Dave Anderson vs. Jerry May — Career Comparison

Dave Anderson
Baby BoomersKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueShortstop
Jerry May
Silent GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCatcher

Dave Anderson and Jerry May are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 101 for Dave Anderson, 101 for Jerry May), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 85 vs 85). The overall lean goes to Dave Anderson, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Dave Anderson and Jerry May

Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Jerry May
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
873
229.03
Jerry May
Career
Per 600 PA
556
194.41
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2287
600
Jerry May
Career
Per 600 PA
1716
600
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2026
531.53
Jerry May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1527
533.92
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Jerry May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.664
0.664
Jerry May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.65
0.65
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
490
128.55
Jerry May
Career
Per 600 PA
357
124.83
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
386
101.27
Jerry May
Career
Per 600 PA
269
94.06
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
19.15
Jerry May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
22.03
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
3.15
Jerry May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
3.5
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
4.98
Jerry May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
5.24
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
27.28
Jerry May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
30.77
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205.43
53.89
Jerry May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
155.25
54.28
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
644
168.95
Jerry May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
485
169.58
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
701
183.91
Jerry May
Career
Per 600 PA
525
183.57
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Jerry May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Jerry May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
0.63
Jerry May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.625
0.625
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.084
0.084
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jerry May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
0.56
Jerry May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.539
0.539
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Jerry May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
64.01
Jerry May
Career
Per 600 PA
120
41.96
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
37.52
Jerry May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
130
45.45
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
368
96.55
Jerry May
Career
Per 600 PA
235
82.17
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
217.54
57.07
Jerry May
Career
Per 600 PA
156.33
54.66
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.31
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
3.85
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
206
54.04
Jerry May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
157
54.9
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
17
4.46
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
16.78
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
331
86.84
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
293
102.45
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.91
6.91
Jerry May
Career
Per 600 PA
5.86
5.86
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Jerry May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
0.54
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
9.71
Jerry May
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.8
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
3.41
Jerry May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.55
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
12.86
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
14.69
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
12.86
Jerry May
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.35
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
7.87
Jerry May
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.7
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
20.73
Jerry May
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.05
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.03
62.03
Jerry May
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33

Fielding Stats for Dave Anderson and Jerry May

Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Jerry May
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
1.42
Jerry May
Career
Per 9 Innings
525
1.18
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
510
0.92
Jerry May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
1.02
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14968
27
Jerry May
Career
Per 9 Innings
12002
27
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4989.1
9
Jerry May
Career
Per 9 Innings
4000.2
9
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
894
1.61
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2649
5.96
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1556
2.81
Jerry May
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
0.56
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.13
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.07
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2523
4.55
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2926
6.58
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2450
4.42
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2897
6.52
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.11
97.11
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.01
99.01
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.109
3.109
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.518
5.518
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.72
64.72
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.48
86.48
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
0.49
Jerry May
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.08
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry May
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.09
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry May
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.16
Dave Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry May
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
0.39
Dave Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.29