Lee May vs. Dave Thomas — Career Comparison

Lee May
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star
Dave Thomas
Lost GenerationMississippiThrows RightNorth AmericaMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueSecond Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Lee May and Dave Thomas are closely matched on the surface stats. Lee May posted stronger numbers in OPS (.779 vs .722) and slugging (.459 vs .378). Dave Thomas had the advantage in on-base percentage (.344 vs .320). 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 Dave Thomas

Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2071
151.19
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
133
163.52
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8219
600
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
488
600
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7609
555.47
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
442
543.44
Lee May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Lee May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.779
0.779
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.779
0.779
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2031
148.27
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
131
161.07
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1306
95.34
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
107
131.56
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
340
24.82
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
15
18.44
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
2.26
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
7.38
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
354
25.84
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.69
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
725
52.93
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
24
29.51
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1069.64
78.09
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63.89
78.55
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3495
255.14
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
167
205.33
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2567
187.4
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
163
200.41
Lee May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.459
0.459
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.378
0.378
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.772
0.772
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.722
0.722
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Lee May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.698
0.698
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.727
0.727
Lee May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
959
70.01
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
68
83.61
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1244
90.81
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
55
67.62
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1849
134.98
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
120
147.54
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1064.79
77.73
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
71.68
88.13
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
3.58
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
7.38
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
487
35.55
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
26
31.97
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
6.21
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee May
Career
Per 600 PA
1570
114.61
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.69
Lee May
Career
Per 600 PA
5.24
5.24
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162.67
162.67
Lee May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.67
8.67
Lee May
Career
Per 600 PA
9
0.66
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
17.21
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
4.75
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee May
Career
Per 600 PA
219
15.99
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
2.85
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
33.2
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
2.56
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
5.4
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
33.2
Lee May
Career
Per 600 PA
52.7
52.7
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Lee May and Dave Thomas

Lee May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1595
1.08
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.17
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1542
1.04
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.06
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39893
27
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3010
27
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13297.2
9
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1003.1
9
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13029
8.82
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
2.16
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
900
0.61
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
2.63
Lee May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.06
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.5
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14019
9.49
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
5.29
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13929
9.43
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
534
4.79
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.36
99.36
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.51
90.51
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.733
8.733
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.108
4.108
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.68
96.68
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.77
90.77
Lee May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1236
0.84
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.3
Lee May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0