Darrell May vs. Joe Roa — Career Comparison

Darrell May
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Roa
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Darrell May built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Roa as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Roa led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 180 vs 112), home run suppression (HR9+ 76 vs 70), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 92 vs 88). Darrell May held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 96 vs 75). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Joe Roa.

Pitching Stats for Darrell May and Joe Roa

Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
2.19
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
4.06
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.32
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.64
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.35
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.3
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.59
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.54
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.68
37.68
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.25
60.25
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.83
15.83
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
379
5.16
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
4.94
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.94
4.94
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982
27
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
798
27
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
660.2
9
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
9
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
746
10.16
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
330
11.17
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.16
10.16
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.17
11.17
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.68
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.32
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
2.89
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.44
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.15
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.24
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
5.64
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
5.21
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.64
5.64
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.948
0.948
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.15
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.34
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2896
39.45
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1176
39.79
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.31
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.85
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
5.6
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
5.18
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.18
5.18
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.18
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.47
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.4
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.34
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.63
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.02
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.511
1.511
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2636
35.91
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1070
36.2
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.28
1.28
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.45
39.45
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.79
39.79

Fielding Stats for Darrell May and Joe Roa

Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
2.19
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
4.06
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.32
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.64
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982
27
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
798
27
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
660.2
9
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
9
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.48
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.64
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.82
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.35
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
1.36
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
2.06
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
1.29
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.72
96.72
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.492
0.492
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.25
60.25
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.83
15.83
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.27
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Darrell May and Joe Roa

Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
3331.03
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
120
1358.49
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
537.93
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
532.08
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
113.21
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
101.89
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
4.49
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.66
30.16
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
124.53
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
3
62.07
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
135.85
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.474
0.474
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.99
-20.58
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.07
34.73
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
13
268.97
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
147.17
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
2.23
2.23
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA