Dave May stats
Bio
- Debut
- 1967
Bio
- Debut
- 1967
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 1,252
- AB
- 3,670
- R
- 462
- H
- 920
- HR
- 96
- RBI
- 422
- SB
- 60
- AVG
- .251
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | BAL | 36 | 85 | 12 | 20 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .235 |
| 1968 | BAL | 84 | 152 | 15 | 29 | 0 | 7 | 3 | .191 |
| 1969 | BAL | 78 | 120 | 8 | 29 | 3 | 10 | 2 | .242 |
| 1970 |  BAL/MIL | 125 | 373 | 42 | 88 | 8 | 37 | 8 | .236 |
| 1971 | MIL | 144 | 501 | 74 | 139 | 16 | 65 | 15 | .277 |
| 1972 | MIL | 143 | 500 | 49 | 119 | 9 | 45 | 11 | .238 |
| 1973 | MIL | 156 | 624 | 96 | 189 | 25 | 93 | 6 | .303 |
| 1974 | MIL | 135 | 477 | 56 | 108 | 10 | 42 | 4 | .226 |
| 1975 | ATL | 82 | 203 | 28 | 56 | 12 | 40 | 1 | .276 |
| 1976 | ATL | 105 | 214 | 27 | 46 | 3 | 23 | 5 | .215 |
| 1977 | TEX | 120 | 340 | 46 | 82 | 7 | 42 | 4 | .241 |
| 1978 |  MIL/PIT | 44 | 81 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 1 | .185 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 3
- AB
- 2
- R
- 0
- H
- 0
- HR
- 0
- RBI
- 0
- SB
- 0
- AVG
- .000
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 4,085
- TB
- 1,378
- XBH
- 246
- HBP
- 28
- IBB
- 41
- GIDP
- 0
- P/PA
- 0.00
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included. | TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run. | XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs. | HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base. | IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose. | GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better. | P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | BAL | 91 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968 | BAL | 172 | 41 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1969 | BAL | 131 | 44 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 | BAL/MIL | 428 | 124 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 | MIL | 562 | 213 | 39 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | MIL | 556 | 170 | 31 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | MIL | 680 | 295 | 52 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | MIL | 515 | 155 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | ATL | 230 | 100 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | ATL | 243 | 66 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | TEX | 381 | 119 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | MIL/PIT | 96 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 11.5
- RC
- 463.6
- RC/27
- 4.40
- ISOP
- .125
- SECA
- .222
- BB/K
- 0.69
- AB/HR
- 38.2
- GO/FO
- 0.00
Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in. | RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced. | RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs. | ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count. | SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat. | BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline. | AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power. | GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | BAL | -0.1 | 7.7 | 3.2 | .071 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 85 | 0 |
| 1968 | BAL | -0.4 | 12.2 | 2.6 | .079 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1969 | BAL | 0.1 | 14.1 | 4.1 | .125 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 40 | 0 |
| 1970 | BAL/MIL | 0.6 | 44.2 | 4 | .097 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 46.6 | 0 |
| 1971 | MIL | 3.0 | 77.1 | 5.5 | .148 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 31.3 | 0 |
| 1972 | MIL | 2.1 | 53.4 | 3.6 | .102 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 55.6 | 0 |
| 1973 | MIL | 4.4 | 104.3 | 6.3 | .170 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 25 | 0 |
| 1974 | MIL | -0.3 | 43.3 | 3.1 | .099 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 47.7 | 0 |
| 1975 | ATL | 1.9 | 37.1 | 6.8 | .217 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 16.9 | 0 |
| 1976 | ATL | -0.7 | 22.6 | 3.6 | .093 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 71.3 | 0 |
| 1977 | TEX | 1.0 | 39.9 | 4.1 | .109 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 48.6 | 0 |
| 1978 | MIL/PIT | -0.1 | 8.3 | 3.3 | .123 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 40.5 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Dave May's career stats?
Dave May played 12 seasons for the Orioles, the Brewers, the Braves and the Rangers. He was a career .251 hitter with 920 hits, 96 home runs and 422 RBI. His best season was 1973: a .303 batting average, 25 home runs and 93 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
12 seasons, 1 postseason, 1967 to 1978
Dave May finished top 10 in a stat 1 time.
Championships
- 1970 World Series with the Baltimore Orioles
Season top 10 finishes
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.