Rudy May vs. Ed Rakow — Career Comparison

Rudy May
Silent GenerationKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ed Rakow
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rudy May and Ed Rakow are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 95 for Rudy May and 92 for Ed Rakow, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 96 and 97 respectively. If forced to pick, Ed Rakow gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Rudy May and Ed Rakow

Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
535
1.84
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
2.31
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
1.24
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
1.06
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.52
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.43
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
0.54
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.56
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.35
49.35
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.37
43.37
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.29
67.29
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.15
46.15
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.3
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.24
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.08
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1007
3.46
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
366
4.33
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7866
27
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2284
27
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2622
9
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
761.1
9
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2314
7.94
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
771
9.11
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.11
9.11
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
0.68
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
1.04
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
958
3.29
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
304
3.59
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.19
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.2
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1760
6.04
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
484
5.72
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.04
6.04
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.72
5.72
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.037
1.037
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.035
1.035
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.23
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.43
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.14
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.28
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.06
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10902
37.42
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3293
38.93
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.25
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.34
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1150
3.95
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
4.89
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.4
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.21
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.44
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.248
1.248
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.412
1.412
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9723
33.37
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2965
35.05
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.12
2.12
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.42
37.42
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.93
38.93

Fielding Stats for Rudy May and Ed Rakow

Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
535
1.84
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
2.31
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
1.24
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
1.06
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7865
27
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2284
27
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2621.2
9
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
761.1
9
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
0.3
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.73
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
382
1.31
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
1.55
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.13
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
506
1.74
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
2.39
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
1.61
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
2.28
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.69
92.69
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.877
0.877
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.99
0.99
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.29
67.29
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.15
46.15
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.06
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.13
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rudy May and Ed Rakow

Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
536
839.69
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
195
462.45
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
383
600
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
253
600
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
534.2
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
226
535.97
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
65.8
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
19
45.06
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
51.7
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
17
40.32
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
14.1
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.74
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
14.1
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.74
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.27
14.52
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
1.93
4.57
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
79.9
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
21
49.8
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
103.39
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
31
73.52
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
12
18.8
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
37.94
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
21.93
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.11
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
40.73
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
45.06
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.07
1.68
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.46
-20.06
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.13
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.37
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
34.46
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
11
26.09
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
164
256.92
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
213.44
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
2.34
2.34
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.81
2.81
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
26.63
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
33.2
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.57
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.37
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.27
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
7
16.6
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA