Bill Bethea vs. Joe Taylor — Career Comparison

Bill Bethea
Silent GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman
Joe Taylor
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRight Fielder

On the career numbers, Joe Taylor posted the stronger offensive profile against Bill Bethea. Joe Taylor posted stronger numbers in OPS (.716 vs .465) and on-base percentage (.315 vs .265). By the career numbers, Joe Taylor had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Bill Bethea and Joe Taylor

Bill Bethea
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 600 PA
10
171.43
Joe Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
217.02
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 600 PA
35
600
Joe Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
329
600
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 600 PA
30
514.29
Joe Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
297
541.64
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Joe Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.514
0.514
Joe Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.722
0.722
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 600 PA
5
85.71
Joe Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
134.95
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 600 PA
4
68.57
Joe Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
87.54
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Joe Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
29.18
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.82
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
16.41
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Joe Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
47.42
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Joe Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 600 PA
1.83
31.37
Joe Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36.36
66.31
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 600 PA
6
102.86
Joe Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
217.02
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 600 PA
9
154.29
Joe Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
186.02
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Joe Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Joe Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.401
0.401
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.465
0.465
Joe Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Joe Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Joe Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Joe Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.628
0.628
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Joe Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Joe Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
62.01
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Joe Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
56.53
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
102.86
Joe Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
102.13
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 600 PA
1.92
32.84
Joe Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36.39
66.36
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Joe Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
51.06
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.82
Bill Bethea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Joe Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
61
111.25
Bill Bethea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.75
8.75
Joe Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
5.39
5.39
Bill Bethea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Joe Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
5.47
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.82
Bill Bethea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
9
16.41
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.65
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.65
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0

Fielding Stats for Bill Bethea and Joe Taylor

Bill Bethea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.34
Joe Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
1.22
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.94
Joe Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.02
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
27
Joe Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1798
27
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 9 Innings
67.1
9
Joe Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
599.1
9
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.14
Joe Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
2.24
Bill Bethea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.14
Joe Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Bill Bethea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
4.28
Joe Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
2.39
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
4.28
Joe Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
2.31
Bill Bethea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.86
96.86
Bill Bethea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Joe Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.901
1.901
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
70
Joe Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.95
83.95
Bill Bethea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.8
Joe Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bethea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0