Rudy May
P · 16 seasons · 1965 – 1983 · B/T: L/L
Rudy May is 1st of 0 pitchers in career roto value, a top-tier career by any lens the site offers. 1980 was the high-water mark, worth +8.8, 7th that season and 1759th of 51,303 player-seasons on record. His profile is all upside: strikeouts (+16.2), wins (+11.6) and WHIP (+10.9), and nothing on the debit side.
Hitting
Best Season
-2.23
1982 · #80,431 all-time
Career Z
-40.2
summed
Avg / Season
-2.51
longevity-neutral
Seasons
16
| Season ↑ | Tm | G | Z | Szn | All-Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | CAL | 30 | -2.24 | #472 | #81,134 |
| 1969 | CAL | 44 | -3.02 | #828 | #108,761 |
| 1970 | CAL | 38 | -3.38 | #845 | #110,533 |
| 1971 | CAL | 32 | -2.80 | #774 | #106,411 |
| 1972 | CAL | 35 | -2.97 | #800 | #108,307 |
| 1973 | CAL | 34 | -2.31 | #459 | #88,875 |
| 1974 | CAL | 35 | -2.25 | #476 | #81,812 |
| 1975 | NYY | 32 | -2.32 | #470 | #89,527 |
| 1976 | BAL | 35 | -2.33 | #467 | #90,267 |
| 1977 | BAL | 37 | -2.33 | #487 | #90,477 |
| 1978 | MON | 27 | -2.73 | #856 | #105,354 |
| 1979 | MON | 33 | -2.44 | #772 | #97,294 |
| 1980 | NYY | 41 | -2.29 | #501 | #86,710 |
| 1981 | NYY | 27 | -2.26 | #504 | #83,137 |
| 1982★ | NYY | 41 | -2.23 | #491 | #80,431 |
| 1983 | NYY | 15 | -2.26 | #494 | #83,824 |
★ Best season by Z
Pitching
Best Season
8.78
1980 · #1,759 all-time
Career Z
39.5
summed
Avg / Season
2.47
longevity-neutral
Seasons
16
| Season ↑ | Tm | G | Z | Szn | All-Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | CAL | 30 | -2.57 | #227 | #40,208 |
| 1969 | CAL | 43 | 3.58 | #56 | #7,929 |
| 1970 | CAL | 38 | 1.97 | #88 | #11,668 |
| 1971 | CAL | 32 | 4.03 | #51 | #7,070 |
| 1972 | CAL | 35 | 4.09 | #41 | #6,961 |
| 1973 | CAL | 34 | -0.38 | #133 | #20,201 |
| 1974 | NYY | 35 | 3.28 | #59 | #8,482 |
| 1975 | NYY | 32 | 4.45 | #38 | #6,323 |
| 1976 | BAL | 35 | 2.37 | #81 | #10,570 |
| 1977 | BAL | 37 | 4.77 | #39 | #5,821 |
| 1978 | MON | 27 | 0.87 | #116 | #15,100 |
| 1979 | MON | 33 | 2.85 | #78 | #9,418 |
| 1980★ | NYY | 41 | 8.78 | #7 | #1,759 |
| 1981 | NYY | 27 | 1.84 | #90 | #12,065 |
| 1982 | NYY | 41 | 2.82 | #75 | #9,483 |
| 1983 | NYY | 15 | -3.19 | #340 | #46,690 |
★ Best season by Z