Darrell May vs. Alex Young — Career Comparison

Darrell May
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Alex Young
MillenialIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Darrell May built a career as a starting pitcher and Alex Young as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Darrell May led in strikeout rate (K%+ 96 vs 81), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 88 vs 82), and run prevention (ERA+ 98 vs 96). Alex Young held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 122 vs 112). Role difference aside, Darrell May holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Darrell May and Alex Young

Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
2.19
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
5.74
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.32
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.81
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.35
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.52
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.59
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.58
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.68
37.68
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.25
60.25
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.12
14.12
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
379
5.16
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
4.34
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982
27
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
833
27
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
660.2
9
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
277.2
9
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
746
10.16
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
9.24
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.16
10.16
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.24
9.24
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.68
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.59
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
2.89
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
3.44
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.15
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.26
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
5.64
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
7.75
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.75
7.75
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.948
0.948
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.15
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.29
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.32
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2896
39.45
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1219
39.51
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.31
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.91
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
5.6
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
5.06
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.18
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.19
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.4
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.26
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.63
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.88
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.408
1.408
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2636
35.91
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1089
35.3
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.45
39.45
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.51
39.51

Fielding Stats for Darrell May and Alex Young

Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
2.19
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
5.74
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.32
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.81
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982
27
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
833
27
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
660.2
9
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
277.2
9
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.48
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.45
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.82
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.78
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.36
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.26
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1.29
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.23
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.44
97.44
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.215
0.215
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.25
60.25
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.12
14.12
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Darrell May and Alex Young

Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
161
3331.03
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
3662.07
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
26
537.93
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
600
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
4.49
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.63
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
62.07
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.99
-20.58
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.47
-51.03
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
268.97
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
22
455.17
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.23
2.23
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1.32
1.32
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA