Darrell May vs. Lefty Richburg — Career Comparison

Darrell May
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lefty Richburg
Greatest GenerationFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaIndianapolis ABCs/Atlanta Black CrackersNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Darrell May and Lefty Richburg are fairly close on the surface numbers. Darrell May posted stronger numbers in ERA (5.16 vs 10) and WHIP (1.467 vs 2.222). Lefty Richburg had the advantage in home runs allowed (0 per nine innings vs 1.68). By the career numbers, Darrell May had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Darrell May and Lefty Richburg

Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
2.19
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
1.32
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.35
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.59
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.68
37.68
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.25
60.25
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
379
5.16
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.16
5.16
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.79
7.79
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982
27
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
660.2
9
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
746
10.16
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.16
10.16
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.68
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
2.89
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.15
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
5.64
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.948
0.948
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.111
1.111
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.15
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2896
39.45
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.31
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
5.6
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.6
5.6
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.18
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.4
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.63
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.222
2.222
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2636
35.91
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
46
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.45
39.45
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52

Fielding Stats for Darrell May and Lefty Richburg

Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
2.19
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
1.32
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982
27
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
660.2
9
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.48
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.82
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.36
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1.29
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.25
60.25
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Darrell May and Lefty Richburg

Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
3331.03
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PA
4
800
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
600
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
537.93
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
4.49
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
62.07
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.99
-20.58
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
82.59
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
13
268.97
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.23
2.23
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PA