Carlos May vs. Ben Paulsen — Career Comparison

Carlos May
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueLeft FielderAll-Star
Ben Paulsen
MillenialWisconsinThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Carlos May and Ben Paulsen are closely matched on the surface stats. Ben Paulsen posted stronger numbers in slugging (.446 vs .392) and home run production (16 career HR at a higher rate). Carlos May had the advantage in on-base percentage (.366 vs .319). By the career numbers, Ben Paulsen 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 Ben Paulsen

Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ben Paulsen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1165
148
Ben Paulsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
186
215.86
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4723
600
Ben Paulsen
Career
Per 600 PA
517
600
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4120
523.4
Ben Paulsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
480
557.06
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Ben Paulsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.772
0.772
Ben Paulsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.767
0.767
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1127
143.17
Ben Paulsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
130
150.87
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
842
106.97
Ben Paulsen
Career
Per 600 PA
82
95.16
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
172
21.85
Ben Paulsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
32.5
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
2.92
Ben Paulsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.64
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
11.43
Ben Paulsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
18.57
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
285
36.21
Ben Paulsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
55.71
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Ben Paulsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Ben Paulsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Ben Paulsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
594.54
75.53
Ben Paulsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66.32
76.97
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1615
205.17
Ben Paulsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
214
248.36
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1684
213.93
Ben Paulsen
Career
Per 600 PA
163
189.17
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Ben Paulsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Ben Paulsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.749
0.749
Ben Paulsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.762
0.762
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Ben Paulsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Ben Paulsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.715
0.715
Ben Paulsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.689
0.689
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Ben Paulsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
545
69.24
Ben Paulsen
Career
Per 600 PA
58
67.31
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
536
68.09
Ben Paulsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
70
81.24
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
991
125.89
Ben Paulsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
112
129.98
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
618.71
78.6
Ben Paulsen
Career
Per 600 PA
67.45
78.28
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
5.72
Ben Paulsen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.48
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
512
65.04
Ben Paulsen
Career
Per 600 PA
30
34.82
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
8
Ben Paulsen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.32
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
565
71.78
Ben Paulsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
160.15
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.36
8.36
Ben Paulsen
Career
Per 600 PA
3.75
3.75
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.91
0.91
Ben Paulsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
0.89
Ben Paulsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.16
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
4.95
Ben Paulsen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.48
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
112
14.23
Ben Paulsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
9.28
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
10.8
Ben Paulsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.16
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
6.73
Ben Paulsen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.32
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
17.53
Ben Paulsen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.48
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61.59
61.59
Ben Paulsen
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33

Fielding Stats for Carlos May and Ben Paulsen

Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ben Paulsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
888
1.06
Ben Paulsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
1.4
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
867
1.03
Ben Paulsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
1
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22685
27
Ben Paulsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3061
27
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7561.2
9
Ben Paulsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1020.1
9
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2920
3.48
Ben Paulsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
947
8.35
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
0.23
Ben Paulsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.54
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.05
Ben Paulsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3158
3.76
Ben Paulsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1012
8.93
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3113
3.71
Ben Paulsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1008
8.89
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.58
98.58
Ben Paulsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.6
99.6
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.506
3.506
Ben Paulsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.34
6.34
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.64
97.64
Ben Paulsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.07
71.07
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
0.19
Ben Paulsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.71
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Paulsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Paulsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Paulsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Paulsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0