Carlos May vs. Joe Sparks — Career Comparison

Carlos May
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueLeft FielderAll-Star
Joe Sparks
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueSecond Baseman

On the career numbers, Carlos May posted the stronger offensive profile against Joe Sparks. Carlos May posted stronger numbers in OPS (.758 vs .623) and on-base percentage (.366 vs .292). 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 Joe Sparks

Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1165
148
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
174.05
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4723
600
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
393
600
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4120
523.4
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
335
511.45
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.772
0.772
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.665
0.665
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1127
143.17
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
66
100.76
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
842
106.97
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
40
61.07
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
21.85
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
13
19.85
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
2.92
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
11.43
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
6
9.16
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
285
36.21
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
39.69
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Joe Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Joe Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
594.54
75.53
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
37.92
57.89
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1615
205.17
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
111
169.47
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1684
213.93
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
111
169.47
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.331
0.331
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.623
0.623
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Joe Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.715
0.715
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.599
0.599
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
545
69.24
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
70.23
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
536
68.09
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
40
61.07
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
991
125.89
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
80
122.14
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
618.71
78.6
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
38.57
58.88
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
5.72
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
512
65.04
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
39
59.54
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
8
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
565
71.78
Joe Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
8.36
8.36
Joe Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.14
56.14
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.91
0.91
Joe Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.57
5.57
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
7
0.89
Joe Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
19.85
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
4.95
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
112
14.23
Joe Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
10.8
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.63
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
6.73
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
17.53
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.63
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
61.59
61.59
Joe Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Carlos May and Joe Sparks

Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
888
1.06
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.21
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
867
1.03
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.07
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22685
27
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2548
27
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7561.2
9
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
849.1
9
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2920
3.48
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
2.13
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
0.23
Joe Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
2.8
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.05
Joe Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.41
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3158
3.76
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
504
5.34
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3113
3.71
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
4.93
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.58
98.58
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.26
92.26
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.506
3.506
Joe Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.079
4.079
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.64
97.64
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.6
88.6
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
0.19
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.28
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0