Joe May vs. Willie McGee — Career Comparison

Joe May
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis StarsNegro American LeagueCatcher
Willie McGee
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveSilver SluggerMVPAll-Star

On the career numbers, Joe May posted the stronger offensive profile against Willie McGee. Joe May posted stronger numbers in OPS (.944 vs .734) and on-base percentage (.444 vs .338). Willie McGee had the advantage in home run production (79 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Joe 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 Joe May and Willie McGee

Joe May
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
166.67
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2201
161.28
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8188
600
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PA
16
533.33
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7649
560.5
Joe May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Willie McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Joe May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.944
0.944
Willie McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.76
0.76
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
200
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2254
165.17
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1731
126.84
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
350
25.65
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
6.89
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
5.79
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
523
38.32
Joe May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Willie McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.69
123.14
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1008.36
73.89
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
266.67
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3029
221.96
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
266.67
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2717
199.1
Joe May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Willie McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Joe May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Willie McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.396
0.396
Joe May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.944
0.944
Willie McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.729
0.729
Joe May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Willie McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Joe May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Willie McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Joe May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Willie McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.678
0.678
Joe May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Willie McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.341
0.341
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1010
74.01
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
856
62.73
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
200
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1787
130.95
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.7
123.28
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1077.04
78.92
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
1.1
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
448
32.83
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
4.25
Joe May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Willie McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
1238
90.72
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.61
6.61
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
2.2
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
3.37
Joe May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Willie McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
157
11.5
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
352
25.79
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
8.87
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
473
34.66
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74.42
74.42

Fielding Stats for Joe May and Willie McGee

Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.44
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1990
1.12
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.57
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1744
0.98
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
27
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47835
27
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.1
9
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15945
9
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
4.02
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4295
2.42
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.01
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
0.08
Joe May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Willie McGee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.06
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
6.32
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4539
2.56
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
6.03
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4431
2.5
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.45
95.45
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.62
97.62
Joe May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Willie McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.227
2.227
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.64
87.64
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.02
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.15
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0