Darrell May vs. Lou North — Career Comparison

Darrell May
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lou North
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Darrell May built a career as a starting pitcher and Lou North as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lou North posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.43 and WHIP 1.531 compared to 5.16 and 1.467 for Darrell May. By the career numbers, Lou North had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Darrell May and Lou North

Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
2.19
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.34
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.32
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.49
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.35
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.41
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.59
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.31
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.68
37.68
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.76
56.76
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.25
60.25
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.53
14.53
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.25
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
379
5.16
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
4.43
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982
27
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
1389
27
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
660.2
9
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
463
9
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
746
10.16
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
9.89
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.16
10.16
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.89
9.89
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.68
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.47
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
2.89
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
3.89
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.15
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
5.64
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
3.87
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.64
5.64
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.948
0.948
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.862
0.862
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.15
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.19
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.23
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2896
39.45
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2031
39.48
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.31
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.56
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
5.6
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
5.33
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.33
5.33
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.18
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.4
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.63
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.531
1.531
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2636
35.91
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
1819
35.36
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.45
39.45
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.48
39.48

Fielding Stats for Darrell May and Lou North

Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
2.19
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.32
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1982
27
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
660.2
9
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.48
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.82
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.36
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1.29
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.89
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.756
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.25
60.25
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Darrell May and Lou North

Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
161
3331.03
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
174
725
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
600
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
26
537.93
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137
570.83
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
112.5
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
100
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.17
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.17
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.17
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.5
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
4.49
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.45
31.05
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
137.5
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
3
62.07
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
129.17
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
50
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.67
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
87.5
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.99
-20.58
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.58
31.58
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
16.67
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
268.97
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
104.17
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
2.23
2.23
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.76
5.76
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
12.5
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PA