Cap Clark vs. Sammy Taylor — Career Comparison

Cap Clark
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueCatcher
Sammy Taylor
Silent GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Cap Clark and Sammy Taylor are closely matched on the surface stats. Sammy Taylor posted stronger numbers in OPS (.701 vs .635) and slugging (.375 vs .297). Cap Clark had the advantage in on-base percentage (.337 vs .326). By the career numbers, Sammy 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 Cap Clark and Sammy Taylor

Cap Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Cap Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
371.43
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
473
202.28
Cap Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
84
600
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1403
600
Cap Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
74
528.57
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1263
540.13
Cap Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Sammy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Cap Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.661
0.661
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.704
0.704
Cap Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
135.71
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
309
132.15
Cap Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
121.43
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
220
94.08
Cap Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.14
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
20.1
Cap Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.14
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
3.85
Cap Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
14.11
Cap Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2
14.29
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
38.06
Cap Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Cap Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Cap Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Cap Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
8.09
57.75
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152.48
65.21
Cap Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
22
157.14
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
473
202.28
Cap Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
200
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
439
187.74
Cap Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Sammy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Cap Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Cap Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.635
0.635
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.688
0.688
Cap Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Cap Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Cap Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.564
0.564
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.612
0.612
Cap Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Sammy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Cap Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
78.57
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
127
54.31
Cap Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
4
28.57
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
62.87
Cap Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
107.14
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
103.06
Cap Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9.64
68.84
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
153.39
65.6
Cap Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.42
Cap Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
64.29
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122
52.17
Cap Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
11.55
Cap Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
71.43
Sammy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
181
77.41
Cap Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.4
8.4
Sammy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
7.75
7.75
Cap Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
0.9
Sammy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Cap Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.14
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
0.86
Cap Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.42
Cap Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sammy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
34
14.54
Cap Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.28
Cap Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.86
Cap Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.14
Cap Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60

Fielding Stats for Cap Clark and Sammy Taylor

Cap Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Cap Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
1.2
Cap Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
1
Cap Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8687
27
Cap Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2895.2
9
Cap Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1721
5.35
Cap Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.44
Cap Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Sammy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.08
Cap Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1888
5.87
Cap Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1861
5.78
Cap Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.59
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.57
98.57
Cap Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.517
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.809
4.809
Cap Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.95
82.95
Cap Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.05
Cap Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Sammy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.08
Cap Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Sammy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.3
Cap Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Sammy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
0.53
Cap Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.21