2B Bill Taylor #26
Dallas Wranglers MLB
Age: 31 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
10/21/1977
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2B BILL TAYLOR #26 - AGE: 31 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
34 39 7 1 0 0 4 2 10 .179 .238 .205 0 -0.3
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 40 40 40 40
BABIP 40 45 40 40
Avoid K's 35 35 35 35
Gap 40 40 40 40
Power 45 50 45 45
Eye 70 80 70 70
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 65 25
Errors: - 55 50
Arm: 20 60 55
Turn DP: - 65 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 55
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 65 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 50
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 20
Stealing Aggressiveness: 45
Stealing Ability: 20
Baserunning Inst.: 20
Sacrifice Bunt: 40
Bunt for Hit: 40
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/25/1977 SEA Win, 4-3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/24/1977 SEA Win, 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/21/1977 HOU Loss, 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/17/1977 @ LAP Loss, 2-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/16/1977 @ LAP Loss, 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/15/1977 @ SEA Win, 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/13/1977 @ SEA Win, 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/12/1977 @ SEA Win, 6-5 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/10/1977 @ HOU Loss, 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/09/1977 @ HOU Win, 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
The main blame is his for not reaching his full potential.
Personality Class: Unmotivated
Low: Adaptability, Work Ethic, Baseball IQ
Birthday:10/10/1946
Born in:Chicago, IL
Nationality:American
Height:6' 3"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$90,000
Signed Through:1977 Season
Major Service:7 Years, 57 Days
Service This Yr:63 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:10 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1967, 26th Pick in Round 1
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1977 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 34 39 7 1 0 0 4 2 2 10 .179 .238 .205 .443 .205 .026 21
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 5 43 1 0 0 1 1 0 8 1 0 0 0.0 1.9 1.55 -0.3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   12 3 0 0 0 3 1 1 2 0 1 1 .250 .357 .250 .607
Versus Right   27 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 8 0 0 0 .148 .179 .185 .364
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
July   9 2 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 .222 .300 .222 .522
August   21 5 1 0 0 1 1 1 5 0 0 1 .238 .304 .286 .590
September   9 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Last Year   389 99 17 0 8 43 51 58 82 1 5 5 .254 .358 .360 .718
2 Years Ago   345 71 12 2 5 48 34 67 74 5 3 2 .206 .334 .296 .630
Career   2052 466 79 3 40 230 237 310 468 12 19 20 .227 .332 .327 .659
Home   14 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 1 1 .071 .133 .071 .205
Road   25 6 1 0 0 4 1 2 6 0 0 0 .240 .296 .280 .576
Grass   39 7 1 0 0 4 2 2 10 0 1 1 .179 .238 .205 .443
Day   19 4 1 0 0 1 2 1 5 0 1 0 .211 .250 .263 .513
Night   20 3 0 0 0 3 0 1 5 0 0 1 .150 .227 .150 .377
As Starter   18 6 1 0 0 3 1 2 3 0 0 1 .333 .429 .389 .817
As Reliever / Substitution   21 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 7 0 1 0 .048 .048 .048 .095
Pinch Hitting   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   17 2 1 0 0 1 2 2 5 0 1 0 .118 .211 .176 .387
Inning 1-3   6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Inning 4-6   10 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .300 .300 .300 .600
Inning 7-9   21 3 1 0 0 3 2 2 6 0 1 1 .143 .250 .190 .440
Extra Innings   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
0 Outs   11 4 1 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 1 0 .364 .462 .455 .916
1 Outs   12 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 1 .167 .231 .167 .397
2 Outs   16 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 .062 .062 .062 .125
Scoring Position   12 4 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Bases Empty   21 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 8 0 0 0 .143 .217 .190 .408
Runner on 1st   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 .000 .143 .000 .143
Runner on 2nd   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
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   5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Bases Loaded   2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Two Strikes   25 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 10 0 0 0 .120 .120 .160 .280
First Pitch   2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .333 .000 .333
Count 0-1   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Count 0-2   5 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Count 1-0   2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Count 1-1   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 1-2   5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .200 .200 .400 .600
Count 2-1   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Count 2-2   7 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Full Count   8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Behind in Count   14 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 .214 .214 .286 .500
Ahead in Count   5 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 .400 .571 .400 .971
Batting 2nd   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 4th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 5th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 6th   14 4 1 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 1 1 .286 .375 .357 .732
Batting 7th   8 2 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .333 .250 .583
Batting 8th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   10 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 .100 .100 .100 .200
Low Leverage   14 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 5 0 0 1 .214 .267 .286 .552
Medium Leverage   16 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 .188 .188 .188 .375
High Leverage   9 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 1 0 .111 .273 .111 .384
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 81 257 56 6 0 7 30 31 30 1 1 55 0 0 .218 .301 .323 .624 86 92 0.1
1975 Detroit - MLB 28 110 345 71 12 2 5 48 34 67 2 5 74 0 0 .206 .334 .296 .630 82 89 1.3
1976 Detroit - MLB 29 128 389 99 17 0 8 43 51 58 5 1 82 0 0 .254 .358 .360 .718 115 123 3.2
1977 Dallas - MLB 30 34 39 7 1 0 0 4 2 2 1 0 10 0 0 .179 .238 .205 .443 20 21 -0.3
Total MLB 686 2052 466 79 3 40 230 237 310 20 12 468 0 0 .227 .332 .327 .659 95 102 6.4
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
1974 Detroit - MLB 27 5 16 4 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 50 37 -0.6
1975 Detroit - MLB 28 6 23 4 1 0 0 1 4 2 2 0 9 0 0 .174 .296 .217 .514 49 59 0.5
Total MLB 51 162 37 5 0 4 15 22 27 2 0 40 0 0 .228 .346 .333 .679 106 110
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 11 7 25 19 5 47 3 .936 75.1 5.26 -0.8 .889
1974 Detroit - MLB 3B 7 7 3 11 1 16 2 .875 60.0 2.10 -3.0 .763
1974 Detroit - MLB SS 55 52 114 145 33 274 15 .945 453.1 5.14 -3.8 .953
1975 Detroit - MLB 2B 83 78 211 264 65 494 19 .962 680.2 6.28 +2.9 1.029
1975 Detroit - MLB 3B 22 18 16 32 2 52 4 .923 165.0 2.62 +0.3 .972
1975 Detroit - MLB SS 3 1 3 3 0 6 0 1.000 14.2 3.68 +0.4 1.056
1976 Detroit - MLB 2B 96 87 205 271 55 490 14 .971 764.2 5.60 +7.4 1.048
1976 Detroit - MLB 3B 21 15 14 26 2 45 5 .889 131.0 2.75 -1.8 .902
1976 Detroit - MLB SS 17 10 15 30 5 46 1 .978 100.0 4.05 -1.5 .940
1977 Dallas - MLB 2B 8 0 4 3 2 7 0 1.000 11.0 5.73 +0.1 1.039
1977 Dallas - MLB 3B 6 0 2 3 0 5 0 1.000 16.2 2.70 -0.5 .802
1977 Dallas - MLB SS 17 5 7 23 3 31 1 .968 69.1 3.89 -0.7 .928
TOTAL 2B 267 231 578 687 163 1312 47 .964 2034.2 5.60 +6.2 1.022
TOTAL 3B 78 62 44 113 5 171 14 .918 554.2 2.55 -5.6 .928
TOTAL SS 327 272 519 856 154 1430 55 .962 2472.0 5.01 -28.9 .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).
11/14/1974 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $70,000.
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 65 (70).
11/16/1975 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $120,000.
01/01/1976 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 70 (70).
11/13/1976 Became a free agent.
01/01/1977 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 70 (70).
07/07/1977 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $90,000 with the Dallas Wranglers organization.
08/16/1977 Injured (bruised knee),day-to-day for 1 day.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year K Rank
1973 115 3
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