Red Kress vs. Carlos May — Career Comparison

Red Kress
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueShortstop
Carlos May
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueLeft FielderAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Carlos May comes out clearly ahead of Red Kress across most offensive categories. Carlos May led in walk rate (BB%+ 134 vs 90), contact rate (K%+ 112 vs 93), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 117 vs 101). Red Kress held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 127 vs 98). Carlos May was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Red Kress and Carlos May

Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1391
147.35
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1165
148
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5664
600
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
4723
600
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5087
538.88
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
4120
523.4
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.776
0.776
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.772
0.772
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1454
154.03
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
1127
143.17
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1009
106.89
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
842
106.97
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
298
31.57
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
172
21.85
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
6.14
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
23
2.92
Red Kress
Career
Per 600 PA
89
9.43
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
11.43
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
445
47.14
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
285
36.21
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Red Kress
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Red Kress
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
748.17
79.26
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
594.54
75.53
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2135
226.17
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
1615
205.17
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1934
204.87
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1684
213.93
Red Kress
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.767
0.767
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.749
0.749
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.715
0.715
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
691
73.2
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
545
69.24
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
799
84.64
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
536
68.09
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1401
148.41
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
991
125.89
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
800.55
84.8
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
618.71
78.6
Red Kress
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.64
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
5.72
Red Kress
Career
Per 600 PA
474
50.21
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
512
65.04
Red Kress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
8
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
453
47.99
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
565
71.78
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.5
12.5
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
8.36
8.36
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.05
1.05
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.91
0.91
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
10.28
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
7
0.89
Red Kress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
4.95
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
1.91
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
112
14.23
Red Kress
Career
Per 600 PA
47
4.98
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
10.8
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
5.93
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
6.73
Red Kress
Career
Per 600 PA
103
10.91
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
17.53
Red Kress
Career
Per 600 PA
45.63
45.63
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61.59
61.59

Fielding Stats for Red Kress and Carlos May

Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1354
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
888
1.06
Red Kress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
867
1.03
Red Kress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22685
27
Red Kress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7561.2
9
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3987
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2920
3.48
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2945
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
0.23
Red Kress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.05
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7275
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3158
3.76
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6932
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3113
3.71
Red Kress
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.29
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.58
98.58
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5.12
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.506
3.506
Red Kress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.64
97.64
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
748
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
0.19
Red Kress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Kress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Kress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Kress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0