1B Chris Taylor #38
Kansas City Bulls MLB
Age: 26 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
06/30/1975
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1B CHRIS TAYLOR #38 - AGE: 26 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
72 277 80 11 3 12 49 32 33 .289 .359 .480 5 -0.3
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 55 55 55 55
Gap 55 55 55 55
Power 75 75 70 75
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: 35 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: 20
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 45
Stealing Aggressiveness: 55
Stealing Ability: 55
Baserunning Inst.: 55
Sacrifice Bunt: 40
Bunt for Hit: 40
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
06/29/1975 SDC Loss, 3-5 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
06/28/1975 SDC Loss, 1-4 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
06/27/1975 SDC Loss, 4-6 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 0
06/26/1975 LAB Win, 5-4 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
06/25/1975 LAB Loss, 3-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
06/24/1975 LAB Win, 7-3 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 1
06/22/1975 @ STL Loss, 2-5 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
06/21/1975 @ STL Loss, 4-5 2 0 1 2 0 2 1 0
06/20/1975 @ STL Win, 4-2 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
06/19/1975 CHI Win, 5-2 4 1 1 1 1 0 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:175 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:83 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 72 277 80 11 3 12 49 43 32 33 .289 .359 .480 .839 .362 .191 127
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 71 315 1 8 0 9 0 5 133 26 5 7 41.7 44.6 5.52 -0.3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   78 23 4 0 3 14 12 9 6 1 0 1 .295 .371 .462 .832
Versus Right   199 57 7 3 9 35 31 23 27 4 0 0 .286 .354 .487 .841
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   23 7 0 1 1 1 4 1 3 0 0 1 .304 .360 .522 .882
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   97 27 3 1 4 14 13 12 11 1 0 1 .278 .360 .454 .814
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   2899 927 159 26 143 477 461 368 409 19 1 25 .320 .399 .541 .939
Home   156 44 2 2 10 33 24 14 16 4 0 1 .282 .337 .513 .850
Road   121 36 9 1 2 16 19 18 17 1 0 0 .298 .386 .438 .824
Grass   277 80 11 3 12 49 43 32 33 5 0 1 .289 .359 .480 .839
Day   178 51 6 1 9 33 27 20 16 3 0 1 .287 .356 .483 .840
Night   99 29 5 2 3 16 16 12 17 2 0 0 .293 .363 .475 .838
As Starter   276 79 11 3 12 49 43 32 33 5 0 1 .286 .357 .478 .835
As Reliever / Substitution   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Pinch Hitting   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Close/Late   56 16 2 0 5 17 16 10 12 0 0 0 .286 .394 .589 .983
Inning 1-3   110 34 4 2 2 21 12 8 8 4 0 0 .309 .344 .436 .781
Inning 4-6   84 20 3 1 3 8 12 10 8 1 0 1 .238 .323 .405 .728
Inning 7-9   82 26 4 0 7 20 18 12 16 0 0 0 .317 .404 .622 1.026
Extra Innings   1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 .000 .667 .000 .667
0 Outs   72 21 2 2 3 10 17 9 8 2 0 0 .292 .361 .500 .861
1 Outs   107 31 7 0 5 16 17 11 11 3 0 1 .290 .352 .495 .848
2 Outs   98 28 2 1 4 23 9 12 14 0 0 0 .286 .364 .449 .813
Scoring Position   72 26 4 1 3 39 15 12 10 5 0 0 .361 .427 .569 .996
Bases Empty   158 45 7 2 8 8 25 19 19 0 0 1 .285 .365 .506 .871
Runner on 1st   47 9 0 0 1 2 3 1 4 0 0 0 .191 .208 .255 .464
Runner on 2nd   27 10 1 0 1 8 6 6 3 0 0 0 .370 .485 .519 1.003
Runner on 3rd   6 1 0 0 0 5 0 1 1 4 0 0 .167 .182 .167 .348
Runner on 1st & 2nd   20 5 2 1 0 7 3 0 4 0 0 0 .250 .250 .450 .700
Runner on 1st & 3rd   9 4 1 0 1 6 2 2 0 0 0 0 .444 .545 .889 1.434
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   2 2 0 0 0 4 2 2 0 1 0 0 1.000 .800 1.000 1.800
Bases Loaded   8 4 0 0 1 9 2 1 2 0 0 0 .500 .556 .875 1.431
Two Strikes   126 31 3 1 4 12 17 8 33 2 0 1 .246 .292 .381 .673
First Pitch   35 12 2 1 3 8 7 5 0 0 0 0 .343 .425 .714 1.139
Count 0-1   30 9 1 0 1 6 4 0 0 1 0 0 .300 .290 .433 .724
Count 0-2   21 5 0 0 1 2 2 0 9 0 0 0 .238 .238 .381 .619
Count 1-0   29 4 1 0 0 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .138 .188 .172 .360
Count 1-1   29 11 0 1 3 9 6 1 0 0 0 0 .379 .400 .759 1.159
Count 1-2   41 11 2 0 1 4 3 0 14 1 0 1 .268 .279 .390 .669
Count 2-0   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   19 11 3 0 1 10 4 0 0 1 0 0 .579 .550 .895 1.445
Count 2-2   36 9 0 1 1 4 5 0 7 1 0 0 .250 .243 .389 .632
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   6 2 1 0 0 0 3 9 0 0 0 0 .333 .733 .500 1.233
Full Count   28 6 1 0 1 2 7 8 3 0 0 0 .214 .389 .357 .746
Behind in Count   92 25 3 0 3 12 9 0 23 2 0 1 .272 .274 .402 .676
Ahead in Count   57 17 5 0 1 14 9 18 0 2 0 0 .298 .455 .439 .893
Batting 3rd   276 79 11 3 12 49 43 32 33 5 0 1 .286 .357 .478 .835
Batting 9th   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Low Leverage   120 32 5 1 4 5 13 13 15 0 0 0 .267 .338 .425 .763
Medium Leverage   116 35 3 1 6 25 22 14 12 5 0 1 .302 .368 .500 .868
High Leverage   41 13 3 1 2 19 8 5 6 0 0 0 .317 .391 .585 .977
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 72 277 80 11 3 12 49 43 32 1 5 33 5 7 .289 .359 .480 .839 130 127 -0.3
Total MLB 799 2899 927 159 26 143 477 461 368 25 19 409 27 47 .320 .399 .541 .939 167 158 23.7
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 - 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 25 25 244 10 20 260 6 .977 213.0 10.73 -3.0 .848
1975 Kansas City - MLB LF 49 46 73 2 0 81 6 .926 407.0 1.66 -8.2 .876
1975 Kansas City - MLB RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 1B 25 25 244 10 20 260 6 .977 213.0 10.73 -3.0 .848
TOTAL LF 742 724 1254 35 3 1327 38 .971 6381.1 1.82 -35.5 .977
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.
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
Year RBI Rank
1971 97 6
1974 91 6
Year BB Rank
1974 87 6
Year IBB Rank
1971 8 3
1972 10 3
1973 15 10
1974 24 2
Year SF Rank
1972 7 7
Year EBH Rank
1971 69 4
1974 59 7
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
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
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
Year WAR Rank
1971 6.1 8
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