Merrill May vs. Harry Taylor — Career Comparison

Merrill May
Greatest GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueThird BasemanAll-Star
Harry Taylor
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkBats LeftNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsAmerican AssociationFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Merrill May and Harry Taylor are closely matched on the surface stats. Harry Taylor posted stronger numbers in on-base percentage (.367 vs .354) and batting average (.286 vs .275). Merrill May had the advantage in slugging (.337 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 Merrill May and Harry Taylor

Merrill May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Merrill May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
665
156.72
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
438
132.79
Merrill May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2546
600
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
1979
600
Merrill May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2215
522
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1754
531.78
Merrill May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Merrill May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.72
0.72
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.751
0.751
Merrill May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
610
143.75
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
502
152.2
Merrill May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
493
116.18
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
457
138.55
Merrill May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
24.04
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
30
9.1
Merrill May
Career
Per 600 PA
11
2.59
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.64
Merrill May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
0.94
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.91
Merrill May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
27.57
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
45
13.64
Merrill May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Merrill May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Merrill May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Merrill May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
264.19
62.26
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
253.05
76.72
Merrill May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
746
175.81
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
565
171.3
Merrill May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
880
207.38
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
727
220.41
Merrill May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.354
0.354
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Merrill May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Merrill May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Merrill May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Merrill May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Merrill May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.615
0.615
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.717
0.717
Merrill May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Merrill May
Career
Per 600 PA
210
49.49
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
311
94.29
Merrill May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
215
50.67
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
176
53.36
Merrill May
Career
Per 600 PA
421
99.21
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
484
146.74
Merrill May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
301.67
71.09
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
285.87
86.67
Merrill May
Career
Per 600 PA
9
2.12
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.64
Merrill May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
261
61.51
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
213
64.58
Merrill May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merrill May
Career
Per 600 PA
121
28.52
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
19.4
Merrill May
Career
Per 600 PA
21.04
21.04
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.92
30.92
Merrill May
Career
Per 600 PA
2.16
2.16
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
3.33
Merrill May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
14.38
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merrill May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merrill May
Career
Per 600 PA
69
16.26
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Merrill May
Career
Per 600 PA
13
3.06
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
32.74
Merrill May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merrill May
Career
Per 600 PA
13
3.06
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
32.74
Merrill May
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100

Fielding Stats for Merrill May and Harry Taylor

Merrill May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Merrill May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
647
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
1.02
Merrill May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merrill May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11769
27
Merrill May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3923
9
Merrill May
Career
Per 9 Innings
738
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3621
8.31
Merrill May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1397
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
0.64
Merrill May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.25
Merrill May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2220
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4007
9.19
Merrill May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2135
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3898
8.94
Merrill May
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.17
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.28
97.28
Merrill May
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.779
8.779
Merrill May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merrill May
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.46
Merrill May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merrill May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merrill May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Merrill May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0