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Derrick May
Derrick Brant May

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 6' 4", Weight 225 lb.

Debut September 6, 1990
  vs. PHI 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game October 3, 1999
Born July 14, 1968 in Rochester, NY

Son of Dave May

Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 1st round (9th pick) of the 1986 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 1986. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1990 21 CHC NL  17   61    8   15   3  0   1   11   1  0   2   7  .246  .270  .344   63   21   0   0   0   0   1
 1991 22 CHC NL  15   22    4    5   2  0   1    3   0  0   2   1  .227  .280  .455  100   10   0   1   0   0   1
 1992 23 CHC NL 124  351   33   96  11  0   8   45   5  3  14  40  .274  .306  .373   91  131   2   1   4   3  10
 1993 24 CHC NL 128  465   62  137  25  2  10   77  10  3  31  41  .295  .336  .422  104  196   0   6   6   1  15
 1994 25 CHC NL 100  345   43   98  19  2   8   51   3  2  30  34  .284  .340  .420   98  145   1   2   4   0  11
 1995 26 TOT    110  319   44   90  18  2   9   50   5  1  24  42  .282  .333  .436  103  139   0   3   0   2   5
         MIL AL  32  113   15   28   3  1   1    9   0  1   5  18  .248  .286  .319   54   36   0   0   0   1   1
         HOU NL  78  206   29   62  15  1   8   41   5  0  19  24  .301  .358  .500  131  103   0   3   0   1   4
 1996 27 HOU NL 109  259   24   65  12  3   5   33   2  2  30  33  .251  .330  .378   94   98   0   3   8   2   3
 1997 28 PHI NL  83  149    8   34   5  1   1   13   4  1   8  26  .228  .266  .295   47   44   0   1   3   0   4
 1998 29 MON NL  85  180   13   43   8  0   5   15   0  0  11  24  .239  .281  .367   71   66   0   1   1   0   5
 1999 30 BAL AL  26   49    5   13   0  0   4   12   0  0   4   6  .265  .315  .510  110   25   0   1   0   0   2
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 10 Seasons     797 2200  244  596 103 10  52  310  30 12 156 254  .271  .319  .398   92  875   3  19  26   8  57
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        447   50  121  21  2  11   63   6  2  32  52  .271  .319  .398   92  178   1   4   5   2  12
 Career High    128  465   62  137  25  3  10   77  10  3  31  42  .295  .340  .436  104  196   2   6   8   3  15
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1990 21 CHC NL   63   47    6   3.4   104| .246  .273| .270  .341| .344  .411| .614  .752|  63  .387  -3.4  -0.3 100%
 1991 22 CHC NL   25   19    3   4.2    97| .227  .262| .280  .331| .455  .393| .735  .723| 100  .505   0.0   0.0   0%
 1992 23 CHC NL  371  271   37   3.7    94| .274  .261| .306  .327| .373  .385| .679  .712|  91  .449  -5.9  -0.6  62%
 1993 24 CHC NL  503  352   63   4.8   102| .295  .269| .336  .334| .422  .409| .758  .743| 104  .516   2.4   0.2  76%
 1994 25 CHC NL  378  263   47   4.8   108| .284  .273| .340  .340| .420  .427| .760  .768|  98  .488  -1.1  -0.1  60%
 1995 26 TOT     348  238   48   5.4   105| .282  .267| .333  .337| .436  .418| .769  .755| 103  .538   1.2   0.1  83%
         MIL AL  119   87   10   3.1   114| .248  .276| .286  .351| .319  .436| .605  .787|  54  .275  -8.4  -0.8   0%
         HOU NL  229  151   38   6.8   101| .301  .262| .358  .330| .500  .408| .858  .738| 131  .648   9.6   0.9 100%
 1996 27 HOU NL  294  202   33   4.4   100| .251  .260| .330  .328| .378  .407| .708  .735|  94  .454  -1.4  -0.1  50%
 1997 28 PHI NL  158  121   11   2.4   108| .228  .271| .266  .342| .295  .424| .561  .767|  47  .220 -12.0  -1.2  80%
 1998 29 MON NL  192  143   18   3.4   106| .239  .266| .281  .337| .367  .420| .648  .757|  71  .340  -8.1  -0.8   0%
 1999 30 BAL AL   54   39    7   4.8   110| .265  .270| .315  .342| .510  .432| .825  .774| 110  .444   0.4   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 10 Seasons     2386 1695  273   4.3   103| .271  .267| .319  .335| .398  .411| .717  .746|  92  .460 -27.7  -2.8  71%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1990 21 CHC NL LF 17 33 1 1 0 .971 .980 2.00 1.71 2.34 2.19 16 130.7 1991 22 CHC NL LF 7 11 1 0 0 1.000 .984 1.71 1.67 2.68 2.19 4 40.3 1992 23 CHC NL OF 108 153 3 5 0 .969 .983 1.44 1.96 1.80 2.34 85 779.7 LF 98 134 3 5 0 .965 .979 1.40 1.65 1.85 2.16 72 667.7 RF 14 19 0 0 0 1.000 .979 1.36 1.66 1.53 2.08 13 112.0 1993 24 CHC NL OF 122 220 8 7 1 .970 .979 1.87 2.00 2.04 2.34 113 1004.3 LF 121 214 8 7 1 .969 .975 1.83 1.69 2.01 2.11 112 993.3 RF 2 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 1.50 1.80 2.45 2.21 1 11.0 1994 25 CHC NL LF 92 156 4 1 0 .994 .981 1.74 1.44 1.94 1.91 87 742.7 1995 26 TOT OF 87 139 1 4 1 .972 .981 1.61 1.88 1.96 2.22 75 643.4 TOT LF 75 129 1 4 1 .970 .977 1.73 1.57 2.09 2.03 65 560.4 MIL AL LF 32 65 1 2 1 .971 .982 2.06 1.75 2.41 2.22 29 246.7 HOU NL OF 55 74 0 2 0 .974 .979 1.35 1.82 1.68 2.15 46 396.7 LF 43 64 0 2 0 .970 .973 1.49 1.43 1.84 1.87 36 313.7 RF 12 13 0 0 0 1.000 .977 1.08 1.76 1.41 2.08 10 83.0 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 8.40 0.00 9.78 1 2.3 1996 27 HOU NL OF 71 126 5 4 0 .970 .978 1.85 1.80 2.20 2.13 66 535.7 LF 70 123 4 4 0 .969 .975 1.81 1.45 2.18 1.85 65 524.0 RF 3 2 1 0 0 1.000 .968 1.00 1.70 2.31 2.08 1 11.7 1997 28 PHI NL OF 56 69 4 3 1 .961 .980 1.30 1.77 2.17 2.13 31 302.3 RF 49 57 3 3 1 .952 .977 1.22 1.64 2.06 2.04 26 262.7 LF 7 12 1 0 0 1.000 .977 1.86 1.49 2.95 1.95 5 39.7 1998 29 MON NL LF 48 57 3 1 1 .984 .976 1.25 1.38 1.76 1.88 38 306.7 DH 2 1999 30 BAL AL DH 9 OF 5 7 1 0 1 1.000 .988 1.60 2.02 2.77 2.28 3 26.0 RF 3 6 1 0 1 1.000 .986 2.33 1.83 3.32 2.13 2 19.0 LF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.75 1.29 2.06 1 7.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1995 26 HOU NL 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 8.40 0.00 9.78 1 2.3 1998 29 MON NL DH 2 1999 30 BAL AL DH 9 1990 21 CHC NL LF 17 33 1 1 0 .971 .980 2.00 1.71 2.34 2.19 16 130.7 1991 22 CHC NL LF 7 11 1 0 0 1.000 .984 1.71 1.67 2.68 2.19 4 40.3 1992 23 CHC NL LF 98 134 3 5 0 .965 .979 1.40 1.65 1.85 2.16 72 667.7 1993 24 CHC NL LF 121 214 8 7 1 .969 .975 1.83 1.69 2.01 2.11 112 993.3 1994 25 CHC NL LF 92 156 4 1 0 .994 .981 1.74 1.44 1.94 1.91 87 742.7 1995 26 TOT LF 75 129 1 4 1 .970 .977 1.73 1.57 2.09 2.03 65 560.4 MIL AL LF 32 65 1 2 1 .971 .982 2.06 1.75 2.41 2.22 29 246.7 HOU NL LF 43 64 0 2 0 .970 .973 1.49 1.43 1.84 1.87 36 313.7 1996 27 HOU NL LF 70 123 4 4 0 .969 .975 1.81 1.45 2.18 1.85 65 524.0 1997 28 PHI NL LF 7 12 1 0 0 1.000 .977 1.86 1.49 2.95 1.95 5 39.7 1998 29 MON NL LF 48 57 3 1 1 .984 .976 1.25 1.38 1.76 1.88 38 306.7 1999 30 BAL AL LF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.75 1.29 2.06 1 7.0 1990 21 CHC NL OF 17 34 1 1 0 .972 .980 2.06 2.01 2.41 2.39 16 130.7 1991 22 CHC NL OF 7 11 1 0 0 1.000 .984 1.71 1.89 2.68 2.28 4 40.3 1992 23 CHC NL OF 108 153 3 5 0 .969 .983 1.44 1.96 1.80 2.34 85 779.7 1993 24 CHC NL OF 122 220 8 7 1 .970 .979 1.87 2.00 2.04 2.34 113 1004.3 1994 25 CHC NL OF 92 155 4 1 0 .994 .980 1.73 1.90 1.93 2.24 87 742.7 1995 26 TOT OF 87 139 1 4 1 .972 .981 1.61 1.88 1.96 2.22 75 643.4 MIL AL OF 32 65 1 2 1 .971 .984 2.06 1.99 2.41 2.33 29 246.7 HOU NL OF 55 74 0 2 0 .974 .979 1.35 1.82 1.68 2.15 46 396.7 1996 27 HOU NL OF 71 126 5 4 0 .970 .978 1.85 1.80 2.20 2.13 66 535.7 1997 28 PHI NL OF 56 69 4 3 1 .961 .980 1.30 1.77 2.17 2.13 31 302.3 1998 29 MON NL OF 48 57 3 1 1 .984 .980 1.25 1.78 1.76 2.17 38 306.7 1999 30 BAL AL OF 5 7 1 0 1 1.000 .988 1.60 2.02 2.77 2.28 3 26.0 1992 23 CHC NL RF 14 19 0 0 0 1.000 .979 1.36 1.66 1.53 2.08 13 112.0 1993 24 CHC NL RF 2 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 1.50 1.80 2.45 2.21 1 11.0 1995 26 HOU NL RF 12 13 0 0 0 1.000 .977 1.08 1.76 1.41 2.08 10 83.0 1996 27 HOU NL RF 3 2 1 0 0 1.000 .968 1.00 1.70 2.31 2.08 1 11.7 1997 28 PHI NL RF 49 57 3 3 1 .952 .977 1.22 1.64 2.06 2.04 26 262.7 1999 30 BAL AL RF 3 6 1 0 1 1.000 .986 2.33 1.83 3.32 2.13 2 19.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF* 613 971 31 26 5 .975 .980 1.63 1.90 2.00 2.26 518 4511.7 537 0 83# LF* 537 870 26 23 3 .975 .977 1.67 1.56 2.01 2.02 465 4012.3 RF* 83 100 5 3 2 .972 .978 1.27 1.67 1.89 2.06 53 499.3 DH 11 Games not counted in Overall Total below 1B* 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 8.40 0.00 9.78 1 2.3 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 614 971 31 26 5 .975 .980 1.63 1.91 2.00 2.26 519 4514
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
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Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

At Bats per Strikeout
1993 NL-11.3-7
1994 NL-10.1-7

HOF Standards: Batting - 4.0 (2750) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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Transactions 

June 2, 1986: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 1st round (9th pick) of the 1986 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 1986.

April 7, 1995: Granted Free Agency.

April 12, 1995: Signed as a Free Agent with the Milwaukee Brewers.

June 21, 1995: Traded by the Milwaukee Brewers to the Houston Astros for a player to be named later. The Houston Astros sent Tommy Nevers (minors) (July 21, 1995) to the Milwaukee Brewers to complete the trade.

December 20, 1996: Granted Free Agency.

January 29, 1997: Signed as a Free Agent with the Philadelphia Phillies.

August 6, 1997: Released by the Philadelphia Phillies.

March 30, 1998: Signed as a Free Agent with the Montreal Expos.

October 1, 1998: Granted Free Agency.

January 13, 1999: Signed as a Free Agent with the Montreal Expos.

April 8, 1999: Released by the Montreal Expos.

June 3, 1999: Signed as a Free Agent with the Baltimore Orioles.

October 12, 1999: Granted Free Agency.

November 11, 1999: Signed as a Free Agent with the Baltimore Orioles.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1993Chicago Cubs$212,500
1994Chicago Cubs$300,000
1995Houston Astros$358,334
1996Houston Astros$750,000
1997Philadelphia Phillies$300,000
1998Montreal Expos$250,000
1999Baltimore Orioles$200,000
Career (may be incomplete)$2,370,834

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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