Bill May
Retired
Bill May
OOTP Player Page
Birthdate:
Feb. 22, 1913 (49 y, 3 m, 13 d)
Born In:
Country Club, MO, USA
Nationality:
American
Position:
CF
Bats/Throws:
L/L
Height/Weight:
6'0"/196
Entry:
1931 Draft - Round: 1, Overall: 5, Team: Montreal Saints
Contract:
Free Agent
ML Service Time:
None
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Player Awards
Award Date Team
All-Star 1941 Chicago (FABL)
1940 Chicago (FABL)
1936 Brooklyn (FABL)
League Champ 1949 Chicago (FABL)
1938 Chicago (FABL)
1937 Brooklyn (FABL)
Rookie of the Month Sep 1934 Brooklyn (FABL)
Player of the Week Aug 24, 1936 Brooklyn (FABL)
May 7, 1934 Rochester (UL)
Jul 24, 1933 Rochester (UL)
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score HoF
Pos Avg		 HoF
All Avg
Black Ink 18 71.0 47.9
Grey Ink 68 356.0 220.3
HoF Standard 31 84.0 62.8
WAR 45.7 177.3 103.4
WAR7 31.2 88.4 61.5
JAWS 38.4 132.9 82.5
Similar Players (CF)
Player Score
Gail Gifford R 916
Ralph Hanson 907
Fred Feiden R 903
Ira Williams R 902
Charlie Kinney R 896
George Reid R 896
David Merchant R 890
Pablo Reyes R 884
Ernie Campbell R 882
Bert Hartman R 882
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
Year GS Rank
1939 153 2
1940 152 4
1946 154 1
Year PA Rank
1936 710 7
1939 703 3
1940 687 3
1946 683 4
Year AB Rank
1936 650 2
1936 650 2
1937 590 9
1937 590 9
1939 650 1
1939 650 1
1940 646 1
1940 646 1
1946 628 3
1946 628 3
Year Hits Rank
1936 217 3
1939 197 1
1940 189 2
1946 173 7
Year K Rank
1935 75 7
1936 97 4
1937 116 1
1939 134 1
1940 150 2
1941 134 3
1946 105 1
1947 94 3
1948 67 9
Year TB Rank
1936 288 9
Year 3B Rank
1935 16 3
1936 11 9
Year SB Rank
1935 31 2
1936 41 2
1937 30 1
1938 21 2
1938 17 7
1939 34 1
1940 28 4
Year R Rank
1936 127 5
1939 93 9
1940 95 8
Year IBB Rank
1934 5 10
1946 10 5
Year HBP Rank
1934 4 6
1936 5 8
1937 7 1
1938 4 10
1940 4 10
1947 4 5
Year Avg Rank
1936 0.334 6
Year G Rank
1939 154 1
1940 154 1
1946 154 1
Year WAR Rank
1936 6.6 4