Bio
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Debut
- 1970
Bio
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Debut
- 1970
Stats
Standard
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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | PIT | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .500 |
| 1971 | PIT | 49 | 126 | 15 | 35 | 6 | 25 | 0 | .278 |
| 1972 | PIT | 57 | 139 | 12 | 39 | 0 | 14 | 0 | .281 |
| 1973 | PIT | 101 | 283 | 29 | 76 | 7 | 31 | 0 | .269 |
| 1974 | HOU | 127 | 405 | 47 | 117 | 7 | 54 | 0 | .289 |
| 1975 | HOU | 111 | 386 | 29 | 93 | 4 | 52 | 1 | .241 |
| 1976 | DET | 6 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .280 |
| 1977 | DET | 115 | 397 | 32 | 99 | 12 | 46 | 0 | .249 |
| 1978 | DET | 105 | 352 | 24 | 88 | 10 | 37 | 0 | .250 |
| 1979 |  DET/CHW | 71 | 213 | 24 | 54 | 7 | 31 | 0 | .254 |
| 1980 | SF | 111 | 358 | 27 | 93 | 6 | 50 | 0 | .260 |
| 1981 | SF | 97 | 316 | 20 | 98 | 2 | 33 | 1 | .310 |
| 1982 | SF | 114 | 395 | 29 | 104 | 9 | 39 | 0 | .263 |
| 1983 |  SF/PIT | 73 | 198 | 18 | 49 | 6 | 20 | 2 | .247 |
| 1984 | PIT | 50 | 96 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .177 |
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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | PIT | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 | PIT | 137 | 54 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | PIT | 151 | 49 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | PIT | 322 | 107 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | HOU | 453 | 163 | 28 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | HOU | 419 | 122 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | DET | 25 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | DET | 438 | 150 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | DET | 387 | 127 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | DET/CHW | 233 | 90 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | SF | 393 | 131 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | SF | 354 | 121 | 19 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | SF | 429 | 150 | 28 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | SF/PIT | 221 | 73 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | PIT | 107 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | PIT | 0.1 | 1.6 | 21.4 | .250 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 | PIT | 1.1 | 18.2 | 5.3 | .151 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 21 | 0 |
| 1972 | PIT | 0.9 | 17.1 | 4.5 | .072 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | PIT | 0.5 | 40.5 | 5.2 | .110 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 40.4 | 0 |
| 1974 | HOU | 2.8 | 60.6 | 5.5 | .114 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 57.9 | 0 |
| 1975 | HOU | 0.5 | 36.4 | 3.3 | .075 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 96.5 | 0 |
| 1976 | DET | 0.0 | 2.2 | 3.3 | .040 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | DET | 1.0 | 46.7 | 4 | .128 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 33.1 | 0 |
| 1978 | DET | 1.2 | 41.4 | 4.1 | .111 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 35.2 | 0 |
| 1979 | DET/CHW | 0.4 | 29 | 4.8 | .169 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 30.4 | 0 |
| 1980 | SF | 1.4 | 42.4 | 4.2 | .106 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 59.7 | 0 |
| 1981 | SF | 1.3 | 47.7 | 5.7 | .073 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 158 | 0 |
| 1982 | SF | 2.6 | 48.7 | 4.4 | .116 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 43.9 | 0 |
| 1983 | SF/PIT | 1.4 | 25 | 4.4 | .121 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 33 | 0 |
| 1984 | PIT | -0.4 | 5.5 | 1.8 | .063 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 96 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
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
Championships
- 1971 World Series with the Pittsburgh Pirates
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