Ben Houser vs. Sammy Taylor — Career Comparison

Ben Houser
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Sammy Taylor
Silent GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueCatcher

On the career numbers, Ben Houser posted the stronger offensive profile against Sammy Taylor. Ben Houser posted stronger numbers in OPS (.711 vs .701) and slugging (.390 vs .375). Sammy Taylor had the advantage in home run production (33 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Ben Houser had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Ben Houser and Sammy Taylor

Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
162
187.64
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
473
202.28
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
518
600
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1403
600
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
472
546.72
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1263
540.13
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Sammy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.728
0.728
Sammy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.704
0.704
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
126
145.95
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
309
132.15
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
105.41
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
220
94.08
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
24.32
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
20.1
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.79
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
3.85
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
9
10.42
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
14.11
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
40.54
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
38.06
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61.58
71.33
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
152.48
65.21
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
184
213.13
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
473
202.28
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
164
189.96
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
439
187.74
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Sammy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Sammy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Sammy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.688
0.688
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Sammy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
0.65
Sammy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.612
0.612
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Sammy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
67.18
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
127
54.31
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
68
78.76
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147
62.87
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
117
135.52
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
103.06
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66.96
77.56
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
153.39
65.6
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.16
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.42
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
37
42.86
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
52.17
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
11.55
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
57.92
Sammy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
181
77.41
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.36
10.36
Sammy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
7.75
7.75
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
0.74
Sammy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
9.27
Sammy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.86
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.42
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sammy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
34
14.54
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.47
Sammy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.28
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.86
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.47
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
2.14
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Sammy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
60
60

Fielding Stats for Ben Houser and Sammy Taylor

Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
7.04
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
387
1.2
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.82
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
1
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
495
27
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8687
27
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
9
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2895.2
9
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1079
58.85
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1721
5.35
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
3
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
0.44
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.71
Sammy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.08
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1147
62.56
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1888
5.87
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1134
61.85
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1861
5.78
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.87
98.87
Sammy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.57
98.57
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.791
8.791
Sammy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.809
4.809
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.63
11.63
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.95
82.95
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
3.87
Sammy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.05
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sammy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.08
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sammy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.3
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sammy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
0.53
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sammy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.21