Darrell May vs. Chuck Ricci — Career Comparison

Darrell May
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chuck Ricci
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Darrell May built a career as a starting pitcher and Chuck Ricci as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Chuck Ricci posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 1.8 and WHIP 1.200 compared to 5.16 and 1.467 for Darrell May. By the career numbers, Chuck Ricci had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Darrell May and Chuck Ricci

Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Chuck Ricci
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
2.19
Chuck Ricci
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
6.3
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.32
Chuck Ricci
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.35
Chuck Ricci
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.59
Chuck Ricci
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.68
37.68
Chuck Ricci
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.25
60.25
Chuck Ricci
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Chuck Ricci
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Chuck Ricci
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Ricci
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
379
5.16
Chuck Ricci
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.8
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Chuck Ricci
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Chuck Ricci
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Chuck Ricci
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Chuck Ricci
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982
27
Chuck Ricci
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
660.2
9
Chuck Ricci
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
746
10.16
Chuck Ricci
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
8.1
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.16
10.16
Chuck Ricci
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.68
Chuck Ricci
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Chuck Ricci
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Chuck Ricci
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
2.89
Chuck Ricci
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.7
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.15
Chuck Ricci
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Chuck Ricci
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
5.64
Chuck Ricci
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
8.1
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
Chuck Ricci
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Chuck Ricci
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.948
0.948
Chuck Ricci
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.15
Chuck Ricci
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Chuck Ricci
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Ricci
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2896
39.45
Chuck Ricci
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
36
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.31
Chuck Ricci
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.7
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
5.6
Chuck Ricci
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.8
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Chuck Ricci
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.18
Chuck Ricci
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.4
Chuck Ricci
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.63
Chuck Ricci
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Chuck Ricci
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2636
35.91
Chuck Ricci
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
29.7
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Chuck Ricci
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Chuck Ricci
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.45
39.45
Chuck Ricci
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36

Fielding Stats for Darrell May and Chuck Ricci

Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Chuck Ricci
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
2.19
Chuck Ricci
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
6.3
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.32
Chuck Ricci
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982
27
Chuck Ricci
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
660.2
9
Chuck Ricci
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.48
Chuck Ricci
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.8
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.82
Chuck Ricci
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Chuck Ricci
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
1.36
Chuck Ricci
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.8
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
1.29
Chuck Ricci
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.8
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Chuck Ricci
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Chuck Ricci
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.25
60.25
Chuck Ricci
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Chuck Ricci
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Ricci
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Ricci
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Ricci
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Ricci
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Darrell May and Chuck Ricci

Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Chuck Ricci
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
3331.03
Chuck Ricci
Career
Per 600 PA
7
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
600
Chuck Ricci
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
537.93
Chuck Ricci
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Chuck Ricci
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Chuck Ricci
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Chuck Ricci
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Chuck Ricci
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Ricci
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Ricci
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Ricci
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Ricci
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Ricci
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Ricci
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Ricci
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
4.49
Chuck Ricci
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Chuck Ricci
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
62.07
Chuck Ricci
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Chuck Ricci
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Chuck Ricci
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Chuck Ricci
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Ricci
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Chuck Ricci
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Chuck Ricci
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Chuck Ricci
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Chuck Ricci
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Ricci
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Chuck Ricci
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.99
-20.58
Chuck Ricci
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Ricci
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Chuck Ricci
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Ricci
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
13
268.97
Chuck Ricci
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.23
2.23
Chuck Ricci
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Chuck Ricci
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Chuck Ricci
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Ricci
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Ricci
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Ricci
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Ricci
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Ricci
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
Chuck Ricci
Career
Per 600 PA