SS Bill Taylor #12
Detroit Wolverines MLB
Age: 27 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
06/10/1974
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SS BILL TAYLOR #12 - AGE: 27 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
41 154 33 2 0 3 16 14 33 .214 .280 .286 0 -0.2
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 40 45 40 45
Gap 40 45 40 45
Power 45 50 45 50
Eye 65 75 65 70
Avoid K's 35 35 35 50
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 65 25
Errors: - 55 50
Arm: 20 60 55
Turn DP: - 65 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 60
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 60 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 45
       
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
06/08/1974 @ DAL Win, 5-0 4 1 1 4 1 0 2 0
06/07/1974 @ DAL Loss, 0-2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
06/06/1974 @ MON Loss, 3-4 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
06/05/1974 @ MON Win, 8-4 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
06/03/1974 @ MON Win, 7-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/02/1974 NYE Loss, 5-7 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
05/29/1974 DAL Loss, 1-13 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/28/1974 DAL Loss, 2-4 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
05/25/1974 MON Win, 9-5 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/23/1974 @ NYE Loss, 3-7 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
The last to arrive for practice.
Personality Class: Unmotivated
Low: Loyalty, Adaptability, Work Ethic, Baseball IQ
Birthday:10/10/1946
Born in:Chicago, IL
Nationality:American
Height:6' 3"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$37,000
Signed Through:1974 Season
Major Service:4 Years, 56 Days
Service This Yr:62 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:7 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1967, 26th Pick in Round 1
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 41 154 33 2 0 3 16 14 14 33 .214 .280 .286 .565 .267 .071 72
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 41 169 0 0 0 4 1 0 44 5 0 0 0.0 12.3 2.63 -0.2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   75 18 1 0 2 12 7 9 14 0 1 0 .240 .321 .333 .655
Versus Right   79 15 1 0 1 4 7 5 19 0 0 0 .190 .238 .241 .479
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   16 2 0 0 1 4 1 3 3 0 1 0 .125 .263 .312 .576
April   72 16 1 0 2 7 9 9 15 0 0 0 .222 .309 .319 .628
May   62 14 1 0 0 4 4 2 15 0 0 0 .226 .250 .242 .492
June   20 3 0 0 1 5 1 3 3 0 1 0 .150 .261 .300 .561
Spring Training   42 13 2 0 2 7 8 9 12 0 1 1 .310 .442 .500 .942
Last Year   474 114 19 0 11 51 64 62 115 3 6 2 .241 .329 .350 .679
2 Years Ago   277 55 10 0 6 27 30 42 63 0 2 6 .199 .317 .300 .617
Career   1176 266 45 1 23 121 133 167 280 5 9 11 .226 .327 .325 .652
Home   80 18 1 0 2 10 8 4 16 0 0 0 .225 .262 .312 .574
Road   74 15 1 0 1 6 6 10 17 0 1 0 .203 .298 .257 .554
Grass   154 33 2 0 3 16 14 14 33 0 1 0 .214 .280 .286 .565
Day   85 21 1 0 3 12 11 7 14 0 1 0 .247 .304 .365 .669
Night   69 12 1 0 0 4 3 7 19 0 0 0 .174 .250 .188 .438
As Starter   154 33 2 0 3 16 14 14 33 0 1 0 .214 .280 .286 .565
Close/Late   25 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 .080 .207 .080 .287
Inning 1-3   47 9 0 0 1 5 6 2 11 0 1 0 .191 .224 .255 .480
Inning 4-6   63 15 1 0 2 10 4 5 13 0 0 0 .238 .294 .349 .643
Inning 7-9   43 9 1 0 0 1 4 7 8 0 0 0 .209 .320 .233 .553
Extra Innings   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
0 Outs   51 12 0 0 2 5 9 10 10 0 1 0 .235 .361 .353 .714
1 Outs   51 13 0 0 1 9 4 2 9 0 0 0 .255 .283 .314 .597
2 Outs   52 8 2 0 0 2 1 2 14 0 0 0 .154 .185 .192 .377
Scoring Position   43 7 0 0 2 14 6 4 9 0 1 0 .163 .234 .302 .536
Bases Empty   76 16 0 0 1 1 4 7 14 0 0 0 .211 .277 .250 .527
Runner on 1st   35 10 2 0 0 1 4 3 10 0 0 0 .286 .342 .343 .685
Runner on 2nd   17 3 0 0 1 4 1 2 3 0 1 0 .176 .263 .353 .616
Runner on 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   11 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 .000 .083 .000 .083
Runner on 1st & 3rd   3 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   9 3 0 0 1 8 3 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000
Two Strikes   91 16 1 0 2 5 8 5 33 0 0 0 .176 .219 .253 .471
First Pitch   20 7 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .350 .350 .400 .750
Count 0-1   10 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .300 .300 .600
Count 0-2   12 3 0 0 1 2 1 0 5 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
Count 1-0   10 3 0 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 .300 .300 .600 .900
Count 1-1   9 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .111 .111 .222
Count 1-2   28 7 0 0 1 2 3 0 13 0 0 0 .250 .250 .357 .607
Count 2-0   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Count 2-1   7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Count 2-2   26 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 7 0 0 0 .077 .077 .077 .154
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 .333 .714 .333 1.048
Full Count   25 4 1 0 0 1 2 5 8 0 0 0 .160 .300 .200 .500
Behind in Count   50 13 0 0 2 7 4 0 18 0 0 0 .260 .260 .380 .640
Ahead in Count   24 6 0 0 1 4 3 9 0 0 1 0 .250 .455 .375 .830
Batting 5th   4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Batting 6th   150 31 2 0 3 16 14 14 31 0 1 0 .207 .274 .280 .554
Low Leverage   74 18 1 0 1 3 6 6 17 0 0 0 .243 .300 .297 .597
Medium Leverage   45 8 1 0 1 5 4 4 9 0 1 0 .178 .245 .267 .512
High Leverage   33 6 0 0 1 8 4 4 6 0 0 0 .182 .270 .273 .543
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 82 77 -0.2
1971 Detroit - MLB 24 47 120 33 7 1 0 11 12 25 1 0 31 0 0 .275 .404 .350 .754 125 138 0.4
1972 Detroit - MLB 25 102 277 55 10 0 6 27 30 42 6 0 63 0 0 .199 .317 .300 .617 95 104 0.9
1973 Detroit - MLB 26 136 474 114 19 0 11 51 64 62 2 3 115 0 0 .241 .329 .350 .679 96 101 1.0
1974 Detroit - MLB 27 41 154 33 2 0 3 16 14 14 0 0 33 0 0 .214 .280 .286 .565 62 72 -0.2
Total MLB 374 1176 266 45 1 23 121 133 167 11 5 280 0 0 .226 .327 .325 .652 93 99 1.9
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 1.214 259 260 0.3
1972 Detroit - MLB 25 16 55 10 1 0 2 3 7 5 0 0 16 0 0 .182 .250 .309 .559 76 75 -0.3
1973 Detroit - MLB 26 12 36 6 1 0 0 2 2 9 0 0 8 0 0 .167 .333 .194 .528 55 71 -0.5
Total MLB 40 123 29 4 0 4 12 15 25 0 0 30 0 0 .236 .365 .366 .731 123 128
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
1973 Detroit - MLB 2B 6 2 5 9 2 15 1 .933 28.2 4.40 -0.4 .939
1973 Detroit - MLB 3B 7 7 3 16 0 19 0 1.000 58.0 2.95 +0.6 1.057
1973 Detroit - MLB SS 119 116 204 382 65 609 23 .962 1008.1 5.23 -10.4 .954
1974 Detroit - MLB SS 41 41 92 117 27 221 12 .946 351.0 5.36 -3.0 .954
TOTAL 2B 69 59 133 130 36 274 11 .960 503.0 4.71 -3.4 .977
TOTAL 3B 22 22 9 41 0 53 3 .943 182.0 2.47 -0.6 .983
TOTAL SS 276 245 472 772 140 1294 50 .961 2185.2 5.12 -26.3 .943
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.
11/12/1972 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $27,800.
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 45 (50); Eye: 60 (65).
04/22/1973 Injured (spained knee),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
11/04/1973 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $37,000.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 65 (70).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year K Rank
1973 115 3
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