Dick Higham vs. Sammy Taylor — Career Comparison

Dick Higham
Pre-GenerationalEnglandThrows RightBats LeftEuropeNew York MutualsUnknownRight Fielder
Sammy Taylor
Silent GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Dick Higham and Sammy Taylor are closely matched on the surface stats. Sammy Taylor posted stronger numbers in on-base percentage (.326 vs .314) and home run production (33 career HR at a higher rate). Dick Higham had the advantage in batting average (.307 vs .245). 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 Dick Higham and Sammy Taylor

Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Sammy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
372
123.79
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
473
202.28
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1803
600
Sammy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
1403
600
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1786
594.34
Sammy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
1263
540.13
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Sammy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.697
0.697
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.704
0.704
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
549
182.7
Sammy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
309
132.15
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
445
148.09
Sammy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
220
94.08
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
28.29
Sammy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
47
20.1
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
4.99
Sammy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
9
3.85
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.33
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
14.11
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
34.61
Sammy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
38.06
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
198.9
66.19
Sammy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
152.48
65.21
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
676
224.96
Sammy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
473
202.28
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
566
188.35
Sammy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
439
187.74
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Sammy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Sammy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.692
0.692
Sammy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.688
0.688
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Sammy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.567
0.567
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.612
0.612
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Sammy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
384
127.79
Sammy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
127
54.31
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
67.89
Sammy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
147
62.87
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
584
194.34
Sammy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
241
103.06
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
234.07
77.89
Sammy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
153.39
65.6
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.42
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
17
5.66
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
52.17
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
11.55
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
9.32
Sammy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
181
77.41
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64.39
64.39
Sammy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
7.75
7.75
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.61
0.61
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.86
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.42
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2
Sammy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
34
14.54
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
6.66
Sammy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.28
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
4.66
Sammy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.86
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
11.31
Sammy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.14
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
58.82
58.82
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60

Fielding Stats for Dick Higham and Sammy Taylor

Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Sammy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
1.1
Sammy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
1.2
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
0.35
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
1
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10356
27
Sammy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8687
27
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3452
9
Sammy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
2895.2
9
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1039
2.71
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1721
5.35
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
0.75
Sammy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.44
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
0.84
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.08
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1651
4.3
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1888
5.87
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1328
3.46
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1861
5.78
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.44
80.44
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.57
98.57
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.809
4.809
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.44
31.44
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.95
82.95
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.07
Sammy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.05
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
0.4
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.08
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sammy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.3
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sammy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
0.53
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.21