Darrell May vs. Ryan O'Rourke — Career Comparison

Darrell May
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ryan O'Rourke
MillenialMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Darrell May built a career as a starting pitcher and Ryan O'Rourke as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ryan O'Rourke posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.84 and WHIP 1.324 compared to 5.16 and 1.467 for Darrell May. By the career numbers, Ryan O'Rourke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Darrell May and Ryan O'Rourke

Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
2.19
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
10.43
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.32
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.35
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.59
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.68
37.68
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.25
60.25
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
379
5.16
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
4.84
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.84
4.84
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982
27
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
27
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
660.2
9
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.1
9
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
746
10.16
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
6.33
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.16
10.16
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.33
6.33
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.68
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.12
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
2.89
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
5.21
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.15
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.37
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
5.64
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
9.12
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.948
0.948
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.593
1.593
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.15
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.74
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2896
39.45
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
37.99
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.31
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.42
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
5.6
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
5.21
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.21
5.21
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.18
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.56
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.4
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.37
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.63
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.74
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.283
1.283
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2636
35.91
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
31.66
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.45
39.45
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.99
37.99

Fielding Stats for Darrell May and Ryan O'Rourke

Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
2.19
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
10.43
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.32
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982
27
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
27
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
660.2
9
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.1
9
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.48
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.93
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.82
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.74
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
1.36
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.68
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
1.29
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.68
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.161
0.161
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.25
60.25
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Darrell May and Ryan O'Rourke

Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
161
3331.03
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
33600
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
600
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
537.93
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
4.49
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
62.07
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.99
-20.58
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
13
268.97
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.23
2.23
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA