Ty Cobb vs. Dave May — Career Comparison

Ty Cobb
Lost GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueHall of FameCenter FielderMVP
Dave May
Silent GenerationDelawareThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueCenter FielderAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Ty Cobb comes out clearly ahead of Dave May across most offensive categories. Ty Cobb led in home run production (HR/PA+ 371 vs 110), slugging (SLG+ 167 vs 101), and batting average (AVG+ 150 vs 101). Ty Cobb was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Ty Cobb and Dave May

Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24
Dave May
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3035
139.32
Dave May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1252
183.89
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13071
600
Dave May
Career
Per 600 PA
4085
600
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11436
524.95
Dave May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3670
539.05
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Dave May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.975
0.975
Dave May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.713
0.713
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4189
192.29
Dave May
Career
Per 600 PA
920
135.13
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3053
140.14
Dave May
Career
Per 600 PA
674
99
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
724
33.23
Dave May
Career
Per 600 PA
130
19.09
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
13.54
Dave May
Career
Per 600 PA
20
2.94
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
5.37
Dave May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
96
14.1
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1136
52.15
Dave May
Career
Per 600 PA
246
36.13
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Dave May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Dave May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Dave May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2677.19
122.89
Dave May
Career
Per 600 PA
444.02
65.22
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5854
268.72
Dave May
Career
Per 600 PA
1378
202.4
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5532
253.94
Dave May
Career
Per 600 PA
1292
189.77
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Dave May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Dave May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.376
0.376
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.945
0.945
Dave May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.694
0.694
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Dave May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Dave May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.085
1.085
Dave May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.627
0.627
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Dave May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2247
103.14
Dave May
Career
Per 600 PA
462
67.86
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1944
89.24
Dave May
Career
Per 600 PA
422
61.98
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4074
187.01
Dave May
Career
Per 600 PA
788
115.74
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2747.36
126.11
Dave May
Career
Per 600 PA
455.23
66.86
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
4.31
Dave May
Career
Per 600 PA
28
4.11
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1249
57.33
Dave May
Career
Per 600 PA
344
50.53
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
6.02
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
680
31.21
Dave May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
501
73.59
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.22
19.22
Dave May
Career
Per 600 PA
8.15
8.15
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.84
1.84
Dave May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
292
13.4
Dave May
Career
Per 600 PA
25
3.67
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
2.64
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave May
Career
Per 600 PA
91
13.37
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
896
41.13
Dave May
Career
Per 600 PA
60
8.81
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212
9.73
Dave May
Career
Per 600 PA
47
6.9
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1108
50.86
Dave May
Career
Per 600 PA
107
15.72
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80.87
80.87
Dave May
Career
Per 600 PA
56.07
56.07

Fielding Stats for Ty Cobb and Dave May

Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Dave May
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2954
4.14
Dave May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1021
1.14
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
725
1.02
Dave May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
888
0.99
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
19266
27
Dave May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24145
27
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
6422
9
Dave May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8048.1
9
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6507
9.12
Dave May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2177
2.43
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
0.57
Dave May
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.08
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
278
0.39
Dave May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.06
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7195
10.08
Dave May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2295
2.57
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6917
9.69
Dave May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2245
2.51
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.14
96.14
Dave May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.82
97.82
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.342
2.342
Dave May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.199
2.199
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.54
24.54
Dave May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.97
86.97
Ty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.16
Dave May
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.02
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0