Jerry May
1964–1973 · bats R / throws R · Kansas City Royals, New York Mets, Pittsburgh Pirates
556G
.234AVG
.307OBP
.318SLG
More career statistics
357H
15HR
130RBI
1SB
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.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 556 | 1,716 | 1,527 | 120 | 357 | 63 | 10 | 15 | 130 | 157 | 293 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 485 | .234 | .307 | .318 | .625 |
Streaks
9longest hitting streak · 1968-04-29 to 1968-05-07
13longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | struck out 4 times | 1969-06-21 | 1 in 728 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 14 | 3 walks | 1967-09-04 | 1 in 192 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 12 | 4 hits | 1967-07-13 | 1 in 138 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 281 | 841 | 174 | 7 | 74 | 79 | 147 | .234 | .301 | .329 |
| Away | 275 | 875 | 183 | 8 | 56 | 78 | 146 | .234 | .298 | .307 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 86 | 267 | 60 | 4 | 26 | 24 | 42 | .253 | .315 | .363 |
| May | 105 | 330 | 73 | 1 | 20 | 32 | 61 | .252 | .318 | .317 |
| June | 116 | 372 | 76 | 4 | 33 | 34 | 64 | .227 | .296 | .301 |
| July | 85 | 263 | 46 | 1 | 20 | 26 | 47 | .200 | .274 | .296 |
| August | 77 | 232 | 48 | 1 | 11 | 18 | 32 | .229 | .284 | .295 |
| September | 78 | 222 | 45 | 2 | 12 | 21 | 41 | .227 | .297 | .303 |
| October | 9 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 6 | .333 | .367 | .593 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| st-louis-cardinals | 58 | 195 | 40 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 39 | .237 | .297 | .373 |
| new-york-mets | 47 | 137 | 26 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 26 | .218 | .292 | .303 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 46 | 147 | 32 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 27 | .229 | .265 | .329 |
| atlanta-braves | 44 | 124 | 26 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 17 | .226 | .282 | .270 |
| cincinnati-reds | 43 | 129 | 28 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 25 | .241 | .287 | .302 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 42 | 122 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 22 | .184 | .279 | .233 |
| chicago-cubs | 40 | 111 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 12 | .267 | .324 | .317 |
| houston-astros | 35 | 114 | 28 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 26 | .275 | .342 | .402 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 11 | 31 | 8 | – | 3 | – | .258 | – | – |
| 1965 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 4 | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | – | .500 | – | – |
| 1966 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 42 | 52 | 13 | 1 | 2 | – | .250 | – | – |
| 1967 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 110 | 325 | 88 | 3 | 22 | – | .271 | – | – |
| 1968 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 137 | 416 | 91 | 1 | 33 | – | .219 | – | – |
| 1969 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 62 | 190 | 44 | 7 | 23 | 1 | .232 | – | – |
| 1970 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 51 | 139 | 29 | 1 | 16 | – | .209 | – | – |
| 1971 |  Kansas City Royals | 71 | 218 | 55 | 1 | 24 | – | .252 | – | – |
| 1972 | Kansas City Royals | 53 | 116 | 22 | 1 | 4 | – | .190 | – | – |
| 1973 | Kansas City Royals, New York Mets | 15 | 38 | 6 | – | 2 | – | .158 | – | – |