Nelson Mathews vs. Harry Taylor — Career Comparison

Nelson Mathews
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder
Harry Taylor
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkBats LeftNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsAmerican AssociationFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Nelson Mathews and Harry Taylor are closely matched on the surface stats. Harry Taylor posted stronger numbers in OPS (.689 vs .656) and on-base percentage (.367 vs .297). Nelson Mathews had the advantage in slugging (.359 vs .322). By the career numbers, Harry 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 Nelson Mathews and Harry Taylor

Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
306
170.63
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
132.79
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
1076
600
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1979
600
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
978
545.35
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1754
531.78
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.661
0.661
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.751
0.751
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
218
121.56
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
502
152.2
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
143
79.74
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
457
138.55
Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
21.75
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
30
9.1
Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
7.81
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
12
3.64
Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
12.27
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.91
Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
41.82
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
45
13.64
Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
102.23
57.01
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
253.05
76.72
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
351
195.72
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
565
171.3
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
309
172.3
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
727
220.41
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.647
0.647
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.563
0.563
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.717
0.717
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
93
51.86
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
311
94.29
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
54.65
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
176
53.36
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
169
94.24
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
484
146.74
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
96.63
53.88
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
285.87
86.67
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.67
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.64
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
88
49.07
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
213
64.58
Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
7.25
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
248
138.29
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
19.4
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
4.34
4.34
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.92
30.92
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
3.33
Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.23
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.67
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
28
15.61
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
8
4.46
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
32.74
Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
6.69
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
20
11.15
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
32.74
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
40
40
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Nelson Mathews and Harry Taylor

Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
1.08
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444
1.02
Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
1
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
6903
27
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11769
27
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2301
9
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3923
9
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
613
2.4
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3621
8.31
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
0.64
Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.07
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.25
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
638
2.5
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4007
9.19
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
620
2.43
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3898
8.94
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.18
97.18
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.28
97.28
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.255
2.255
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.779
8.779
Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.73
92.73
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.46
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0