Darrell May vs. Denny Riddleberger — Career Comparison

Darrell May
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Denny Riddleberger
Silent GenerationVirginiaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Darrell May built a career as a starting pitcher and Denny Riddleberger as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Denny Riddleberger led in run prevention (ERA+ 118 vs 98), strikeout rate (K%+ 115 vs 96), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 93 vs 88). Darrell May held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 112 vs 96). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Denny Riddleberger.

Pitching Stats for Darrell May and Denny Riddleberger

Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
2.19
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
6.97
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.32
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.35
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.59
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.68
37.68
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.25
60.25
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
379
5.16
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.77
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982
27
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
399
27
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
660.2
9
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
9
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
746
10.16
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
8.05
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.16
10.16
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.05
8.05
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.68
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.02
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
2.89
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
3.79
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.15
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.68
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
5.64
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
6.43
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.43
6.43
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.948
0.948
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.135
1.135
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.15
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2896
39.45
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
551
37.29
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.31
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.23
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
5.6
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
3.52
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.18
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.4
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.34
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.63
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.316
1.316
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2636
35.91
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
32.48
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.45
39.45
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.29
37.29

Fielding Stats for Darrell May and Denny Riddleberger

Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
2.19
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
6.97
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.32
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982
27
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
399
27
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
660.2
9
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
9
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.48
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.41
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.82
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.15
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
1.36
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.56
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
1.29
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.56
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.223
0.223
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.25
60.25
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Darrell May and Denny Riddleberger

Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
161
3331.03
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
103
6180
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
600
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
537.93
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
8
480
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
4.49
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
3.21
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
62.07
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.99
-20.58
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.24
-14.11
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
268.97
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
360
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.23
2.23
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA