Dave Mays vs. Tom Padden — Career Comparison

Dave Mays
Greatest GenerationTexasNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueRight Fielder
Tom Padden
Greatest GenerationNew HampshireThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Dave Mays and Tom Padden are closely matched on the surface stats. Tom Padden posted stronger numbers in on-base percentage (.345 vs .310) and batting average (.272 vs .259). Dave Mays had the advantage in OPS (.681 vs .666). By the career numbers, Tom Padden had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Dave Mays and Tom Padden

Dave Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Dave Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
17
167.21
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
399
181.5
Dave Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
61
600
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1319
600
Dave Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
54
531.15
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1170
532.22
Dave Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Dave Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.73
0.73
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.691
0.691
Dave Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
14
137.7
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
318
144.66
Dave Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
10
98.36
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
270
122.82
Dave Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
19.67
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
18.2
Dave Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
19.67
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
2.73
Dave Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.91
Dave Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
39.34
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
21.83
Dave Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Dave Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Dave Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Dave Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.75
66.36
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128.89
58.63
Dave Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
196.72
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
376
171.04
Dave Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
18
177.05
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
448
203.79
Dave Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Dave Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Dave Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.681
0.681
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.666
0.666
Dave Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Dave Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Dave Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
0.65
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.579
0.579
Dave Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Dave Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
88.52
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122
55.5
Dave Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
68.85
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
50.04
Dave Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
157.38
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
104.62
Dave Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7.54
74.13
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150.56
68.49
Dave Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.36
Dave Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
4
39.34
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
57.77
Dave Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PA
121
55.04
Dave Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
61
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PA
10.9
10.9
Dave Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PA
1.05
1.05
Dave Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
29.51
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
8.64
Dave Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PA
31
14.1
Dave Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
19.67
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
2.27
Dave Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
19.67
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
2.27
Dave Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100

Fielding Stats for Dave Mays and Tom Padden

Dave Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Dave Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.08
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
379
Dave Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.08
Tom Padden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
27
Tom Padden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
9
Tom Padden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.81
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1482
Dave Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
Dave Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Tom Padden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
Dave Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.02
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1745
Dave Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.95
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1704
Dave Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.33
93.33
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.65
Dave Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.875
0.875
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.496
Dave Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tom Padden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
Dave Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Padden
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Dave Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Padden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Padden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Padden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0