Willie Bobo vs. Carlos May — Career Comparison

Willie Bobo
Lost GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis StarsNegro National LeagueFirst Baseman
Carlos May
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueLeft FielderAll-Star

On the career numbers, Willie Bobo posted the stronger offensive profile against Carlos May. Willie Bobo posted stronger numbers in OPS (.882 vs .758) and on-base percentage (.405 vs .366). Carlos May had the advantage in home run production (90 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Willie Bobo had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Willie Bobo and Carlos May

Willie Bobo
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Willie Bobo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
377
148.43
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1165
148
Willie Bobo
Career
Per 600 PA
1524
600
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4723
600
Willie Bobo
Career
Per 600 PA
1271
500.39
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4120
523.4
Willie Bobo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Willie Bobo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.912
0.912
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.772
0.772
Willie Bobo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
398
156.69
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1127
143.17
Willie Bobo
Career
Per 600 PA
267
105.12
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
842
106.97
Willie Bobo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
80
31.5
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
172
21.85
Willie Bobo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
9.84
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
23
2.92
Willie Bobo
Career
Per 600 PA
26
10.24
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
11.43
Willie Bobo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
131
51.57
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
285
36.21
Willie Bobo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Willie Bobo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Willie Bobo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Willie Bobo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
269.45
106.08
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
594.54
75.53
Willie Bobo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
606
238.58
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1615
205.17
Willie Bobo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
594
233.86
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1684
213.93
Willie Bobo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Willie Bobo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Willie Bobo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.882
0.882
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.749
0.749
Willie Bobo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Willie Bobo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Willie Bobo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.975
0.975
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.715
0.715
Willie Bobo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Willie Bobo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
254
100
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
545
69.24
Willie Bobo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
237
93.31
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
536
68.09
Willie Bobo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
465
183.07
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
991
125.89
Willie Bobo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
278.2
109.53
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618.71
78.6
Willie Bobo
Career
Per 600 PA
9
3.54
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
5.72
Willie Bobo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
73.62
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
512
65.04
Willie Bobo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
8
Willie Bobo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.39
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
565
71.78
Willie Bobo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1524
1524
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
8.36
8.36
Willie Bobo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
187
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.91
0.91
Willie Bobo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
22.44
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
7
0.89
Willie Bobo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
4.95
Willie Bobo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
112
14.23
Willie Bobo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
19.29
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
10.8
Willie Bobo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
6.73
Willie Bobo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
19.29
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
17.53
Willie Bobo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
61.59
61.59

Fielding Stats for Willie Bobo and Carlos May

Willie Bobo
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Willie Bobo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
1.44
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
888
1.06
Willie Bobo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
1.06
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
867
1.03
Willie Bobo
Career
Per 9 Innings
6894
27
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22685
27
Willie Bobo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2298
9
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7561.2
9
Willie Bobo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2868
11.23
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2920
3.48
Willie Bobo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.46
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
0.23
Willie Bobo
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.29
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.05
Willie Bobo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3058
11.98
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3158
3.76
Willie Bobo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2985
11.69
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3113
3.71
Willie Bobo
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.61
97.61
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.58
98.58
Willie Bobo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.111
8.111
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.506
3.506
Willie Bobo
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.37
73.37
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.64
97.64
Willie Bobo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
0.59
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
0.19
Willie Bobo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Bobo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Bobo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Bobo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0