1B Chris Taylor #38
Kansas City Bulls MLB
Age: 26 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
09/01/1975
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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
130 488 132 24 5 24 99 70 61 .270 .360 .488 8 0.2
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 55 55 55 55
Gap 55 60 55 55
Power 75 75 70 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: 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
08/31/1975 NYK Win, 3-2 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 1
08/30/1975 NYK Win, 5-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/29/1975 NYK Loss, 3-10 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
08/28/1975 SDC Loss, 6-10 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 0
08/27/1975 SDC Loss, 1-2 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
08/27/1975 SDC Win, 7-3 1 2 1 1 0 3 0 0
08/26/1975 SDC Win, 5-3 3 1 0 1 0 0 2 0
08/24/1975 @ BRO Win, 5-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/23/1975 @ BRO Loss, 2-7 3 1 2 1 1 1 0 0
08/22/1975 @ BRO Loss, 3-4 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Taylor works his tail off.
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:146 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 130 488 132 24 5 24 99 75 70 61 .270 .360 .488 .847 .352 .217 120
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 128 571 3 24 1 15 0 9 238 53 8 10 44.4 82.0 5.68 .2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   114 31 5 1 4 19 16 20 10 1 0 1 .272 .382 .439 .821
Versus Right   374 101 19 4 20 80 59 50 51 8 0 2 .270 .353 .503 .855
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   22 6 1 1 0 4 5 4 4 2 0 0 .273 .357 .409 .766
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
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   3110 979 172 28 155 527 493 406 437 23 1 27 .315 .396 .538 .934
Home   246 65 7 3 14 56 38 27 26 6 0 1 .264 .332 .488 .820
Road   242 67 17 2 10 43 37 43 35 3 0 2 .277 .386 .488 .874
Grass   488 132 24 5 24 99 75 70 61 9 0 3 .270 .360 .488 .847
Day   299 77 13 1 15 55 45 40 34 5 0 3 .258 .346 .458 .804
Night   189 55 11 4 9 44 30 30 27 4 0 0 .291 .381 .534 .916
As Starter   487 131 24 5 24 99 75 69 61 9 0 3 .269 .357 .487 .844
As Reliever / Substitution   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Pinch Hitting   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Close/Late   91 26 4 0 8 30 23 23 14 1 0 1 .286 .431 .593 1.024
Inning 1-3   194 52 9 4 6 42 25 18 18 6 0 0 .268 .321 .448 .770
Inning 4-6   152 39 8 1 7 22 22 23 18 1 0 2 .257 .360 .461 .820
Inning 7-9   139 40 7 0 10 34 26 27 24 2 0 1 .288 .402 .554 .956
Extra Innings   3 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 .333 .600 1.333 1.933
0 Outs   131 31 3 2 6 17 25 15 19 3 0 0 .237 .309 .427 .736
1 Outs   180 48 12 1 6 32 25 22 18 6 0 2 .267 .343 .444 .787
2 Outs   177 53 9 2 12 50 25 33 24 0 0 1 .299 .412 .576 .989
Scoring Position   130 42 9 3 7 77 29 35 18 9 0 2 .323 .449 .600 1.049
Bases Empty   272 71 13 2 14 14 38 32 37 0 0 1 .261 .341 .478 .819
Runner on 1st   86 19 2 0 3 8 8 3 6 0 0 0 .221 .247 .349 .596
Runner on 2nd   51 15 2 1 3 14 11 22 5 0 0 0 .294 .507 .549 1.056
Runner on 3rd   13 3 1 0 0 11 3 4 1 6 0 0 .231 .304 .308 .612
Runner on 1st & 2nd   28 7 3 1 1 12 6 0 6 0 0 0 .250 .250 .536 .786
Runner on 1st & 3rd   17 7 3 0 1 13 2 3 3 2 0 0 .412 .455 .765 1.219
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   6 2 0 0 0 4 2 4 1 1 0 0 .333 .545 .333 .879
Bases Loaded   15 8 0 1 2 23 5 2 2 0 0 2 .533 .632 1.067 1.698
Two Strikes   228 50 7 2 9 32 31 18 61 4 0 2 .219 .278 .386 .664
First Pitch   70 20 5 1 6 14 13 17 0 0 0 1 .286 .432 .643 1.075
Count 0-1   46 15 3 0 1 12 6 0 0 1 0 0 .326 .319 .457 .776
Count 0-2   38 6 0 0 1 4 5 1 18 0 0 1 .158 .200 .237 .437
Count 1-0   49 10 2 1 1 9 5 3 0 2 0 0 .204 .241 .347 .588
Count 1-1   40 12 1 1 3 10 7 2 0 1 0 0 .300 .326 .600 .926
Count 1-2   65 16 4 0 2 8 6 0 21 2 0 1 .246 .250 .400 .650
Count 2-0   8 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .333 .250 .583
Count 2-1   35 20 5 0 4 18 7 0 0 1 0 0 .571 .556 1.057 1.613
Count 2-2   73 18 1 2 4 14 11 0 17 2 0 0 .247 .240 .479 .719
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 2 2 12 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   12 3 1 0 0 2 4 17 0 0 0 0 .250 .690 .333 1.023
Full Count   52 10 2 0 2 6 9 17 5 0 0 0 .192 .391 .346 .737
Behind in Count   149 37 7 0 4 24 17 1 39 3 0 2 .248 .258 .376 .634
Ahead in Count   104 35 8 1 5 31 18 33 0 3 0 0 .337 .486 .577 1.063
Batting 3rd   487 131 24 5 24 99 75 69 61 9 0 3 .269 .357 .487 .844
Batting 9th   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Low Leverage   217 56 13 1 8 14 26 29 29 2 0 0 .258 .343 .438 .781
Medium Leverage   194 53 6 2 11 46 33 27 19 6 0 2 .273 .358 .495 .853
High Leverage   74 23 5 2 5 39 16 14 12 1 0 1 .311 .422 .635 1.057
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 26 130 488 132 24 5 24 99 75 70 3 9 61 8 10 .270 .360 .488 .847 132 120 0.2
Total MLB 857 3110 979 172 28 155 527 493 406 27 23 437 30 50 .315 .396 .538 .934 165 155 24.2
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 72 72 682 38 75 730 10 .986 616.0 10.52 -4.2 .936
1975 Kansas City - MLB LF 63 56 95 2 0 103 6 .942 490.1 1.78 -8.5 .887
1975 Kansas City - MLB RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 1B 72 72 682 38 75 730 10 .986 616.0 10.52 -4.2 .936
TOTAL LF 756 734 1276 35 3 1349 38 .972 6464.2 1.83 -35.8 .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
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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