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Portrait of Darrell May

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Career Summary
Years G IP W L SV ERA WARP
14 161 660.7 26 43 0 5.16 -2.9
Birth Date6-13-1972
Height6' 2"
Weight190 lbs
Age51 years, 9 months, 15 days
BatsL
ThrowsL
WARP Summary

MLB Statistics

Historical (past-seasons) WARP is now based on DRA..
cFIP and DRA are not available on a by-team basis and display as zeroes(0). See TOT line for season totals of these stats.
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YEAR Team Lg G GS IP W L SV H BB SO HR PPF H/9 BB/9 HR/9 K/9 GB% BABIP WHIP FIP ERA cFIP DRA DRA- WARP
1995 ATL MLB 2 0 4.0 0 0 0 10 0 1 0 128 22.5 0.0 0.0 2.3 0% .500 2.50 2.56 11.25 133 9.92 203.0 -0.2
1996 CAL 0 5 0 2.7 0 0 0 3 2 1 1 98 10.1 6.8 3.4 3.4 0% .222 1.88 9.62 10.13 108 5.88 116.1 0.0
1996 PIT 0 5 2 8.7 0 1 0 15 4 5 5 100 15.6 4.2 5.2 5.2 0% .313 2.19 11.16 9.35 112 6.57 129.7 -0.1
1997 ANA MLB 29 2 51.7 2 1 0 56 25 42 6 96 9.8 4.4 1.0 7.3 0% .311 1.57 4.48 5.23 112 5.31 110.5 0.0
2002 KCA MLB 30 21 131.3 4 10 0 144 50 95 28 106 9.9 3.4 1.9 6.5 0% .286 1.48 5.54 5.35 116 6.34 136.1 -1.1
2003 KCA MLB 35 32 210.0 10 8 0 197 53 115 31 103 8.4 2.3 1.3 4.9 0% .249 1.19 4.70 3.77 115 5.46 114.5 0.6
2004 KCA MLB 31 31 186.0 9 19 0 234 55 120 38 102 11.3 2.7 1.8 5.8 0% .318 1.55 5.44 5.61 114 6.65 137.1 -1.7
2005 NYA 0 2 1 7.0 0 1 0 14 3 3 4 106 18.0 3.9 5.1 3.9 0% .357 2.43 10.90 16.71 137 10.00 215.2 -0.4
2005 SDN 0 22 8 59.3 1 3 0 73 20 32 10 95 11.1 3.0 1.5 4.9 0% .312 1.57 5.11 5.61 110 5.67 122.0 -0.1
1996 TOT MLB 10 2 11.3 0 1 0 18 6 6 6 99 14.3 4.8 4.8 4.8 0% .000 2.12 10.80 9.53 111 6.41 126.5 -0.1
2005 TOT MLB 24 9 66.3 1 4 0 87 23 35 14 96 11.8 3.1 1.9 4.7 0% .000 1.66 5.72 6.78 113 6.13 131.8 -0.5
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Statistics for All Levels

'opp' stats - Quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.
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YEAR Team Lg LG G GS IP W L SV H BB SO HR PPF H/9 BB/9 HR/9 K/9 GB% BABIP WHIP FIP ERA cFIP DRA DRA-
1993 MCN A SAL 17 17 104.3 10 4 0 81 22 111 6 7.0 1.9 0.5 9.6 0% .000 0.99 2.55 2.24 0 0.00 0.0
1993 DUR A+ CRL 9 9 51.7 5 2 0 44 16 47 4 7.7 2.8 0.7 8.2 0% .000 1.16 3.26 2.09 0 0.00 0.0
1994 DUR A+ CRL 12 12 74.7 8 2 0 74 17 73 6 8.9 2.0 0.7 8.8 0% .000 1.22 2.93 3.01 0 0.00 0.0
1994 GRN AA SOU 11 11 63.7 5 3 0 61 17 42 4 8.6 2.4 0.6 5.9 0% .000 1.22 3.40 3.11 0 0.00 0.0
1995 ATL MLB NL 2 0 4.0 0 0 0 10 0 1 0 128 22.5 0.0 0.0 2.3 0% .500 2.50 2.56 11.25 133 9.92 203.0
1995 GRN AA SOU 15 15 91.3 2 8 0 81 20 79 18 8.0 2.0 1.8 7.8 0% .000 1.11 4.74 3.55 0 0.00 0.0
1995 GWN AAA INT 9 9 51.0 4 2 0 53 16 42 1 9.4 2.8 0.2 7.4 0% .000 1.35 2.73 3.71 0 0.00 0.0
1996 CAL MLB AL 5 0 2.7 0 0 0 3 2 1 1 98 10.1 6.8 3.4 3.4 0% .222 1.88 9.62 10.13 108 5.88 116.1
1996 PIT MLB NL 5 2 8.7 0 1 0 15 4 5 5 100 15.6 4.2 5.2 5.2 0% .313 2.19 11.16 9.35 112 6.57 129.7
1996 CLG AAA PCL 23 22 131.7 7 6 0 146 36 75 17 10.0 2.5 1.2 5.1 0% .000 1.38 5.02 4.10 0 0.00 0.0
1997 ANA MLB AL 29 2 51.7 2 1 0 56 25 42 6 96 9.8 4.4 1.0 7.3 0% .311 1.57 4.48 5.23 112 5.31 110.5
1997 VAN AAA PCL 13 12 80.0 7 5 0 65 31 62 10 7.3 3.5 1.1 7.0 0% .243 1.20 5.14 3.26 0 0.00 0.0
1998 HNS npb JCL 21 21 129.7 4 9 0 122 55 94 12 8.5 3.8 0.8 6.5 0% -.683 1.36 0.18 0.00 0 0.00 0.0
1999 HNS npb JCL 18 18 112.3 6 7 0 101 38 113 17 8.1 3.0 1.4 9.1 0% -.500 1.24 -0.12 0.00 0 0.00 0.0
2000 YOM npb JCL 24 24 155.3 12 7 0 123 40 165 19 7.1 2.3 1.1 9.6 0% -.464 1.05 -0.65 0.00 0 0.00 0.0
2001 YOM npb JCL 26 26 159.0 10 8 0 160 45 168 24 9.1 2.5 1.4 9.5 0% -.574 1.29 -0.26 0.00 0 0.00 0.0
2002 KCA MLB AL 30 21 131.3 4 10 0 144 50 95 28 106 9.9 3.4 1.9 6.5 0% .286 1.48 5.54 5.35 116 6.34 136.1
2002 WIC AA TXS 1 1 4.3 0 0 0 4 1 5 0 8.4 2.1 0.0 10.5 0% .333 1.16 1.44 2.09 0 0.00 0.0
2002 OMA AAA PCL 2 2 12.0 1 0 0 8 0 9 0 6.0 0.0 0.0 6.8 0% .250 0.67 1.95 0.75 0 0.00 0.0
2003 KCA MLB AL 35 32 210.0 10 8 0 197 53 115 31 103 8.4 2.3 1.3 4.9 0% .249 1.19 4.70 3.77 115 5.46 114.5
2004 KCA MLB AL 31 31 186.0 9 19 0 234 55 120 38 102 11.3 2.7 1.8 5.8 0% .318 1.55 5.44 5.61 114 6.65 137.1
2005 NYA MLB AL 2 1 7.0 0 1 0 14 3 3 4 106 18.0 3.9 5.1 3.9 0% .357 2.43 10.90 16.71 137 10.00 215.2
2005 SDN MLB NL 22 8 59.3 1 3 0 73 20 32 10 95 11.1 3.0 1.5 4.9 0% .312 1.57 5.11 5.61 110 5.67 122.0
2005 COH AAA INT 10 7 58.3 6 2 0 67 5 39 6 43 10.3 0.8 0.9 6.0 0% -1.220 1.23 3.46 4.17 93 4.84 95.3
2006 LOU AAA INT 8 8 46.1 3 3 0 41 13 37 6 97 8.0 2.5 1.2 7.2 0% .263 1.17 4.07 3.90 102 4.37 91.6

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%

Injury History  —  No longer being updated

Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
2002-04-14 2002-05-18 15-DL 34 29 Left Groin Strain -
2002-03-29 2002-04-13 15-DL 15 9 Left Groin Strain -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2005 SDN $3,225,000
2004 KCA $1,750,000
2003 KCA $450,000
2002 KCA $375,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
4 yrPrevious$5,800,000
4 yrTotal$5,800,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
4 y 114 dPaul Cohen

Details
  • signed as a free agent from MIN 4/06 (minor-league contract) released 3/06 signed as a free agent from NYY 1/06 (minor-league contract)
  • sent outright to Triple-A 7/05 contract purchased 7/05 acquired in trade from SD 7/05 (SD also pd NYY cash)
  • contract purchased 3/05
  • sent outright to Triple-A 1/05
  • 2 year/$4.95M (05-06), 05:$3.225M ($3.2+$25K bonuses reached in 04) acquired in trade from KC 11/04 FA after 06
  • 04:$1.75M, 05:$3.2M+$50K bonuses
  • re-signed 1/04 (avoided arbitration)
  • 1 year/$0.45M (03)
  • re-signed 3/03
  • 1 year/$0.375M (02)
  • signed as a free agent from Japan 12/01 (29 y o)

2019 Preseason Forecast

Last Update: 1/27/2017 12:35 ET

PCT W L SV G GS IP H BB SO HR BABIP WHIP ERA DRA VORP WARP
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