Mike Piazza vs. Cap Tyson — Career Comparison

Mike Piazza
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueHall of FameCatcherSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star
Cap Tyson
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Mike Piazza and Cap Tyson are closely matched on the surface stats. Cap Tyson posted stronger numbers in OPS (.967 vs .933) and on-base percentage (.467 vs .388). Mike Piazza had the advantage in slugging (.545 vs .500). By the career numbers, Cap Tyson had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Mike Piazza and Cap Tyson

Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Cap Tyson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1912
148.12
Cap Tyson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
280
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7745
600
Cap Tyson
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6911
535.39
Cap Tyson
Career
Per 600 PA
26
520
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Cap Tyson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.919
0.919
Cap Tyson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.936
0.936
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2127
164.78
Cap Tyson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
200
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1348
104.43
Cap Tyson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
344
26.65
Cap Tyson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
0.62
Cap Tyson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
427
33.08
Cap Tyson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
779
60.35
Cap Tyson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Cap Tyson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Cap Tyson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Cap Tyson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1349.28
104.53
Cap Tyson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.03
120.64
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3768
291.9
Cap Tyson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
260
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2916
225.9
Cap Tyson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
280
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Cap Tyson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.545
0.545
Cap Tyson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.922
0.922
Cap Tyson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.967
0.967
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Cap Tyson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Cap Tyson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.909
0.909
Cap Tyson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Cap Tyson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1048
81.19
Cap Tyson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1335
103.42
Cap Tyson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
60
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1956
151.53
Cap Tyson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1351.19
104.68
Cap Tyson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.33
126.59
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
2.32
Cap Tyson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
759
58.8
Cap Tyson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146
11.31
Cap Tyson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
1113
86.22
Cap Tyson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.96
6.96
Cap Tyson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Cap Tyson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cap Tyson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
3.49
Cap Tyson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
229
17.74
Cap Tyson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
1.32
Cap Tyson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
1.55
Cap Tyson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
2.87
Cap Tyson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.95
45.95
Cap Tyson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0

Fielding Stats for Mike Piazza and Cap Tyson

Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Cap Tyson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1700
1.09
Cap Tyson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.61
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1673
1.07
Cap Tyson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.29
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42224
27
Cap Tyson
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
27
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14074.2
9
Cap Tyson
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
9
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11347
7.26
Cap Tyson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
3.86
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
768
0.49
Cap Tyson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.64
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
0.08
Cap Tyson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12247
7.83
Cap Tyson
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
4.5
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12115
7.75
Cap Tyson
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
4.5
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.92
98.92
Cap Tyson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.127
7.127
Cap Tyson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.8
2.8
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.41
98.41
Cap Tyson
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
0.09
Cap Tyson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.07
Cap Tyson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.32
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cap Tyson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
1400
0.9
Cap Tyson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
0.27
Cap Tyson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0