SS Bill Taylor #12
Age: 26 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
10/18/1972
SS BILL TAYLOR #12 - AGE: 26 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
102 277 55 10 0 6 27 42 63 .199 .317 .300 0 0.6
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 40 40 40 45
Gap 45 45 45 45
Power 45 50 45 50
Eye 60 60 60 65
Avoid K's 35 35 35 50
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 65 30
Errors: - 55 50
Arm: 20 60 55
Turn DP: - 60 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 50
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 60 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 35
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 20
Stealing Aggressiveness: 45
Stealing Ability: 20
Baserunning Inst.: 20
Sacrifice Bunt: 40
Bunt for Hit: 45
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/16/1972 @ DEN Win, 10-5 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/15/1972 @ DEN Loss, 0-3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/10/1972 SFS Win, 9-1 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
10/09/1972 SFS Win, 4-2 3 2 2 2 1 1 0 0
10/08/1972 SFS Win, 1-0 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
10/06/1972 @ SFS Win, 4-0 3 1 0 0 0 1 3 0
10/05/1972 @ SFS Loss, 3-4 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
10/01/1972 @ LAP Win, 7-4 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
09/30/1972 @ LAP Win, 4-3 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 0
09/29/1972 @ LAP Loss, 4-5 5 1 2 1 1 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Taylor could hustle more.
Personality Class: Unmotivated
Low: Loyalty, Adaptability, Work Ethic, Intelligence
Birthday:10/10/1946
Born in:Chicago, IL
Nationality:American
Height:6' 3"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$26,400
Signed Through:1972 Season
Major Service:2 Years, 70 Days
Service This Yr:175 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:5 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet, but possibly eligible after this season
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1967, 26th Pick in Round 1
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1972 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 102 277 55 10 0 6 27 30 42 63 .199 .317 .300 .617 .298 .101 95
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 81 325 6 0 0 6 2 0 83 16 0 0 0.0 28.6 3.36 .6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   115 15 2 0 2 5 15 20 29 0 0 5 .130 .286 .200 .486
Versus Right   162 40 8 0 4 22 15 22 34 0 2 1 .247 .341 .370 .711
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   9 2 0 0 1 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 .222 .364 .556 .919
April   23 4 1 0 0 1 2 4 5 0 0 0 .174 .296 .217 .514
May   57 8 1 0 0 4 1 6 13 0 0 2 .140 .246 .158 .404
June   41 9 3 0 0 2 4 6 12 0 0 0 .220 .319 .293 .612
July   28 8 3 0 1 2 2 3 2 0 1 2 .286 .394 .500 .894
August   63 16 1 0 3 11 8 11 11 0 0 1 .254 .373 .413 .786
September   65 10 1 0 2 7 13 12 20 0 1 1 .154 .295 .262 .556
Spring Training   45 13 2 0 0 5 7 11 16 0 0 1 .289 .439 .333 .772
Postseason   40 8 1 0 2 3 6 5 10 0 1 0 .200 .289 .375 .664
Last Year   120 33 7 1 0 11 12 25 31 0 0 1 .275 .404 .350 .754
2 Years Ago   151 31 7 0 3 16 13 24 38 2 0 2 .205 .318 .311 .630
Career   548 119 24 1 9 54 55 91 132 2 2 9 .217 .337 .314 .651
Home   150 32 4 0 4 19 19 26 31 0 1 2 .213 .337 .320 .657
Road   127 23 6 0 2 8 11 16 32 0 1 4 .181 .293 .276 .568
Grass   277 55 10 0 6 27 30 42 63 0 2 6 .199 .317 .300 .617
Day   177 32 8 0 2 13 18 26 38 0 0 5 .181 .303 .260 .563
Night   100 23 2 0 4 14 12 16 25 0 2 1 .230 .342 .370 .712
As Starter   264 52 9 0 6 26 28 39 61 0 1 5 .197 .312 .299 .611
As Reliever / Substitution   13 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 2 0 1 1 .231 .412 .308 .719
Pinch Hitting   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Close/Late   57 14 4 0 2 6 8 8 12 0 1 2 .246 .358 .421 .779
Inning 1-3   91 16 1 0 0 6 11 15 16 0 1 3 .176 .312 .187 .499
Inning 4-6   92 15 5 0 2 10 8 17 29 0 0 1 .163 .300 .283 .583
Inning 7-9   91 23 4 0 4 10 11 8 16 0 0 2 .253 .327 .429 .755
Extra Innings   3 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 0 .333 .600 .333 .933
0 Outs   90 25 7 0 4 5 18 9 21 0 2 1 .278 .350 .489 .839
1 Outs   90 11 2 0 0 7 4 17 20 0 0 3 .122 .282 .144 .426
2 Outs   97 19 1 0 2 15 8 16 22 0 0 2 .196 .322 .268 .590
Scoring Position   69 14 2 0 0 19 4 14 12 0 2 2 .203 .353 .232 .585
Bases Empty   160 33 5 0 5 5 21 25 39 0 0 3 .206 .324 .331 .656
Runner on 1st   48 8 3 0 1 3 5 3 12 0 0 1 .167 .231 .292 .522
Runner on 2nd   22 4 1 0 0 3 1 4 7 0 2 0 .182 .308 .227 .535
Runner on 3rd   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Runner on 1st & 2nd   17 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 2 .059 .238 .059 .297
Runner on 1st & 3rd   9 4 1 0 0 4 1 5 1 0 0 0 .444 .643 .556 1.198
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   10 4 0 0 0 7 0 0 3 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Bases Loaded   7 1 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .143 .250 .143 .393
Two Strikes   142 20 5 0 3 15 10 17 63 0 0 4 .141 .252 .239 .491
First Pitch   31 9 2 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 .290 .290 .452 .742
Count 0-1   31 9 1 0 0 3 5 0 0 0 0 1 .290 .312 .323 .635
Count 0-2   21 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Count 1-0   17 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .176 .176 .353 .529
Count 1-1   29 7 2 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 .241 .241 .310 .552
Count 1-2   48 4 3 0 0 3 1 0 24 0 0 3 .083 .137 .146 .283
Count 2-0   8 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .125 .500 .625
Count 2-1   15 6 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 .400 .438 .400 .838
Count 2-2   36 8 0 0 2 8 2 0 16 0 0 1 .222 .243 .389 .632
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   4 0 0 0 0 0 4 18 0 0 0 0 .000 .818 .000 .818
Full Count   37 5 2 0 1 3 7 17 12 0 0 0 .135 .407 .270 .678
Behind in Count   100 16 4 0 0 7 6 0 35 0 0 4 .160 .192 .200 .392
Ahead in Count   44 10 0 0 2 3 9 25 0 0 1 1 .227 .514 .364 .878
Batting Leadoff   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 3rd   86 16 2 0 2 3 14 14 27 0 0 3 .186 .320 .279 .599
Batting 6th   66 11 2 0 0 4 2 6 15 0 0 2 .167 .257 .197 .454
Batting 7th   94 23 3 0 4 16 12 15 16 0 1 0 .245 .349 .404 .753
Batting 8th   21 4 2 0 0 4 0 4 3 0 1 0 .190 .320 .286 .606
Batting 9th   9 1 1 0 0 0 2 3 2 0 0 1 .111 .385 .222 .607
Low Leverage   127 29 4 0 3 12 15 18 29 0 0 3 .228 .338 .331 .669
Medium Leverage   106 18 4 0 1 8 9 17 25 0 1 0 .170 .285 .236 .520
High Leverage   43 8 2 0 2 7 6 7 9 0 1 3 .186 .340 .372 .712
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1970 Detroit - MLB 23 48 151 31 7 0 3 16 13 24 2 2 38 0 0 .205 .318 .311 .630 79 73 -0.3
1971 Detroit - MLB 24 47 120 33 7 1 0 11 12 25 1 0 31 0 0 .275 .404 .350 .754 123 133 0.4
1972 Detroit - MLB 25 102 277 55 10 0 6 27 30 42 6 0 63 0 0 .199 .317 .300 .617 82 95 0.6
Total MLB 197 548 119 24 1 9 54 55 91 9 2 132 0 0 .217 .337 .314 .651 90 97 0.6
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1967 Total - 20 57 246 78 9 1 10 57 72 32 4 3 22 13 6 .317 .400 .484 .884 100 100 2.4
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1971 Detroit - MLB 24 12 32 13 2 0 2 7 6 11 0 0 6 0 0 .406 .558 .656 1.214 255 262 0.3
1972 Detroit - MLB 25 12 40 8 1 0 2 3 6 5 0 0 10 0 0 .200 .289 .375 .664 94 105 -0.2
Total MLB 24 72 21 3 0 4 10 12 16 0 0 16 0 0 .292 .420 .500 .920 173 181
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1970 Detroit - MLB SS 47 44 82 124 21 212 6 .972 395.1 4.69 -5.5 .944
1971 Detroit - MLB 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1971 Detroit - MLB 3B 5 5 1 8 0 10 1 .900 43.0 1.88 -0.4 .927
1971 Detroit - MLB SS 36 30 55 99 17 158 4 .975 271.1 5.11 -5.6 .895
1972 Detroit - MLB 2B 63 57 128 121 34 259 10 .961 474.1 4.72 -3.1 .980
1972 Detroit - MLB 3B 10 10 5 17 0 24 2 .917 81.0 2.44 -0.8 .947
1972 Detroit - MLB SS 33 14 39 50 10 94 5 .947 159.2 5.02 -1.8 .932
TOTAL 2B 63 57 128 121 34 259 10 .961 474.1 4.72 -3.1 .980
TOTAL 3B 15 15 6 25 0 34 3 .912 124.0 2.25 -1.2 .941
TOTAL SS 116 88 176 273 48 464 15 .968 826.1 4.89 -12.9 .923
PLAYER HISTORY
09/01/1967 Drafted in the 1967 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 26, 26th overall pick) by the Detroit Wolverines, out of college Ridgewater
10/20/1967 Named the #80 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (50); Power: 30 (45); Eye: 45 (60).
04/09/1968 Named the #89 prospect in the MLB
07/04/1968 Named the #57 prospect in the MLB
10/31/1968 Named the #66 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (55); Power: 45 (55); Eye: 50 (60).
04/08/1969 Named the #77 prospect in the MLB
07/03/1969 Named the #45 prospect in the MLB
10/29/1969 Named the #44 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (55); Power: 50 (55); Eye: 60 (60).
04/07/1970 Named the #96 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (50); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 60 (60).
03/12/1971 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his quality of contact at the Detroit Wolverines development complex.
06/19/1971 Injured (fractured foot),out for 3-4 weeks.
10/05/1971 Wins the 1971 MLB ABL Divisional Round MVP Award.
11/13/1971 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $26,400.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (50); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 60 (65).
03/06/1972 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his quality of contact at the Detroit Wolverines development complex.
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