Darrell May vs. Hal Reniff — Career Comparison

Darrell May
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Hal Reniff
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Darrell May built a career as a starting pitcher and Hal Reniff as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Hal Reniff posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.27 and WHIP 1.398 compared to 5.16 and 1.467 for Darrell May. By the career numbers, Hal Reniff had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Darrell May and Hal Reniff

Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Hal Reniff
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
2.19
Hal Reniff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
5.27
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.32
Hal Reniff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.35
Hal Reniff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.4
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.59
Hal Reniff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.44
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.68
37.68
Hal Reniff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.73
47.73
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.25
60.25
Hal Reniff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Hal Reniff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Hal Reniff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Reniff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.86
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
379
5.16
Hal Reniff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
3.27
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Hal Reniff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Hal Reniff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Hal Reniff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Hal Reniff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982
27
Hal Reniff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1414
27
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
660.2
9
Hal Reniff
Career
Per 9 Innings
471.1
9
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
746
10.16
Hal Reniff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
7.31
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.16
10.16
Hal Reniff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.68
Hal Reniff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.27
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Hal Reniff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Hal Reniff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
2.89
Hal Reniff
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
4.62
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.15
Hal Reniff
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.65
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Hal Reniff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
5.64
Hal Reniff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
6
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
Hal Reniff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Hal Reniff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.948
0.948
Hal Reniff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.15
Hal Reniff
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.46
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Hal Reniff
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.32
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Reniff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2896
39.45
Hal Reniff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2011
38.4
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.31
Hal Reniff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
2.83
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
5.6
Hal Reniff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
3.69
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Hal Reniff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.18
Hal Reniff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.4
Hal Reniff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.63
Hal Reniff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Hal Reniff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.326
1.326
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2636
35.91
Hal Reniff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1752
33.45
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Hal Reniff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Hal Reniff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.45
39.45
Hal Reniff
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.4
38.4

Fielding Stats for Darrell May and Hal Reniff

Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Hal Reniff
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
2.19
Hal Reniff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
5.27
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.32
Hal Reniff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982
27
Hal Reniff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1414
27
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
660.2
9
Hal Reniff
Career
Per 9 Innings
471.1
9
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.48
Hal Reniff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.84
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.82
Hal Reniff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.22
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Hal Reniff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
1.36
Hal Reniff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.14
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
1.29
Hal Reniff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.06
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Hal Reniff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Hal Reniff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.25
60.25
Hal Reniff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Hal Reniff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Reniff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Reniff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Reniff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Reniff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Darrell May and Hal Reniff

Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Hal Reniff
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
161
3331.03
Hal Reniff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
279
2837.29
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Hal Reniff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
600
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
537.93
Hal Reniff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
528.81
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Hal Reniff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Hal Reniff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Hal Reniff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
50.85
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Hal Reniff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
50.85
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Reniff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Reniff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Reniff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Reniff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Reniff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Reniff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Reniff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
4.49
Hal Reniff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
6.37
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Hal Reniff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
50.85
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
3
62.07
Hal Reniff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
71.19
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Hal Reniff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Hal Reniff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Hal Reniff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Reniff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Hal Reniff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Hal Reniff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Hal Reniff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Hal Reniff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
30.51
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Reniff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.34
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Hal Reniff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
50.85
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.99
-20.58
Hal Reniff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.36
-13.82
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Reniff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Hal Reniff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
20.34
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Reniff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
268.97
Hal Reniff
Career
Per 600 PA
35
355.93
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.23
2.23
Hal Reniff
Career
Per 600 PA
1.69
1.69
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Hal Reniff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Hal Reniff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
50.85
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Reniff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Reniff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Reniff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Reniff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Reniff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
Hal Reniff
Career
Per 600 PA