Ben Taylor vs. Don Wheeler — Career Comparison

Ben Taylor
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Don Wheeler
Greatest GenerationMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Ben Taylor and Don Wheeler are closely matched on the surface stats. Don Wheeler posted stronger numbers in OPS (.656 vs .645) and on-base percentage (.333 vs .306). Ben Taylor had the advantage in slugging (.339 vs .323). By the career numbers, Don Wheeler 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 Taylor and Don Wheeler

Ben Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ben Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
232.84
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
182.73
Ben Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
134
600
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
220
600
Ben Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
121
541.79
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
192
523.64
Ben Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Ben Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.661
0.661
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.687
0.687
Ben Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
28
125.37
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
125.45
Ben Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
98.51
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
92.73
Ben Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.96
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
24.55
Ben Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.48
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.45
Ben Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.43
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.73
Ben Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
6
26.87
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
32.73
Ben Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Ben Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Ben Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Ben Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
12.4
55.54
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.91
59.77
Ben Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
183.58
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
169.09
Ben Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
41
183.58
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
199.09
Ben Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ben Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Ben Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.645
0.645
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.656
0.656
Ben Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Ben Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Ben Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.561
0.561
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.603
0.603
Ben Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Ben Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
71.64
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
46.36
Ben Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
6
26.87
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
60
Ben Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
19
85.07
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
103.64
Ben Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
12.87
57.61
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.55
64.23
Ben Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.96
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
11
49.25
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
73.64
Ben Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
31
138.81
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
51.82
Ben Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
4.32
4.32
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.58
11.58
Ben Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.42
1.42
Ben Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.73
Ben Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
17.91
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
13.64
Ben Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.48
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.45
Ben Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.48
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.96
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.45
Ben Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Ben Taylor and Don Wheeler

Ben Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ben Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
135
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
Ben Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
27
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
9
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1044
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
210
Ben Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
72
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
Ben Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
Ben Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
1143
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
Ben Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
1116
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
Ben Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.64
97.64
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.62
Ben Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.267
8.267
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.241
Ben Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
112.5
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Ben Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ben Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0