Darrell May vs. Cliff Ross — Career Comparison

Darrell May
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Cliff Ross
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Darrell May built a career as a starting pitcher and Cliff Ross as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Cliff Ross posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 0 and WHIP 0.000 compared to 5.16 and 1.467 for Darrell May. By the career numbers, Cliff Ross had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Darrell May and Cliff Ross

Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
2.19
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
13.5
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.32
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.35
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.59
Cliff Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.68
37.68
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.25
60.25
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3.38
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
379
5.16
Cliff Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Cliff Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Cliff Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
-0.56
-0.56
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Cliff Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Cliff Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982
27
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
27
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
660.2
9
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
9
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
746
10.16
Cliff Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.16
10.16
Cliff Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.68
Cliff Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Cliff Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Cliff Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
2.89
Cliff Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.15
Cliff Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Cliff Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
5.64
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
3.38
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.64
5.64
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.948
0.948
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.15
Cliff Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Cliff Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2896
39.45
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
27
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.31
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
10.13
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
5.6
Cliff Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Cliff Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.18
Cliff Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.4
Cliff Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.63
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Cliff Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2636
35.91
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
27
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Cliff Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Cliff Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.45
39.45
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27

Fielding Stats for Darrell May and Cliff Ross

Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
2.19
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
13.5
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.32
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982
27
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
27
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
660.2
9
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
9
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.48
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.82
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3.38
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Cliff Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
1.36
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3.38
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
1.29
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3.38
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Cliff Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.25
60.25
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Darrell May and Cliff Ross

Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
3331.03
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
600
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
537.93
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
4.49
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
62.07
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.99
-20.58
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
13
268.97
Cliff Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.23
2.23
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Ross
Career
Per 600 PA