Xavier Hernandez vs. Jack Taylor — Career Comparison

Xavier Hernandez
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jack Taylor
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jack Taylor built a career as a starting pitcher and Xavier Hernandez as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jack Taylor posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.65 and WHIP 1.176 compared to 3.9 and 1.376 for Xavier Hernandez. By the career numbers, Jack Taylor had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Xavier Hernandez and Jack Taylor

Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
6.21
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
1.07
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
0.98
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.54
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
0.52
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.47
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.48
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.23
52.23
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.28
92.28
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
0.96
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.07
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.47
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
291
3.9
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
2.65
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2013
27
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7878
27
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
671
9
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2626
9
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
621
8.33
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
2504
8.58
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.33
8.33
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.58
8.58
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.9
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.14
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
3.57
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
2
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.48
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
562
7.54
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
662
2.27
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.54
7.54
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.475
0.475
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.62
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.14
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.27
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.32
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2879
38.62
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10705
36.69
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
2.27
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.08
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
4.35
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1195
4.1
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.38
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.3
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.64
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.322
1.322
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.176
1.176
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2543
34.11
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10027
34.37
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.62
38.62
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.69
36.69

Fielding Stats for Xavier Hernandez and Jack Taylor

Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
6.21
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
333
1.09
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
0.39
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2013
27
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8286
27
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
671
9
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2762
9
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.54
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
0.53
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.86
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
767
2.5
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.16
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.42
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
978
3.19
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
1.39
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
929
3.03
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.11
98.11
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.99
94.99
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.225
0.225
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.04
36.04
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.08
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Xavier Hernandez and Jack Taylor

Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
464
6474.42
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
339
175.8
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
43
600
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1157
600
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
37
516.28
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1063
551.25
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.596
0.596
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
122.39
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
179
92.83
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
21.78
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
6.74
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.04
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
29.56
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.12
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90.98
47.18
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
310
160.76
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
307
159.2
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.562
0.562
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
57.04
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
45.64
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
101.64
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.82
-39.33
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98.31
50.98
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.59
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
34.23
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
279.07
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
128
66.38
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.15
2.15
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.04
9.04
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
55.81
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
11.93
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
9.33
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
9.33
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100