Ryan Howard vs. Lee May — Career Comparison

Ryan Howard
Gen XMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanSilver SluggerMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star
Lee May
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Ryan Howard holds a real edge over Lee May in this comparison. Ryan Howard led in walk rate (BB%+ 138 vs 82), on-base percentage (OBP+ 111 vs 103), and slugging (SLG+ 135 vs 133). Lee May held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 268 vs 241). The edge belongs to Ryan Howard.

Hitting Stats for Ryan Howard and Lee May

Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1572
144.44
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2071
151.19
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
6530
600
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8219
600
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
5707
524.38
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7609
555.47
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.862
0.862
Lee May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.779
0.779
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1475
135.53
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2031
148.27
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
795
73.05
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1306
95.34
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
277
25.45
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
340
24.82
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
21
1.93
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
2.26
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
382
35.1
Lee May
Career
Per 600 PA
354
25.84
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
680
62.48
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
725
52.93
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Lee May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Lee May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Lee May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1042.99
95.83
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1069.64
78.09
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2940
270.14
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3495
255.14
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2243
206.09
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2567
187.4
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Lee May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Lee May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.459
0.459
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.859
0.859
Lee May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.772
0.772
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Lee May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Lee May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.855
0.855
Lee May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.698
0.698
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Lee May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
848
77.92
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
959
70.01
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1194
109.71
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1244
90.81
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1660
152.53
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1849
134.98
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
989.14
90.89
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1064.79
77.73
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
5.42
Lee May
Career
Per 600 PA
49
3.58
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
709
65.15
Lee May
Career
Per 600 PA
487
35.55
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
14.15
Lee May
Career
Per 600 PA
85
6.21
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1843
169.34
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1570
114.61
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3.54
3.54
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.24
5.24
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Lee May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
0.66
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
5.05
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
4.75
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
10.66
Lee May
Career
Per 600 PA
219
15.99
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.1
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
2.85
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.46
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
2.56
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
17
1.56
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
5.4
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.59
70.59
Lee May
Career
Per 600 PA
52.7
52.7

Fielding Stats for Ryan Howard and Lee May

Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1477
1.03
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1595
1.08
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1449
1.02
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1542
1.04
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
38540
27
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39893
27
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
12846.2
9
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13297.2
9
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
12351
8.65
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13029
8.82
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
828
0.58
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
900
0.61
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.08
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.06
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13298
9.32
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14019
9.49
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13179
9.23
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13929
9.43
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.11
99.11
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.36
99.36
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.923
8.923
Lee May
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.733
8.733
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.1
98.1
Lee May
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.68
96.68
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1106
0.77
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1236
0.84
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0