Darrell May vs. Randy Niemann — Career Comparison

Darrell May
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Randy Niemann
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Darrell May built a career as a starting pitcher and Randy Niemann as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Darrell May led in strikeout rate (K%+ 96 vs 80), run prevention (ERA+ 98 vs 86), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 112 vs 108). Randy Niemann held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 294 vs 70). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Darrell May.

Pitching Stats for Darrell May and Randy Niemann

Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
2.19
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
5.49
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.32
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.45
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.35
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.32
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.59
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.36
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.68
37.68
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.25
60.25
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
8.2
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
379
5.16
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
4.64
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982
27
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
600
27
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
660.2
9
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
9
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
746
10.16
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
9.86
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.16
10.16
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.86
9.86
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.68
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.36
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
2.89
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
3.69
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.15
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.54
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
5.64
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
4.59
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.64
5.64
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.948
0.948
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.15
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.5
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2896
39.45
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
885
39.82
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.31
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.62
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
5.6
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
5.04
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.18
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.63
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.4
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.45
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.63
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.86
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.505
1.505
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2636
35.91
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
773
34.78
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.45
39.45
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.83
39.83

Fielding Stats for Darrell May and Randy Niemann

Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
2.19
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
5.49
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.32
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.45
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982
27
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
600
27
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
660.2
9
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
9
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.48
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.72
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.82
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.67
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
1.36
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.39
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
1.29
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.39
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.434
0.434
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.25
60.25
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
8.2
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Darrell May and Randy Niemann

Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
3331.03
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
122
2218.18
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
600
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
26
537.93
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
545.45
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.606
0.606
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
145.45
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
145.45
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
4.49
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.8
32.79
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
145.45
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
3
62.07
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
181.82
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.579
0.579
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.99
-20.58
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.54
46.1
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
13
268.97
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
127.27
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
2.23
2.23
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.71
4.71
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
2
36.36
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA