Milt May was born on Tuesday, August 1, 1950, in Gary, Indiana. May was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 8, 1970, with the Pittsburgh Pirates. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Milt May baseball stats page.
"I thought they'd (the Houston Astros) stop the game and give me second base (his first stolen base in six years)." - Milt May (1975)
Milt May![]() Milt May Autograph on a 1979 Topps (#316) |
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Milt MayMilt May Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| - | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
Milt MayMilt May Hitting Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1970 | 20 | Pirates | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .600 | .750 |
| 1971 | 21 | Pirates | 49 | 126 | 15 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | .278 | .321 | .429 |
| 1972 | 22 | Pirates | 57 | 139 | 12 | 39 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .281 | .325 | .353 |
| 1973 | 23 | Pirates | 101 | 283 | 29 | 76 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 31 | 34 | 12 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | .269 | .349 | .378 |
| 1974 | 24 | Astros | 127 | 405 | 47 | 117 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 54 | 39 | 8 | 33 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 | .289 | .349 | .402 |
| 1975 | 25 | Astros | 111 | 386 | 29 | 93 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 52 | 26 | 3 | 41 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | .241 | .287 | .316 |
| 1976 | 26 | Tigers | 6 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .280 | .280 | .320 |
| 1977 | 27 | Tigers | 115 | 397 | 32 | 99 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 46 | 26 | 2 | 31 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 14 | .249 | .291 | .378 |
| 1978 | 28 | Tigers | 105 | 352 | 24 | 88 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 37 | 27 | 3 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | .250 | .305 | .361 |
| 1979 | 29 | Tigers | 6 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .273 | .333 | .455 |
| 1979 | 29 | White Sox | 65 | 202 | 23 | 51 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 28 | 14 | 1 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .252 | .306 | .421 |
| 1980 | 30 | Giants | 111 | 358 | 27 | 93 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 50 | 25 | 4 | 40 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 13 | .260 | .305 | .366 |
| 1981 | 31 | Giants | 97 | 316 | 20 | 98 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 34 | 10 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | .310 | .376 | .383 |
| 1982 | 32 | Giants | 114 | 395 | 29 | 104 | 19 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 39 | 28 | 8 | 38 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .263 | .311 | .380 |
| 1983 | 33 | Giants | 66 | 186 | 18 | 46 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 21 | 6 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .247 | .324 | .376 |
| 1983 | 33 | Pirates | 7 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .308 | .250 |
| 1984 | 34 | Pirates | 50 | 96 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .177 | .255 | .240 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 15 Years | 1,192 | 3,693 | 313 | 971 | 147 | 11 | 77 | 3 | 443 | 305 | 65 | 361 | 35 | 32 | 9 | 98 | .263 | .318 | .371 | ||
Milt MayMilt May Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1971 Pirates | C | 31 | 31 | 780 | 180 | 5.8 | 180 | 168 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 1.000 | 6.23 |
| 1972 Pirates | C | 33 | 33 | 856 | 203 | 6.2 | 200 | 179 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 12 | .985 | 6.31 |
| 1973 Pirates | C | 79 | 78 | 2,000 | 450 | 5.7 | 438 | 402 | 36 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 39 | 20 | .973 | 5.91 |
| 1974 Astros | C | 116 | 109 | 2,866 | 592 | 5.1 | 588 | 525 | 63 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 70 | 41 | .993 | 5.54 |
| 1975 Astros | C | 102 | 99 | 2,589 | 647 | 6.3 | 638 | 568 | 70 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 65 | 4 | .986 | 6.65 |
| 1976 Tigers | C | 6 | 6 | 161 | 38 | 6.3 | 38 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.000 | 6.37 |
| 1977 Tigers | C | 111 | 107 | 2,920 | 638 | 5.7 | 629 | 551 | 78 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 62 | 49 | .986 | 5.82 |
| 1978 Tigers | C | 94 | 89 | 2,408 | 474 | 5.0 | 464 | 406 | 58 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 55 | 35 | .979 | 5.20 |
| 1979 Tigers | C | 5 | 2 | 75 | 20 | 4.0 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.20 |
| 1979 White Sox | C | 65 | 59 | 1,521 | 310 | 4.8 | 304 | 277 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 36 | 22 | .981 | 5.40 |
| 1980 Giants | C | 103 | 94 | 2,481 | 567 | 5.5 | 559 | 500 | 59 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 91 | 43 | .986 | 6.08 |
| 1981 Giants | C | 93 | 86 | 2,296 | 522 | 5.6 | 516 | 468 | 48 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 89 | 33 | .989 | 6.07 |
| 1982 Giants | C | 110 | 100 | 2,713 | 621 | 5.6 | 613 | 552 | 61 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 117 | 62 | .987 | 6.10 |
| 1983 Giants | C | 56 | 49 | 1,308 | 323 | 5.8 | 317 | 285 | 32 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 50 | 22 | .981 | 6.54 |
| 1983 Pirates | C | 4 | 3 | 75 | 26 | 6.5 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1.000 | 9.36 |
| 1984 Pirates | C | 26 | 22 | 570 | 151 | 5.8 | 150 | 135 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 7 | .993 | 7.11 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| C Totals | 1,034 | 967 | 25,619 | 5,762 | 5.6 | 5,680 | 5,091 | 589 | 82 | 73 | 62 | 724 | 364 | .986 | 5.99 | |
| 14 Years | 1,034 | 967 | 25,619 | 5,762 | 5.6 | 5,680 | 5,091 | 589 | 82 | 73 | 62 | 724 | 364 | .986 | 5.99 | |
Milt MayMilt May Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 1970 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 5 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | - | - | - |
| 1971 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 18 | 0 | n/a | 21.0 | 7.9 | 5.0 | - | - | - |
| 1972 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 24 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 10.7 | 9.9 | - | - | - |
| 1973 Pirates | 0 | 1 | .000 | 22 | 0 | n/a | 40.4 | 10.9 | 9.1 | - | - | - |
| 1974 Astros | 0 | 1 | .000 | 13 | 0 | n/a | 57.9 | 12.3 | 7.5 | - | - | - |
| 1975 Astros | 1 | 2 | .333 | 12 | 0 | n/a | 96.5 | 9.4 | 7.4 | - | - | - |
| 1976 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | - | - | - |
| 1977 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 33.1 | 12.8 | 8.6 | - | - | - |
| 1978 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 35.2 | 13.5 | 9.5 | - | - | - |
| 1979 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 11.0 | 3.7 | - | - | - |
| 1979 White Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 28.9 | 7.5 | 7.2 | - | - | - |
| 1980 Giants | 0 | 1 | .000 | 16 | 0 | n/a | 59.7 | 9.0 | 7.2 | - | - | - |
| 1981 Giants | 1 | 4 | .200 | 10 | 0 | n/a | 158.0 | 10.9 | 9.6 | - | - | - |
| 1982 Giants | 0 | 1 | .000 | 14 | 0 | n/a | 43.9 | 10.4 | 10.1 | - | - | - |
| 1983 Giants | 2 | 2 | .500 | 11 | 0 | n/a | 31.0 | 8.1 | 9.3 | - | - | - |
| 1983 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 12.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
| 1984 Pirates | 0 | 1 | .000 | 24 | 0 | n/a | 96.0 | 6.4 | 12.0 | - | - | - |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 15 Years | 4 | 13 | .235 | 197 | 0 | 0 | 48.0 | 10.2 | 8.3 | - | - | - |
Milt MayMilt May Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1970 Pittsburgh Pirates | 29 | $12,000.00 | - | - |
| 1971 Pittsburgh Pirates | 29 | $12,750.00 | - | Stats |
| 1972 Pittsburgh Pirates | 29 | $13,500.00 | - | - |
| 1973 Pittsburgh Pirates | 29 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1974 Houston Astros | 8 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1975 Houston Astros | 8 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1976 Detroit Tigers | 12 | $53,500.00 | - | - |
| 1977 Detroit Tigers | 12 | $80,000.00 | - | - |
| 1978 Detroit Tigers | 12 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1979 Detroit Tigers | 12 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1979 Chicago White Sox | 5 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1980 San Francisco Giants | 7 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1981 San Francisco Giants | 7 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1982 San Francisco Giants | 7 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1983 San Francisco Giants | 7 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1983 Pittsburgh Pirates | 14 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1984 Pittsburgh Pirates | 14 | Undetermined | - | - |
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