Joe May vs. Fred Whitfield — Career Comparison

Joe May
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis StarsNegro American LeagueCatcher
Fred Whitfield
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Joe May posted the stronger offensive profile against Fred Whitfield. Joe May posted stronger numbers in OPS (.944 vs .750) and on-base percentage (.444 vs .308). Fred Whitfield had the advantage in home run production (108 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 Fred Whitfield

Joe May
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PA
5
166.67
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
817
198.86
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2465
600
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PA
16
533.33
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2284
555.94
Joe May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Joe May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.944
0.944
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.747
0.747
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
200
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
578
140.69
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
369
89.82
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
22.64
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
1.95
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
26.29
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
209
50.87
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.69
123.14
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305.92
74.46
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
266.67
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1011
246.09
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
266.67
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
733
178.42
Joe May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Joe May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.443
0.443
Joe May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.944
0.944
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.741
0.741
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Joe May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Joe May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.666
0.666
Joe May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
242
58.9
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
356
86.65
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
200
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
119.27
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.7
123.28
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
301.07
73.28
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
33.83
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
8.28
Joe May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
371
90.3
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.64
6.64
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.7
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.62
Joe May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
39
9.49
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.7
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
5.6
Joe May
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.43
30.43

Fielding Stats for Joe May and Fred Whitfield

Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.44
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
588
1.13
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.57
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
529
1.01
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
27
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14078
27
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.1
9
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4692.2
9
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
4.02
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4474
8.58
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.01
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
353
0.68
Joe May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.09
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
6.32
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4876
9.35
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
6.03
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4827
9.26
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.45
95.45
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
99
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.209
8.209
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.97
89.97
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
0.81
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.15
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0