SS Bill Taylor #12
Age: 25 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
08/21/1972
SS BILL TAYLOR #12 - AGE: 25 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
72 180 40 9 0 3 18 24 34 .222 .327 .322 0 0.2
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: 55 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
08/20/1972 TCN Win, 4-0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/19/1972 TCN Win, 9-4 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
08/18/1972 TCN Win, 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/17/1972 MON Win, 6-2 3 0 1 2 0 1 0 0
08/16/1972 MON Win, 11-2 4 2 3 3 1 1 0 0
08/14/1972 MON Win, 12-1 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
08/13/1972 @ BAL Loss, 5-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/10/1972 @ SEA Loss, 1-4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/05/1972 NYE Loss, 1-6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/03/1972 BAL Win, 6-1 3 0 1 3 0 1 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:139 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 72 180 40 9 0 3 18 13 24 34 .222 .327 .322 .649 .310 .100 102
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 51 208 4 0 0 2 1 0 58 12 0 0 0.0 20.8 3.92 .2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   67 10 2 0 1 4 5 11 12 0 0 3 .149 .296 .224 .520
Versus Right   113 30 7 0 2 14 8 13 22 0 1 1 .265 .346 .381 .727
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   19 8 1 0 1 5 3 3 1 0 0 0 .421 .500 .632 1.132
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   31 11 1 0 2 9 4 5 2 0 0 0 .355 .444 .581 1.025
Spring Training   45 13 2 0 0 5 7 11 16 0 0 1 .289 .439 .333 .772
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   451 104 23 1 6 45 38 73 103 2 1 7 .231 .345 .326 .671
Home   116 24 3 0 2 14 9 17 22 0 0 1 .207 .313 .284 .598
Road   64 16 6 0 1 4 4 7 12 0 1 3 .250 .351 .391 .742
Grass   180 40 9 0 3 18 13 24 34 0 1 4 .222 .327 .322 .649
Day   117 26 8 0 1 10 8 15 20 0 0 4 .222 .331 .316 .647
Night   63 14 1 0 2 8 5 9 14 0 1 0 .222 .319 .333 .653
As Starter   167 37 8 0 3 17 11 21 32 0 0 3 .222 .319 .323 .643
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   39 12 4 0 0 4 5 7 8 0 1 2 .308 .438 .410 .848
Inning 1-3   60 11 1 0 0 5 5 6 8 0 0 1 .183 .269 .200 .469
Inning 4-6   55 10 4 0 1 4 1 10 14 0 0 1 .182 .318 .309 .627
Inning 7-9   62 18 4 0 2 8 7 6 10 0 0 2 .290 .371 .452 .823
Extra Innings   3 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 0 .333 .600 .333 .933
0 Outs   53 17 7 0 2 2 9 5 10 0 1 1 .321 .390 .566 .956
1 Outs   57 9 1 0 0 4 2 12 9 0 0 2 .158 .324 .175 .499
2 Outs   70 14 1 0 1 12 2 7 15 0 0 1 .200 .282 .257 .539
Scoring Position   47 11 1 0 0 14 2 10 7 0 1 2 .234 .390 .255 .645
Bases Empty   105 24 5 0 3 3 10 11 19 0 0 1 .229 .308 .362 .670
Runner on 1st   28 5 3 0 0 1 1 3 8 0 0 1 .179 .281 .286 .567
Runner on 2nd   18 4 1 0 0 3 1 3 5 0 1 0 .222 .333 .278 .611
Runner on 3rd   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
Runner on 1st & 2nd   7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 .000 .300 .000 .300
Runner on 1st & 3rd   6 2 0 0 0 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 .333 .600 .333 .933
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   7 4 0 0 0 6 0 0 1 0 0 0 .571 .571 .571 1.143
Bases Loaded   5 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200 .333 .200 .533
Two Strikes   88 15 4 0 2 12 6 9 34 0 0 3 .170 .270 .284 .554
First Pitch   24 5 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .208 .208 .292 .500
Count 0-1   18 7 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .389 .389 .444 .833
Count 0-2   14 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Count 1-0   13 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .154 .154 .385 .538
Count 1-1   19 7 2 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .368 .368 .474 .842
Count 1-2   32 4 3 0 0 3 0 0 14 0 0 2 .125 .176 .219 .395
Count 2-0   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   10 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .400 .455 .400 .855
Count 2-2   19 6 0 0 1 7 1 0 7 0 0 1 .316 .350 .474 .824
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   3 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 0 0 0 0 .000 .786 .000 .786
Full Count   23 3 1 0 1 2 5 9 7 0 0 0 .130 .375 .304 .679
Behind in Count   64 13 4 0 0 3 2 0 20 0 0 2 .203 .227 .266 .493
Ahead in Count   31 6 0 0 1 2 2 15 0 0 0 1 .194 .468 .290 .758
Batting Leadoff   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 3rd   34 8 2 0 0 1 3 4 9 0 0 1 .235 .333 .294 .627
Batting 6th   66 11 2 0 0 4 2 6 15 0 0 2 .167 .257 .197 .454
Batting 7th   52 16 2 0 3 9 6 7 5 0 0 0 .308 .390 .519 .909
Batting 8th   18 4 2 0 0 4 0 4 3 0 1 0 .222 .364 .333 .697
Batting 9th   9 1 1 0 0 0 2 3 2 0 0 1 .111 .385 .222 .607
Low Leverage   82 21 3 0 2 7 6 8 17 0 0 1 .256 .330 .366 .696
Medium Leverage   68 14 4 0 1 8 4 10 13 0 0 0 .206 .308 .309 .617
High Leverage   29 5 2 0 0 3 3 6 4 0 1 3 .172 .368 .241 .610
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 72 180 40 9 0 3 18 13 24 4 0 34 0 0 .222 .327 .322 .649 90 102 0.2
Total MLB 167 451 104 23 1 6 45 38 73 7 2 103 0 0 .231 .345 .326 .671 95 101 0.3
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
Total MLB 12 32 13 2 0 2 7 6 11 0 0 6 0 0 .406 .558 .656 1.214 255 262
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 35 29 64 58 16 125 3 .976 248.1 4.42 -2.2 .955
1972 Detroit - MLB 3B 10 10 5 17 0 24 2 .917 81.0 2.44 -0.8 .945
1972 Detroit - MLB SS 28 12 31 37 7 72 4 .944 134.2 4.54 -2.0 .912
TOTAL 2B 35 29 64 58 16 125 3 .976 248.1 4.42 -2.2 .955
TOTAL 3B 15 15 6 25 0 34 3 .912 124.0 2.25 -1.2 .940
TOTAL SS 111 86 168 260 45 442 14 .968 801.1 4.81 -13.1 .920
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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