Rudy May stats

Last played for the New York Yankees, 1983

Relief Pitcher

Age 82 · 6' 2"

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Rudy May played 16 MLB seasons, 1965 to 1983.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
535
W
152
L
156
ERA
3.46
IP
2,622.0
K
1,760
BB
958
WHIP
1.25

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.
1965LAA30493.92124.076781.52
1969LAA4310133.44180.1133661.15
1970LAA387134.01208.2164811.30
1971LAA3211123.02208.1156871.19
1972LAA3512112.94205.1169821.19
1973LAA347174.38185.0134801.39
1974LAA/NYY35853.18141.1102581.15
1975NYY3214123.06212.0145991.31
1976NYY/BAL3515103.72220.1109701.25
1977BAL3718143.61251.2105781.28
1978WSH278103.88144.087421.27
1979WSH331032.3193.267311.27
1980NYY411552.46175.1133391.04
1981NYY276114.14147.279411.21
1982NYY41662.89106.085141.16
1983NYY15156.8718.116121.85

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

Career Postseason

GP
6
W
0
L
1
ERA
3.79
IP
19.0
K
15
BB
4
WHIP
1.16

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
0
CG
87
SHO
24
K/9
6.0
GB
0
FB
0
G/F
0.00
WP
0

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs.CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last.SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed.K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched.GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher.FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher.G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher.WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop.
1965LAA0215.50000
1969LAA0406.60000
1970LAA0227.10000
1971LAA0726.70000
1972LAA01037.40000
1973LAA01046.50000
1974LAA/NYY0826.50000
1975NYY01316.20000
1976NYY/BAL0724.50000
1977BAL01143.80000
1978WSH0415.40000
1979WSH0216.40000
1980NYY0316.80000
1981NYY0404.80000
1982NYY0007.20000
1983NYY0007.90000

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
82 yearsJul 18, 1944
Height
6' 2"
Debut
1965
Birthplace
Coffeyville, KS

What were Rudy May's career stats?

Rudy May played 16 seasons for the Angels, the Yankees, the Orioles and the Nationals. He had 152 wins and 1,760 strikeouts with a 3.46 ERA over 2,622.0 innings. His best season was 1977: 18 wins, a 3.61 ERA and 105 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

16 seasons, 2 postseasons, 1965 to 1983

Rudy May finished top 10 in a stat 2 times.

All-time career rank

  • 136th in strikeouts (pitching) (1,760)
  • 245th in wins (pitching) (152)

Among the 9,244 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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