1B Chris Taylor #38
Kansas City Bulls MLB
Age: 26 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
11/03/1975
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1B CHRIS TAYLOR #38 - AGE: 26 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
156 574 158 29 7 27 109 86 72 .275 .367 .491 9 0.5
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 55 55 55 55
Gap 55 60 55 55
Power 75 80 75 80
Eye 55 55 55 55
Avoid K's 50 50 50 50
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 30 50
Errors: - 30 55
Arm: 20 40 55
Turn DP: - 25 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 55
1st Base: 40 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: 20
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 45
Stealing Aggressiveness: 55
Stealing Ability: 55
Baserunning Inst.: 60
Sacrifice Bunt: 40
Bunt for Hit: 40
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/29/1975 @ CHI Loss, 4-5 3 0 1 0 0 4 1 0
09/28/1975 @ DEN Loss, 3-5 3 1 1 2 1 1 0 0
09/27/1975 @ DEN Win, 5-2 3 1 1 2 1 1 0 0
09/26/1975 @ DEN Loss, 2-3 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/25/1975 @ STL Loss, 2-6 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/24/1975 @ STL Win, 7-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/23/1975 @ STL Win, 14-4 6 2 3 0 0 0 0 0
09/21/1975 @ MIL Win, 10-2 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
09/20/1975 @ MIL Win, 2-1 4 2 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/19/1975 @ MIL Loss, 1-2 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
PERSONALITY
Taylor is dedicated to his craft.
High: Work Ethic
Birthday:04/06/1949
Born in:Kingfisher, OK
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:180 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Extremely Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$450,000
Signed Through:1978 Season
Major Service:6 Years, 70 Days
Service This Yr:174 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1967, 28th 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 156 574 158 29 7 27 109 88 86 72 .275 .367 .491 .859 .357 .216 123
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 151 677 4 28 2 16 0 11 282 63 9 13 40.9 100.1 5.93 .5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   130 35 6 1 5 21 20 23 11 2 0 1 .269 .378 .446 .824
Versus Right   444 123 23 6 22 88 68 63 61 9 0 3 .277 .364 .505 .869
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   77 19 3 1 2 12 13 8 9 1 0 0 .247 .314 .390 .704
May   103 34 5 1 6 23 17 12 13 3 0 0 .330 .390 .573 .963
June   100 27 3 1 4 14 13 13 12 1 0 1 .270 .357 .440 .797
July   99 23 5 0 6 14 17 20 11 2 0 1 .232 .361 .465 .825
August   109 29 8 2 6 36 15 17 16 2 0 1 .266 .364 .541 .906
September   86 26 5 2 3 10 13 16 11 2 0 1 .302 .410 .512 .921
Spring Training   51 10 1 0 0 4 4 9 10 0 0 0 .196 .317 .216 .532
Last Year   568 167 30 1 28 91 93 87 74 1 0 5 .294 .392 .498 .890
2 Years Ago   368 130 23 4 29 82 81 63 59 4 1 4 .353 .449 .674 1.123
Career   3196 1005 177 30 158 537 506 422 448 25 1 28 .314 .396 .537 .933
Home   283 76 9 3 15 60 43 33 30 7 0 2 .269 .342 .481 .822
Road   291 82 20 4 12 49 45 53 42 4 0 2 .282 .391 .502 .893
Grass   574 158 29 7 27 109 88 86 72 11 0 4 .275 .367 .491 .859
Day   354 93 16 1 18 62 55 46 40 6 0 4 .263 .349 .466 .815
Night   220 65 13 6 9 47 33 40 32 5 0 0 .295 .396 .532 .928
As Starter   571 156 29 7 27 109 88 84 72 11 0 4 .273 .364 .490 .855
As Reliever / Substitution   3 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .667 .800 .667 1.467
Pinch Hitting   3 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .667 .800 .667 1.467
Close/Late   110 32 5 1 8 31 25 30 17 1 0 1 .291 .444 .573 1.016
Inning 1-3   223 61 10 4 9 50 29 23 21 7 0 1 .274 .335 .475 .810
Inning 4-6   183 49 11 2 7 23 29 26 22 2 0 2 .268 .362 .464 .826
Inning 7-9   164 47 8 1 10 35 28 34 27 2 0 1 .287 .408 .530 .938
Extra Innings   4 1 0 0 1 1 2 3 2 0 0 0 .250 .571 1.000 1.571
0 Outs   164 41 4 3 6 19 30 19 23 4 0 0 .250 .321 .421 .742
1 Outs   205 60 15 2 8 39 31 30 21 7 0 2 .293 .377 .502 .879
2 Outs   205 57 10 2 13 51 27 37 28 0 0 2 .278 .393 .537 .930
Scoring Position   156 48 9 3 9 85 33 44 21 11 0 2 .308 .441 .577 1.018
Bases Empty   317 86 17 3 15 15 47 38 43 0 0 2 .271 .353 .486 .839
Runner on 1st   101 24 3 1 3 9 8 4 8 0 0 0 .238 .267 .376 .643
Runner on 2nd   61 19 2 1 5 19 14 25 6 0 0 0 .311 .512 .623 1.135
Runner on 3rd   16 4 1 0 0 14 3 7 2 8 0 0 .250 .355 .312 .667
Runner on 1st & 2nd   35 8 3 1 1 12 7 1 7 0 0 0 .229 .250 .457 .707
Runner on 1st & 3rd   20 7 3 0 1 13 2 3 3 2 0 0 .350 .400 .650 1.050
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   7 2 0 0 0 4 2 6 1 1 0 0 .286 .571 .286 .857
Bases Loaded   17 8 0 1 2 23 5 2 2 0 0 2 .471 .571 .941 1.513
Two Strikes   265 62 9 3 11 39 36 23 72 6 0 3 .234 .296 .415 .711
First Pitch   85 24 6 2 6 15 15 21 0 0 0 1 .282 .430 .612 1.042
Count 0-1   59 16 3 0 1 12 8 0 0 1 0 0 .271 .267 .373 .640
Count 0-2   43 7 0 0 1 4 5 1 18 0 0 1 .163 .200 .233 .433
Count 1-0   54 12 2 1 1 9 5 3 0 2 0 0 .222 .254 .352 .606
Count 1-1   46 15 1 1 3 11 8 2 0 1 0 0 .326 .347 .587 .934
Count 1-2   79 21 5 0 4 13 9 0 25 3 0 2 .266 .274 .481 .755
Count 2-0   10 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .300 .364 .300 .664
Count 2-1   40 22 6 0 5 19 9 0 0 1 0 0 .550 .537 1.075 1.612
Count 2-2   83 19 2 2 4 14 12 0 23 2 0 0 .229 .224 .446 .669
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 2 2 15 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   15 4 2 0 0 2 5 21 0 0 0 0 .267 .694 .400 1.094
Full Count   60 15 2 1 2 8 10 22 6 1 0 0 .250 .446 .417 .862
Behind in Count   181 44 8 0 6 29 22 1 43 4 0 3 .243 .254 .387 .641
Ahead in Count   119 41 10 1 6 32 21 40 0 3 0 0 .345 .500 .597 1.097
Batting 3rd   567 154 28 7 27 109 87 84 72 11 0 4 .272 .363 .489 .852
Batting 4th   5 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .600 .600 .800 1.400
Batting 9th   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .500 .750 .500 1.250
Low Leverage   252 65 15 1 9 15 30 32 34 2 0 1 .258 .341 .433 .774
Medium Leverage   231 68 8 4 13 55 41 34 23 8 0 2 .294 .378 .532 .911
High Leverage   88 25 6 2 5 39 17 20 14 1 0 1 .284 .418 .568 .986
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
1969 Kansas City - MLB 20 54 208 68 8 4 8 33 28 10 1 0 42 2 0 .327 .361 .519 .880 156 153 1.9
1970 Kansas City - MLB 21 113 399 124 28 5 12 49 50 38 4 2 63 4 6 .311 .375 .496 .871 139 135 3.2
1971 Kansas City - MLB 22 140 510 176 37 4 28 97 79 62 6 0 53 2 9 .345 .422 .598 1.020 196 187 5.9
1972 Kansas City - MLB 23 159 569 182 22 5 26 76 87 76 4 7 85 2 10 .320 .399 .513 .913 167 158 4.2
1973 Kansas City - MLB 24 105 368 130 23 4 29 82 81 63 4 4 59 4 5 .353 .449 .674 1.123 209 191 4.8
1974 Kansas City - MLB 25 156 568 167 30 1 28 91 93 87 5 1 74 8 10 .294 .392 .498 .890 155 142 4.0
1975 Kansas City - MLB 26 156 574 158 29 7 27 109 88 86 4 11 72 9 13 .275 .367 .491 .859 135 123 0.5
Total MLB 883 3196 1005 177 30 158 537 506 422 28 25 448 31 53 .314 .396 .537 .933 165 154 24.5
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 - 18 22 95 47 11 0 7 32 49 11 5 1 3 3 1 .495 .562 .832 1.394 100 100 2.8
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1969 Kansas City - MLB LF 53 52 93 0 0 96 3 .969 445.1 1.88 -4.4 .987
1970 Kansas City - MLB LF 107 97 184 8 0 197 5 .975 874.2 1.98 +4.8 1.054
1971 Kansas City - MLB LF 132 131 210 5 1 223 8 .964 1157.2 1.67 -7.8 .963
1972 Kansas City - MLB LF 153 152 271 10 2 288 7 .976 1326.2 1.91 -10.3 .970
1972 Kansas City - MLB CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1973 Kansas City - MLB LF 99 97 170 5 0 181 6 .967 852.2 1.85 -5.5 .971
1974 Kansas City - MLB LF 149 149 253 5 0 261 3 .989 1317.1 1.76 -4.2 .980
1975 Kansas City - MLB 1B 95 94 865 49 106 925 11 .988 801.0 10.27 -5.0 .947
1975 Kansas City - MLB LF 65 57 96 2 0 104 6 .942 504.0 1.75 -8.7 .887
1975 Kansas City - MLB RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 1B 95 94 865 49 106 925 11 .988 801.0 10.27 -5.0 .947
TOTAL LF 758 735 1277 35 3 1350 38 .972 6478.1 1.82 -36.0 .976
PLAYER HISTORY
09/01/1967 Drafted in the 1967 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 28, 28th overall pick) by the Kansas City Bulls, out of high school Kingfisher (Kingfisher; Kingfisher, OK).
10/20/1967 Named the #15 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (55); Power: 25 (55); Eye: 30 (50).
04/09/1968 Named the #25 prospect in the MLB
07/04/1968 Named the #9 prospect in the MLB
10/31/1968 Named the #23 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (60); Power: 45 (65); Eye: 35 (50).
04/08/1969 Named the #5 prospect in the MLB
07/03/1969 Named the #2 prospect in the MLB
08/06/1969 Injured (sore knee),day-to-day for 3 days.
09/21/1969 Injured (fractured thumb),out for 4 weeks.
11/17/1969 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $23,400.
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (60); Power: 60 (75); Eye: 45 (50).
06/08/1970 Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award.
06/19/1970 Injured (sprained ankle),out for 5 weeks.
09/04/1970 Injured (spained knee),day-to-day for 3 weeks.
11/17/1970 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $24,800.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 65 (75); Eye: 50 (50).
03/06/1971 Injured (sprained ankle),out for 7-8 weeks.
07/04/1971 Was selected to the 1971 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
10/01/1971 Wins the MLB NBL Batter of the Month 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: 60 (60); Power: 65 (75); Eye: 50 (50).
07/09/1972 Was selected to the 1972 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
09/05/1972 Injured (sore forearm),day-to-day for 3 days.
09/17/1972 Goes 5-5 against the St. Louis Explorers, with 1 2B, 1 HR, 5 RBI and 2 R.
11/10/1972 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $155,610.
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (60); Power: 65 (75); Eye: 55 (60).
05/01/1973 Wins the MLB NBL Batter of the Month Award.
05/28/1973 Injured (strained back muscle),out for 3 weeks.
06/19/1973 Injured (sore elbow),out for 6 weeks.
08/20/1973 Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award.
11/04/1973 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $200,321.
11/23/1973 Successfully completed training to improve his outfield defense at the Kansas City Bulls development complex.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 70 (75); Eye: 55 (55).
03/19/1974 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $2,500,000 with the Kansas City Bulls organization.
06/02/1974 Injured (sore knee),day-to-day for 2 days.
06/10/1974 Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award.
07/01/1974 Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award.
07/01/1974 Wins the MLB NBL Batter of the Month Award.
07/07/1974 Was selected to the 1974 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 70 (75); Eye: 55 (55).
05/26/1975 Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award.
06/10/1975 Goes 0-3 against the Philadelphia Quakers, ending his hitting streak at 22 games.
07/19/1975 Injured (sore shoulder),day-to-day for one week.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1972 152 7
Year H Rank
1972 182 8
Year TB Rank
1971 305 5
1972 292 5
1974 283 7
Year 2B Rank
1971 37 7
Year HR Rank
1971 28 6
1972 26 4
1973 29 9
1974 28 6
1975 27 8
Year RBI Rank
1971 97 6
1974 91 6
1975 109 4
Year BB Rank
1974 87 6
1975 86 8
Year IBB Rank
1971 8 3
1972 10 3
1973 15 10
1974 24 2
1975 28 2
Year SF Rank
1972 7 7
1975 11 2
Year EBH Rank
1971 69 4
1974 59 7
1975 63 9
Year AVG Rank
1971 .345 2
1972 .320 5
Year OBP Rank
1971 .422 4
1972 .399 6
1974 .392 5
Year SLG Rank
1971 .598 3
1972 .513 6
1974 .498 5
1975 .491 9
Year RC Rank
1971 122.42 5
1972 115.20 5
1974 111.33 5
Year RC/27 Rank
1971 9.23 4
1972 7.48 5
1974 7.16 3
Year ISO Rank
1971 .253 3
1972 .193 9
1974 .204 6
1975 .216 9
Year wOBA Rank
1971 .448 3
1972 .405 5
1974 .382 9
Year OPS Rank
1971 1.020 4
1972 .913 5
1974 .890 4
1975 .859 10
Year WAR Rank
1971 6.1 8
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