Carlos May vs. Al Shaw — Career Comparison

Carlos May
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueLeft FielderAll-Star
Al Shaw
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Carlos May comes out clearly ahead of Al Shaw across most offensive categories. Carlos May led in contact rate (K%+ 112 vs 48), on-base percentage (OBP+ 117 vs 106), and batting average (AVG+ 113 vs 103). Al Shaw held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 110 vs 98). Carlos May was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Carlos May and Al Shaw

Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Al Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1165
148
Al Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
474
161.96
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4723
600
Al Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
1756
600
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4120
523.4
Al Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1547
528.59
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Al Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.772
0.772
Al Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.788
0.788
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1127
143.17
Al Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
434
148.29
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
842
106.97
Al Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
318
108.66
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
172
21.85
Al Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
25.28
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
23
2.92
Al Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
9.57
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
11.43
Al Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
14
4.78
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
285
36.21
Al Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
39.64
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Al Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Al Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Al Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
594.54
75.53
Al Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
239.91
81.97
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1615
205.17
Al Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
606
207.06
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1684
213.93
Al Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
608
207.74
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Al Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Al Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Al Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.745
0.745
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Al Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Al Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.715
0.715
Al Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.758
0.758
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Al Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
545
69.24
Al Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
235
80.3
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
536
68.09
Al Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
170
58.09
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
991
125.89
Al Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
391
133.6
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618.71
78.6
Al Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
255.57
87.33
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
5.72
Al Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.34
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
512
65.04
Al Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
173
59.11
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
8
Al Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
565
71.78
Al Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
82.35
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.36
8.36
Al Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
7.29
7.29
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.91
0.91
Al Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.72
0.72
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
7
0.89
Al Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
11.96
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
4.95
Al Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
112
14.23
Al Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
10.8
Al Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
21.87
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
6.73
Al Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
17.53
Al Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
21.87
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
61.59
61.59
Al Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Carlos May and Al Shaw

Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Al Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
888
1.06
Al Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
2.34
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
867
1.03
Al Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.04
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22685
27
Al Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4875
27
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7561.2
9
Al Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1625
9
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2920
3.48
Al Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
4.29
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
0.23
Al Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.38
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.05
Al Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.3
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3158
3.76
Al Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
897
4.97
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3113
3.71
Al Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
842
4.66
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.58
98.58
Al Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.87
93.87
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.506
3.506
Al Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.991
1.991
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.64
97.64
Al Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
0.19
Al Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.07
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0