Sid Bream vs. Lee May — Career Comparison

Sid Bream
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Lee May
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star

Sid Bream and Lee May each had the upper hand in different parts of the game — this one doesn't fall neatly to either side. Sid Bream had the edge in contact rate (K%+ 111 vs 68), while Lee May led in home run production (HR/PA+ 268 vs 127). This one is too close to call definitively — both players brought genuine strengths the other couldn't match.

Hitting Stats for Sid Bream and Lee May

Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1088
184.93
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2071
151.19
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PA
3530
600
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8219
600
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PA
3108
528.27
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7609
555.47
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PA
0.773
0.773
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.779
0.779
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PA
819
139.21
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2031
148.27
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PA
526
89.41
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1306
95.34
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PAverified
191
32.46
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
340
24.82
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PA
12
2.04
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
2.26
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PA
90
15.3
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
354
25.84
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PA
293
49.8
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
725
52.93
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Lee May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PA
447.04
75.98
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1069.64
78.09
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PA
1304
221.64
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3495
255.14
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1177
200.06
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2567
187.4
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Lee May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.459
0.459
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PA
0.756
0.756
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.772
0.772
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Lee May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.712
0.712
Lee May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.698
0.698
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PA
351
59.66
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
959
70.01
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PA
455
77.34
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1244
90.81
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PA
716
121.7
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1849
134.98
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PA
445.47
75.72
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1064.79
77.73
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.85
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
3.58
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PAverified
353
60
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
487
35.55
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
7.65
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
6.21
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
450
76.49
Lee May
Career
Per 600 PA
1570
114.61
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.84
7.84
Lee May
Career
Per 600 PA
5.24
5.24
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
0.78
Lee May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
4.42
Lee May
Career
Per 600 PA
9
0.66
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
6.46
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
4.75
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
12.75
Lee May
Career
Per 600 PA
219
15.99
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
8.5
Lee May
Career
Per 600 PA
39
2.85
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
6.8
Lee May
Career
Per 600 PA
35
2.56
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
15.3
Lee May
Career
Per 600 PA
74
5.4
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.56
55.56
Lee May
Career
Per 600 PA
52.7
52.7

Fielding Stats for Sid Bream and Lee May

Sid Bream
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Sid Bream
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
956
1.18
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1595
1.08
Sid Bream
Career
Per 9 Innings
802
0.99
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1542
1.04
Sid Bream
Career
Per 9 Innings
21962
27
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39893
27
Sid Bream
Career
Per 9 Innings
7320.2
9
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13297.2
9
Sid Bream
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7437
9.14
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13029
8.82
Sid Bream
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
786
0.97
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
900
0.61
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
0.08
Lee May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.06
Sid Bream
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8292
10.19
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14019
9.49
Sid Bream
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8223
10.11
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13929
9.43
Sid Bream
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.17
99.17
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.36
99.36
Sid Bream
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.602
8.602
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.733
8.733
Sid Bream
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.89
83.89
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.68
96.68
Sid Bream
Career
Per 9 Innings
620
0.76
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1236
0.84
Sid Bream
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sid Bream
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sid Bream
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sid Bream
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0