Darrell May vs. Sean Runyan — Career Comparison

Darrell May
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Sean Runyan
Gen XArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Darrell May built a career as a starting pitcher and Sean Runyan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Sean Runyan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.66 and WHIP 1.484 compared to 5.16 and 1.467 for Darrell May. By the career numbers, Sean Runyan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Darrell May and Sean Runyan

Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Sean Runyan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
2.19
Sean Runyan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
14.48
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.32
Sean Runyan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.35
Sean Runyan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.59
Sean Runyan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.7
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.68
37.68
Sean Runyan
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.25
60.25
Sean Runyan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Sean Runyan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Sean Runyan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Runyan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
379
5.16
Sean Runyan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
3.66
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Sean Runyan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Sean Runyan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Sean Runyan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.08
5.08
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Sean Runyan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982
27
Sean Runyan
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
27
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
660.2
9
Sean Runyan
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
9
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
746
10.16
Sean Runyan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
8.16
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.16
10.16
Sean Runyan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.16
8.16
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.68
Sean Runyan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.27
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Sean Runyan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Sean Runyan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
2.89
Sean Runyan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
4.64
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.15
Sean Runyan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Sean Runyan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
5.64
Sean Runyan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
6.47
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
Sean Runyan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.47
6.47
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Sean Runyan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.948
0.948
Sean Runyan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.15
Sean Runyan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.98
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Sean Runyan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Runyan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2896
39.45
Sean Runyan
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
39.38
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.31
Sean Runyan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.83
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
5.6
Sean Runyan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
4.08
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Sean Runyan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.18
Sean Runyan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.4
Sean Runyan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.41
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.63
Sean Runyan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.84
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Sean Runyan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.422
1.422
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2636
35.91
Sean Runyan
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
32.48
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Sean Runyan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Sean Runyan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.45
39.45
Sean Runyan
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.38
39.38

Fielding Stats for Darrell May and Sean Runyan

Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Sean Runyan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
2.19
Sean Runyan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
14.48
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.32
Sean Runyan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982
27
Sean Runyan
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
27
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
660.2
9
Sean Runyan
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
9
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.48
Sean Runyan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.82
Sean Runyan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.84
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Sean Runyan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.36
Sean Runyan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.27
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1.29
Sean Runyan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.27
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Sean Runyan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Sean Runyan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.087
0.087
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.25
60.25
Sean Runyan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Sean Runyan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Runyan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Runyan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Runyan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Runyan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Darrell May and Sean Runyan

Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Sean Runyan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
3331.03
Sean Runyan
Career
Per 600 PA
103
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
600
Sean Runyan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
537.93
Sean Runyan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Sean Runyan
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Sean Runyan
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Sean Runyan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Sean Runyan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Runyan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Runyan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Runyan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Runyan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Runyan
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Runyan
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Runyan
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
4.49
Sean Runyan
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Sean Runyan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
62.07
Sean Runyan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Sean Runyan
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Sean Runyan
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Sean Runyan
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Runyan
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Sean Runyan
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Sean Runyan
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Sean Runyan
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Sean Runyan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Runyan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Sean Runyan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.99
-20.58
Sean Runyan
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Runyan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Sean Runyan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Runyan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
13
268.97
Sean Runyan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.23
2.23
Sean Runyan
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Sean Runyan
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Sean Runyan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Runyan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Runyan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Runyan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Runyan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Runyan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
Sean Runyan
Career
Per 600 PA