Darrell May vs. Phil Norton — Career Comparison

Darrell May
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Phil Norton
Gen XTexasThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Darrell May built a career as a starting pitcher and Phil Norton as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Phil Norton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.07 and WHIP 1.679 compared to 5.16 and 1.467 for Darrell May. By the career numbers, Phil Norton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Darrell May and Phil Norton

Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
2.19
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
8.97
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.32
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.35
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.59
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.58
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.68
37.68
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.25
60.25
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.17
2.17
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
379
5.16
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
5.07
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.07
5.07
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982
27
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
27
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
660.2
9
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.1
9
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
746
10.16
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
9.16
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.16
10.16
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.16
9.16
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.68
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.97
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
2.89
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
5.26
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.15
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.68
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
5.64
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
5.95
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.95
5.95
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.948
0.948
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.246
1.246
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.15
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.29
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2896
39.45
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
40.06
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.31
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.75
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
5.6
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
5.56
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.18
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.4
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.63
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.17
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.603
1.603
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2636
35.91
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
348
33.92
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.45
39.45
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.06
40.06

Fielding Stats for Darrell May and Phil Norton

Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
2.19
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
8.97
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.32
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982
27
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
27
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
660.2
9
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.1
9
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.48
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.82
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.46
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
1.36
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.85
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
1.29
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.85
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.207
0.207
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.25
60.25
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.17
2.17
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Darrell May and Phil Norton

Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
161
3331.03
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
11040
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
600
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
537.93
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
4.49
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.94
112.34
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
62.07
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.99
-20.58
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
130.21
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
13
268.97
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
2.23
2.23
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA