Rudy May

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1965-1983)

W–L 152–156
ERA 3.46
WHIP 1.25
SO 1,760
Pitcher PIV 20165.7
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
L / L
Height / Weight
6'2" / 205 lb
Born
7/18/1944 in Coffeyville, KS, USA
Died
10/19/2024 in Hertford, NC, USA
MLB Debut
1965-04-18
Last Game
1983-09-21

Full name: Rudolph May

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
152 156 535 360 87 24 12 2622.0 2,314 1,007 199 958 1,760 3.46 20165.7

Career ERA 3.46 vs. league average 3.71 across their career seasons — 6.8% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1965 CAL AL 4 9 30 19 2 1 0 124.0 111 54 78 76 3.92 3.50 (-12%) -1582.0
1969 CAL AL 10 13 43 25 4 0 2 180.3 142 69 66 133 3.44 3.61 (+5%) -46.7
1970 CAL AL 7 13 38 34 2 2 0 208.7 190 93 81 164 4.01 3.89 (-3%) 1989.5
1971 CAL AL 11 12 32 31 7 2 0 208.3 160 70 87 156 3.02 3.47 (+13%) 2633.1
1972 CAL AL 12 11 35 30 10 3 1 205.3 162 67 82 169 2.94 3.26 (+10%) 1944.1
1973 CAL AL 7 17 34 28 10 4 0 185.0 177 90 80 134 4.38 3.75 (-17%) -565.9
1974 CAL AL 0 1 18 3 0 0 2 27.0 29 21 10 12 7.00 3.63 (-93%) -166.9
1974 NYA AL 8 4 17 15 8 2 0 114.3 75 29 48 90 2.28 3.63 (+37%) 2020.1
1975 NYA AL 14 12 32 31 13 1 0 212.0 179 72 99 145 3.06 3.71 (+18%) 2823.1
1976 NYA AL 4 3 11 11 2 1 0 68.0 49 27 28 38 3.57 3.51 (-2%) -401.3
1976 BAL AL 11 7 24 21 5 1 0 152.3 156 64 42 71 3.78 3.51 (-8%) 188.1
1977 BAL AL 18 14 37 37 11 4 0 251.7 243 101 78 105 3.61 4.00 (+10%) -1169.5
1978 MON NL 8 10 27 23 4 1 0 144.0 141 62 42 87 3.88 3.69 (-5%) -157.3
1979 MON NL 10 3 33 7 2 1 0 93.7 88 24 31 67 2.31 4.00 (+42%) 2444.8
1980 NYA AL 15 5 41 17 3 1 3 175.3 144 48 39 133 2.46 3.84 (+36%) 4092.9
1981 NYA AL 6 11 27 22 4 0 1 147.7 137 68 41 79 4.14 3.58 (-16%) 1138.5
1982 NYA AL 6 6 41 6 0 0 3 106.0 109 34 14 85 2.89 3.86 (+25%) 4968.9
1983 NYA AL 1 5 15 0 0 0 0 18.3 22 14 12 16 6.87 3.87 (-77%) 12.2
Career · 18 seasons 152 156 535 360 87 24 12 2,622.0 2,314 1,007 958 1,760 3.46 — 20,166

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

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
536 341 12 42 9 0 0 14 0 22 164 .123 .180 .150 .330 -2,228

Career AVG .123 vs. league average .256 across their career seasons — 52.0% below league average.

Career OBP .180 vs. league average .323 across their career seasons — 44.1% below league average.

Career SLG .150 vs. league average .378 across their career seasons — 60.5% below league average.

Career OPS .330 vs. league average .701 across their career seasons — 52.9% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1965 CAL AL 30 30 2 6 3 0 0 1 0 4 15 .200 — — — — 0.0
1969 CAL AL 44 49 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 22 .082 — — — — -493.3
1970 CAL AL 38 69 0 6 2 0 0 2 0 4 31 .087 .253 (-66%) .325 (-59%) .385 (-70%) .711 (-65%) -720.1
1971 CAL AL 32 68 2 10 1 0 0 4 0 4 40 .147 .249 (-41%) .316 (-39%) .365 (-56%) .682 (-48%) -488.4
1972 CAL AL 35 62 3 7 1 0 0 1 0 3 29 .113 .243 (-54%) .310 (-50%) .353 (-64%) .664 (-57%) -526.2
1973 CAL AL 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1974 CAL AL 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1974 NYA AL 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1975 NYA AL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1976 NYA AL 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1976 BAL AL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1977 BAL AL 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1978 MON NL 27 42 2 6 2 0 0 3 0 3 19 .143 — — — — 0.0
1979 MON NL 33 21 2 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 8 .143 — — — — 0.0
1980 NYA AL 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1981 NYA AL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1982 NYA AL 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1983 NYA AL 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 18 seasons 536 341 12 42 9 0 0 14 0 22 164 .123 — — — — -2,228

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

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1981 AEDIV NYA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1981 ALCS NYA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1981 WS NYA 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1980 ALCS NYA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 1 6 2 0 19.7 18 8 4 15 3.66

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1981 AEDIV NYA 0 0 1 0 0 2.0 1 0 0 1 0.00
1981 ALCS NYA 0 0 1 1 0 3.3 6 3 0 5 8.10
1981 WS NYA 0 0 3 0 0 6.3 5 2 1 5 2.84
1980 ALCS NYA 0 1 1 1 0 8.0 6 3 3 4 3.38

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home27017751804.102
Away266164724010.146

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home2691381.111845254689543.42
Away2661240.211304824908063.50

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1983-09-21 NYYBOS — 0.0000100
1983-09-18 NYYCLE — 1.0322010
1983-09-10 NYYBAL L 0.1121100
1983-09-08 NYYMIL — 0.1000010
1983-06-13 NYYCLE — 1.2100010
1983-06-12 NYYMIL L 0.2211200
1983-06-08 NYYCLE — 0.2211000
1983-06-02 NYYLAA L 0.1222111
1983-05-29 NYYOAK W 4.1300050
1983-05-24 NYYLAA L 0.2222110

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 535 360 87 382 37 18

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1965 CAL P 30 19 4 15 0 0
1969 CAL P 43 25 6 26 6 3
1970 CAL P 38 34 5 33 3 1
1971 CAL P 32 31 7 31 4 3
1972 CAL P 35 30 2 24 5 2
1973 CAL P 34 28 2 39 1 0
1974 CAL P 18 3 0 11 0 0
1974 NYA P 17 15 4 8 0 0
1975 NYA P 32 31 9 25 2 0
1976 NYA P 11 11 4 10 1 1
1976 BAL P 24 21 9 21 4 2
1977 BAL P 37 37 6 33 4 1
1978 MON P 27 23 5 15 3 2
1979 MON P 33 7 6 15 0 0
1980 NYA P 41 17 5 26 2 2
1981 NYA P 27 22 11 28 1 0
1982 NYA P 41 6 2 19 1 1
1983 NYA P 15 0 0 3 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 535

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Rudy May (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Camilo Pascual
    174-170, 3.63 ERA
  2. 96
    Chris Short
    135-132, 3.43 ERA
  3. 95
    Joe Coleman
    142-135, 3.70 ERA
  4. 94
    Burt Hooton
    151-136, 3.38 ERA
  5. 92
    Dave Stieb
    176-137, 3.44 ERA
  6. 88
    Mike McCormick
    134-128, 3.73 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Rudy May

What years did Rudy May play?
Rudy May played in Major League Baseball from 1965 to 1983.
Was Rudy May a pitcher?
Yes. Rudy May pitched in the major leagues, recording 152 wins and 1760 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Rudy May hit?
Rudy May hit 0 career home runs with 42 hits.