George Bennette vs. Carlos May — Career Comparison

George Bennette
Greatest GenerationIllinoisBats LeftNorth AmericaColumbus BuckeyesNegro National LeagueLeft Fielder
Carlos May
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueLeft FielderAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, George Bennette and Carlos May are closely matched on the surface stats. George Bennette posted stronger numbers in OPS (.774 vs .758) and on-base percentage (.411 vs .366). Carlos May had the advantage in slugging (.392 vs .364). By the career numbers, George Bennette had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for George Bennette and Carlos May

George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
161.86
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1165
148
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PA
215
600
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4723
600
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PA
176
491.16
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4120
523.4
George Bennette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
George Bennette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.852
0.852
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.772
0.772
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
150.7
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1127
143.17
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
133.95
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
842
106.97
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.37
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
21.85
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.58
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
2.92
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.79
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
11.43
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PA
6
16.74
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
285
36.21
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33.73
94.13
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
594.54
75.53
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PA
64
178.6
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1615
205.17
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
237.21
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1684
213.93
George Bennette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.411
0.411
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
George Bennette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.774
0.774
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.749
0.749
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
George Bennette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
George Bennette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.902
0.902
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.715
0.715
George Bennette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
103.26
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
545
69.24
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PA
21
58.6
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
536
68.09
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
159.07
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
991
125.89
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36.37
101.51
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618.71
78.6
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.37
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
5.72
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
78.14
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
512
65.04
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
8
George Bennette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.79
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
565
71.78
George Bennette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
215
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
8.36
8.36
George Bennette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
28
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.91
0.91
George Bennette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.33
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
7
0.89
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
4.95
George Bennette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
112
14.23
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
41.86
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
10.8
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
6.73
George Bennette
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
41.86
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
17.53
George Bennette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
61.59
61.59

Fielding Stats for George Bennette and Carlos May

George Bennette
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
George Bennette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.18
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
888
1.06
George Bennette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.06
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
867
1.03
George Bennette
Career
Per 9 Innings
1305
27
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22685
27
George Bennette
Career
Per 9 Innings
435
9
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7561.2
9
George Bennette
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.28
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2920
3.48
George Bennette
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.19
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
0.23
George Bennette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.23
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.05
George Bennette
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
1.7
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3158
3.76
George Bennette
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.47
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3113
3.71
George Bennette
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.59
86.59
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.58
98.58
George Bennette
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.246
1.246
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.506
3.506
George Bennette
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.47
89.47
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.64
97.64
George Bennette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
0.19
George Bennette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Bennette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Bennette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Bennette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0