1B Chris Taylor #38
Kansas City Bulls MLB
Age: 27 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
08/16/1976
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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
119 429 146 23 5 25 78 62 52 .340 .424 .592 10 4.7
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 55 55 55 55
Gap 55 55 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.: 65
Sacrifice Bunt: 40
Bunt for Hit: 40
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/15/1976 SDC Win, 6-5 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
08/15/1976 SDC Win, 5-1 4 1 1 2 1 0 1 0
08/14/1976 SDC Win, 6-4 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
08/13/1976 SDC Win, 6-5 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
08/12/1976 @ CHI Loss, 2-3 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
08/11/1976 @ CHI Win, 4-2 5 1 2 2 1 0 0 0
08/10/1976 @ CHI Loss, 1-8 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
08/08/1976 @ CLE Win, 7-2 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
08/07/1976 @ CLE Win, 5-4 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
08/06/1976 @ CLE Win, 4-2 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
PERSONALITY
Taylor is an extremely hard worker.
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:132 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 119 429 146 23 5 25 78 83 62 52 .340 .424 .592 1.016 .433 .252 186
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 115 495 2 18 0 8 0 2 254 53 10 5 66.7 108.3 9.82 4.7  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   111 38 7 1 14 31 32 19 13 1 0 0 .342 .435 .802 1.237
Versus Right   318 108 16 4 11 47 51 43 39 1 0 2 .340 .420 .519 .939
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   27 4 0 0 2 5 4 3 5 0 0 0 .148 .233 .370 .604
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   107 33 2 0 9 16 21 16 8 0 0 0 .308 .398 .579 .978
August   54 18 3 0 4 11 10 7 8 0 0 0 .333 .410 .611 1.021
All-Star Game   3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000
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   3625 1151 200 35 183 615 589 484 500 27 1 30 .318 .400 .543 .943
Home   217 66 11 1 12 36 44 24 23 1 0 2 .304 .377 .530 .907
Road   212 80 12 4 13 42 39 38 29 1 0 0 .377 .470 .656 1.126
Grass   420 143 22 4 25 77 82 61 51 2 0 2 .340 .425 .590 1.015
Turf   9 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .400 .667 1.067
Day   272 97 14 3 19 57 61 37 31 0 0 1 .357 .435 .640 1.075
Night   157 49 9 2 6 21 22 25 21 2 0 1 .312 .405 .510 .915
As Starter   425 143 23 4 25 77 82 62 51 2 0 2 .336 .422 .586 1.007
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   75 26 3 2 6 16 19 22 17 0 0 1 .347 .500 .680 1.180
Inning 1-3   176 61 9 2 10 40 30 15 17 2 0 0 .347 .394 .591 .985
Inning 4-6   143 44 9 1 7 19 27 18 14 0 0 1 .308 .389 .531 .920
Inning 7-9   105 39 4 2 7 18 23 28 21 0 0 1 .371 .507 .648 1.155
Extra Innings   5 2 1 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 .400 .500 1.200 1.700
0 Outs   108 35 7 2 7 19 26 19 13 1 0 0 .324 .422 .620 1.042
1 Outs   152 54 9 1 11 39 35 23 15 1 0 1 .355 .441 .645 1.085
2 Outs   169 57 7 2 7 20 22 20 24 0 0 1 .337 .411 .527 .937
Scoring Position   111 46 5 4 5 51 24 30 17 2 0 0 .414 .531 .667 1.198
Bases Empty   263 84 15 1 15 15 48 23 29 0 0 2 .319 .378 .555 .934
Runner on 1st   55 16 3 0 5 12 11 9 6 0 0 0 .291 .391 .618 1.009
Runner on 2nd   50 21 2 2 4 19 11 18 7 0 0 0 .420 .574 .780 1.354
Runner on 3rd   14 8 1 0 0 11 3 4 0 1 0 0 .571 .632 .643 1.274
Runner on 1st & 2nd   29 12 1 1 0 8 6 1 8 0 0 0 .414 .433 .517 .951
Runner on 1st & 3rd   6 1 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 .167 .143 .667 .810
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   5 2 0 1 0 4 1 6 2 0 0 0 .400 .727 .800 1.527
Bases Loaded   7 2 1 0 0 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 .286 .375 .429 .804
Two Strikes   199 52 7 2 7 28 26 15 52 2 0 1 .261 .313 .422 .735
First Pitch   54 26 2 1 6 17 16 14 0 0 0 1 .481 .594 .889 1.483
Count 0-1   34 13 3 2 1 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 .382 .382 .676 1.059
Count 0-2   32 11 1 0 2 2 5 0 11 0 0 0 .344 .344 .562 .906
Count 1-0   30 8 1 0 2 4 6 2 0 0 0 0 .267 .312 .500 .812
Count 1-1   47 24 5 0 5 13 11 1 0 0 0 0 .511 .521 .936 1.457
Count 1-2   66 10 1 1 0 4 4 0 26 0 0 1 .152 .164 .197 .361
Count 2-0   20 3 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .150 .150 .300 .450
Count 2-1   30 13 2 0 3 9 6 1 0 0 0 0 .433 .452 .800 1.252
Count 2-2   47 18 4 0 2 11 6 0 6 0 0 0 .383 .383 .596 .979
Count 3-0   1 1 0 0 0 1 4 12 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Count 3-1   14 6 3 0 0 1 5 17 0 0 0 0 .429 .742 .643 1.385
Full Count   54 13 1 1 3 11 11 15 9 2 0 0 .241 .394 .463 .857
Behind in Count   132 34 5 3 3 8 16 0 37 0 0 1 .258 .263 .409 .672
Ahead in Count   95 31 6 0 6 18 23 32 0 0 0 0 .326 .496 .579 1.075
Batting 2nd   1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 3rd   425 143 23 4 25 77 82 62 51 2 0 2 .336 .422 .586 1.007
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   204 66 10 1 12 19 40 30 24 0 0 2 .324 .415 .559 .974
Medium Leverage   160 50 9 2 10 38 29 20 18 2 0 0 .312 .385 .581 .966
High Leverage   61 27 4 2 3 21 13 12 9 0 0 0 .443 .534 .721 1.256
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 27 119 429 146 23 5 25 78 83 62 2 2 52 10 5 .340 .424 .592 1.016 192 186 4.7
Total MLB 1002 3625 1151 200 35 183 615 589 484 30 27 500 41 58 .318 .400 .543 .943 169 158 29.1
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 116 115 1067 77 119 1156 12 .990 991.2 10.38 -6.4 .952
1976 Kansas City - MLB LF 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.2 0.00 -0.8 .000
TOTAL 1B 211 209 1932 126 225 2081 23 .989 1792.2 10.33 -11.4 .950
TOTAL LF 763 735 1277 35 3 1350 38 .972 6481.0 1.82 -36.8 .975
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.
08/09/1976 Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award.
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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