Carlos May vs. Tim McCarver — Career Comparison

Carlos May
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueLeft FielderAll-Star
Tim McCarver
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCatcherAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Carlos May comes out clearly ahead of Tim McCarver across most offensive categories. Carlos May led in walk rate (BB%+ 134 vs 98), on-base percentage (OBP+ 117 vs 107), and home run production (HR/PA+ 98 vs 89). Tim McCarver held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 209 vs 112). Carlos May was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Carlos May and Tim McCarver

Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
1165
148
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1909
184.56
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
4723
600
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6206
600
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
4120
523.4
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5529
534.55
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.772
0.772
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.745
0.745
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
1127
143.17
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1501
145.12
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
842
106.97
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1105
106.83
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
172
21.85
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
242
23.4
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
23
2.92
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
5.51
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90
11.43
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
9.38
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
285
36.21
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
38.29
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
594.54
75.53
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
749.45
72.46
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
1615
205.17
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2148
207.67
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1684
213.93
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2079
201
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.725
0.725
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.715
0.715
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
545
69.24
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
590
57.04
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
536
68.09
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
645
62.36
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
991
125.89
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1138
110.02
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
618.71
78.6
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
781.93
75.6
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
5.72
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
30
2.9
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
512
65.04
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
548
52.98
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
63
8
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
11.5
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
565
71.78
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
422
40.8
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
8.36
8.36
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.71
14.71
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.91
0.91
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.3
1.3
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
7
0.89
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
3.38
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
39
4.95
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
6.19
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
112
14.23
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
9.57
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
10.8
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
61
5.9
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
6.73
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
49
4.74
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
17.53
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
110
10.63
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61.59
61.59
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
55.45
55.45

Fielding Stats for Carlos May and Tim McCarver

Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
888
1.06
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1511
1.1
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
867
1.03
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1393
1.01
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
22685
27
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37252
27
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
7561.2
9
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12417.1
9
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2920
3.48
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8893
6.45
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
0.23
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
625
0.45
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.05
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.07
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
3158
3.76
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9621
6.97
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
3113
3.71
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9518
6.9
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.58
98.58
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.93
98.93
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.506
3.506
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.299
6.299
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.64
97.64
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.19
92.19
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
0.19
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
0.09
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
0.1
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 9 Innings
203
0.15
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 9 Innings
636
0.46
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
0.24