Joe Kelley vs. Carlos May — Career Comparison

Joe Kelley
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueHall of FameLeft Fielder
Carlos May
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueLeft FielderAll-Star

Joe Kelley and Carlos May are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 113 for Joe Kelley, 117 for Carlos May), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 113 vs 112). By any fair read of the numbers, these two were remarkably similar hitters.

Hitting Stats for Joe Kelley and Carlos May

Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1853
136.6
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1165
148
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8139
600
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
4723
600
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7006
516.48
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4120
523.4
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
0.9
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.772
0.772
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2220
163.66
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
1127
143.17
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1603
118.17
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
842
106.97
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
358
26.39
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
172
21.85
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
194
14.3
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
23
2.92
Joe Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
65
4.79
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
11.43
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
617
45.48
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
285
36.21
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Joe Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Joe Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1445.07
106.53
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
594.54
75.53
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3161
233.03
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
1615
205.17
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3213
236.86
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
1684
213.93
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.402
0.402
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.853
0.853
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.749
0.749
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.961
0.961
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.715
0.715
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1421
104.75
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
545
69.24
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1194
88.02
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
536
68.09
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2550
187.98
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
991
125.89
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1497.57
110.4
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
618.71
78.6
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
6.04
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
45
5.72
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
911
67.16
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
512
65.04
Joe Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
8
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
430
31.7
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
565
71.78
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.93
18.93
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
8.36
8.36
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.12
2.12
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.91
0.91
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
10.32
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
7
0.89
Joe Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
4.95
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
112
14.23
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
443
32.66
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
85
10.8
Joe Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
6.73
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
443
32.66
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
138
17.53
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
61.59
61.59

Fielding Stats for Joe Kelley and Carlos May

Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1844
1.06
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
888
1.06
Joe Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
389
0.22
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
867
1.03
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46890
27
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
22685
27
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15630
9
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
7561.2
9
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5562
3.2
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2920
3.48
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
601
0.35
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
0.23
Joe Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
0.13
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.05
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6389
3.68
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3158
3.76
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6163
3.55
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3113
3.71
Joe Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.46
96.46
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.58
98.58
Joe Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.342
3.342
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.506
3.506
Joe Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.1
21.1
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.64
97.64
Joe Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
0.12
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
0.19
Joe Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0