Akinori Iwamura vs. Harry Taylor — Career Comparison

Akinori Iwamura
Gen XJapanThrows RightBats LeftAsiaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman
Harry Taylor
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkBats LeftNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsAmerican AssociationFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Akinori Iwamura and Harry Taylor are closely matched on the surface stats. Akinori Iwamura posted stronger numbers in OPS (.721 vs .689) and slugging (.375 vs .322). Harry Taylor had the advantage in on-base percentage (.367 vs .346). By the career numbers, Akinori Iwamura had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Akinori Iwamura and Harry Taylor

Akinori Iwamura
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Akinori Iwamura
Career
Per 600 PAverified
408
139.49
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
132.79
Akinori Iwamura
Career
Per 600 PA
1755
600
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1979
600
Akinori Iwamura
Career
Per 600 PA
1545
528.21
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1754
531.78
Akinori Iwamura
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Akinori Iwamura
Career
Per 600 PA
0.746
0.746
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.751
0.751
Akinori Iwamura
Career
Per 600 PA
413
141.2
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
502
152.2
Akinori Iwamura
Career
Per 600 PA
301
102.91
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
457
138.55
Akinori Iwamura
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
25.3
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
30
9.1
Akinori Iwamura
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
7.52
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
12
3.64
Akinori Iwamura
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
5.47
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.91
Akinori Iwamura
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
38.29
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
45
13.64
Akinori Iwamura
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Akinori Iwamura
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Akinori Iwamura
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Akinori Iwamura
Career
Per 600 PA
215.23
73.58
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
253.05
76.72
Akinori Iwamura
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
579
197.95
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
565
171.3
Akinori Iwamura
Career
Per 600 PA
602
205.81
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
727
220.41
Akinori Iwamura
Career
Per 600 PA
0.345
0.345
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Akinori Iwamura
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Akinori Iwamura
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.72
0.72
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Akinori Iwamura
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.108
0.108
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Akinori Iwamura
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Akinori Iwamura
Career
Per 600 PA
0.691
0.691
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.717
0.717
Akinori Iwamura
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Akinori Iwamura
Career
Per 600 PA
222
75.9
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
311
94.29
Akinori Iwamura
Career
Per 600 PA
117
40
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
53.36
Akinori Iwamura
Career
Per 600 PA
323
110.43
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
484
146.74
Akinori Iwamura
Career
Per 600 PA
227.33
77.72
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
285.87
86.67
Akinori Iwamura
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.05
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.64
Akinori Iwamura
Career
Per 600 PA
183
62.56
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
213
64.58
Akinori Iwamura
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.03
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Akinori Iwamura
Career
Per 600 PA
330
112.82
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
19.4
Akinori Iwamura
Career
Per 600 PA
5.32
5.32
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.92
30.92
Akinori Iwamura
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
0.55
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
3.33
Akinori Iwamura
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
3.08
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Akinori Iwamura
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
4.1
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Akinori Iwamura
Career
Per 600 PA
9
3.08
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Akinori Iwamura
Career
Per 600 PA
32
10.94
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
32.74
Akinori Iwamura
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
5.47
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Akinori Iwamura
Career
Per 600 PA
48
16.41
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
32.74
Akinori Iwamura
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Akinori Iwamura and Harry Taylor

Akinori Iwamura
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Akinori Iwamura
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
391
1.05
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444
1.02
Akinori Iwamura
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
384
1.03
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Akinori Iwamura
Career
Per 9 Innings
10100
27
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11769
27
Akinori Iwamura
Career
Per 9 Innings
3366.2
9
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3923
9
Akinori Iwamura
Career
Per 9 Innings
566
1.51
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3621
8.31
Akinori Iwamura
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
864
2.31
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
0.64
Akinori Iwamura
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.06
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.25
Akinori Iwamura
Career
Per 9 Innings
1454
3.89
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4007
9.19
Akinori Iwamura
Career
Per 9 Innings
1430
3.82
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3898
8.94
Akinori Iwamura
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.35
98.35
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.28
97.28
Akinori Iwamura
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.657
3.657
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.779
8.779
Akinori Iwamura
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.21
98.21
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Akinori Iwamura
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
0.51
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
0.46
Akinori Iwamura
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Akinori Iwamura
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Akinori Iwamura
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Akinori Iwamura
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0