Darrell May vs. Mike Venafro — Career Comparison

Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gen XMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Darrell May built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Venafro as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Venafro led in home run suppression (HR9+ 253 vs 70), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 109 vs 88), and run prevention (ERA+ 113 vs 98). Darrell May held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 96 vs 67). Role difference aside, Mike Venafro holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Darrell May and Mike Venafro

Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
2.19
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
10.91
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.32
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.35
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.53
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.59
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.36
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.68
37.68
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.25
60.25
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
379
5.16
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
4.09
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982
27
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
760
27
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
660.2
9
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
253.1
9
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
746
10.16
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.38
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.16
10.16
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.38
9.38
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.68
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.53
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
2.89
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
3.34
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.15
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
5.64
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
4.65
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.64
5.64
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.948
0.948
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.888
0.888
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.15
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.21
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.75
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2896
39.45
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
1107
39.33
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.31
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.42
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
5.6
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
4.58
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.18
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.5
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.4
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.63
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.31
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.413
1.413
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2636
35.91
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
965
34.28
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.45
39.45
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.33
39.33

Fielding Stats for Darrell May and Mike Venafro

Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
2.19
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
10.91
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.32
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982
27
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
760
27
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
660.2
9
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
253.1
9
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.48
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.43
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.82
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.85
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.21
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
1.36
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
2.49
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
1.29
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
2.27
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.43
91.43
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.209
0.209
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.25
60.25
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.21
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Darrell May and Mike Venafro

Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
7
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
161
3331.03
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
307
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
600
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
537.93
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
4.49
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
62.07
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.99
-20.58
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
13
268.97
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.23
2.23
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA