What years did Dustin May play?

Dustin May played in Major League Baseball from 2019 to 2026.

Was Dustin May a pitcher?

Yes. Dustin May pitched in the major leagues, recording 26 wins and 441 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Dustin May hit?

Dustin May hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.

What was Dustin May's career batting average?

Dustin May batted .071 over his career, with 1 hits in 14 at bats.

What was Dustin May's career ERA?

Dustin May finished with a 4.12 career ERA, going 26-29 with 441 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Dustin May have?

Dustin May recorded 441 career strikeouts.

Dustin May

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2019-2026)

Dustin May is a pitcher who has played in Major League Baseball since 2019 for the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Boston Red Sox, and the Milwaukee Brewers, a span of 8 seasons. Across 102 career appearances, he has gone 26-29 with a 4.12 ERA and 441 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 360.4.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 12, 2026

Active Player

W–L 26–29

ERA 4.12

WHIP 1.24

SO 441

Pitcher PIV thru 2025 360.4

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'6" / 180 lb
Born: 9/6/1997 in Justin, TX, USA
MLB Debut: 2019-08-02

Full name: Dustin Jake May

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Career Pitching Statistics

Dustin May — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
26	29	102	88	1	1	0	469.2	418	215	54	163	441	4.12	360.4

Career ERA 4.12 vs. league average 4.25 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Dustin May Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2019	LAN	NL	2	3	14	4	0	0	34.2	33	14	5	32	3.63	4.51 (+19%)	1403.8
2020	LAN	NL	3	1	12	10	0	0	56.0	45	16	16	44	2.57	4.45 (+42%)	-233.4
2021	LAN	NL	1	1	5	5	0	0	23.0	16	7	6	35	2.74	4.27 (+36%)	557.5
2022	LAN	NL	2	3	6	6	0	0	30.0	21	15	14	29	4.50	3.97 (-13%)	-308.1
2023	LAN	NL	4	1	9	9	0	0	48.0	29	14	16	34	2.62	4.33 (+39%)	1330.0
2025	LAN	NL	6	7	19	18	0	0	104.0	97	56	43	97	4.85	4.16 (-17%)	-1514.3
2025	BOS	AL	1	4	6	5	0	0	28.1	35	17	13	26	5.40	4.16 (-30%)	-875.1
2026	MIL	NL	7	9	31	31	1	1	145.2	142	76	50	144	4.70	4.18 (-12%)	-
Career · 8 seasons			26	29	102	88	1	1	469.2	418	215	163	441	4.12	—	360

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Dustin May — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
71	14	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	.071	.071	.071	.143	0

Career AVG .071 vs. league average .246 across their career seasons — 71.0% below league average.

Career OBP .071 vs. league average .318 across their career seasons — 77.5% below league average.

Career SLG .071 vs. league average .412 across their career seasons — 82.7% below league average.

Career OPS .143 vs. league average .730 across their career seasons — 80.4% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Dustin May — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	H	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2019	LAN	NL	14	11	1	4	.091	—	—	—	—	0.0
2020	LAN	NL	12	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2021	LAN	NL	5	3	0	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2022	LAN	NL	6	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2023	LAN	NL	9	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2025	LAN	NL	19	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2025	BOS	AL	6	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			71	14	1	7	.071	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Dustin May — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Dustin May — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
2020	NLCS	LAN	3	.000
2020	NLDS1	LAN	2	.000
2020	WS	LAN	2	.000
2019	NLDS1	LAN	2	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Dustin May — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1	0	9	3	0	14.0	13	6	7	14	3.86

Playoff Pitching by Year

Dustin May — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2020	NLCS	LAN	0	3	2	4.2	5	2	5	6	3.86
2020	NLDS1	LAN	1	2	1	3.0	0	0	1	4	0.00
2020	WS	LAN	0	2	0	3.0	5	3	0	3	9.00
2019	NLDS1	LAN	0	2	0	3.1	3	1	1	1	2.70

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Dustin May — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	35	8	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	36	6	0	1	0	0	.167

Pitching — Home / Away

Dustin May — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	35	170.0	151	66	58	158	3.49
Away	36	154.0	125	73	55	139	4.27

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Dustin May — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2025-09-03	BOS	CLE	—	3.0	3	1	1	2	1	0
2025-08-30	BOS	PIT	L	5.1	8	7	6	4	5	1
2025-08-24	BOS	NYY	L	4.1	5	5	5	3	3	3
2025-08-18	BOS	BAL	L	6.0	8	2	2	2	5	1
2025-08-12	BOS	HOU	W	6.0	5	0	0	1	8	0
2025-08-06	BOS	KCR	L	3.2	6	3	3	1	4	0
2025-07-27	LAD	BOS	L	5.0	5	4	4	0	5	1
2025-07-21	LAD	MIN	W	4.2	5	0	0	3	4	0
2025-07-11	LAD	SFG	L	4.2	5	7	7	4	4	2
2025-07-03	LAD	CHW	W	7.0	4	2	2	1	9	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Dustin May — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	71	57	20	26	4	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Dustin May — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E
2019	LAN	P	14	4	0	4	0
2020	LAN	P	12	10	1	6	1
2021	LAN	P	5	5	2	2	0
2022	LAN	P	6	6	2	6	2
2023	LAN	P	9	9	7	2	0
2025	LAN	P	19	18	8	4	0
2025	BOS	P	6	5	0	2	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Dustin May — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	71

Award Voting History

Dustin May — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
2020	Rookie of the Year	NL	5th	8.0	150	0

Dustin May: the record in brief

Dustin May's major league record starts with the debut on August 2, 2019 and remains open, because the career is ongoing. May played for the Los Angeles Dodgers (2019 through 2025) and the Boston Red Sox (2025). May, born on September 6, 1997, in Justin, TX, USA, is listed as a pitcher and threw and hit right-handed. The bio gives 6'6" and 180 pounds. On the record, Dustin May was born Dustin Jake May.

Across 102 games (88 starts), May has recorded 26 wins against 29 losses with a 4.12 ERA. May has 441 strikeouts. May's 4.12 ERA was close to the 4.25 league figure for those seasons. 2026 brought May a season-high 7 wins. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 4.70 in 2026, when the league's was 4.18. By Pitcher PIV, Baseball Data Hub's measure of run prevention relative to each season's league, May's career adds up to 360.4.

May finished 5th in the 2020 Rookie of the Year voting, the best showing in the voting table.

Frequently Asked Questions about Dustin May

What years did Dustin May play?: Dustin May played in Major League Baseball from 2019 to 2026.
Was Dustin May a pitcher?: Yes. Dustin May pitched in the major leagues, recording 26 wins and 441 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Dustin May hit?: Dustin May hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.
What was Dustin May's career batting average?: Dustin May batted .071 over his career, with 1 hits in 14 at bats.
What was Dustin May's career ERA?: Dustin May finished with a 4.12 career ERA, going 26-29 with 441 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Dustin May have?: Dustin May recorded 441 career strikeouts.