Jack Taylor vs. Pete Vuckovich — Career Comparison

Jack Taylor
Pre-GenerationalMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Pete Vuckovich
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young Award

Pete Vuckovich built a career as a starting pitcher and Jack Taylor as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Pete Vuckovich posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.66 and WHIP 1.393 compared to 4.22 and 1.463 for Jack Taylor. By the career numbers, Pete Vuckovich had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Taylor and Pete Vuckovich

Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
271
1.17
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.77
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
1.01
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.15
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
0.52
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.58
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.5
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.43
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.63
50.63
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.41
57.41
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.72
86.72
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.03
65.03
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.9
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.23
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
981
4.22
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
592
3.66
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6273
27
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
4366
27
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2091
9
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1455.1
9
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
2476
10.66
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1454
8.99
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.66
10.66
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.99
8.99
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.32
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
0.66
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
583
2.51
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
545
3.37
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.18
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
529
2.28
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
882
5.45
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.28
2.28
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.45
5.45
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.532
0.532
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.981
0.981
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.16
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.28
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.54
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.22
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9213
39.65
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
6189
38.27
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.13
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.41
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1423
6.12
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
665
4.11
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.41
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.25
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.77
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.463
1.463
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.374
1.374
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8504
36.6
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
5501
34.02
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.65
39.65
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.27
38.27

Fielding Stats for Jack Taylor and Pete Vuckovich

Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
1.19
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.77
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.15
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6357
27
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
4366
27
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2119
9
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1455.1
9
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
0.46
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.54
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
2.46
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
1.37
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.34
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.13
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
767
3.26
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
330
2.04
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
687
2.92
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
309
1.91
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.57
89.57
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.64
93.64
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.454
2.454
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.03
65.03
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.08
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Taylor and Pete Vuckovich

Jack Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
288
173.15
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PAverified
286
724.05
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
998
600
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
237
600
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
931
559.72
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
208
526.58
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.644
0.644
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
234
140.68
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
33
83.54
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
105.21
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
26
65.82
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
27.66
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
7
17.72
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.81
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.01
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
35.47
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
7
17.72
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92.57
55.65
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
6.36
16.09
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
311
186.97
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
40
101.27
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
282
169.54
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
36
91.14
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.622
0.622
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.361
0.361
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
60.12
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
15
37.97
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137
82.36
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
13
32.91
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
232
139.48
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
28
70.89
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102.38
61.55
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
8.22
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.4
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
26.45
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.59
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
101
60.72
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
124.05
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.88
9.88
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
4.84
4.84
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
19
11.42
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
60.76
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.06
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.59
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.41
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.53
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.41
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.53
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100