Carlos May vs. Reggie Smith — Career Comparison

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When their careers are measured against the same standard, Reggie Smith comes out clearly ahead of Carlos May across most offensive categories. Reggie Smith led in home run production (HR/PA+ 235 vs 98), slugging (SLG+ 138 vs 112), and walk rate (BB%+ 151 vs 134). Carlos May held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 112 vs 96). Reggie Smith was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Carlos May and Reggie Smith

Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Reggie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
1165
148
Reggie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1987
148.1
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
4723
600
Reggie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8050
600
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
4120
523.4
Reggie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7033
524.2
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Reggie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.772
0.772
Reggie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.865
0.865
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
1127
143.17
Reggie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2020
150.56
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
842
106.97
Reggie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1286
95.85
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
172
21.85
Reggie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
363
27.06
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
23
2.92
Reggie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
4.25
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
90
11.43
Reggie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
314
23.4
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
285
36.21
Reggie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
734
54.71
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Reggie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Reggie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Reggie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
594.54
75.53
Reggie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1273.76
94.94
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
1615
205.17
Reggie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3439
256.32
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
1684
213.93
Reggie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2943
219.35
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Reggie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Reggie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.489
0.489
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.749
0.749
Reggie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.855
0.855
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Reggie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Reggie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.715
0.715
Reggie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Reggie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
545
69.24
Reggie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1123
83.7
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
536
68.09
Reggie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1092
81.39
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
991
125.89
Reggie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1901
141.69
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
618.71
78.6
Reggie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1274.27
94.98
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
5.72
Reggie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
33
2.46
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
512
65.04
Reggie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
890
66.34
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
63
8
Reggie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
8.57
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
565
71.78
Reggie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1030
76.77
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.36
8.36
Reggie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7.82
7.82
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.91
0.91
Reggie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.86
0.86
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
0.89
Reggie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
0.6
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
39
4.95
Reggie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
6.41
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
14.23
Reggie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
150
11.18
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
10.8
Reggie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
137
10.21
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
6.73
Reggie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
6.41
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
138
17.53
Reggie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
223
16.62
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61.59
61.59
Reggie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
61.43
61.43

Fielding Stats for Carlos May and Reggie Smith

Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Reggie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
888
1.06
Reggie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1875
1.07
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
867
1.03
Reggie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1845
1.05
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
22685
27
Reggie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47529
27
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
7561.2
9
Reggie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15843
9
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2920
3.48
Reggie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5186
2.95
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
0.23
Reggie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
304
0.17
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.05
Reggie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.07
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3158
3.76
Reggie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5613
3.19
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3113
3.71
Reggie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5490
3.12
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.58
98.58
Reggie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.81
97.81
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.506
3.506
Reggie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.928
2.928
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.64
97.64
Reggie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.4
98.4
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
0.19
Reggie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
0.09
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Reggie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Reggie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Reggie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Reggie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0