Carlos May vs. Bob Speake — Career Comparison

Carlos May
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueLeft FielderAll-Star
Bob Speake
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueUnknown

Looking at the career totals, Carlos May and Bob Speake are closely matched on the surface stats. Carlos May posted stronger numbers in OPS (.758 vs .712) and on-base percentage (.366 vs .306). Bob Speake had the advantage in slugging (.406 vs .392). 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 Bob Speake

Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Bob Speake
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1165
148
Bob Speake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
305
214.54
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4723
600
Bob Speake
Career
Per 600 PA
853
600
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4120
523.4
Bob Speake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
761
535.29
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Bob Speake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.772
0.772
Bob Speake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.718
0.718
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1127
143.17
Bob Speake
Career
Per 600 PA
170
119.58
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
842
106.97
Bob Speake
Career
Per 600 PA
103
72.45
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
21.85
Bob Speake
Career
Per 600 PA
26
18.29
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
2.92
Bob Speake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
7.03
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
11.43
Bob Speake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
21.81
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
285
36.21
Bob Speake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
47.13
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Bob Speake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Bob Speake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Bob Speake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
594.54
75.53
Bob Speake
Career
Per 600 PA
99.52
70.01
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1615
205.17
Bob Speake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
309
217.35
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1684
213.93
Bob Speake
Career
Per 600 PA
256
180.07
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Bob Speake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Bob Speake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.406
0.406
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Bob Speake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.707
0.707
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Bob Speake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Bob Speake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.715
0.715
Bob Speake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.663
0.663
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Bob Speake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
545
69.24
Bob Speake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110
77.37
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
536
68.09
Bob Speake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
73.15
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
991
125.89
Bob Speake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
183
128.72
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
618.71
78.6
Bob Speake
Career
Per 600 PA
96.3
67.74
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
5.72
Bob Speake
Career
Per 600 PA
6
4.22
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
512
65.04
Bob Speake
Career
Per 600 PA
80
56.27
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
8
Bob Speake
Career
Per 600 PA
6
4.22
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
565
71.78
Bob Speake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
158
111.14
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.36
8.36
Bob Speake
Career
Per 600 PA
5.4
5.4
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.91
0.91
Bob Speake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.51
0.51
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
0.89
Bob Speake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.41
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
4.95
Bob Speake
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.81
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
112
14.23
Bob Speake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.22
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
10.8
Bob Speake
Career
Per 600 PA
8
5.63
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
6.73
Bob Speake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
7.74
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
17.53
Bob Speake
Career
Per 600 PA
19
13.36
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61.59
61.59
Bob Speake
Career
Per 600 PA
42.11
42.11

Fielding Stats for Carlos May and Bob Speake

Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bob Speake
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
888
1.06
Bob Speake
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
1.04
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
867
1.03
Bob Speake
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
1.01
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22685
27
Bob Speake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4472
27
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7561.2
9
Bob Speake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1490.2
9
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2920
3.48
Bob Speake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
652
3.94
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
0.23
Bob Speake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.33
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.05
Bob Speake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.08
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3158
3.76
Bob Speake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
720
4.35
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3113
3.71
Bob Speake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
706
4.26
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.58
98.58
Bob Speake
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.06
98.06
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.506
3.506
Bob Speake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.105
4.105
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.64
97.64
Bob Speake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.67
97.67
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
0.19
Bob Speake
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.18
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Speake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Speake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Speake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Speake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0