Matty Alou vs. Carlos May — Career Comparison

Matty Alou
Silent GenerationD.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCenter FielderAll-Star
Carlos May
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueLeft FielderAll-Star

Matty Alou and Carlos May are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 114 for Matty Alou, 117 for Carlos May), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 108 vs 112). The overall lean goes to Carlos May, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Matty Alou and Carlos May

Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1667
160.8
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
1165
148
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6220
600
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
4723
600
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5789
558.42
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
4120
523.4
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.747
0.747
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.772
0.772
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1777
171.41
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
1127
143.17
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1460
140.84
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
842
106.97
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
22.77
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
172
21.85
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
4.82
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
23
2.92
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PA
31
2.99
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
11.43
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
317
30.58
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
285
36.21
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
742.76
71.65
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
594.54
75.53
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2206
212.8
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
1615
205.17
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2124
204.89
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1684
213.93
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.345
0.345
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.726
0.726
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.646
0.646
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.715
0.715
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
780
75.24
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
545
69.24
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PA
427
41.19
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
536
68.09
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1176
113.44
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
991
125.89
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
834.28
80.48
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
618.71
78.6
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PA
36
3.47
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
5.72
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PA
311
30
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
512
65.04
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PA
38
3.67
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
8
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
377
36.37
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
565
71.78
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.5
16.5
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
8.36
8.36
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.82
0.82
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.91
0.91
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
5.31
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
7
0.89
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PA
29
2.8
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
4.95
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
9.74
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
112
14.23
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
15.05
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
85
10.8
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
7.72
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
53
6.73
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
22.77
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
138
17.53
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.1
66.1
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
61.59
61.59

Fielding Stats for Matty Alou and Carlos May

Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1481
1.12
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
888
1.06
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1301
0.99
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
867
1.03
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35642
27
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
22685
27
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11880.2
9
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
7561.2
9
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3794
2.87
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2920
3.48
Matty Alou
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
0.13
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
0.23
Matty Alou
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.05
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.05
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4041
3.06
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3158
3.76
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3970
3.01
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3113
3.71
Matty Alou
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.24
98.24
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.58
98.58
Matty Alou
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.681
2.681
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.506
3.506
Matty Alou
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.85
87.85
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.64
97.64
Matty Alou
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.12
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
0.19
Matty Alou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matty Alou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matty Alou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matty Alou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0