Jerry May
1964–1973 · bats R / throws R · Kansas City Royals, New York Mets, Pittsburgh Pirates
556G
.234AVG
.307OBP
.318SLG
357H
15HR
130RBI
1SB
2Rare feats
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1968-04-17 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 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 ↗ |
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 | – | – |