How Lee May's Stolen Bases Compares to Similar Players

Lee May totaled 39 career Stolen Bases, above the league average of 34.1 — production that kept him consistently ahead of most peers. His best Stolen Bases season came in 1969, posting 5, well above the league average of 2.8 that year. The lowest point came in 1965 at 0, well below the league average of 2.4 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Stolen Bases total went from 2 in 1980 to 0 in 1981 and 0 in 1982, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Stolen Bases profile — ranging from 0 to 5 — though the career average remained above league norms.

Lee May Lifetime Stolen Bases and Similar Stats

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Career39357452.7
Season Avg.2.171.944.1152.7
162 Game Avg.3.052.745.7952.7
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Lee May Stolen Bases Per Season

Lee May's Stolen Bases for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, 1B, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Lee May Stolen Bases per season line chart

Lee May Stolen Bases by Team

Lee May's career Stolen Bases totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Lee May career Stolen Bases by team bar chart

Lee May Cumulative Stolen Bases — Career Progression

A running total of Lee May's career Stolen Bases, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Lee May Stolen Bases year-over-year waterfall chart

Lee May Stolen Bases Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Lee May's seasonal Stolen Bases alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Lee May Stolen Bases distribution box chart versus comparable players

Lee May Stolen Bases — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Lee May's MLB career with Stolen Bases alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Lee May Stolen Bases season-by-season breakdown table