Carlos May vs. Marv Throneberry — Career Comparison

Carlos May
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueLeft FielderAll-Star
Marv Throneberry
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Carlos May and Marv Throneberry are closely matched on the surface stats. Carlos May posted stronger numbers in OPS (.758 vs .730) and on-base percentage (.366 vs .314). Marv Throneberry had the advantage in slugging (.416 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 Marv Throneberry

Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1165
148
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
480
216.38
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4723
600
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PA
1331
600
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4120
523.4
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1186
534.64
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.772
0.772
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.739
0.739
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1127
143.17
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PA
281
126.67
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
842
106.97
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PA
183
82.49
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
21.85
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PA
37
16.68
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
2.92
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.61
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
11.43
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
23.89
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
285
36.21
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
44.18
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Marv Throneberry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Marv Throneberry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Marv Throneberry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
594.54
75.53
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PA
159.42
71.87
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1615
205.17
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
493
222.24
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1684
213.93
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PA
412
185.73
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Marv Throneberry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.416
0.416
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.726
0.726
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Marv Throneberry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.715
0.715
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.672
0.672
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
545
69.24
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PA
143
64.46
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
536
68.09
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
170
76.63
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
991
125.89
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PA
260
117.21
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
618.71
78.6
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PA
157.9
71.18
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
5.72
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.45
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
512
65.04
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PA
130
58.6
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
8
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PA
7
3.16
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
565
71.78
Marv Throneberry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
132.98
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.36
8.36
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PA
4.51
4.51
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.91
0.91
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
0.89
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.25
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
4.95
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PA
9
4.06
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
112
14.23
Marv Throneberry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
10.82
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
10.8
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.35
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
6.73
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.8
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
17.53
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PA
7
3.16
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61.59
61.59
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PA
42.86
42.86

Fielding Stats for Carlos May and Marv Throneberry

Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
888
1.06
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
1.23
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
867
1.03
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
0.99
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22685
27
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
7720
27
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7561.2
9
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2573.1
9
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2920
3.48
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2306
8.07
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
0.23
Marv Throneberry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
0.71
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.05
Marv Throneberry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.12
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3158
3.76
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2543
8.89
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3113
3.71
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2509
8.78
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.58
98.58
Marv Throneberry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.66
98.66
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.506
3.506
Marv Throneberry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.128
7.128
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.64
97.64
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.4
80.4
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.19
Marv Throneberry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
0.92
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marv Throneberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0