SS Bill Taylor #12
Detroit Wolverines MLB
Age: 29 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
09/01/1976
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SS BILL TAYLOR #12 - AGE: 29 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
109 338 84 16 0 6 35 49 69 .249 .351 .349 0 2.9
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 40 45 40 50
Gap 40 40 40 45
Power 45 50 45 50
Eye 70 75 65 70
Avoid K's 40 40 40 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: 70 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
08/31/1976 TCN Loss, 3-5 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 0
08/29/1976 @ MON Win, 11-5 3 1 2 1 0 1 1 0
08/29/1976 @ MON Loss, 2-7 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/28/1976 @ MON Loss, 1-5 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
08/27/1976 @ MON Win, 9-1 3 0 2 1 0 2 0 0
08/26/1976 @ BAL Loss, 6-9 4 1 1 2 1 0 3 0
08/25/1976 @ BAL Win, 6-3 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
08/24/1976 @ BAL Loss, 2-4 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/23/1976 @ BAL Win, 5-1 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
08/22/1976 @ TCN Win, 8-1 4 1 3 1 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
The last to arrive for practice.
Personality Class: Unmotivated
Low: 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:$120,000
Signed Through:1976 Season
Major Service:6 Years, 70 Days
Service This Yr:148 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:9 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 1976 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 109 338 84 16 0 6 35 44 49 69 .249 .351 .349 .700 .324 .101 116
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 99 398 5 2 0 5 5 1 118 22 0 0 0.0 45.0 4.58 2.9  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   144 44 10 0 4 16 30 31 30 0 3 2 .306 .435 .458 .893
Versus Right   194 40 6 0 2 19 14 18 39 1 2 3 .206 .282 .268 .550
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Last Week   27 6 0 0 1 5 2 4 10 1 0 0 .222 .312 .333 .646
April   34 9 1 0 1 8 7 10 6 0 1 0 .265 .432 .382 .814
May   54 12 2 0 0 4 5 6 9 0 2 1 .222 .311 .259 .571
June   63 16 2 0 2 5 9 9 12 0 0 0 .254 .347 .381 .728
July   86 18 7 0 0 4 14 15 17 0 0 3 .209 .346 .291 .637
August   101 29 4 0 3 14 9 9 25 1 2 1 .287 .348 .416 .764
Spring Training   47 10 5 0 1 4 3 5 9 0 0 0 .213 .288 .383 .671
Last Year   345 71 12 2 5 48 34 67 74 5 3 2 .206 .334 .296 .630
2 Years Ago   257 56 6 0 7 30 31 30 55 1 2 1 .218 .301 .323 .624
Career   1962 444 77 3 38 218 228 299 445 12 18 19 .226 .332 .327 .659
Home   165 43 9 0 3 19 24 23 26 0 2 3 .261 .361 .370 .731
Road   173 41 7 0 3 16 20 26 43 1 3 2 .237 .342 .329 .671
Grass   338 84 16 0 6 35 44 49 69 1 5 5 .249 .351 .349 .700
Day   189 47 8 0 3 16 25 24 38 1 2 5 .249 .347 .339 .686
Night   149 37 8 0 3 19 19 25 31 0 3 0 .248 .356 .362 .719
As Starter   334 82 16 0 6 35 44 48 69 1 5 5 .246 .348 .347 .695
As Reliever / Substitution   4 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .600 .500 1.100
Pinch Hitting   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Close/Late   79 18 3 0 1 13 6 11 16 1 0 0 .228 .319 .304 .622
Inning 1-3   121 31 6 0 2 11 20 17 27 0 4 0 .256 .348 .355 .703
Inning 4-6   108 27 3 0 3 9 14 17 23 0 1 3 .250 .367 .361 .728
Inning 7-9   102 22 7 0 0 12 8 13 18 1 0 2 .216 .314 .284 .598
Extra Innings   7 4 0 0 1 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 .571 .667 1.000 1.667
0 Outs   137 40 6 0 4 13 27 19 25 1 4 3 .292 .388 .423 .811
1 Outs   102 22 5 0 2 11 15 15 26 0 1 2 .216 .328 .324 .651
2 Outs   99 22 5 0 0 11 2 15 18 0 0 0 .222 .325 .273 .597
Scoring Position   76 18 2 0 1 28 9 10 20 1 5 2 .237 .337 .303 .640
Bases Empty   189 48 13 0 4 4 28 33 30 0 0 2 .254 .371 .386 .757
Runner on 1st   73 18 1 0 1 3 7 6 19 0 0 1 .247 .312 .301 .614
Runner on 2nd   24 4 1 0 0 3 0 4 8 0 5 1 .167 .310 .208 .519
Runner on 3rd   6 3 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .571 .500 1.071
Runner on 1st & 2nd   22 5 1 0 1 7 4 3 6 0 0 0 .227 .320 .409 .729
Runner on 1st & 3rd   11 2 0 0 0 4 1 0 1 1 0 0 .182 .167 .182 .348
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   7 2 0 0 0 4 2 0 3 0 0 1 .286 .375 .286 .661
Bases Loaded   6 2 0 0 0 6 1 2 2 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Two Strikes   216 51 9 0 3 22 29 23 69 0 0 4 .236 .321 .319 .640
First Pitch   33 10 3 0 0 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .303 .343 .394 .737
Count 0-1   34 9 1 0 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 .265 .265 .471 .735
Count 0-2   28 6 0 0 1 3 3 0 14 0 0 1 .214 .241 .321 .563
Count 1-0   11 4 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .364 .364 .727 1.091
Count 1-1   23 8 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 .348 .348 .435 .783
Count 1-2   56 7 3 0 1 5 2 0 26 0 0 0 .125 .125 .232 .357
Count 2-0   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   11 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 .182 .250 .182 .432
Count 2-2   55 11 2 0 1 4 6 0 24 0 0 1 .200 .214 .291 .505
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   7 0 0 0 0 2 3 16 0 1 0 0 .000 .667 .000 .667
Full Count   77 27 4 0 0 10 18 23 5 0 0 2 .351 .510 .403 .912
Behind in Count   118 22 4 0 4 11 8 0 40 0 0 1 .186 .193 .322 .515
Ahead in Count   32 6 1 0 1 4 9 24 0 1 1 1 .188 .534 .312 .847
Batting Leadoff   66 21 8 0 1 6 12 12 13 0 1 2 .318 .438 .485 .922
Batting 2nd   76 17 1 0 2 6 14 18 18 0 2 2 .224 .385 .316 .701
Batting 4th   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 5th   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 6th   5 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Batting 7th   129 28 5 0 2 14 9 11 28 1 2 1 .217 .282 .302 .584
Batting 8th   57 13 2 0 0 6 6 6 10 0 0 0 .228 .302 .263 .565
Batting 9th   3 1 0 0 1 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .333 .600 1.333 1.933
Low Leverage   135 38 9 0 1 9 15 21 16 1 0 3 .281 .388 .370 .758
Medium Leverage   148 35 6 0 4 16 21 21 37 0 4 2 .236 .339 .358 .697
High Leverage   54 11 1 0 1 10 8 7 15 0 1 0 .204 .295 .278 .573
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 29 109 338 84 16 0 6 35 44 49 5 1 69 0 0 .249 .351 .349 .700 104 116 2.9
Total MLB 633 1962 444 77 3 38 218 228 299 19 12 445 0 0 .226 .332 .327 .659 94 101 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 82 78 183 248 49 444 13 .971 674.2 5.75 +6.9 1.040
1976 Detroit - MLB 3B 18 13 10 24 2 37 3 .919 113.0 2.71 -0.3 .952
1976 Detroit - MLB SS 15 8 12 23 3 36 1 .972 80.0 3.94 -1.0 .957
TOTAL 2B 245 222 552 661 155 1259 46 .963 1933.2 5.65 +5.6 1.018
TOTAL 3B 69 60 38 108 5 158 12 .924 520.0 2.53 -3.7 .943
TOTAL SS 308 265 509 826 149 1389 54 .961 2382.2 5.04 -27.7 .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).
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).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year K Rank
1973 115 3
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