Carlos May vs. Joe Sugden — Career Comparison

Carlos May
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueLeft FielderAll-Star
Joe Sugden
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueCatcher

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Carlos May comes out clearly ahead of Joe Sugden across most offensive categories. Carlos May led in home run production (HR/PA+ 98 vs 0), slugging (SLG+ 112 vs 75), and batting average (AVG+ 113 vs 88). Joe Sugden held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 141 vs 112). Carlos May was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Carlos May and Joe Sugden

Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1165
148
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
836
163.02
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4723
600
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
3077
600
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4120
523.4
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2729
532.14
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.772
0.772
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.661
0.661
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1127
143.17
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
696
135.72
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
842
106.97
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
596
116.22
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
21.85
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
72
14.04
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
23
2.92
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
4.87
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
11.43
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.58
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
285
36.21
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
100
19.5
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
594.54
75.53
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
288.71
56.3
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1615
205.17
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
827
161.26
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1684
213.93
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
949
185.05
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.621
0.621
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.715
0.715
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.555
0.555
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
545
69.24
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
303
59.08
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
536
68.09
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
283
55.18
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
991
125.89
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
583
113.68
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
618.71
78.6
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
336.8
65.67
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
5.72
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
6.43
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
512
65.04
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
220
42.9
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
8
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
565
71.78
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165
32.17
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
8.36
8.36
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.65
18.65
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.91
0.91
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
1.33
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
7
0.89
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
18.52
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
4.95
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
112
14.23
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
10.8
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
48
9.36
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
6.73
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
17.53
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 600 PA
48
9.36
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
61.59
61.59
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Carlos May and Joe Sugden

Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
888
1.06
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
1.1
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
867
1.03
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.24
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22685
27
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 9 Innings
20139
27
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7561.2
9
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 9 Innings
6713
9
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2920
3.48
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3499
4.69
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
0.23
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
907
1.22
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.05
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
0.26
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
3158
3.76
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4598
6.16
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
3113
3.71
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4406
5.91
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.58
98.58
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.82
95.82
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.506
3.506
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.386
5.386
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.64
97.64
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.25
22.25
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
0.19
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.15
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.13
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sugden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1119
1.5
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sugden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
734
0.98