Darrell May vs. Dick Niehaus — Career Comparison

Darrell May
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Niehaus
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Darrell May built a career as a starting pitcher and Dick Niehaus as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dick Niehaus posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.77 and WHIP 1.476 compared to 5.16 and 1.467 for Darrell May. By the career numbers, Dick Niehaus had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Darrell May and Dick Niehaus

Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
2.19
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.2
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.32
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.64
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.35
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.59
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.36
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.68
37.68
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.44
44.44
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.25
60.25
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
379
5.16
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
3.77
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982
27
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
380
27
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
660.2
9
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
126.2
9
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
746
10.16
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
9.09
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.16
10.16
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.09
9.09
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.68
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
2.89
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
4.19
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.15
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
5.64
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
3.06
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.64
5.64
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.948
0.948
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.805
0.805
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.15
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2896
39.45
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
555
39.43
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.31
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.85
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
5.6
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
5.97
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.6
5.6
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.18
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.4
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.63
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.476
1.476
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2636
35.91
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
494
35.1
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.87
1.87
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.45
39.45
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.43
39.43

Fielding Stats for Darrell May and Dick Niehaus

Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
2.19
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.32
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1982
27
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
660.2
9
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.48
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.82
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.36
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1.29
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.84
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.733
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.25
60.25
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Darrell May and Dick Niehaus

Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
3331.03
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
45
675
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
600
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
537.93
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
510
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.669
0.669
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
120
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
105
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
4.49
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.95
59.3
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
135
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
3
62.07
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
210
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.99
-20.58
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.39
65.88
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
90
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
13
268.97
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
180
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
2.23
2.23
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
3.33
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100