2B Bill Taylor #12
Age: 30 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
01/03/1977
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2B BILL TAYLOR #12 - AGE: 30 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
128 389 99 17 0 8 43 58 82 .254 .358 .360 0 3.1
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 40 40 40 40
BABIP 45 45 40 45
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: 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
09/25/1976 TOR Loss, 6-11 5 1 4 2 1 0 1 0
09/22/1976 ATL Loss, 3-9 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/21/1976 ATL Loss, 2-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/19/1976 SEA Win, 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/17/1976 SEA Win, 7-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/16/1976 @ TOR Win, 4-1 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 0
09/15/1976 @ TOR Loss, 3-5 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/14/1976 @ TOR Loss, 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/12/1976 @ ATL Loss, 2-3 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/11/1976 @ ATL Win, 4-2 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
Taylor lets himself get distracted.
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:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:6 Years, 70 Days
Service This Yr:174 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 1976 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 128 389 99 17 0 8 43 51 58 82 .254 .358 .360 .718 .332 .105 121
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 112 458 5 2 0 5 5 1 140 25 0 0 0.0 54.5 4.89 3.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   161 50 11 0 5 17 34 34 34 0 3 2 .311 .437 .472 .909
Versus Right   228 49 6 0 3 26 17 24 48 1 2 3 .215 .297 .281 .578
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
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
September   51 15 1 0 2 8 7 9 13 0 0 0 .294 .400 .431 .831
Spring Training   47 10 5 0 1 4 3 5 9 0 0 0 .213 .288 .383 .671
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   2013 459 78 3 40 226 235 308 458 12 18 19 .228 .334 .329 .664
Home   190 50 10 0 4 22 28 26 32 0 2 3 .263 .361 .379 .740
Road   199 49 7 0 4 21 23 32 50 1 3 2 .246 .355 .342 .696
Grass   389 99 17 0 8 43 51 58 82 1 5 5 .254 .358 .360 .718
Day   211 55 9 0 4 19 29 28 44 1 2 5 .261 .359 .360 .719
Night   178 44 8 0 4 24 22 30 38 0 3 0 .247 .356 .360 .715
As Starter   381 95 17 0 8 42 51 56 82 1 5 5 .249 .352 .357 .709
As Reliever / Substitution   8 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 .500 .600 .500 1.100
Pinch Hitting   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Close/Late   89 21 3 0 1 15 6 12 19 1 0 0 .236 .324 .303 .627
Inning 1-3   136 36 7 0 3 14 22 21 31 0 4 0 .265 .363 .382 .745
Inning 4-6   127 32 3 0 4 12 19 20 27 0 1 3 .252 .367 .370 .737
Inning 7-9   118 27 7 0 0 14 8 14 23 1 0 2 .229 .319 .288 .607
Extra Innings   8 4 0 0 1 3 2 3 1 0 0 0 .500 .636 .875 1.511
0 Outs   152 45 6 0 4 14 30 21 30 1 4 3 .296 .390 .414 .804
1 Outs   115 28 6 0 3 13 17 17 28 0 1 2 .243 .351 .374 .725
2 Outs   122 26 5 0 1 16 4 20 24 0 0 0 .213 .324 .279 .603
Scoring Position   91 22 2 0 1 34 10 13 24 1 5 2 .242 .346 .297 .642
Bases Empty   214 56 14 0 6 6 33 38 36 0 0 2 .262 .378 .411 .789
Runner on 1st   84 21 1 0 1 3 8 7 22 0 0 1 .250 .315 .298 .613
Runner on 2nd   26 4 1 0 0 3 0 5 9 0 5 1 .154 .312 .192 .505
Runner on 3rd   8 3 0 0 0 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 .375 .444 .375 .819
Runner on 1st & 2nd   27 8 1 0 1 10 5 4 7 0 0 0 .296 .387 .444 .832
Runner on 1st & 3rd   12 3 0 0 0 5 1 0 1 1 0 0 .250 .231 .250 .481
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   11 2 0 0 0 4 2 0 5 0 0 1 .182 .250 .182 .432
Bases Loaded   7 2 0 0 0 7 1 3 2 0 0 0 .286 .500 .286 .786
Two Strikes   249 60 10 0 4 27 34 28 82 0 0 4 .241 .327 .329 .657
First Pitch   36 10 3 0 0 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .278 .316 .361 .677
Count 0-1   37 11 1 0 2 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 .297 .297 .486 .784
Count 0-2   30 6 0 0 1 3 3 0 15 0 0 1 .200 .226 .300 .526
Count 1-0   14 5 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .357 .357 .643 1.000
Count 1-1   28 9 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 .321 .321 .393 .714
Count 1-2   64 7 3 0 1 5 3 0 32 0 0 0 .109 .109 .203 .312
Count 2-0   4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Count 2-1   14 3 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 .214 .267 .429 .695
Count 2-2   64 13 2 0 1 5 6 0 27 0 0 1 .203 .215 .281 .497
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 1 3 10 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   7 0 0 0 0 2 3 18 0 1 0 0 .000 .692 .000 .692
Full Count   91 34 5 0 1 14 22 28 8 0 0 2 .374 .529 .462 .990
Behind in Count   131 24 4 0 4 11 10 0 47 0 0 1 .183 .189 .305 .495
Ahead in Count   39 9 1 0 2 7 10 28 0 1 1 1 .231 .551 .410 .961
Batting Leadoff   66 21 8 0 1 6 12 12 13 0 1 2 .318 .438 .485 .922
Batting 2nd   91 23 2 0 3 8 17 20 21 0 2 2 .253 .398 .374 .772
Batting 4th   3 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 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   162 35 5 0 3 19 13 17 38 1 2 1 .216 .293 .302 .595
Batting 8th   57 13 2 0 0 6 6 6 10 0 0 0 .228 .302 .263 .565
Batting 9th   4 1 0 0 1 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .250 .500 1.000 1.500
Low Leverage   157 45 10 0 2 10 18 22 22 1 0 3 .287 .383 .389 .771
Medium Leverage   168 41 6 0 5 21 25 26 41 0 4 2 .244 .352 .369 .721
High Leverage   63 13 1 0 1 12 8 9 18 0 1 0 .206 .306 .270 .575
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 .718 108 121 3.1
Total MLB 652 2013 459 78 3 40 226 235 308 19 12 458 0 0 .228 .334 .329 .664 95 103 6.7
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
TOTAL 2B 259 231 574 684 161 1305 47 .964 2023.2 5.59 +6.1 1.022
TOTAL 3B 72 62 42 110 5 166 14 .916 538.0 2.54 -5.2 .932
TOTAL SS 310 267 512 833 151 1399 54 .961 2402.2 5.04 -28.2 .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).
11/13/1976 Became a free agent.
01/01/1977 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 70 (70).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year K Rank
1973 115 3
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