SS Bill Taylor #12
Age: 26 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
07/31/1973
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
90 305 88 11 0 8 37 38 72 .289 .366 .403 0 1.8
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 40 40 40 45
Gap 40 45 40 45
Power 50 50 45 50
Eye 65 70 60 70
Avoid K's 35 35 35 45
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 65 30
Errors: - 55 50
Arm: 20 60 55
Turn DP: - 60 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 55
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
07/31/1973 BOS Win, 5-2 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 0
07/30/1973 MON Win, 12-1 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 0
07/29/1973 MON Win, 1-0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/28/1973 MON Win, 6-5 3 1 0 0 0 2 1 0
07/27/1973 @ NYE Win, 8-5 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
07/26/1973 @ NYE Loss, 3-6 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
07/25/1973 @ NYE Loss, 0-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/23/1973 @ SEA Loss, 6-7 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
07/22/1973 @ SEA Loss, 1-9 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 0
07/21/1973 @ SEA Win, 4-2 4 0 2 1 0 1 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:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$27,800
Signed Through:1973 Season
Major Service:3 Years, 70 Days
Service This Yr:119 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:6 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 1973 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 90 305 88 11 0 8 37 46 38 72 .289 .366 .403 .769 .342 .115 123
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 85 352 1 3 0 8 5 3 123 19 0 0 0.0 46.2 5.35 1.8  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   96 28 2 0 3 14 16 10 20 2 3 0 .292 .352 .406 .758
Versus Right   209 60 9 0 5 23 30 28 52 1 2 1 .287 .372 .402 .774
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   9 4 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 .444 .500 .444 .944
Last Week   25 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 5 0 0 0 .120 .214 .120 .334
April   65 15 2 0 3 7 13 12 16 1 2 0 .231 .346 .400 .746
May   48 16 1 0 2 10 6 1 15 1 1 0 .333 .340 .479 .819
June   86 29 5 0 1 7 11 14 17 0 1 1 .337 .436 .430 .866
July   106 28 3 0 2 13 16 11 24 1 1 0 .264 .331 .349 .680
Spring Training   53 7 0 0 2 4 3 5 15 0 2 2 .132 .233 .245 .479
Last Year   277 55 10 0 6 27 30 42 63 0 2 6 .199 .317 .300 .617
2 Years Ago   120 33 7 1 0 11 12 25 31 0 0 1 .275 .404 .350 .754
Career   853 207 35 1 17 91 101 129 204 5 7 10 .243 .347 .346 .693
Home   148 41 5 0 1 8 18 24 32 1 2 1 .277 .379 .331 .710
Road   157 47 6 0 7 29 28 14 40 2 3 0 .299 .353 .471 .824
Grass   305 88 11 0 8 37 46 38 72 3 5 1 .289 .366 .403 .769
Day   178 45 2 0 4 15 22 27 41 1 2 1 .253 .353 .331 .684
Night   127 43 9 0 4 22 24 11 31 2 3 0 .339 .386 .504 .890
As Starter   301 86 11 0 8 37 44 36 72 3 5 1 .286 .361 .402 .763
As Reliever / Substitution   4 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167
Pinch Hitting   1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Close/Late   55 17 1 0 0 5 10 14 16 0 1 0 .309 .449 .327 .777
Inning 1-3   97 31 4 0 4 15 15 10 23 0 2 0 .320 .383 .485 .868
Inning 4-6   115 30 5 0 2 14 13 8 24 3 1 1 .261 .307 .357 .664
Inning 7-9   92 26 2 0 2 8 18 20 25 0 2 0 .283 .411 .370 .780
Extra Innings   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
0 Outs   109 34 4 0 2 2 22 12 28 0 5 1 .312 .385 .404 .789
1 Outs   104 30 1 0 3 17 16 13 24 3 0 0 .288 .358 .385 .743
2 Outs   92 24 6 0 3 18 8 13 20 0 0 0 .261 .352 .424 .776
Scoring Position   79 22 4 0 3 28 13 9 16 3 5 0 .278 .341 .443 .784
Bases Empty   168 43 6 0 2 2 24 23 45 0 0 1 .256 .349 .327 .676
Runner on 1st   58 23 1 0 3 7 9 6 11 0 0 0 .397 .453 .569 1.022
Runner on 2nd   29 9 1 0 2 10 3 2 8 0 3 0 .310 .355 .552 .907
Runner on 3rd   4 3 2 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .750 .800 1.250 2.050
Runner on 1st & 2nd   26 6 0 0 1 4 6 2 7 0 0 0 .231 .286 .346 .632
Runner on 1st & 3rd   4 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 2 1 0 .250 .167 .250 .417
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   6 1 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 .167 .444 .167 .611
Bases Loaded   10 2 1 0 0 6 3 1 0 1 1 0 .200 .250 .300 .550
Two Strikes   199 48 6 0 6 22 27 18 72 0 0 1 .241 .307 .362 .669
First Pitch   24 9 1 0 1 2 2 3 0 0 2 0 .375 .444 .542 .986
Count 0-1   18 5 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 .278 .263 .333 .596
Count 0-2   28 5 0 0 1 2 3 0 17 0 0 0 .179 .179 .286 .464
Count 1-0   24 10 1 0 1 8 6 0 0 1 1 0 .417 .400 .583 .983
Count 1-1   18 5 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 .278 .278 .333 .611
Count 1-2   48 7 0 0 0 1 3 0 25 0 0 1 .146 .163 .146 .309
Count 2-0   4 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .750 .750 1.000 1.750
Count 2-1   11 5 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 .455 .417 .455 .871
Count 2-2   52 13 2 0 2 6 7 0 23 0 0 0 .250 .250 .404 .654
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   7 3 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 0 0 0 .429 .714 .429 1.143
Full Count   71 23 4 0 3 13 14 18 7 0 0 0 .324 .461 .507 .968
Behind in Count   94 17 1 0 1 5 7 0 42 1 1 1 .181 .188 .223 .411
Ahead in Count   46 21 2 0 1 10 13 17 0 2 1 0 .457 .585 .565 1.150
Batting Leadoff   76 20 3 0 2 10 14 8 16 0 1 0 .263 .333 .382 .715
Batting 4th   4 3 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .750 .750 1.500 2.250
Batting 6th   66 20 3 0 1 9 7 9 15 1 0 0 .303 .382 .394 .776
Batting 7th   117 35 5 0 4 14 16 14 31 1 4 1 .299 .376 .444 .820
Batting 8th   38 8 0 0 0 2 5 5 10 1 0 0 .211 .295 .211 .506
Batting 9th   4 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167
Low Leverage   124 29 4 0 3 8 20 20 33 1 1 1 .234 .342 .339 .681
Medium Leverage   136 44 5 0 4 14 18 10 33 0 4 0 .324 .370 .449 .818
High Leverage   43 15 2 0 1 15 8 7 6 2 0 0 .349 .423 .465 .888
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 90 305 88 11 0 8 37 46 38 1 3 72 0 0 .289 .366 .403 .769 114 123 1.8
Total MLB 287 853 207 35 1 17 91 101 129 10 5 204 0 0 .243 .347 .346 .693 104 111 2.9
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
Total MLB 28 87 23 3 0 4 10 13 16 0 0 22 0 0 .264 .379 .437 .815 152 153
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 4 2 3 6 0 10 1 .900 22.2 3.57 -0.4 .921
1973 Detroit - MLB 3B 6 6 3 14 0 17 0 1.000 49.0 3.12 +0.7 1.057
1973 Detroit - MLB SS 79 77 139 250 44 401 12 .970 668.2 5.24 -4.8 .963
TOTAL 2B 67 59 131 127 34 269 11 .959 497.0 4.67 -3.5 .976
TOTAL 3B 21 21 9 39 0 51 3 .941 173.0 2.50 -0.5 .980
TOTAL SS 195 165 315 523 92 865 27 .969 1495.0 5.04 -17.7 .942
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.
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