Del Howard vs. Joe May — Career Comparison

Del Howard
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Joe May
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis StarsNegro American LeagueCatcher

On the career numbers, Joe May posted the stronger offensive profile against Del Howard. Joe May posted stronger numbers in OPS (.944 vs .644) and on-base percentage (.444 vs .318). Del Howard had the advantage in home run production (6 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Joe 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 Del Howard and Joe May

Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
536
158.03
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
166.67
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2035
600
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1833
540.44
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PA
16
533.33
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Joe May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.691
0.691
Joe May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.944
0.944
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
482
142.11
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
200
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
400
117.94
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
15.92
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
6.49
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
1.77
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
24.18
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Joe May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211.61
62.39
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.69
123.14
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
598
176.31
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
266.67
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
629
185.45
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
266.67
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Joe May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Joe May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.644
0.644
Joe May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.944
0.944
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Joe May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Joe May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.601
0.601
Joe May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Joe May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
58.67
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
193
56.9
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
386
113.81
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
200
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
239.86
70.72
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.7
123.28
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
10.61
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
32.73
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
159
46.88
Joe May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.8
12.8
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PA
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PA
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
16.22
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
19.75
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
19.75
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Del Howard and Joe May

Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
499
1.05
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.44
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
1.01
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.57
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12795
27
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
27
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4265
9
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.1
9
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2349
4.96
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
4.02
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
0.64
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.01
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.2
Joe May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2750
5.8
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
6.32
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2654
5.6
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
6.03
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.51
96.51
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.45
95.45
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.319
5.319
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.79
95.79
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
0.27
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.15
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Pitching Stats for Del Howard and Joe May

Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Joe May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.93
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.96
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
14.46
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.46
14.46
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.05
14.05
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.17
6.17
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.68
8.68
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.421
0.421
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
27
Joe May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
27
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
9
Joe May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9.1
9
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
6
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
15.43
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.43
15.43
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.5
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.89
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.5
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
7.71
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
4.82
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.167
0.167
Joe May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.393
1.393
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Joe May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
33
Joe May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
45.32
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Joe May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.93
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
10.5
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
14.46
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.5
10.5
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.46
14.46
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.96
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.96
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.833
0.833
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.571
2.571
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
30
Joe May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
36.64
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.158
0.158
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.433
0.433
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
33
Joe May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.32
45.32