Darrell May vs. Joe Stanka — Career Comparison

Darrell May
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Stanka
Silent GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Darrell May built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Stanka as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Stanka posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.38 and WHIP 1.313 compared to 5.16 and 1.467 for Darrell May. By the career numbers, Joe Stanka had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Darrell May and Joe Stanka

Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
2.19
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.32
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.35
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.59
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.68
37.68
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.25
60.25
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
379
5.16
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.16
5.16
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.56
6.56
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.111
0.111
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982
27
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
660.2
9
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
746
10.16
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.16
10.16
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.68
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.68
1.68
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
2.89
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.15
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
5.64
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
5.06
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.64
5.64
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.948
0.948
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.15
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2896
39.45
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
37.13
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.31
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
5.6
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.18
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.4
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.63
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2636
35.91
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
30.38
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.071
0.071
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.45
39.45
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.13
37.13

Fielding Stats for Darrell May and Joe Stanka

Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
2.19
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.32
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982
27
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
660.2
9
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.48
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.82
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.36
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1.29
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.25
60.25
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Darrell May and Joe Stanka

Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
3331.03
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
600
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
537.93
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
4.49
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
62.07
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.99
-20.58
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
80.16
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
13
268.97
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
2.23
2.23
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA