King Kelly vs. Carlos May — Career Comparison

King Kelly
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRight Fielder
Carlos May
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueLeft FielderAll-Star

On the career numbers, King Kelly posted the stronger offensive profile against Carlos May. King Kelly posted stronger numbers in OPS (.806 vs .758) and slugging (.438 vs .392). Carlos May had the advantage in home run production (90 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, King Kelly had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for King Kelly and Carlos May

King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1456
135.3
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1165
148
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6457
600
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
4723
600
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5896
547.87
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
4120
523.4
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.852
0.852
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.772
0.772
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1813
168.47
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
1127
143.17
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1283
119.22
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
842
106.97
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
359
33.36
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
172
21.85
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
9.48
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
23
2.92
King Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
69
6.41
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
11.43
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
530
49.25
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
285
36.21
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
King Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
King Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1041.44
96.77
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
594.54
75.53
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2583
240.02
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
1615
205.17
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2374
220.6
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
1684
213.93
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.806
0.806
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.749
0.749
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.86
0.86
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.715
0.715
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1357
126.1
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
545
69.24
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
950
88.28
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
536
68.09
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2238
207.96
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
991
125.89
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1099.83
102.2
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
618.71
78.6
King Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.12
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
5.72
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
549
51.01
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
512
65.04
King Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
8
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
418
38.84
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
565
71.78
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.45
15.45
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
8.36
8.36
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.31
1.31
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.91
0.91
King Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
0.89
King Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
4.95
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
112
14.23
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
368
34.2
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
85
10.8
King Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
6.73
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
368
34.2
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
138
17.53
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
61.59
61.59

Fielding Stats for King Kelly and Carlos May

King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1611
1.12
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
888
1.06
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
867
1.03
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38880
27
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
22685
27
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12960
9
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
7561.2
9
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3573
2.48
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2920
3.48
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1749
1.21
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
0.23
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
851
0.59
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.05
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6173
4.29
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
3158
3.76
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5322
3.7
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3113
3.71
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.21
86.21
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.58
98.58
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.304
3.304
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.506
3.506
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.64
97.64
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
0.1
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
0.19
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
420
0.29
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
0.21
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
King Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
0.18
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0