LF Chris Taylor #38
Kansas City Bulls MLB
Age: 23 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
10/20/1972
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LF CHRIS TAYLOR #38 - AGE: 23 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
159 569 182 22 5 26 76 76 85 .320 .399 .513 2 4.8
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 55 55 55 60
Gap 55 55 55 60
Power 65 65 65 75
Eye 55 55 55 60
Avoid K's 50 50 50 50
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 35 45
Errors: - 30 55
Arm: 20 40 55
Turn DP: - 25 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 50
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: 25
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 45
Stealing Aggressiveness: 55
Stealing Ability: 50
Baserunning Inst.: 50
Sacrifice Bunt: 40
Bunt for Hit: 40
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/24/1972 @ SDC Win, 4-3 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
09/23/1972 @ SDC Loss, 1-7 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 0
09/22/1972 @ SDC Loss, 3-5 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/21/1972 MIL Loss, 3-5 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/20/1972 MIL Loss, 2-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/19/1972 MIL Loss, 0-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/19/1972 MIL Win, 6-5 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
09/17/1972 STL Win, 11-4 5 2 5 5 1 0 0 0
09/16/1972 STL Win, 1-0 3 0 2 1 0 1 0 0
09/15/1972 STL Win, 3-0 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0
PERSONALITY
Taylor trains hard.
High: Work Ethic
Birthday:04/06/1949
Born in:Kingfisher, OK
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:165 lbs
Local Popularity:Very Popular
National Pop.:Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$26,400
Signed Through:1972 Season
Major Service:3 Years, 70 Days
Service This Yr:175 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:5 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1967, 28th Pick in Round 1
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1972 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 159 569 182 22 5 26 76 87 76 85 .320 .399 .513 .913 .405 .193 171
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 152 656 4 10 0 12 0 7 292 53 2 10 16.7 115.2 7.48 4.8  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   117 34 4 0 6 18 16 15 20 2 0 1 .291 .370 .479 .849
Versus Right   452 148 18 5 20 58 71 61 65 5 0 3 .327 .407 .522 .929
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   88 27 7 0 4 13 14 9 14 0 0 0 .307 .371 .523 .894
May   102 32 5 0 5 13 13 7 13 0 0 0 .314 .358 .510 .868
June   89 32 3 1 5 15 17 17 15 4 0 3 .360 .460 .584 1.044
July   99 28 2 1 3 9 14 23 12 1 0 0 .283 .415 .414 .829
August   106 34 3 2 6 15 20 11 20 1 0 0 .321 .381 .557 .938
September   85 29 2 1 3 11 9 9 11 1 0 1 .341 .406 .494 .900
All-Star Game   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Spring Training   52 23 4 2 2 9 13 9 6 0 0 0 .442 .525 .712 1.236
Last Year   510 176 37 4 28 97 79 62 53 0 0 6 .345 .422 .598 1.020
2 Years Ago   399 124 28 5 12 49 50 38 63 2 0 4 .311 .375 .496 .871
Career   1686 550 95 18 74 255 244 186 243 9 0 15 .326 .396 .536 .932
Home   277 76 9 1 7 34 38 42 39 4 0 3 .274 .371 .390 .761
Road   292 106 13 4 19 42 49 34 46 3 0 1 .363 .427 .630 1.057
Grass   569 182 22 5 26 76 87 76 85 7 0 4 .320 .399 .513 .913
Day   367 125 16 5 16 50 59 38 48 5 0 3 .341 .402 .542 .944
Night   202 57 6 0 10 26 28 38 37 2 0 1 .282 .395 .460 .855
As Starter   563 181 22 5 25 75 86 75 83 7 0 4 .321 .401 .512 .912
As Reliever / Substitution   6 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .167 .286 .667 .952
Pinch Hitting   6 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .167 .286 .667 .952
Close/Late   130 36 3 1 8 15 22 21 25 0 0 1 .277 .382 .500 .882
Inning 1-3   188 66 10 2 9 33 24 21 29 4 0 2 .351 .414 .569 .983
Inning 4-6   194 60 9 1 7 24 30 28 20 3 0 1 .309 .394 .474 .868
Inning 7-9   175 53 3 2 9 15 31 25 32 0 0 1 .303 .393 .497 .890
Extra Innings   12 3 0 0 1 4 2 2 4 0 0 0 .250 .357 .500 .857
0 Outs   205 68 8 2 11 15 41 26 32 1 0 1 .332 .408 .551 .959
1 Outs   164 55 6 1 7 25 28 29 21 6 0 1 .335 .425 .512 .937
2 Outs   200 59 8 2 8 36 18 21 32 0 0 2 .295 .368 .475 .843
Scoring Position   135 35 4 0 5 50 17 21 31 7 0 0 .259 .344 .400 .744
Bases Empty   314 109 15 5 18 18 51 29 43 0 0 3 .347 .408 .599 1.006
Runner on 1st   120 38 3 0 3 8 19 26 11 0 0 1 .317 .442 .417 .859
Runner on 2nd   54 17 0 0 1 14 6 8 11 0 0 0 .315 .403 .370 .774
Runner on 3rd   17 3 1 0 1 6 1 4 4 1 0 0 .176 .318 .412 .730
Runner on 1st & 2nd   32 6 0 0 1 6 3 3 9 0 0 0 .188 .257 .281 .538
Runner on 1st & 3rd   9 3 0 0 1 10 2 1 1 5 0 0 .333 .267 .667 .933
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   15 5 3 0 1 11 4 4 3 0 0 0 .333 .474 .733 1.207
Bases Loaded   8 1 0 0 0 3 1 1 3 1 0 0 .125 .200 .125 .325
Two Strikes   248 70 11 2 14 34 40 36 85 2 0 2 .282 .375 .512 .887
First Pitch   100 43 2 1 5 17 9 8 0 2 0 2 .430 .473 .620 1.093
Count 0-1   56 22 4 1 1 8 10 0 0 0 0 0 .393 .393 .554 .946
Count 0-2   37 8 0 0 3 7 4 0 16 0 0 0 .216 .216 .459 .676
Count 1-0   44 10 1 1 0 1 5 2 0 0 0 0 .227 .261 .295 .556
Count 1-1   46 14 3 0 1 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 .304 .304 .435 .739
Count 1-2   78 20 5 0 4 8 13 0 29 0 0 2 .256 .275 .474 .749
Count 2-0   21 6 1 0 2 5 4 0 0 2 0 0 .286 .261 .619 .880
Count 2-1   40 14 0 0 3 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 .350 .350 .575 .925
Count 2-2   73 22 5 2 3 8 10 0 24 1 0 0 .301 .297 .548 .845
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 4 13 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   14 3 0 0 0 2 4 17 0 1 0 0 .214 .625 .214 .839
Full Count   60 20 1 0 4 11 13 36 16 1 0 0 .333 .577 .550 1.127
Behind in Count   171 50 9 1 8 23 27 0 45 0 0 2 .292 .301 .497 .798
Ahead in Count   119 33 2 1 5 14 23 32 0 3 0 0 .277 .422 .437 .859
Batting 2nd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 3rd   146 41 6 0 9 26 19 24 20 1 0 3 .281 .391 .507 .898
Batting 4th   418 140 16 5 16 49 67 51 63 6 0 1 .335 .403 .512 .915
Batting 6th   1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 4.000 5.000
Batting 7th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   178 55 7 3 8 13 24 23 33 0 0 2 .309 .394 .517 .911
Medium Leverage   274 96 14 2 14 38 48 37 32 2 0 2 .350 .429 .569 .998
High Leverage   115 30 1 0 4 25 15 16 20 5 0 0 .261 .338 .374 .712
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 .880 154 154 2.0
1970 Kansas City - MLB 21 113 399 124 28 5 12 49 50 38 4 2 63 4 6 .311 .375 .496 .871 138 136 3.3
1971 Kansas City - MLB 22 140 510 176 37 4 28 97 79 62 6 0 53 2 9 .345 .422 .598 1.020 193 189 6.0
1972 Kansas City - MLB 23 159 569 182 22 5 26 76 87 76 4 7 85 2 10 .320 .399 .513 .913 166 171 4.8
Total MLB 466 1686 550 95 18 74 255 244 186 15 9 243 10 25 .326 .396 .536 .932 166 166 16.1
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
TOTAL LF 445 432 758 23 3 804 23 .971 3804.1 1.85 -17.7 .989
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.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1972 152 7
Year H Rank
1972 182 8
Year TB Rank
1971 305 5
1972 292 5
Year 2B Rank
1971 37 7
Year HR Rank
1971 28 6
1972 26 4
Year RBI Rank
1971 97 6
Year IBB Rank
1971 8 3
1972 10 3
Year SF Rank
1972 7 7
Year EBH Rank
1971 69 4
Year AVG Rank
1971 .345 2
1972 .320 5
Year OBP Rank
1971 .422 4
1972 .399 6
Year SLG Rank
1971 .598 3
1972 .513 6
Year RC Rank
1971 122.42 5
1972 115.20 5
Year RC/27 Rank
1971 9.23 4
1972 7.48 5
Year ISO Rank
1971 .253 3
1972 .193 9
Year wOBA Rank
1971 .448 3
1972 .405 5
Year OPS Rank
1971 1.020 4
1972 .913 5
Year WAR Rank
1971 6.1 8
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