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Rudy May
Rudolph May Jr.
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 207 lb.

Born: July 18, 1944 in Coffeyville, KS
Signed by the Minnesota Twins as an amateur free agent in 1962. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 18, 1965
Final Game: September 21, 1983
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1965 20 CAL AL 4 9 .308 3.92 30 19 3 2 1 0 124.0 111 59 54 7 78 1 76 4 0 9 545 86 1.524 8.1 0.5 5.7 5.5 0.97
1969 24 CAL AL 10 13 .435 3.44 43 25 7 4 0 2 180.1 142 81 69 20 66 5 133 3 4 3 722 100 1.153 7.1 1.0 3.3 6.6 2.02
1970 25 CAL AL 7 13 .350 4.01 38 34 1 2 2 0 208.2 190 102 93 20 81 7 164 3 2 8 874 90 1.299 8.2 0.9 3.5 7.1 2.02
1971 26 CAL AL 11 12 .478 3.02 32 31 1 7 2 0 208.1 160 74 70 12 87 6 156 2 0 0 852 107 1.186 6.9 0.5 3.8 6.7 1.79
1972 27 CAL AL 12 11 .522 2.94 35 30 3 10 3 1 205.1 162 79 67 15 82 6 169 0 0 3 849 99 1.188 7.1 0.7 3.6 7.4 2.06
1973 28 CAL AL 7 17 .292 4.38 34 28 3 10 4 0 185.0 177 101 90 20 80 9 134 3 3 6 797 80 1.389 8.6 1.0 3.9 6.5 1.68
1974 29 TOT AL 8 5 .615 3.18 35 18 5 8 2 2 141.1 104 60 50 7 58 0 102 5 1 6 581 111 1.146 6.6 0.4 3.7 6.5 1.76
1974 29 CAL AL 0 1 .000 7.00 18 3 4 0 0 2 27.0 29 24 21 2 10 0 12 1 0 4 122 49 1.444 9.7 0.7 3.3 4.0 1.20
1974 29 NYY AL 8 4 .667 2.28 17 15 1 8 2 0 114.1 75 36 29 5 48 0 90 4 1 2 459 156 1.076 5.9 0.4 3.8 7.1 1.88
1975 30 NYY AL 14 12 .538 3.06 32 31 0 13 1 0 212.0 179 87 72 9 99 2 145 2 0 5 894 121 1.311 7.6 0.4 4.2 6.2 1.46
1976 31 TOT AL 15 10 .600 3.72 35 32 1 7 2 0 220.1 205 105 91 16 70 5 109 1 0 4 907 90 1.248 8.4 0.7 2.9 4.5 1.56
1976 31 NYY AL 4 3 .571 3.57 11 11 0 2 1 0 68.0 49 32 27 5 28 2 38 1 0 3 270 97 1.132 6.5 0.7 3.7 5.0 1.36
1976 31 BAL AL 11 7 .611 3.78 24 21 1 5 1 0 152.1 156 73 64 11 42 3 71 0 0 1 637 87 1.300 9.2 0.6 2.5 4.2 1.69
1977 32 BAL AL 18 14 .563 3.61 37 37 0 11 4 0 251.2 243 114 101 25 78 2 105 5 0 2 1047 106 1.275 8.7 0.9 2.8 3.8 1.35
1978 33 MON NL 8 10 .444 3.88 27 23 1 4 1 0 144.0 141 73 62 15 42 1 87 6 5 1 613 91 1.271 8.8 0.9 2.6 5.4 2.07
1979 34 MON NL 10 3 .769 2.31 33 7 8 2 1 0 93.2 88 30 24 4 31 4 67 4 2 1 393 159 1.270 8.5 0.4 3.0 6.4 2.16
1980 35 NYY AL 15 5 .750 2.46 41 17 13 3 1 3 175.1 144 56 48 14 39 2 133 0 1 9 690 159 1.044 7.4 0.7 2.0 6.8 3.41
1981 36 NYY AL 6 11 .353 4.14 27 22 1 4 0 1 147.2 137 71 68 10 41 0 79 2 0 6 610 86 1.205 8.3 0.6 2.5 4.8 1.93
1982 37 NYY AL 6 6 .500 2.89 41 6 22 0 0 3 106.0 109 43 34 4 14 5 85 1 0 2 438 137 1.160 9.3 0.3 1.2 7.2 6.07
1983 38 NYY AL 1 5 .167 6.87 15 0 4 0 0 0 18.1 22 15 14 1 12 1 16 1 0 2 90 56 1.855 10.8 0.5 5.9 7.9 1.33
16 Seasons 152 156 .494 3.46 535 360 73 87 24 12 2622.0 2314 1150 1007 199 958 56 1760 42 18 67 10902 102 1.248 7.9 0.7 3.3 6.0 1.84
162 Game Avg. 12 12 .494 3.46 41 27 6 7 2 1 199 176 87 77 15 73 4 134 3 1 5 828 102 1.248 7.9 0.7 3.3 6.0 1.84
W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
CAL (7 yrs) 51 76 .402 3.67 230 170 22 35 12 5 1138.2 971 520 464 96 484 34 844 16 9 33 4761 91 1.278 7.7 0.8 3.8 6.7 1.74
NYY (7 yrs) 54 46 .540 3.12 184 102 41 30 5 7 841.2 715 340 292 48 281 12 586 11 2 29 3451 119 1.183 7.6 0.5 3.0 6.3 2.09
MON (2 yrs) 18 13 .581 3.26 60 30 9 6 2 0 237.2 229 103 86 19 73 5 154 10 7 2 1006 110 1.271 8.7 0.7 2.8 5.8 2.11
BAL (2 yrs) 29 21 .580 3.68 61 58 1 16 5 0 404.0 399 187 165 36 120 5 176 5 0 3 1684 98 1.285 8.9 0.8 2.7 3.9 1.47
AL (14 yrs) 134 143 .484 3.48 475 330 64 81 22 12 2384.1 2085 1047 921 180 885 51 1606 32 11 65 9896 101 1.246 7.9 0.7 3.3 6.1 1.81
NL (2 yrs) 18 13 .581 3.26 60 30 9 6 2 0 237.2 229 103 86 19 73 5 154 10 7 2 1006 110 1.271 8.7 0.7 2.8 5.8 2.11

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1980 35 NYY AL ALCS L KCR 0 1 .000 3.38 1 1 0 1 0 0 8.0 6 3 3 0 3 0 4 0 0 0 32 1.125 6.8 0.0 3.4 4.5 1.33
1981 36 NYY AL ALDS W MIL 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 0.500 4.5 0.0 0.0 4.5
1981 36 NYY AL ALCS W OAK 0 0 8.10 1 1 0 0 0 0 3.1 6 3 3 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 16 1.800 16.2 0.0 0.0 13.5
1981 36 NYY AL WS L LAD 0 0 2.84 3 0 0 0 0 0 6.1 5 2 2 1 1 0 5 0 0 0 23 0.947 7.1 1.4 1.4 7.1 5.00
2 Seasons (4 Series) 0 1 .000 3.66 6 2 1 1 0 0 19.2 18 8 8 1 4 0 15 0 0 0 77 1.119 8.2 0.5 1.8 6.9 3.75
1 ALDS 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 0.500 4.5 0.0 0.0 4.5
2 ALCS 0 1 .000 4.76 2 2 0 1 0 0 11.1 12 6 6 0 3 0 9 0 0 0 48 1.324 9.5 0.0 2.4 7.1 3.00
1 WS 0 0 2.84 3 0 0 0 0 0 6.1 5 2 2 1 1 0 5 0 0 0 23 0.947 7.1 1.4 1.4 7.1 5.00

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1965 20 CAL AL 30 37 30 2 6 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 15 .200 .314 .300 .614 78 9 0 1 2 0 0 1
1969 24 CAL AL 44 54 49 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 22 .082 .151 .082 .233 -31 4 1 0 1 0 0 1
1970 25 CAL AL 38 76 69 0 6 2 0 0 2 0 0 4 31 .087 .135 .116 .251 -29 8 1 0 2 1 0 1
1971 26 CAL AL 32 74 68 2 10 1 0 0 4 0 0 4 40 .147 .194 .162 .356 5 11 1 0 2 0 0 1
1972 27 CAL AL 35 67 62 3 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 29 .113 .154 .129 .283 -13 8 1 0 2 0 0 1
1973 28 CAL AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1975 30 NYY AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1978 33 MON NL 27 52 42 2 6 2 0 0 3 0 0 3 19 .143 .200 .190 .390 11 8 0 0 7 0 0 1
1979 34 MON NL 33 23 21 2 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 8 .143 .182 .143 .325 -9 3 0 1 1 0 0 1
1980 35 NYY AL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
16 Seasons 243 383 341 12 42 9 0 0 14 0 0 22 164 .123 .180 .150 .330 -4 51 4 2 17 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 255 227 8 28 6 0 0 9 0 0 15 109 .123 .180 .150 .330 -4 34 3 1 11 1 0
CAL (7 yrs) 180 308 278 8 33 7 0 0 8 0 0 19 137 .119 .177 .144 .321 -5 40 4 1 9 1 0
MON (2 yrs) 60 75 63 4 9 2 0 0 6 0 0 3 27 .143 .194 .175 .369 4 11 0 1 8 0 0
NYY (7 yrs) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
AL (14 yrs) 183 308 278 8 33 7 0 0 8 0 0 19 137 .119 .177 .144 .321 -5 40 4 1 9 1 0
NL (2 yrs) 60 75 63 4 9 2 0 0 6 0 0 3 27 .143 .194 .175 .369 4 11 0 1 8 0 0

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1980 35 NYY AL ALCS KCR L 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1981 36 NYY AL ALDS MIL W 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1981 36 NYY AL ALCS OAK W 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1981 36 NYY AL WS LAD L 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Seasons (4 Series) 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 ALDS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 ALCS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1965 CAL AL 20 P 30 19 124.0 19 4 15 0 0 1.000 1.38 0.63 .947 2.04 0.75
1969 CAL AL 24 P 43 25 180.1 38 6 26 6 3 .842 1.60 0.74 .958 1.88 0.69
1970 CAL AL 25 P 38 34 208.2 41 5 33 3 1 .927 1.64 1.00 .951 1.86 0.67
1971 CAL AL 26 P 32 31 208.1 42 7 31 4 3 .905 1.64 1.19 .960 1.98 0.77
1972 CAL AL 27 P 35 30 205.1 31 2 24 5 2 .839 1.14 0.74 .955 1.86 0.75
1973 CAL AL 28 P 34 28 185.0 42 2 39 1 0 .976 1.99 1.21 .950 1.86 0.86
1974 TOT AL 29 P 35 18 141.1 23 4 19 0 0 1.000 1.46 0.66 .943 1.81 0.83
1974 CAL AL 29 P 18 3 27.0 11 0 11 0 0 1.000 3.67 0.61 .945 1.80 0.83
1974 NYY AL 29 P 17 15 114.1 12 4 8 0 0 1.000 0.94 0.71 .942 1.81 0.83
1975 NYY AL 30 P 32 31 212.0 36 9 25 2 0 .944 1.44 1.06 .939 1.87 0.85
1976 TOT AL 31 P 35 32 220.1 49 13 31 5 3 .898 1.80 1.26 .953 1.87 0.85
1976 NYY AL 31 P 11 11 68.0 15 4 10 1 1 .933 1.85 1.27 .953 1.87 0.85
1976 BAL AL 31 P 24 21 152.1 34 9 21 4 2 .882 1.77 1.25 .953 1.87 0.85
1977 BAL AL 32 P 37 37 251.2 43 6 33 4 1 .907 1.39 1.05 .951 1.95 0.84
1978 MON NL 33 P 27 23 144.0 23 5 15 3 2 .870 1.25 0.74 .957 1.91 0.72
1979 MON NL 34 P 33 7 93.2 21 6 15 0 0 1.000 2.02 0.64 .948 1.80 0.66
1980 NYY AL 35 P 41 17 175.1 33 5 26 2 2 .939 1.59 0.76 .958 1.85 0.77
1981 NYY AL 36 P 27 22 147.2 40 11 28 1 0 .975 2.38 1.44 .962 1.98 0.81
1982 NYY AL 37 P 41 6 106.0 22 2 19 1 1 .955 1.78 0.51 .959 1.80 0.73
1983 NYY AL 38 P 15 0 18.1 3 0 3 0 0 1.000 1.47 0.20 .967 1.82 0.73
16 Seasons P 535 360 2622.0 506 87 382 37 18 .927 1.61 0.88 .953 1.89 0.77
16 Seasons TOT 535 360 2622.0 506 87 382 37 18 .927 1.61 0.88 .880 1.89 0.77
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1975 AL--3.057--8th
1980 AL--2.464--1st

Wins s c a p y
1977 AL--18--5th
Career--152--229th

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1980 AL--.750--3rd

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1969 AL--1.153--8th
1980 AL--1.044--1st

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1969 AL--7.087--7th
1971 AL--6.912--3rd
1972 AL--7.101--9th
1975 AL--7.599--8th
1980 AL--7.392--2nd
Career--7.943--103rd

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1980 AL--2.002--7th

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1969 AL--6.638--9th
1970 AL--7.074--7th
1971 AL--6.739--7th
1972 AL--7.408--3rd
1973 AL--6.519--8th
1975 AL--6.156--7th
1980 AL--6.827--2nd
Career--6.041--217th

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1977 AL--251.7--8th
Career--2622.0--204th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1972 AL--169--10th
Career--1760--88th

Games Started s c a p y
1977 AL--37--5th
Career--360--175th

Shutouts s c a p y
1970 AL--2--10th
1973 AL--4--4th
1977 AL--4--5th
Career--24--187th

Home Runs s c a p y
1977 AL--25--7th
Career--199--192nd

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1972 AL--82--8th
1975 AL--99--7th
Career--958--123rd

Hits s c a p y
1977 AL--243--9th

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1980 AL--3.410--1st

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1971 AL--.518--3rd
1975 AL--.382--1st

Losses s c a p y
1973 AL--17--5th
1981 AL--11--5th
Career--156--134th

Earned Runs s c a p y
1981 AL--68--5th
Career--1007--220th

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1965 AL--9--7th
1980 AL--9--7th
1981 AL--6--8th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1978 NL--6--9th

Batters Faced s c a p y
1977 AL--1047--8th
Career--10902--179th

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1975 AL--121--8th
1980 AL--159--1st

Oldest s c a p y
1983 AL--born 1944-07-18--8th

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Black InkPitching - 4 (461), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 38 (655), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 22 (556), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 19 (322), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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Transactions

November 5, 1962: Signed by the Minnesota Twins as an amateur free agent.

December 2, 1963: Drafted by the Chicago White Sox from the Minnesota Twins in the 1963 first-year draft.

October 15, 1964: Traded by the Chicago White Sox to the Philadelphia Phillies for Bill Heath. The Philadelphia Phillies sent Joel Gibson (minors) (November 23, 1964) to the Chicago White Sox to complete the trade.

December 3, 1964: Traded by the Philadelphia Phillies with Costen Shockley to the California Angels for Bo Belinsky.

June 15, 1974: Purchased by the New York Yankees from the California Angels.

June 15, 1976: Traded by the New York Yankees with Rick Dempsey, Tippy Martinez, Scott McGregor and Dave Pagan to the Baltimore Orioles for Doyle Alexander, Jimmy Freeman, Ellie Hendricks, Ken Holtzman and Grant Jackson.

December 7, 1977: Traded by the Baltimore Orioles with Randy Miller and Bryn Smith to the Montreal Expos for Joe Kerrigan, Gary Roenicke and Don Stanhouse.

November 1, 1979: Granted Free Agency.

November 8, 1979: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.

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