Lee May vs. Wyman Smith — Career Comparison

Lee May
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star
Wyman Smith
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore Black SoxNegro National League IILeft Fielder

On the career numbers, Wyman Smith posted the stronger offensive profile against Lee May. Wyman Smith posted stronger numbers in OPS (.833 vs .779) and on-base percentage (.364 vs .320). Lee May had the advantage in home run production (354 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Wyman Smith had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Lee May and Wyman Smith

Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Wyman Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2071
151.19
Wyman Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
71
160.75
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8219
600
Wyman Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
265
600
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7609
555.47
Wyman Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
241
545.66
Lee May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Wyman Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Lee May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.779
0.779
Wyman Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.869
0.869
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2031
148.27
Wyman Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
77
174.34
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1306
95.34
Wyman Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
120
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
340
24.82
Wyman Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
38.49
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
2.26
Wyman Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.53
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
354
25.84
Wyman Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
11.32
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
725
52.93
Wyman Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
54.34
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Wyman Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.312
0.312
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Wyman Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Wyman Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1069.64
78.09
Wyman Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42.51
96.24
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3495
255.14
Wyman Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
113
255.85
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2567
187.4
Wyman Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
212.83
Lee May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Wyman Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Lee May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.459
0.459
Wyman Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.469
0.469
Lee May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.772
0.772
Wyman Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Wyman Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Lee May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Wyman Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Lee May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.698
0.698
Wyman Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.86
0.86
Lee May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Wyman Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
959
70.01
Wyman Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
83.77
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1244
90.81
Wyman Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
95.09
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1849
134.98
Wyman Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
167.55
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1064.79
77.73
Wyman Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45.66
103.37
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
3.58
Wyman Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
487
35.55
Wyman Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
38.49
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
6.21
Wyman Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee May
Career
Per 600 PA
1570
114.61
Wyman Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.53
Lee May
Career
Per 600 PA
5.24
5.24
Wyman Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132.5
132.5
Lee May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Wyman Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.5
8.5
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
0.66
Wyman Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
15.85
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
4.75
Wyman Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee May
Career
Per 600 PA
219
15.99
Wyman Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
2.85
Wyman Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
24.91
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
2.56
Wyman Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
5.4
Wyman Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
24.91
Lee May
Career
Per 600 PA
52.7
52.7
Wyman Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Lee May and Wyman Smith

Lee May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Wyman Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1595
1.08
Wyman Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.13
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1542
1.04
Wyman Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.03
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39893
27
Wyman Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1702
27
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13297.2
9
Wyman Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
567.1
9
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13029
8.82
Wyman Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
2.38
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
900
0.61
Wyman Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.14
Lee May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.06
Wyman Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.25
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14019
9.49
Wyman Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
2.78
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13929
9.43
Wyman Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
2.52
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.36
99.36
Wyman Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.86
90.86
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.733
8.733
Wyman Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.239
2.239
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.68
96.68
Wyman Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.55
91.55
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1236
0.84
Wyman Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Lee May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wyman Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wyman Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wyman Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wyman Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0