Bill Clay vs. Walter Tappan — Career Comparison

Bill Clay
Pre-GenerationalMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Walter Tappan
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City PackersFederal LeagueShortstop

Looking at the career totals, Bill Clay and Walter Tappan are closely matched on the surface stats. Walter Tappan posted stronger numbers in OPS (.533 vs .500) and slugging (.308 vs .250). Bill Clay had the advantage in on-base percentage (.250 vs .225). By the career numbers, Walter Tappan 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 Clay and Walter Tappan

Bill Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Walter Tappan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
3
225
Walter Tappan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
257.14
Bill Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Walter Tappan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
600
Bill Clay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Walter Tappan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
557.14
Bill Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Walter Tappan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Bill Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Walter Tappan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.579
0.579
Bill Clay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Walter Tappan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
114.29
Bill Clay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Walter Tappan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
85.71
Bill Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Tappan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.29
Bill Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Tappan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Tappan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.29
Bill Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Tappan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
28.57
Bill Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Tappan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Tappan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Bill Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Tappan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Bill Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
34.02
Walter Tappan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.1
44.22
Bill Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Walter Tappan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
171.43
Bill Clay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Walter Tappan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
128.57
Bill Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Walter Tappan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Bill Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Walter Tappan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Bill Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Walter Tappan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Bill Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Tappan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Bill Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Walter Tappan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Bill Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Walter Tappan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Bill Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Walter Tappan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Bill Clay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Walter Tappan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.29
Bill Clay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Walter Tappan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
42.86
Bill Clay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Walter Tappan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
42.86
Bill Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.58
43.44
Walter Tappan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.07
43.8
Bill Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Tappan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Tappan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.29
Bill Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Tappan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Walter Tappan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Walter Tappan
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Tappan
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Tappan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
28.57
Bill Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Tappan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Tappan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Tappan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.29
Bill Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Tappan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Tappan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.29
Bill Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
Walter Tappan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Bill Clay and Walter Tappan

Bill Clay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Walter Tappan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bill Clay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Walter Tappan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Bill Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Tappan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
27
Walter Tappan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
9
Walter Tappan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Clay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Walter Tappan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Bill Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Tappan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
Bill Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Walter Tappan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Bill Clay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Walter Tappan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
Bill Clay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Walter Tappan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
Bill Clay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Walter Tappan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87.5
Bill Clay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Walter Tappan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.333
Bill Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Tappan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Tappan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Bill Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Tappan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Tappan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Tappan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Tappan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0