Carlos May vs. Tommy McCarthy — Career Comparison

Carlos May
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueLeft FielderAll-Star
Tommy McCarthy
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueHall of FameRight Fielder

On the career numbers, Carlos May posted the stronger offensive profile against Tommy McCarthy. Carlos May posted stronger numbers in OPS (.758 vs .740) and slugging (.392 vs .375). Tommy McCarthy had the advantage in batting average (.292 vs .274). By the career numbers, Carlos 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 Carlos May and Tommy McCarthy

Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Tommy McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1165
148
Tommy McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1273
133.09
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
4723
600
Tommy McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5739
600
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
4120
523.4
Tommy McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5120
535.28
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Tommy McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.772
0.772
Tommy McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.813
0.813
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
1127
143.17
Tommy McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1493
156.09
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
842
106.97
Tommy McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1205
125.98
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
172
21.85
Tommy McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
191
19.97
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
23
2.92
Tommy McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
5.54
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
11.43
Tommy McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
44
4.6
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
285
36.21
Tommy McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
288
30.11
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Tommy McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Tommy McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Tommy McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
594.54
75.53
Tommy McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
845.57
88.4
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1615
205.17
Tommy McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1922
200.94
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
1684
213.93
Tommy McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2079
217.35
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Tommy McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Tommy McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Tommy McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
0.74
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Tommy McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Tommy McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.715
0.715
Tommy McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.821
0.821
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Tommy McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
545
69.24
Tommy McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1066
111.45
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
536
68.09
Tommy McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
732
76.53
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
991
125.89
Tommy McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1754
183.38
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
618.71
78.6
Tommy McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
905.5
94.67
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
5.72
Tommy McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
5.23
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
512
65.04
Tommy McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
536
56.04
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
8
Tommy McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
565
71.78
Tommy McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
19.34
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
8.36
8.36
Tommy McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31.02
31.02
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.91
0.91
Tommy McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.9
2.9
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
7
0.89
Tommy McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
3.45
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
4.95
Tommy McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
112
14.23
Tommy McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
85
10.8
Tommy McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
468
48.93
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
6.73
Tommy McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
138
17.53
Tommy McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
468
48.93
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
61.59
61.59
Tommy McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Carlos May and Tommy McCarthy

Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Tommy McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
888
1.06
Tommy McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1296
1.03
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
867
1.03
Tommy McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
22685
27
Tommy McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33876
27
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
7561.2
9
Tommy McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11292
9
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2920
3.48
Tommy McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2190
1.75
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
0.23
Tommy McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
0.39
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.05
Tommy McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
0.27
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3158
3.76
Tommy McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3018
2.41
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3113
3.71
Tommy McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2676
2.13
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.58
98.58
Tommy McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.67
88.67
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.506
3.506
Tommy McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.065
2.065
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.64
97.64
Tommy McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
0.19
Tommy McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.07
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0