Darrell May vs. Bill Risley — Career Comparison

Darrell May
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Risley
Gen XIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Darrell May built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Risley as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Risley led in strikeout rate (K%+ 135 vs 96), run prevention (ERA+ 125 vs 98), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 110 vs 88). Darrell May held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 112 vs 101). Role difference aside, Bill Risley holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Darrell May and Bill Risley

Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bill Risley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
2.19
Bill Risley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
6.38
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.32
Bill Risley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.35
Bill Risley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.61
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.59
Bill Risley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.53
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.68
37.68
Bill Risley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.57
53.57
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.25
60.25
Bill Risley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Bill Risley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Bill Risley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Risley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
379
5.16
Bill Risley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
3.98
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Bill Risley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Bill Risley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Bill Risley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Bill Risley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982
27
Bill Risley
Career
Per 9 Innings
664
27
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
660.2
9
Bill Risley
Career
Per 9 Innings
221.1
9
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
746
10.16
Bill Risley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
7.32
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.16
10.16
Bill Risley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.32
7.32
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.68
Bill Risley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.26
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Bill Risley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Bill Risley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
2.89
Bill Risley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
4.11
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.15
Bill Risley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Bill Risley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
5.64
Bill Risley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
8.25
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
Bill Risley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.25
8.25
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Bill Risley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.948
0.948
Bill Risley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.374
1.374
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.15
Bill Risley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.33
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Bill Risley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.24
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Risley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2896
39.45
Bill Risley
Career
Per 9 Innings
925
37.61
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.31
Bill Risley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.75
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
5.6
Bill Risley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.31
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Bill Risley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.18
Bill Risley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.33
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.4
Bill Risley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.63
Bill Risley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.73
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Bill Risley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2636
35.91
Bill Risley
Career
Per 9 Innings
800
32.53
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Bill Risley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Bill Risley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.45
39.45
Bill Risley
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61

Fielding Stats for Darrell May and Bill Risley

Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bill Risley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
2.19
Bill Risley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
6.38
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.32
Bill Risley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982
27
Bill Risley
Career
Per 9 Innings
664
27
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
660.2
9
Bill Risley
Career
Per 9 Innings
221.1
9
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.48
Bill Risley
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.45
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.82
Bill Risley
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.49
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Bill Risley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.36
Bill Risley
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.98
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1.29
Bill Risley
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.94
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Bill Risley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.83
95.83
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Bill Risley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.147
0.147
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.25
60.25
Bill Risley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Bill Risley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Risley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Risley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Risley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Risley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Darrell May and Bill Risley

Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Bill Risley
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
161
3331.03
Bill Risley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
157
47100
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
600
Bill Risley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
537.93
Bill Risley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Bill Risley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Bill Risley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Bill Risley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Bill Risley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Risley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Risley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Risley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Risley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Risley
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Risley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Risley
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
4.49
Bill Risley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Bill Risley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
62.07
Bill Risley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Bill Risley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Bill Risley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Bill Risley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Risley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Bill Risley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Bill Risley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Bill Risley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Bill Risley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Risley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Bill Risley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.99
-20.58
Bill Risley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Risley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Bill Risley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Risley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
13
268.97
Bill Risley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.23
2.23
Bill Risley
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Bill Risley
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Bill Risley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Risley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Risley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Risley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Risley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Risley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Risley
Career
Per 600 PA