Milt May stats

Last played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, 1984

Catcher

Age 76 · 6' 0"

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Milt May played 15 MLB seasons, 1970 to 1984.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
1,192
AB
3,693
R
313
H
971
HR
77
RBI
443
SB
4
AVG
.263

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.

Standard by season
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.
1970PIT5412020.500
1971PIT4912615356250.278
1972PIT5713912390140.281
1973PIT10128329767310.269
1974HOU127405471177540.289
1975HOU11138629934521.241
1976DET62527010.280
1977DET115397329912460.249
1978DET105352248810370.250
1979DET/CHW7121324547310.254
1980SF11135827936500.260
1981SF9731620982331.310
1982SF114395291049390.263
1983SF/PIT7319818496202.247
1984PIT5096417180.177

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG

Career Postseason

GP
4
AB
5
R
0
H
2
HR
0
RBI
2
SB
0
AVG
.400

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
4,074
TB
1,371
XBH
235
HBP
9
IBB
65
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.

Expanded by season
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.
1970PIT5311000
1971PIT1375470300
1972PIT15149100200
1973PIT3221071621200
1974HOU453163281800
1975HOU419122200300
1976DET25810000
1977DET438150240200
1978DET387127192300
1979DET/CHW23390222200
1980SF393131241400
1981SF3541211901000
1982SF429150280800
1983SF/PIT22173120700
1984PIT1072340100

What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
14.8
RC
462.6
RC/27
4.50
ISOP
.108
SECA
.188
BB/K
0.84
AB/HR
48.0
GO/FO
0.00

Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Advanced by season
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.
1970PIT0.11.621.4.2500.3000
1971PIT1.118.25.3.1510.20.6210
1972PIT0.917.14.5.0720.10.800
1973PIT0.540.55.2.1100.21.340.40
1974HOU2.860.65.5.1140.21.257.90
1975HOU0.536.43.3.0750.10.696.50
1976DET0.02.23.3.0400.0000
1977DET1.046.74.1280.20.833.10
1978DET1.241.44.1.1110.21.035.20
1979DET/CHW0.4294.8.1690.20.530.40
1980SF1.442.44.2.1060.20.659.70
1981SF1.347.75.7.0730.21.21580
1982SF2.648.74.4.1160.20.743.90
1983SF/PIT1.4254.4.1210.20.9330
1984PIT-0.45.51.8.0630.20.7960

What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO

Bio

Age
76 yearsAug 1, 1950
Height
6' 0"
Debut
1970
Birthplace
Gary, IN

What were Milt May's career stats?

Milt May played 15 seasons for the Pirates, the Astros, the Tigers and the Giants. He was a career .263 hitter with 971 hits, 77 home runs and 443 RBI. His best season was 1970: a .500 batting average, 0 home runs and 2 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

15 seasons, 2 postseasons, 1970 to 1984

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