Jerry Benjamin vs. Lee May — Career Comparison

Jerry Benjamin
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IICenter FielderAll-Star
Lee May
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Jerry Benjamin and Lee May are closely matched on the surface stats. Lee May posted stronger numbers in OPS (.779 vs .756) and slugging (.459 vs .389). Jerry Benjamin had the advantage in on-base percentage (.367 vs .320). By the career numbers, Lee May had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Jerry Benjamin and Lee May

Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
752
132.78
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2071
151.19
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
3398
600
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8219
600
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
2993
528.49
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7609
555.47
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Lee May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.801
0.801
Lee May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.779
0.779
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
891
157.33
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2031
148.27
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
714
126.07
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1306
95.34
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
108
19.07
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
340
24.82
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
7.24
Lee May
Career
Per 600 PA
31
2.26
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
28
4.94
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
354
25.84
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
177
31.25
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
725
52.93
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
478.05
84.41
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1069.64
78.09
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
1165
205.71
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3495
255.14
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1219
215.24
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2567
187.4
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Lee May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.459
0.459
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.756
0.756
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.772
0.772
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Lee May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.773
0.773
Lee May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.698
0.698
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Lee May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
634
111.95
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
959
70.01
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
358
63.21
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1244
90.81
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
964
170.22
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1849
134.98
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
525.26
92.75
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1064.79
77.73
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
16
2.83
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
3.58
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
312
55.09
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
487
35.55
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.18
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
6.21
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
1.77
Lee May
Career
Per 600 PA
1570
114.61
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
339.8
339.8
Lee May
Career
Per 600 PA
5.24
5.24
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31.2
31.2
Lee May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
13.42
Lee May
Career
Per 600 PA
9
0.66
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.18
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
4.75
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.53
Lee May
Career
Per 600 PA
219
15.99
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
23.66
Lee May
Career
Per 600 PA
39
2.85
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.18
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
2.56
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
23.84
Lee May
Career
Per 600 PA
74
5.4
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99.26
99.26
Lee May
Career
Per 600 PA
52.7
52.7

Fielding Stats for Jerry Benjamin and Lee May

Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
784
1.12
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1595
1.08
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
1.06
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1542
1.04
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
18908
27
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39893
27
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6302.2
9
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13297.2
9
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1614
2.3
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13029
8.82
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
0.28
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
900
0.61
Jerry Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.09
Lee May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.06
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1878
2.68
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14019
9.49
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1813
2.59
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13929
9.43
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.54
96.54
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.36
99.36
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.313
2.313
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.733
8.733
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.9
94.9
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.68
96.68
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.04
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1236
0.84
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0