Lee May stats

Last played for the Kansas City Royals, 1982

First Baseman

Age 83 · 6' 3"

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Lee May played 18 MLB seasons, 1965 to 1982.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
2,071
AB
7,609
R
959
H
2,031
HR
354
RBI
1,244
SB
39
AVG
.267

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.
1965CIN5410000.000
1966CIN257514252100.333
1967CIN1274385411612574.265
1968CIN1465597816222804.290
1969CIN15860785169381105.278
1970CIN1536057815334941.253
1971CIN1475538515439983.278
1972HOU1485928716829983.284
1973HOU14854565147281051.270
1974HOU1525565914924851.268
1975BAL1465806715220991.262
1976BAL14853061137251094.258
1977BAL1505857514827992.253
1978BAL1485565613725805.246
1979BAL1244565911619693.254
1980BAL7822220547312.243
1981KC2655316080.291
1982KC429112283120.308

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG

Career Postseason

GP
13
AB
38
R
6
H
10
HR
2
RBI
11
SB
0
AVG
.263

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
8,219
TB
3,495
XBH
725
HBP
49
IBB
85
GIDP
0
P/PA
0.00

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included.TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run.XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs.HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base.IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose.GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better.P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter.
1965CIN4000000
1966CIN753880000
1967CIN4721854310300
1968CIN6022625561100
1969CIN665321736800
1970CIN649293702500
1971CIN602294594200
1972HOU6472906221200
1973HOU5902615521000
1974HOU590247507200
1975BAL626246515800
1976BAL583237463800
1977BAL629249450500
1978BAL590230421500
1979BAL491188341400
1980BAL23989190100
1981KC581930000
1982KC10746100100

What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
23.9
RC
1,120.8
RC/27
5.30
ISOP
.192
SECA
.257
BB/K
0.31
AB/HR
21.5
GO/FO
0.00

Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Advanced by season
WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in.RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced.RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs.ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count.SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat.BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline.AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power.GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out.
1965CIN-0.1-0.4-2.8.0000000
1966CIN0.111.96.3.1730.2037.50
1967CIN1.356.94.6.1580.20.236.50
1968CIN3.487.65.8.1790.20.325.40
1969CIN3.6107.56.5.2500.30.3160
1970CIN1.589.75.3.2310.30.317.80
1971CIN5.099.26.7.2530.30.314.20
1972HOU2.61016.4.2060.30.420.40
1973HOU1.383.65.5.2090.30.319.50
1974HOU1.775.44.9.1760.20.223.20
1975BAL1.578.44.9.1620.20.4290
1976BAL2.477.75.2.1890.30.421.20
1977BAL0.276.14.6.1730.20.321.70
1978BAL0.4684.3.1670.20.322.20
1979BAL-0.656.94.4.1580.20.3240
1980BAL-0.927.14.3.1580.20.331.70
1981KC-0.164.1.0550.10.200
1982KC0.618.97.8.1980.40.830.30

What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO

Bio

Age
83 yearsMar 23, 1943
Height
6' 3"
Debut
1965
Birthplace
Birmingham, AL

What were Lee May's career stats?

Lee May played 18 seasons for the Reds, the Astros, the Orioles and the Royals. He was a career .267 hitter with 2,031 hits, 354 home runs and 1,244 RBI. His best season was 1966: a .333 batting average, 2 home runs and 10 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

18 seasons, 3 postseasons, 1965 to 1982

Lee May finished top 10 in a stat 9 times.

All-time career rank

  • 99th in home runs (354)
  • 274th in hits (2,031)
  • 123rd in rbi (1,244)

Among the 10,544 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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