Darrell May vs. Sergio Romo — Career Comparison

Darrell May
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Sergio Romo
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Darrell May built a career as a starting pitcher and Sergio Romo as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Sergio Romo led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 133 vs 112), home run suppression (HR9+ 88 vs 70), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 104 vs 88). Role difference aside, Sergio Romo holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Darrell May and Sergio Romo

Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
2.19
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
821
10.22
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.32
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.35
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.52
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.59
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.45
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.68
37.68
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.85
53.85
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.25
60.25
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.71
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
379
5.16
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
3.21
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.216
0.216
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1982
27
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2168
27
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
660.2
9
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
722.2
9
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
746
10.16
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
7.21
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.16
10.16
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.21
7.21
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.68
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.06
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
2.89
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
2.23
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.15
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.26
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
5.64
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
789
9.83
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.83
9.83
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.948
0.948
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.15
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.27
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.34
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2896
39.45
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2919
36.35
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.31
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
3.75
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
5.6
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
3.42
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.18
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.21
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.4
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.17
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.63
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.44
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.049
1.049
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2636
35.91
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2682
33.4
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.45
39.45
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.35
36.35

Fielding Stats for Darrell May and Sergio Romo

Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
2.19
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
822
10.23
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.32
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1982
27
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2169
27
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
660.2
9
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
9
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.48
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.24
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.82
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.78
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.36
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
1.06
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1.29
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
1.02
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.47
96.47
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.25
60.25
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Darrell May and Sergio Romo

Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
161
3331.03
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
821
70371.43
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
600
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
537.93
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
4.49
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
62.07
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.99
-20.58
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.75
-64.57
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
268.97
Sergio Romo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
428.57
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.23
2.23
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
1.4
1.4
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
Sergio Romo
Career
Per 600 PA