1B Chris Taylor #38
Kansas City Bulls MLB
Age: 27 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
07/05/1976
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1B CHRIS TAYLOR #38 - AGE: 27 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
81 286 100 18 5 14 55 44 37 .350 .437 .594 8 3.1
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: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 50
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
07/04/1976 @ SDC Loss, 3-4 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/04/1976 @ SDC Win, 8-5 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
07/03/1976 @ SDC Win, 4-2 4 1 1 2 1 0 0 0
07/02/1976 @ SDC Loss, 2-6 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
07/01/1976 @ CIN Win, 6-0 2 3 2 2 1 3 0 0
06/30/1976 @ CIN Loss, 2-7 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 0
06/29/1976 @ CIN Loss, 4-7 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
06/27/1976 WAS Win, 6-1 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
06/26/1976 WAS Loss, 3-4 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
06/25/1976 WAS Win, 4-1 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
Taylor never lacks for effort.
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:$650,000
Signed Through:1978 Season
Major Service:7 Years, 70 Days
Service This Yr:90 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, 28th 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 81 286 100 18 5 14 55 57 44 37 .350 .437 .594 1.032 .434 .245 189
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 77 334 2 14 0 6 0 2 170 37 8 4 66.7 74.7 10.19 3.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   67 23 6 1 8 21 19 14 8 1 0 0 .343 .451 .821 1.272
Versus Right   219 77 12 4 6 34 38 30 29 1 0 2 .352 .433 .525 .958
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   23 6 0 0 3 5 6 5 3 0 0 0 .261 .393 .652 1.045
April   70 22 3 2 4 13 15 10 11 1 0 1 .314 .402 .586 .988
May   104 36 11 2 2 16 23 19 13 0 0 1 .346 .452 .548 1.000
June   94 37 4 1 6 22 14 10 12 1 0 0 .394 .448 .649 1.097
July   18 5 0 0 2 4 5 5 1 0 0 0 .278 .435 .611 1.046
Spring Training   51 15 4 2 0 5 4 6 3 1 0 0 .294 .362 .451 .813
Last Year   574 158 29 7 27 109 88 86 72 11 0 4 .275 .367 .491 .859
2 Years Ago   568 167 30 1 28 91 93 87 74 1 0 5 .294 .392 .498 .890
Career   3482 1105 195 35 172 592 563 466 485 27 1 30 .317 .400 .542 .941
Home   141 48 10 1 7 25 29 17 16 1 0 2 .340 .416 .574 .991
Road   145 52 8 4 7 30 28 27 21 1 0 0 .359 .457 .614 1.070
Grass   277 97 17 4 14 54 56 43 36 2 0 2 .350 .438 .592 1.030
Turf   9 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .400 .667 1.067
Day   194 71 11 3 13 42 46 27 24 0 0 1 .366 .446 .655 1.101
Night   92 29 7 2 1 13 11 17 13 2 0 1 .315 .420 .467 .887
As Starter   282 97 18 4 14 54 56 44 36 2 0 2 .344 .433 .585 1.018
As Reliever / Substitution   4 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .750 .750 1.250 2.000
Pinch Hitting   4 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .750 .750 1.250 2.000
Close/Late   52 20 3 2 4 13 16 17 12 0 0 1 .385 .543 .750 1.293
Inning 1-3   121 44 7 2 6 31 23 12 12 2 0 0 .364 .415 .603 1.018
Inning 4-6   93 26 7 1 2 8 14 10 10 0 0 1 .280 .356 .441 .797
Inning 7-9   70 29 3 2 6 16 18 21 15 0 0 1 .414 .554 .771 1.326
Extra Innings   2 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .667 1.000 1.667
0 Outs   76 25 5 2 4 15 19 14 8 1 0 0 .329 .429 .605 1.034
1 Outs   94 35 7 1 7 27 21 12 13 1 0 1 .372 .444 .691 1.136
2 Outs   116 40 6 2 3 13 17 18 16 0 0 1 .345 .437 .509 .946
Scoring Position   74 33 4 4 3 39 18 24 12 2 0 0 .446 .570 .730 1.300
Bases Empty   173 56 13 1 7 7 30 13 19 0 0 2 .324 .378 .532 .909
Runner on 1st   39 11 1 0 4 9 9 7 6 0 0 0 .282 .391 .615 1.007
Runner on 2nd   30 14 1 2 2 13 8 13 4 0 0 0 .467 .628 .833 1.461
Runner on 3rd   9 6 1 0 0 8 2 4 0 1 0 0 .667 .714 .778 1.492
Runner on 1st & 2nd   23 9 1 1 0 6 4 1 6 0 0 0 .391 .417 .522 .938
Runner on 1st & 3rd   3 1 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 .333 .250 1.333 1.583
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   4 2 0 1 0 4 1 5 2 0 0 0 .500 .778 1.000 1.778
Bases Loaded   5 1 1 0 0 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 .200 .333 .400 .733
Two Strikes   131 34 4 2 4 24 17 10 37 2 0 1 .260 .312 .412 .725
First Pitch   35 16 2 1 2 9 10 11 0 0 0 1 .457 .596 .743 1.339
Count 0-1   19 8 3 2 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 .421 .421 .789 1.211
Count 0-2   21 6 1 0 0 0 3 0 8 0 0 0 .286 .286 .333 .619
Count 1-0   21 5 1 0 2 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 .238 .273 .571 .844
Count 1-1   34 20 4 0 4 11 10 1 0 0 0 0 .588 .600 1.059 1.659
Count 1-2   46 7 0 1 0 4 4 0 18 0 0 1 .152 .170 .196 .366
Count 2-0   12 3 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
Count 2-1   21 8 1 0 1 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 .381 .409 .571 .981
Count 2-2   29 13 2 0 2 10 4 0 4 0 0 0 .448 .448 .724 1.172
Count 3-0   1 1 0 0 0 1 3 8 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Count 3-1   12 5 3 0 0 0 4 12 0 0 0 0 .417 .708 .667 1.375
Full Count   35 8 1 1 2 10 6 10 7 2 0 0 .229 .383 .486 .869
Behind in Count   86 21 4 3 0 5 11 0 26 0 0 1 .244 .253 .360 .613
Ahead in Count   67 22 5 0 4 10 16 22 0 0 0 0 .328 .494 .582 1.076
Batting 2nd   1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 3rd   282 97 18 4 14 54 56 44 36 2 0 2 .344 .433 .585 1.018
Batting 6th   1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 3.000 4.000
Batting 7th   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 8th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   137 43 9 1 5 8 24 21 18 0 0 2 .314 .412 .504 .916
Medium Leverage   97 32 5 2 7 29 21 14 11 2 0 0 .330 .407 .639 1.046
High Leverage   48 22 4 2 2 18 11 9 7 0 0 0 .458 .544 .750 1.294
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 .859 141 121 0.4
1976 Kansas City - MLB 27 81 286 100 18 5 14 55 57 44 2 2 37 8 4 .350 .437 .594 1.032 197 189 3.1
Total MLB 964 3482 1105 195 35 172 592 563 466 30 27 485 39 57 .317 .400 .542 .941 168 157 27.5
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
1976 Kansas City - MLB 1B 78 77 694 54 75 758 10 .987 661.0 10.18 -5.5 .936
1976 Kansas City - MLB LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.1 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 1B 173 171 1559 103 181 1683 21 .988 1462.0 10.23 -10.5 .941
TOTAL LF 760 735 1277 35 3 1350 38 .972 6479.2 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.
01/01/1976 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 75 (80); Eye: 55 (55).
03/02/1976 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the Kansas City Bulls development complex.
07/04/1976 Was selected to the 1976 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
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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