Darrell May vs. Claude Raymond — Career Comparison

Darrell May
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Claude Raymond
Silent GenerationCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Darrell May built a career as a starting pitcher and Claude Raymond 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 run prevention (ERA+ 98 vs 83), strikeout rate (K%+ 96 vs 91), and home run suppression (HR9+ 70 vs 67). Claude Raymond held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 115 vs 112). Role difference aside, Darrell May holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Darrell May and Claude Raymond

Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Claude Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
2.19
Claude Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
5.6
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.32
Claude Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.35
Claude Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.57
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.59
Claude Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.66
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.68
37.68
Claude Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.46
46.46
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.25
60.25
Claude Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Claude Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Claude Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
1.04
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
379
5.16
Claude Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
3.66
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Claude Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Claude Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Claude Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Claude Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1982
27
Claude Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2163
27
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
660.2
9
Claude Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
721
9
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
746
10.16
Claude Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
8.88
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.16
10.16
Claude Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.68
Claude Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.94
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Claude Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Claude Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
2.89
Claude Raymond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
2.81
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.15
Claude Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.67
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Claude Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
5.64
Claude Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
497
6.2
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
Claude Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.2
6.2
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Claude Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.948
0.948
Claude Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.001
1.001
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.15
Claude Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.4
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Claude Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.35
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2896
39.45
Claude Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3048
38.05
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.31
Claude Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
3.37
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
5.6
Claude Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
4.22
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Claude Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.18
Claude Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.1
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.4
Claude Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.63
Claude Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Claude Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.298
1.298
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2636
35.91
Claude Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2780
34.7
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Claude Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Claude Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.45
39.45
Claude Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.05
38.05

Fielding Stats for Darrell May and Claude Raymond

Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Claude Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
2.19
Claude Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
5.6
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.32
Claude Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1982
27
Claude Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2163
27
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
660.2
9
Claude Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
721
9
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.48
Claude Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.61
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.82
Claude Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
1.41
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Claude Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.17
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
1.36
Claude Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
2.2
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
1.29
Claude Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
2.02
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Claude Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.05
92.05
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Claude Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.361
0.361
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.25
60.25
Claude Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Claude Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Darrell May and Claude Raymond

Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Claude Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
161
3331.03
Claude Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
453
2384.21
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Claude Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
600
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
537.93
Claude Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
531.58
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Claude Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Claude Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Claude Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
57.89
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Claude Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
36.84
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.05
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.05
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
4.49
Claude Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.16
11.36
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Claude Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
78.95
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
3
62.07
Claude Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
78.95
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Claude Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Claude Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Claude Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Claude Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Claude Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Claude Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Claude Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
31.58
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
42.11
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Claude Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
73.68
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.99
-20.58
Claude Raymond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.31
-6.91
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.26
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Claude Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
15.79
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
268.97
Claude Raymond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
231.58
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
2.23
2.23
Claude Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.59
2.59
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Claude Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Claude Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
42.11
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.26
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Claude Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.26
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA