Darrell May vs. Kenny Roberts — Career Comparison

Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
MillenialTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Darrell May built a career as a starting pitcher and Kenny Roberts as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Darrell May posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.16 and WHIP 1.467 compared to 7.24 and 1.829 for Kenny Roberts. By the career numbers, Darrell May had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Darrell May and Kenny Roberts

Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
2.19
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
9.88
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.32
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.35
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.59
Kenny Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.66
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.68
37.68
Kenny Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.25
60.25
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
379
5.16
Kenny Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
7.24
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.16
5.16
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.24
7.24
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Kenny Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.379
0.379
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982
27
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
27
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
660.2
9
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.2
9
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
746
10.16
Kenny Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
14.49
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.16
10.16
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.49
14.49
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.68
Kenny Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Kenny Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Kenny Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
2.89
Kenny Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.98
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.15
Kenny Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Kenny Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
5.64
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
3.95
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.64
5.64
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.948
0.948
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.659
0.659
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.15
Kenny Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Kenny Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.66
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2896
39.45
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
42.8
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.31
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.63
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
5.6
Kenny Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
7.24
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.6
5.6
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.24
7.24
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.18
Kenny Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.66
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.4
Kenny Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.32
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.63
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.829
1.829
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2636
35.91
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
38.2
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Kenny Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.423
0.423
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.45
39.45
Kenny Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.8
42.8

Fielding Stats for Darrell May and Kenny Roberts

Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
2.19
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
9.88
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.32
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982
27
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
27
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
660.2
9
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.2
9
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.48
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.82
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.32
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Kenny Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
1.36
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.98
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
1.29
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.98
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Kenny Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.25
60.25
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Darrell May and Kenny Roberts

Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
3331.03
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
15
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
600
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
537.93
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
4.49
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
62.07
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.99
-20.58
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
13
268.97
Kenny Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.23
2.23
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA