Lee May vs. Seth Smith — Career Comparison

Lee May
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star
Seth Smith
MillenialMississippiThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueLeft Fielder

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Seth Smith holds a real edge over Lee May in this comparison. Seth Smith led in walk rate (BB%+ 127 vs 82), contact rate (K%+ 105 vs 68), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 106 vs 103). Lee May held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 268 vs 124). The edge belongs to Seth Smith.

Hitting Stats for Lee May and Seth Smith

Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2071
151.19
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1249
183.54
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8219
600
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4083
600
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7609
555.47
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3582
526.38
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Lee May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.779
0.779
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.803
0.803
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2031
148.27
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
934
137.25
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1306
95.34
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
553
81.26
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
340
24.82
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
224
32.92
Lee May
Career
Per 600 PA
31
2.26
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
4.56
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
354
25.84
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
126
18.52
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
725
52.93
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
381
55.99
Lee May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1069.64
78.09
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
568.03
83.47
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3495
255.14
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1598
234.83
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2567
187.4
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1403
206.17
Lee May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.459
0.459
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.446
0.446
Lee May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.772
0.772
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
0.79
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Lee May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Lee May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.698
0.698
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.765
0.765
Lee May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
959
70.01
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
525
77.15
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1244
90.81
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
458
67.3
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1849
134.98
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
857
125.94
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1064.79
77.73
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
562.98
82.73
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
3.58
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
5.58
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
487
35.55
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
431
63.34
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
6.21
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
33
4.85
Lee May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1570
114.61
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
797
117.12
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.24
5.24
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5.12
5.12
Lee May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
0.66
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.29
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
4.75
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
30
4.41
Lee May
Career
Per 600 PA
219
15.99
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
11.02
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
2.85
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
3.23
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
2.56
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.03
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
5.4
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
29
4.26
Lee May
Career
Per 600 PA
52.7
52.7
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75.86
75.86

Fielding Stats for Lee May and Seth Smith

Lee May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1595
1.08
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
903
1.2
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1542
1.04
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
787
1.05
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39893
27
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
20270
27
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13297.2
9
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6756.2
9
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13029
8.82
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1454
1.94
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
900
0.61
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.05
Lee May
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.06
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.02
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14019
9.49
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1509
2.01
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13929
9.43
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1494
1.99
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.36
99.36
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.01
99.01
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.733
8.733
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.655
1.655
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.68
96.68
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.15
87.15
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1236
0.84
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.01
Lee May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0