.35
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
0.64
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.59
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
0.37
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.68
37.68
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.51
63.51
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.25
60.25
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.5
90.5
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
532
0.94
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.09
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.03
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
379
5.16
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1664
2.96
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1982
27
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15202
27
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
660.2
9
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5067.1
9
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
746
10.16
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4929
8.75
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.16
10.16
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.75
8.75
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
1.68
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
0.28
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
2.89
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1272
2.26
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.15
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
5.64
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1881
3.34
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.64
5.64
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.948
0.948
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.622
0.622
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.15
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
0.3
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
0.23
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2896
39.45
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21082
37.44
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.31
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.1
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411
5.6
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2480
4.4
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.18
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.4
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.63
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.224
1.224
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2636
35.91
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19681
34.96
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.45
39.45
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.44
37.44

Fielding Stats for Darrell May and Kid Nichols

Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
2.19
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
647
1.11
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.32
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.1
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1982
27
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15753
27
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
660.2
9
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5251
9
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.48
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
384
0.66
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.82
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1034
1.77
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.14
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
1.36
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1497
2.57
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
1.29
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1418
2.43
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.72
94.72
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.192
2.192
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.25
60.25
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.27
9.27
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.06
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Darrell May and Kid Nichols

Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
161
3331.03
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
650
172.26
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2264
600
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
26
537.93
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2090
553.89
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.602
0.602
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
472
125.09
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
374
99.12
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
15.37
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
6.36
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
4.24
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
25.97
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
4.49
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186.5
49.43
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
626
165.9
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
3
62.07
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
621
164.58
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.577
0.577
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.491
0.491
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
273
72.35
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
278
73.67
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
535
141.78
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.99
-20.58
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
203.11
53.83
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.18
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137
36.31
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
268.97
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 600 PAverified
343
90.9
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
2.23
2.23
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.6
6.6
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
6.63
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
5.04
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
5.04
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100