Dave May
1967–1978 · bats L / throws R · ALS, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Milwaukee Brewers, Pittsburgh Pirates, Texas Rangers
1,252G
.251AVG
.318OBP
.375SLG
More career statistics
920H
96HR
422RBI
60SB
6Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Strikeouts | 500 | 502 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 4,085 | 4,087 |
| Batting · Walks | 344 | 346 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,252 | 4,085 | 3,670 | 462 | 920 | 130 | 20 | 96 | 422 | 344 | 500 | 60 | 47 | 28 | 18 | 1,378 | .251 | .318 | .375 | .693 |
Streaks
24longest hitting streak · 1973-07-03 to 1973-07-29
24longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Hitless in Seven | 1974-04-21 | 1 in 202 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1970-10-01 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 4 walks | 1975-08-02 | 1 in 2,226 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 624 | 2019 | 425 | 40 | 209 | 191 | 237 | .238 | .305 | .349 |
| Away | 628 | 2068 | 495 | 56 | 213 | 155 | 265 | .263 | .314 | .401 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 115 | 376 | 68 | 10 | 36 | 19 | 54 | .193 | .231 | .309 |
| May | 187 | 613 | 138 | 17 | 59 | 51 | 76 | .250 | .308 | .403 |
| June | 204 | 690 | 166 | 11 | 76 | 57 | 89 | .269 | .323 | .371 |
| July | 227 | 742 | 172 | 20 | 82 | 68 | 83 | .262 | .323 | .392 |
| August | 264 | 803 | 183 | 21 | 88 | 68 | 95 | .253 | .313 | .378 |
| September | 243 | 826 | 186 | 17 | 79 | 81 | 98 | .253 | .323 | .381 |
| October | 12 | 37 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | .206 | .243 | .235 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cleveland-guardians | 109 | 390 | 98 | 9 | 43 | 36 | 44 | .280 | .344 | .409 |
| california-angels | 101 | 350 | 66 | 3 | 22 | 42 | 49 | .220 | .309 | .303 |
| detroit-tigers | 99 | 313 | 62 | 9 | 30 | 19 | 65 | .213 | .259 | .344 |
| new-york-yankees | 98 | 335 | 69 | 9 | 33 | 22 | 37 | .225 | .272 | .342 |
| athletics | 98 | 343 | 74 | 10 | 27 | 27 | 31 | .243 | .294 | .378 |
| minnesota-twins | 95 | 306 | 72 | 5 | 32 | 21 | 32 | .255 | .304 | .358 |
| boston-red-sox | 95 | 292 | 72 | 3 | 27 | 25 | 37 | .275 | .332 | .359 |
| chicago-white-sox | 89 | 315 | 76 | 8 | 35 | 24 | 38 | .268 | .317 | .394 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 |  Baltimore Orioles | 36 | 85 | 20 | 1 | 7 | – | .235 | – | – |
| 1968 | Baltimore Orioles | 84 | 152 | 29 | – | 7 | 3 | .191 | – | – |
| 1969 | Baltimore Orioles | 78 | 120 | 29 | 3 | 10 | 2 | .242 | – | – |
| 1970 | Baltimore Orioles, Milwaukee Brewers | 125 | 373 | 88 | 8 | 37 | 8 | .236 | – | – |
| 1971 |  Milwaukee Brewers | 144 | 501 | 139 | 16 | 65 | 15 | .277 | – | – |
| 1972 | Milwaukee Brewers | 143 | 500 | 119 | 9 | 45 | 11 | .238 | – | – |
| 1973 | Milwaukee Brewers | 156 | 624 | 189 | 25 | 93 | 6 | .303 | – | – |
| 1974 | Milwaukee Brewers | 135 | 477 | 108 | 10 | 42 | 4 | .226 | – | – |
| 1975 |  Atlanta Braves | 82 | 203 | 56 | 12 | 40 | 1 | .276 | – | – |
| 1976 | Atlanta Braves | 105 | 214 | 46 | 3 | 23 | 5 | .215 | – | – |
| 1977 |  Texas Rangers | 120 | 340 | 82 | 7 | 42 | 4 | .241 | – | – |
| 1978 | Milwaukee Brewers, Pittsburgh Pirates | 44 | 81 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 1 | .185 | – | – |