Darrell May vs. Al Raffo — Career Comparison

Darrell May
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Al Raffo
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Darrell May built a career as a starting pitcher and Al Raffo as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Al Raffo posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.11 and WHIP 1.507 compared to 5.16 and 1.467 for Darrell May. By the career numbers, Al Raffo had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Darrell May and Al Raffo

Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
2.19
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
5.6
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.32
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.35
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.59
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.37
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.68
37.68
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.25
60.25
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
379
5.16
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
4.11
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982
27
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
27
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
660.2
9
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.1
9
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
746
10.16
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
10.08
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.16
10.16
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.08
10.08
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.68
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.75
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
2.89
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
3.11
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.15
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.37
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
5.64
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
4.73
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.64
5.64
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.948
0.948
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.871
0.871
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.15
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.37
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2896
39.45
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
317
39.44
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.31
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.12
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
5.6
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
4.35
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.18
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.4
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.63
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.465
1.465
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2636
35.91
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
288
35.83
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.45
39.45
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.44
39.44

Fielding Stats for Darrell May and Al Raffo

Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
2.19
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
5.6
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.32
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982
27
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
27
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
660.2
9
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.1
9
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.48
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.62
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.82
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.74
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
1.36
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.36
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
1.29
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.36
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.422
0.422
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.25
60.25
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.25
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Darrell May and Al Raffo

Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
3331.03
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PA
45
3000
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
600
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
537.93
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PA
6
400
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
4.49
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
22.04
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
62.07
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.99
-20.58
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
30.36
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
13
268.97
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
266.67
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
2.23
2.23
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PA