Darrell May vs. Ed Roebuck — Career Comparison

Darrell May
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ed Roebuck
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Darrell May built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Roebuck as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ed Roebuck posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.35 and WHIP 1.398 compared to 5.16 and 1.467 for Darrell May. By the career numbers, Ed Roebuck had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Darrell May and Ed Roebuck

Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
2.19
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
460
5.23
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.32
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.35
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.59
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.59
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.35
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.68
37.68
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.65
62.65
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.25
60.25
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.71
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
379
5.16
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
3.35
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1982
27
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2373
27
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
660.2
9
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
791
9
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
746
10.16
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
753
8.57
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.16
10.16
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.57
8.57
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.68
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.02
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
2.89
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
302
3.44
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.15
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.58
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
5.64
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
477
5.43
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.64
5.64
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.948
0.948
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.985
0.985
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.15
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.46
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.32
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2896
39.45
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3375
38.4
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.31
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
2.34
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
5.6
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
374
4.26
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.18
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.4
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.63
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.334
1.334
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2636
35.91
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3045
34.65
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.45
39.45
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.4
38.4

Fielding Stats for Darrell May and Ed Roebuck

Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
2.19
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
460
5.23
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.32
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1982
27
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2373
27
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
660.2
9
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
791
9
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.48
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.59
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.82
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
1.89
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.16
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
1.36
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
2.64
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
1.29
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
2.48
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.97
93.97
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.474
0.474
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.25
60.25
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.11
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Darrell May and Ed Roebuck

Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
161
3331.03
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
460
1852.35
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
149
600
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
26
537.93
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137
551.68
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.537
0.537
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
112.75
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
88.59
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
16.11
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.05
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
24.16
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
4.49
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.7
35.02
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
153.02
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
3
62.07
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
128.86
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
56.38
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
40.27
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
88.59
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.99
-20.58
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.18
32.94
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
16.11
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
268.97
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
157.05
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
2.23
2.23
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.82
3.82
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
32.21
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.05
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 600 PA