Lee May

First Base

1965—1982

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Player LeveL
Star
Top 100 Rank
NR
First Base RANK
#90

Player Detail

Lee Andrew
GIVEN NAME
May
SURNAME
March 23, 1943, in Birmingham, AL
BORN
July 29, 2017, in Cincinnati, OH, USA
DIED
1965—1982
Playing Career
Played from 22-39
PLAYING AGE
Cincinnati Reds
Houston Astros
Baltimore Orioles
Kansas City Royals
Teams Played For
First Base
PRIMARY POSITION
Cincinnati Reds
PRIMARY TEAM
NONE
World Series titles
Big Bopper
NICKNAME
23
UNIFORM NUMBER
#4 IN LINEUP
BATTING ORDER
6-3 / 195
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
Right / Right
BATTED / THREW
September 1, 1965
Major League Debut
September 24, 1982
FINAL GAME

WHO IS Lee May?

One of the strongest men to ever play the game; The Big Bopper.

60

HITTING

70

POWER

30

RUNNING

30

FIELDING

30

THROWING
20 = NOT MLB CALIBER
30 = WELL BELOW AVG
40 = Below Average
50 = MLB AVERAGE
60 = ABOVE AVG
70 = EXCELLENT
80 = RARE, ELITE

Career Stats

GAMES HITS HR RBI AVG
2071
2031
354
1244
.267
3 ALL-STAR SELECTIONS

Teammate Team

CATCHER:
First Base:
Second Base:
Shortstop:
Third Base:
Left Field:
Center Field:
Right Field:
Pitcher:
pitcher:
manager:

BEST SEASON

1971 Reds

28 Years Old

.279
AVG
39
HR
98
RBI
85
RUNS
.332
OBP
154
HITS
17
2B
3
3B
.532
SLG
42
BB
3
SB
5.4
WAR

SLASH LINE

AVG OBP SLG
.267
.313
.459

FOR THE TRADITIONALISTS.

VERSUS HIS PEERS

OPS LG OPS COMP
.772
.766
101.1

PLAYER OPS COMPARED TO AVERAGE PLAYER AT HIS POSITION IN HIS LEAGUE AND ERA. OPS = ON-BASE + SLUGGING.

Hall of Fame Worthy?

JAWS JAWS BY HOFER
24.5
52.3

PLAYER JAWS COMPARED TO HOF PLAYER AT HIS POSITION. JAWS = AVERAGE OF CAREER WAR & WAR7.

Lee May Per Season

PER 600 PLATE APPEARANCES COMPARED TO Contemporaries AT HIS POSITION

AB H R 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB TB TRB AVG OBP SLG OPS
May
555
148
70
25
2
26
91
36
115
3
255
187
.267
.313
.459
772
AVG 1B
532
143
68
24
3
18
57
81
5
226
203
.268
.340
.425
.766

Lee May Rankings

AT First Base BY THESE SOURCES

BASEBALL EGG HALL OF STATS BASEBALL SCHOLAR JAWS BILL JAMES
90
110
90
88
51
Updated THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2020

AT First Base BY VALUE

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK
86
98
86
96
CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3

Lee May PLAYER VALUE

WAR COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 WAR PER SN
27.1
21.9
17.2
12.6
2.11
62.1
42.4
30.7
21.0
5.09
BLUE = Lee May
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME 1B

WIN SHARES COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WIN SHARES 7 WIN SHARES 5C WIN SHARES 3 WS PER SN
226.8
148.0
108.8
74.9
17.7
348.1
202.5
145.2
97.0
26.5
BLUE = Lee May
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME 1B

— Explanation of Advanced Statistics —

Wins Above Replacement is a non-standardized sabermetric statistic developed to sum up a player’s total contributions to his team. A player’s WAR value is claimed to be the number of additional wins his team has achieved above the number of expected team wins if that player were substituted with a replacement-level player:

A player’s best seven seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called LONG PEAK.

A player’s best five consecutive seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called PLAYER PRIME.

A player’s best three seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called SHORT PEAK.

A player’s Wins Above Replacement (WAR) per season (calculated for 162 games).

Advanced statistical method devised by Bill James. A Win Share represents one-third of a team win, by definition, and takes into account defense, offense, baserunning, park effects, and level of competition, era, and many other factors.

A player’s best seven seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of LONG PEAK.

A player’s best five consecutive seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of a player’s PRIME.

A player’s best three seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of a player’s SHORT PEAK.

A player’s Win Shares per season (calculated for 162 games).

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