SS Bill Taylor #12
Age: 28 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
09/01/1975
SS BILL TAYLOR #12 - AGE: 28 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
85 259 59 8 2 5 40 50 56 .228 .348 .332 0 1.3
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 40 40 40 45
Gap 40 45 40 45
Power 50 50 50 50
Eye 70 80 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: 65 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
08/31/1975 TCN Loss, 3-7 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
08/30/1975 TCN Win, 3-2 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
08/30/1975 TCN Loss, 0-1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/28/1975 @ BOS Win, 8-3 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
08/27/1975 @ BOS Win, 7-2 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 0
08/26/1975 @ BOS Win, 3-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/25/1975 @ BAL Loss, 3-7 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 0
08/24/1975 @ BAL Loss, 3-10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/23/1975 @ BAL Win, 8-5 3 2 2 1 0 2 0 0
08/22/1975 @ BAL Loss, 0-1 3 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:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$70,000
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:5 Years, 70 Days
Service This Yr:146 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Eligible, but possibly free agent after season!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1967, 26th Pick in Round 1
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1975 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 85 259 59 8 2 5 40 27 50 56 .228 .348 .332 .680 .316 .104 102
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 73 315 0 3 0 10 2 4 86 15 0 0 0.0 31.8 3.98 1.3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   98 24 5 1 1 13 11 16 20 2 0 0 .245 .345 .347 .692
Versus Right   161 35 3 1 4 27 16 34 36 2 2 0 .217 .350 .323 .673
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   23 3 0 0 1 1 1 5 7 0 2 0 .130 .286 .261 .547
April   36 11 1 0 2 10 5 6 8 2 0 0 .306 .386 .500 .886
May   57 8 0 0 0 5 3 13 16 0 0 0 .140 .300 .140 .440
June   33 14 3 1 0 6 2 4 4 0 0 0 .424 .486 .576 1.062
July   32 6 1 0 0 3 4 6 10 1 0 0 .188 .308 .219 .526
August   101 20 3 1 3 16 13 21 18 1 2 0 .198 .333 .337 .670
Spring Training   59 18 5 0 1 9 6 7 8 0 1 1 .305 .388 .441 .829
Last Year   257 56 6 0 7 30 31 30 55 1 2 1 .218 .301 .323 .624
2 Years Ago   474 114 19 0 11 51 64 62 115 3 6 2 .241 .329 .350 .679
Career   1538 348 57 3 32 175 177 233 358 10 12 12 .226 .331 .330 .660
Home   114 28 4 1 3 19 10 20 22 0 2 0 .246 .358 .377 .735
Road   145 31 4 1 2 21 17 30 34 4 0 0 .214 .341 .297 .637
Grass   259 59 8 2 5 40 27 50 56 4 2 0 .228 .348 .332 .680
Day   178 42 6 2 4 27 17 33 34 3 2 0 .236 .350 .360 .710
Night   81 17 2 0 1 13 10 17 22 1 0 0 .210 .343 .272 .615
As Starter   251 57 8 2 5 40 26 49 53 4 2 0 .227 .349 .335 .683
As Reliever / Substitution   8 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 .250 .333 .250 .583
Pinch Hitting   5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Close/Late   38 6 1 0 0 3 3 8 9 2 0 0 .158 .292 .184 .476
Inning 1-3   88 21 4 1 2 11 8 15 23 0 0 0 .239 .350 .375 .725
Inning 4-6   91 25 2 1 3 20 15 18 14 2 2 0 .275 .387 .418 .805
Inning 7-9   77 13 2 0 0 9 4 16 16 2 0 0 .169 .305 .195 .500
Extra Innings   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
0 Outs   89 23 1 2 4 10 18 17 20 1 1 0 .258 .374 .449 .823
1 Outs   88 19 3 0 1 19 5 8 15 3 1 0 .216 .273 .284 .557
2 Outs   82 17 4 0 0 11 4 25 21 0 0 0 .207 .393 .256 .649
Scoring Position   77 27 3 2 2 36 11 19 14 4 2 0 .351 .460 .519 .979
Bases Empty   124 25 3 0 3 3 10 17 27 0 0 0 .202 .298 .298 .596
Runner on 1st   58 7 2 0 0 1 6 14 15 0 0 0 .121 .292 .155 .447
Runner on 2nd   30 7 2 1 1 7 5 7 6 0 2 0 .233 .378 .467 .845
Runner on 3rd   8 4 1 0 0 5 0 1 1 1 0 0 .500 .500 .625 1.125
Runner on 1st & 2nd   21 10 0 1 1 9 4 4 3 0 0 0 .476 .560 .714 1.274
Runner on 1st & 3rd   6 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 3 1 0 0 .167 .455 .167 .621
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   5 3 0 0 0 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 .600 .667 .600 1.267
Bases Loaded   7 2 0 0 0 6 1 2 1 2 0 0 .286 .364 .286 .649
Two Strikes   190 41 6 2 4 30 16 28 56 3 0 0 .216 .312 .332 .644
First Pitch   13 2 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 1 0 .154 .312 .154 .466
Count 0-1   10 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .300 .300 .600
Count 0-2   26 4 1 0 0 5 0 0 11 2 0 0 .154 .143 .192 .335
Count 1-0   16 8 1 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .750 1.250
Count 1-1   9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .222 .222 .444
Count 1-2   45 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 23 0 0 0 .067 .067 .067 .133
Count 2-0   1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   14 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .071 .071 .071 .143
Count 2-2   48 7 0 0 0 4 1 0 13 0 0 0 .146 .146 .146 .292
Count 3-0   1 1 0 0 0 1 1 9 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Count 3-1   5 1 1 0 0 2 6 10 0 0 0 0 .200 .733 .400 1.133
Full Count   71 27 5 2 4 20 15 28 9 1 0 0 .380 .550 .676 1.226
Behind in Count   81 10 1 0 0 6 0 0 34 2 0 0 .123 .120 .136 .256
Ahead in Count   37 11 2 0 1 9 9 19 0 1 1 0 .297 .526 .432 .959
Batting Leadoff   5 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .600 .667 .600 1.267
Batting 2nd   39 5 2 0 0 3 3 9 6 0 0 0 .128 .292 .179 .471
Batting 4th   30 9 2 1 1 8 8 5 6 0 0 0 .300 .400 .533 .933
Batting 5th   41 9 0 0 3 8 5 9 7 1 2 0 .220 .353 .439 .792
Batting 6th   57 13 0 0 0 10 4 12 17 3 0 0 .228 .347 .228 .575
Batting 7th   70 15 4 1 1 7 6 11 16 0 0 0 .214 .321 .343 .664
Batting 8th   13 4 0 0 0 3 0 3 2 0 0 0 .308 .438 .308 .745
Batting 9th   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Low Leverage   122 25 6 0 2 16 10 21 27 2 0 0 .205 .317 .303 .621
Medium Leverage   96 26 2 2 2 15 9 17 21 0 1 0 .271 .381 .396 .776
High Leverage   41 8 0 0 1 9 8 11 8 2 1 0 .195 .352 .268 .620
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 85 259 59 8 2 5 40 27 50 0 4 56 0 0 .228 .348 .332 .680 88 102 1.3
Total MLB 499 1538 348 57 3 32 175 177 233 12 10 358 0 0 .226 .331 .330 .660 94 101 3.5
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
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
Total MLB 45 139 33 4 0 4 14 18 25 0 0 31 0 0 .237 .354 .353 .706 115 119
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 61 56 161 186 50 363 16 .956 483.0 6.47 +0.0 1.005
1975 Detroit - MLB 3B 20 16 15 30 2 49 4 .918 147.0 2.76 +0.1 .965
1975 Detroit - MLB SS 3 1 3 3 0 6 0 1.000 14.2 3.68 +0.4 1.054
TOTAL 2B 141 122 319 335 91 684 30 .956 1061.1 5.55 -4.2 .987
TOTAL 3B 49 45 27 82 3 118 9 .924 389.0 2.52 -3.6 .937
TOTAL SS 293 257 497 803 146 1353 53 .961 2302.2 5.08 -26.6 .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).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year K Rank
1973 115 3
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