Carlos May vs. Placido Polanco — Career Comparison

Carlos May
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueLeft FielderAll-Star
Placido Polanco
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueSecond BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Carlos May holds a real edge over Placido Polanco in this comparison. Carlos May led in walk rate (BB%+ 134 vs 69), home run production (HR/PA+ 98 vs 71), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 117 vs 108). Placido Polanco held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 284 vs 112). The edge belongs to Carlos May.

Hitting Stats for Carlos May and Placido Polanco

Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Placido Polanco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1165
148
Placido Polanco
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1927
146.61
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
4723
600
Placido Polanco
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7886
600
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
4120
523.4
Placido Polanco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7214
548.87
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Placido Polanco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.772
0.772
Placido Polanco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.759
0.759
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
1127
143.17
Placido Polanco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2142
162.97
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
842
106.97
Placido Polanco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1658
126.15
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
172
21.85
Placido Polanco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
348
26.48
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
2.92
Placido Polanco
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
2.43
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90
11.43
Placido Polanco
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
7.91
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
285
36.21
Placido Polanco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
484
36.82
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Placido Polanco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Placido Polanco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Placido Polanco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
594.54
75.53
Placido Polanco
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
943.32
71.77
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
1615
205.17
Placido Polanco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2866
218.06
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1684
213.93
Placido Polanco
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2672
203.3
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Placido Polanco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.343
0.343
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Placido Polanco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Placido Polanco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
0.74
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Placido Polanco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Placido Polanco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.715
0.715
Placido Polanco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.656
0.656
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Placido Polanco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
545
69.24
Placido Polanco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1009
76.77
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
536
68.09
Placido Polanco
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
723
55.01
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
991
125.89
Placido Polanco
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1628
123.87
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
618.71
78.6
Placido Polanco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1043.64
79.4
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
45
5.72
Placido Polanco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
7.68
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
512
65.04
Placido Polanco
Career
Per 600 PA
429
32.64
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
8
Placido Polanco
Career
Per 600 PA
13
0.99
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
565
71.78
Placido Polanco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
538
40.93
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
8.36
8.36
Placido Polanco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.66
14.66
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.91
0.91
Placido Polanco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
0.8
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
7
0.89
Placido Polanco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
6.54
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
4.95
Placido Polanco
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
4.26
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
14.23
Placido Polanco
Career
Per 600 PA
201
15.29
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
10.8
Placido Polanco
Career
Per 600 PA
81
6.16
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
6.73
Placido Polanco
Career
Per 600 PA
30
2.28
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
17.53
Placido Polanco
Career
Per 600 PA
111
8.45
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
61.59
61.59
Placido Polanco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72.97
72.97

Fielding Stats for Carlos May and Placido Polanco

Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Placido Polanco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
888
1.06
Placido Polanco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1906
1.12
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
867
1.03
Placido Polanco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1695
0.99
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
22685
27
Placido Polanco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46023
27
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
7561.2
9
Placido Polanco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15341
9
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2920
3.48
Placido Polanco
Career
Per 9 Innings
2767
1.62
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
0.23
Placido Polanco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4505
2.64
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.05
Placido Polanco
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.04
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
3158
3.76
Placido Polanco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7348
4.31
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
3113
3.71
Placido Polanco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7272
4.27
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.58
98.58
Placido Polanco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.97
98.97
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.506
3.506
Placido Polanco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.815
3.815
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.64
97.64
Placido Polanco
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.93
88.93
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.19
Placido Polanco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
914
0.54
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Placido Polanco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Placido Polanco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Placido Polanco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Placido Polanco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0