SS Bill Taylor #12
Detroit Wolverines MLB
Age: 27 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
07/31/1974
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SS BILL TAYLOR #12 - AGE: 27 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
66 221 48 5 0 7 26 23 49 .217 .294 .335 0 0.4
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 40 40 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
07/29/1974 @ TOR Win, 10-4 4 2 1 1 1 1 0 0
07/28/1974 @ TOR Loss, 4-5 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
07/27/1974 @ TOR Win, 9-7 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/24/1974 @ ATL Win, 11-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/20/1974 MON Loss, 4-6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/18/1974 BAL Win, 11-1 5 2 1 1 0 0 1 0
07/17/1974 BAL Loss, 0-1 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
07/14/1974 @ NYE Win, 2-0 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
07/13/1974 @ CHH Win, 6-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/12/1974 @ CHH Win, 6-1 1 0 0 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, 70 Days
Service This Yr:113 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 66 221 48 5 0 7 26 26 23 49 .217 .294 .335 .629 .295 .118 92
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 56 246 1 0 0 5 1 0 74 12 0 0 0.0 22.0 3.32 .4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   123 32 3 0 6 21 16 15 22 0 1 1 .260 .345 .431 .776
Versus Right   98 16 2 0 1 5 10 8 27 0 0 0 .163 .226 .214 .441
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   4 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .400 1.000 1.400
Last Week   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 .000 .143 .000 .143
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   47 11 2 0 4 11 7 8 9 0 1 0 .234 .345 .532 .877
July   40 7 1 0 1 4 6 4 10 0 0 1 .175 .267 .275 .542
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   1243 281 48 1 27 131 145 176 296 5 9 12 .226 .327 .331 .658
Home   113 25 2 0 2 14 14 8 24 0 0 1 .221 .279 .292 .571
Road   108 23 3 0 5 12 12 15 25 0 1 0 .213 .309 .380 .689
Grass   221 48 5 0 7 26 26 23 49 0 1 1 .217 .294 .335 .629
Day   123 30 4 0 7 20 19 13 23 0 1 0 .244 .316 .447 .763
Night   98 18 1 0 0 6 7 10 26 0 0 1 .184 .266 .194 .460
As Starter   210 47 5 0 7 26 26 23 43 0 1 1 .224 .303 .348 .651
As Reliever / Substitution   11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 .091 .091 .091 .182
Pinch Hitting   9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 .111 .111 .111 .222
Close/Late   41 3 1 0 0 0 3 9 7 0 0 1 .073 .255 .098 .352
Inning 1-3   63 14 0 0 2 8 10 5 14 0 1 0 .222 .279 .317 .597
Inning 4-6   86 23 2 0 5 16 8 6 16 0 0 0 .267 .315 .465 .780
Inning 7-9   68 11 3 0 0 2 7 11 17 0 0 1 .162 .287 .206 .493
Extra Innings   4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
0 Outs   76 17 2 0 3 7 14 14 17 0 1 0 .224 .344 .368 .713
1 Outs   73 18 0 0 2 12 7 3 13 0 0 0 .247 .276 .329 .605
2 Outs   72 13 3 0 2 7 5 6 19 0 0 1 .181 .253 .306 .559
Scoring Position   58 10 1 0 2 18 8 7 14 0 1 0 .172 .262 .293 .555
Bases Empty   114 24 1 0 4 4 13 11 21 0 0 1 .211 .286 .325 .610
Runner on 1st   49 14 3 0 1 4 5 5 14 0 0 0 .286 .352 .408 .760
Runner on 2nd   20 4 1 0 1 5 2 3 4 0 1 0 .200 .304 .400 .704
Runner on 3rd   4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   12 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 0 0 0 .000 .143 .000 .143
Runner on 1st & 3rd   5 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 .200 .429 .200 .629
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   3 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Bases Loaded   14 4 0 0 1 9 4 0 2 0 0 0 .286 .286 .500 .786
Two Strikes   131 22 2 0 4 9 14 9 49 0 0 1 .168 .227 .275 .502
First Pitch   25 8 1 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 .320 .320 .360 .680
Count 0-1   16 6 1 0 2 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 .375 .375 .812 1.188
Count 0-2   15 3 0 0 1 2 1 0 6 0 0 0 .200 .200 .400 .600
Count 1-0   18 6 1 0 1 6 3 0 0 0 1 0 .333 .333 .556 .889
Count 1-1   14 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Count 1-2   40 8 0 0 1 2 4 0 19 0 0 0 .200 .200 .275 .475
Count 2-0   5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Count 2-1   9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .111 .111 .222
Count 2-2   31 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 9 0 0 0 .097 .097 .097 .194
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 .333 .800 .333 1.133
Full Count   45 8 2 0 2 5 7 9 15 0 0 1 .178 .327 .356 .683
Behind in Count   71 17 1 0 4 10 8 0 25 0 0 0 .239 .239 .423 .662
Ahead in Count   35 10 1 0 1 6 5 14 0 0 1 0 .286 .490 .400 .890
Batting 5th   4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Batting 6th   189 41 5 0 6 24 22 21 38 0 1 1 .217 .299 .339 .637
Batting 7th   19 4 0 0 1 2 4 2 4 0 0 0 .211 .286 .368 .654
Batting 9th   9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 .111 .111 .111 .222
Low Leverage   103 25 4 0 3 8 14 10 26 0 0 1 .243 .316 .369 .685
Medium Leverage   63 14 1 0 3 8 7 6 11 0 1 0 .222 .290 .381 .671
High Leverage   52 8 0 0 1 10 5 7 11 0 0 0 .154 .254 .212 .466
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 66 221 48 5 0 7 26 26 23 1 0 49 0 0 .217 .294 .335 .629 79 92 0.4
Total MLB 399 1243 281 48 1 27 131 145 176 12 5 296 0 0 .226 .327 .331 .658 94 101 2.5
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 2B 4 2 5 8 2 14 1 .929 22.2 5.16 -0.1 .924
1974 Detroit - MLB 3B 2 2 1 3 1 4 0 1.000 16.0 2.25 +0.2 1.058
1974 Detroit - MLB SS 54 52 114 145 33 274 15 .945 452.1 5.15 -3.7 .955
TOTAL 2B 73 61 138 138 38 288 12 .958 525.2 4.73 -3.5 .973
TOTAL 3B 24 24 10 44 1 57 3 .947 198.0 2.45 -0.4 .989
TOTAL SS 289 256 494 800 146 1347 53 .961 2287.0 5.09 -27.0 .944
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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