Bert James vs. Derrick May — Career Comparison

Bert James
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRight Fielder
Derrick May
Gen XNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Bert James and Derrick May are closely matched on the surface stats. Derrick May posted stronger numbers in OPS (.724 vs .686) and slugging (.398 vs .286). Bert James had the advantage in on-base percentage (.400 vs .326). By the career numbers, Derrick 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 Bert James and Derrick May

Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Derrick May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
6
144
Derrick May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
797
200.42
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
25
600
Derrick May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2386
600
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
21
504
Derrick May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2200
553.23
Bert James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Derrick May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Bert James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Derrick May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.735
0.735
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
6
144
Derrick May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
596
149.87
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
144
Derrick May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
431
108.38
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derrick May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
25.9
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derrick May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.51
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derrick May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
13.08
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derrick May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165
41.49
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derrick May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derrick May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derrick May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.09
74.18
Derrick May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
277.04
69.67
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
6
144
Derrick May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
875
220.03
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
240
Derrick May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
760
191.11
Bert James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Derrick May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Derrick May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.686
0.686
Derrick May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.717
0.717
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derrick May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Bert James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Derrick May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Bert James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.733
0.733
Derrick May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.639
0.639
Bert James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Derrick May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Derrick May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
61.36
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derrick May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
310
77.95
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Derrick May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
502
126.24
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.64
87.44
Derrick May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
288.31
72.5
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derrick May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.01
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
96
Derrick May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
156
39.23
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derrick May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
6.54
Bert James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
72
Derrick May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
254
63.87
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
8.33
8.33
Derrick May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.39
9.39
Bert James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
1.33
Derrick May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.61
0.61
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derrick May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.75
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derrick May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.78
Bert James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Derrick May
Career
Per 600 PA
57
14.33
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Derrick May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
7.54
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derrick May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.02
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Derrick May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
10.56
Bert James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Derrick May
Career
Per 600 PA
71.43
71.43

Fielding Stats for Bert James and Derrick May

Bert James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Derrick May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bert James
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.02
Derrick May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
614
1.22
Bert James
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.02
Derrick May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
1.03
Bert James
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
27
Derrick May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13542
27
Bert James
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
9
Derrick May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4514
9
Bert James
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.53
Derrick May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
970
1.93
Bert James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Derrick May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.06
Bert James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Derrick May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.05
Bert James
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.87
Derrick May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1027
2.05
Bert James
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.7
Derrick May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1001
2
Bert James
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Derrick May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.47
97.47
Bert James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.667
1.667
Derrick May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Bert James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Derrick May
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.53
84.53
Bert James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Derrick May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
Bert James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derrick May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derrick May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derrick May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derrick May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0