Darrell May vs. Willis Roberts — Career Comparison

Darrell May
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Willis Roberts
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Darrell May built a career as a starting pitcher and Willis 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 led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 112 vs 100), strikeout rate (K%+ 96 vs 87), and run prevention (ERA+ 98 vs 97). Willis Roberts held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 113 vs 70). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Darrell May.

Pitching Stats for Darrell May and Willis Roberts

Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
2.19
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
5.13
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.32
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.62
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.35
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.59
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.59
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.52
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.68
37.68
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.13
53.13
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.25
60.25
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.16
12.16
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.24
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
379
5.16
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
4.64
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.97
4.97
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982
27
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
779
27
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
660.2
9
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
259.2
9
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
746
10.16
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
9.6
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.16
10.16
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.6
9.6
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.68
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.94
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
2.89
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
3.88
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.15
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.21
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
5.64
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
6.2
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.2
6.2
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.948
0.948
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.121
1.121
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.15
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.45
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.87
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2896
39.45
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1165
40.38
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.31
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.87
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
5.6
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
5.06
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.18
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.24
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.4
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.38
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.63
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.73
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.498
1.498
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2636
35.91
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1010
35.01
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.99
0.99
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.45
39.45
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.38
40.38

Fielding Stats for Darrell May and Willis Roberts

Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
2.19
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
5.13
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.32
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.62
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982
27
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
779
27
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
660.2
9
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
259.2
9
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.48
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.52
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.82
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.35
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.17
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
1.36
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.04
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
1.29
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.87
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.53
91.53
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.365
0.365
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.25
60.25
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.16
12.16
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Darrell May and Willis Roberts

Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
161
3331.03
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
14800
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
600
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
537.93
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.22
4.49
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
18.03
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
62.07
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.99
-20.58
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
18.45
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
268.97
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
400
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.23
2.23
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA