Lee May vs. Joe Start — Career Comparison

Lee May
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star
Joe Start
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaProvidence GraysNational LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Lee May posted the stronger offensive profile against Joe Start. Lee May posted stronger numbers in OPS (.779 vs .690) and slugging (.459 vs .368). Joe Start had the advantage in batting average (.299 vs .267). By the career numbers, Lee 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 Lee May and Joe Start

Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2071
151.19
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
1070
130.83
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8219
600
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
4907
600
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7609
555.47
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4743
579.95
Lee May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.779
0.779
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2031
148.27
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1417
173.26
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1306
95.34
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1187
145.14
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
340
24.82
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
148
18.1
Lee May
Career
Per 600 PA
31
2.26
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
8.19
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
354
25.84
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.83
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
725
52.93
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
230
28.12
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1069.64
78.09
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
548.86
67.11
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3495
255.14
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
1744
213.25
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2567
187.4
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1581
193.32
Lee May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.459
0.459
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.772
0.772
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.698
0.698
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.577
0.577
Lee May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
959
70.01
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
852
104.18
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1244
90.81
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
544
66.52
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1849
134.98
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1381
168.86
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1064.79
77.73
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
650.43
79.53
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
3.58
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
487
35.55
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
164
20.05
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
6.21
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee May
Career
Per 600 PA
1570
114.61
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
13.33
Lee May
Career
Per 600 PA
5.24
5.24
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.02
45.02
Lee May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
0.66
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
4.75
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee May
Career
Per 600 PA
219
15.99
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.24
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
2.85
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
18
2.2
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
2.56
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.1
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
5.4
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
27
3.3
Lee May
Career
Per 600 PA
52.7
52.7
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Lee May and Joe Start

Lee May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1595
1.08
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
1074
1.01
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1542
1.04
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.14
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39893
27
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
28818
27
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13297.2
9
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
9606
9
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13029
8.82
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11197
10.49
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
900
0.61
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
0.21
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.06
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
0.41
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14019
9.49
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11859
11.11
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13929
9.43
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11426
10.71
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.36
99.36
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.35
96.35
Lee May
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.733
8.733
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.639
10.639
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.68
96.68
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.97
13.97
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1236
0.84
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
449
0.42
Lee May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0