SS Bill Taylor #12
Detroit Wolverines MLB
Age: 26 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
06/04/1973
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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
40 122 34 3 0 5 17 15 33 .279 .353 .426 0 0.8
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 65
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
06/03/1973 ATL Loss, 4-10 3 0 2 0 0 1 1 0
06/02/1973 ATL Win, 7-6 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
06/01/1973 ATL Win, 8-2 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
05/30/1973 @ MON Loss, 3-4 3 1 2 3 1 0 1 0
05/28/1973 @ MON Loss, 0-5 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
05/28/1973 @ MON Win, 2-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
05/27/1973 @ DAL Win, 5-3 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 0
05/26/1973 @ DAL Loss, 2-5 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
05/25/1973 @ DAL Loss, 0-5 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
05/24/1973 @ ATL Loss, 3-4 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 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, 56 Days
Service This Yr:62 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 40 122 34 3 0 5 17 20 15 33 .279 .353 .426 .779 .332 .148 115
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 36 142 0 3 0 2 3 2 52 8 0 0 0.0 19.1 5.43 .8  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   45 10 1 0 2 6 8 2 12 1 3 0 .222 .250 .378 .628
Versus Right   77 24 2 0 3 11 12 13 21 1 0 0 .312 .407 .455 .861
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   18 6 0 0 1 3 2 2 5 0 0 0 .333 .400 .500 .900
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   9 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 .333 .455 .333 .788
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   670 153 27 1 14 71 75 106 165 4 5 9 .228 .340 .334 .674
Home   57 15 3 0 1 3 9 11 14 0 1 0 .263 .382 .368 .751
Road   65 19 0 0 4 14 11 4 19 2 2 0 .292 .324 .477 .801
Grass   122 34 3 0 5 17 20 15 33 2 3 0 .279 .353 .426 .779
Day   69 17 0 0 2 5 10 13 19 0 2 0 .246 .366 .333 .699
Night   53 17 3 0 3 12 10 2 14 2 1 0 .321 .333 .547 .881
As Starter   119 33 3 0 5 17 19 13 33 2 3 0 .277 .343 .429 .772
As Reliever / Substitution   3 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .333 .600 .333 .933
Pinch Hitting   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Close/Late   22 4 0 0 0 1 3 5 7 0 1 0 .182 .333 .182 .515
Inning 1-3   35 12 1 0 2 5 7 4 9 0 1 0 .343 .410 .543 .953
Inning 4-6   47 12 2 0 2 9 5 5 11 2 0 0 .255 .315 .426 .740
Inning 7-9   40 10 0 0 1 3 8 6 13 0 2 0 .250 .348 .325 .673
0 Outs   35 10 1 0 1 1 7 6 12 0 3 0 .286 .390 .400 .790
1 Outs   45 16 0 0 2 9 10 4 12 2 0 0 .356 .392 .489 .881
2 Outs   42 8 2 0 2 7 3 5 9 0 0 0 .190 .277 .381 .658
Scoring Position   34 9 1 0 1 9 6 4 8 2 3 0 .265 .325 .382 .707
Bases Empty   64 12 1 0 1 1 8 10 22 0 0 0 .188 .297 .250 .547
Runner on 1st   24 13 1 0 3 7 6 1 3 0 0 0 .542 .560 .958 1.518
Runner on 2nd   15 3 1 0 1 4 2 1 4 0 2 0 .200 .250 .467 .717
Runner on 3rd   1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   11 4 0 0 0 1 3 1 3 0 0 0 .364 .417 .364 .780
Runner on 1st & 3rd   3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .667 .000 .667
Bases Loaded   3 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 .333 .250 .333 .583
Two Strikes   80 17 2 0 5 13 14 7 33 0 0 0 .212 .276 .425 .701
First Pitch   12 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 .333 .467 .333 .800
Count 0-1   4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .250 .200 .250 .450
Count 0-2   14 4 0 0 1 2 3 0 8 0 0 0 .286 .286 .500 .786
Count 1-0   10 5 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Count 1-1   9 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .333 .333 .444 .778
Count 1-2   15 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 0 0 0 .133 .133 .133 .267
Count 2-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   4 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .400 .500 .900
Count 2-2   22 2 0 0 2 4 2 0 13 0 0 0 .091 .091 .364 .455
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Full Count   29 9 2 0 2 7 8 7 3 0 0 0 .310 .444 .586 1.031
Behind in Count   33 7 0 0 1 3 4 0 17 1 1 0 .212 .206 .303 .509
Ahead in Count   17 9 0 0 0 2 4 5 0 1 1 0 .529 .609 .529 1.138
Batting 4th   4 3 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .750 .750 1.500 2.250
Batting 6th   6 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 .167 .375 .167 .542
Batting 7th   78 24 3 0 4 13 12 7 22 1 3 0 .308 .360 .500 .860
Batting 8th   31 5 0 0 0 2 4 4 9 1 0 0 .161 .250 .161 .411
Batting 9th   3 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .333 .600 .333 .933
Low Leverage   52 10 0 0 2 5 8 10 16 1 1 0 .192 .317 .308 .625
Medium Leverage   56 18 3 0 2 6 9 3 16 0 2 0 .321 .356 .482 .838
High Leverage   13 6 0 0 1 6 3 2 1 1 0 0 .462 .500 .692 1.192
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 40 122 34 3 0 5 17 20 15 0 2 33 0 0 .279 .353 .426 .779 116 115 0.8
Total MLB 237 670 153 27 1 14 71 75 106 9 4 165 0 0 .228 .340 .334 .674 101 106 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
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 1.059
1973 Detroit - MLB SS 30 28 53 91 16 150 6 .960 242.0 5.36 -1.7 .957
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 .981
TOTAL SS 146 116 229 364 64 614 21 .966 1068.1 5.00 -14.6 .932
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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