SS Bill Taylor #12
Detroit Wolverines MLB
Age: 26 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
05/14/1973
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SS BILL TAYLOR #12 - AGE: 26 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
27 83 20 3 0 3 10 12 20 .241 .330 .386 0 0.5
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 40 40 40 45
Gap 40 45 40 45
Power 50 50 45 50
Eye 65 70 60 65
Avoid K's 35 35 35 45
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 65 30
Errors: - 55 50
Arm: 20 60 55
Turn DP: - 60 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 55
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 60 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 45
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 20
Stealing Aggressiveness: 45
Stealing Ability: 20
Baserunning Inst.: 20
Sacrifice Bunt: 40
Bunt for Hit: 45
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
05/06/1973 @ CHH Loss, 5-9 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/05/1973 @ CHH Win, 5-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
05/04/1973 @ CHH Win, 9-1 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 0
05/02/1973 NYE Loss, 1-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
05/01/1973 NYE Loss, 6-9 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 0
04/29/1973 BAL Win, 3-2 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
04/28/1973 BAL Loss, 2-6 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 0
04/27/1973 BAL Win, 10-4 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 0
04/25/1973 CHH Win, 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
04/24/1973 CHH Loss, 7-12 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
The last to arrive for practice.
Personality Class: Unmotivated
Low: Loyalty, Adaptability, Work Ethic, Baseball IQ
Birthday:10/10/1946
Born in:Chicago, IL
Nationality:American
Height:6' 3"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$27,800
Signed Through:1973 Season
Major Service:3 Years, 35 Days
Service This Yr:41 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:6 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1967, 26th Pick in Round 1
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1973 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 27 83 20 3 0 3 10 15 12 20 .241 .330 .386 .715 .299 .145 94
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 23 99 0 3 0 1 2 2 32 6 0 0 0.0 11.4 4.53 .5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   34 7 1 0 1 4 6 2 9 1 2 0 .206 .243 .324 .567
Versus Right   49 13 2 0 2 6 9 10 11 1 0 0 .265 .383 .429 .812
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   65 15 2 0 3 7 13 12 16 1 2 0 .231 .346 .400 .746
May   18 5 1 0 0 3 2 0 4 1 0 0 .278 .263 .333 .596
Spring Training   53 7 0 0 2 4 3 5 15 0 2 2 .132 .233 .245 .479
Last Year   277 55 10 0 6 27 30 42 63 0 2 6 .199 .317 .300 .617
2 Years Ago   120 33 7 1 0 11 12 25 31 0 0 1 .275 .404 .350 .754
Career   631 139 27 1 12 64 70 103 152 4 4 9 .220 .336 .323 .659
Home   47 12 3 0 1 3 8 8 12 0 1 0 .255 .364 .383 .747
Road   36 8 0 0 2 7 7 4 8 2 1 0 .222 .286 .389 .675
Grass   83 20 3 0 3 10 15 12 20 2 2 0 .241 .330 .386 .715
Day   42 9 0 0 1 1 8 10 10 0 1 0 .214 .365 .286 .651
Night   41 11 3 0 2 9 7 2 10 2 1 0 .268 .289 .488 .777
As Starter   80 19 3 0 3 10 14 10 20 2 2 0 .237 .315 .388 .703
As Reliever / Substitution   3 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .333 .600 .333 .933
Pinch Hitting   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Close/Late   16 2 0 0 0 0 3 5 5 0 0 0 .125 .333 .125 .458
Inning 1-3   21 6 1 0 2 4 5 3 5 0 1 0 .286 .375 .619 .994
Inning 4-6   31 7 2 0 0 4 2 3 5 2 0 0 .226 .278 .290 .568
Inning 7-9   31 7 0 0 1 2 8 6 10 0 1 0 .226 .351 .323 .674
0 Outs   27 9 1 0 1 1 7 5 8 0 2 0 .333 .438 .481 .919
1 Outs   24 7 0 0 1 5 6 3 6 2 0 0 .292 .345 .417 .761
2 Outs   32 4 2 0 1 4 2 4 6 0 0 0 .125 .222 .281 .503
Scoring Position   25 5 1 0 1 6 5 4 5 2 2 0 .200 .290 .360 .650
Bases Empty   42 8 1 0 1 1 7 7 13 0 0 0 .190 .306 .286 .592
Runner on 1st   16 7 1 0 1 3 3 1 2 0 0 0 .438 .471 .688 1.158
Runner on 2nd   12 3 1 0 1 4 2 1 2 0 1 0 .250 .308 .583 .891
Runner on 1st & 2nd   8 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 .250 .333 .250 .583
Runner on 1st & 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .667 .000 .667
Bases Loaded   2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   54 10 2 0 3 7 11 5 20 0 0 0 .185 .254 .389 .643
First Pitch   8 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .250 .455 .250 .705
Count 0-1   3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .333 .250 .333 .583
Count 0-2   6 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 1-0   7 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .429 .429 .429 .857
Count 1-1   6 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .333 .333 .500 .833
Count 1-2   12 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 0 0 0 .083 .083 .083 .167
Count 2-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .333 .250 .333 .583
Count 2-2   13 2 0 0 2 4 2 0 7 0 0 0 .154 .154 .615 .769
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Full Count   23 5 2 0 1 3 7 5 3 0 0 0 .217 .357 .435 .792
Behind in Count   21 4 0 0 0 1 2 0 10 1 1 0 .190 .182 .190 .372
Ahead in Count   12 5 0 0 0 1 3 4 0 1 0 0 .417 .529 .417 .946
Batting 6th   6 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 .167 .375 .167 .542
Batting 7th   52 14 3 0 3 8 9 4 12 1 2 0 .269 .316 .500 .816
Batting 8th   22 4 0 0 0 2 4 4 6 1 0 0 .182 .296 .182 .478
Batting 9th   3 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .333 .600 .333 .933
Low Leverage   40 8 0 0 2 5 8 8 12 1 1 0 .200 .327 .350 .677
Medium Leverage   36 11 3 0 1 4 6 2 8 0 1 0 .306 .342 .472 .814
High Leverage   7 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 .143 .300 .143 .443
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
1970 Detroit - MLB 23 48 151 31 7 0 3 16 13 24 2 2 38 0 0 .205 .318 .311 .630 82 77 -0.2
1971 Detroit - MLB 24 47 120 33 7 1 0 11 12 25 1 0 31 0 0 .275 .404 .350 .754 125 138 0.4
1972 Detroit - MLB 25 102 277 55 10 0 6 27 30 42 6 0 63 0 0 .199 .317 .300 .617 95 104 0.9
1973 Detroit - MLB 26 27 83 20 3 0 3 10 15 12 0 2 20 0 0 .241 .330 .386 .715 99 94 0.5
Total MLB 224 631 139 27 1 12 64 70 103 9 4 152 0 0 .220 .336 .323 .659 98 103 1.6
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 - 20 57 246 78 9 1 10 57 72 32 4 3 22 13 6 .317 .400 .484 .884 100 100 2.4
CAREER POSTSEASON 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
1971 Detroit - MLB 24 12 32 13 2 0 2 7 6 11 0 0 6 0 0 .406 .558 .656 1.214 259 260 0.3
1972 Detroit - MLB 25 16 55 10 1 0 2 3 7 5 0 0 16 0 0 .182 .250 .309 .559 76 75 -0.3
Total MLB 28 87 23 3 0 4 10 13 16 0 0 22 0 0 .264 .379 .437 .815 152 153
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1970 Detroit - MLB SS 47 44 82 124 21 212 6 .972 395.1 4.69 -5.5 .944
1971 Detroit - MLB 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1971 Detroit - MLB 3B 5 5 1 8 0 10 1 .900 43.0 1.88 -0.4 .927
1971 Detroit - MLB SS 36 30 55 99 17 158 4 .975 271.1 5.11 -5.6 .895
1972 Detroit - MLB 2B 63 57 128 121 34 259 10 .961 474.1 4.72 -3.1 .980
1972 Detroit - MLB 3B 10 10 5 17 0 24 2 .917 81.0 2.44 -0.8 .947
1972 Detroit - MLB SS 33 14 39 50 10 94 5 .947 159.2 5.02 -1.8 .932
1973 Detroit - MLB 2B 4 2 3 6 0 10 1 .900 22.2 3.57 -0.5 .917
1973 Detroit - MLB 3B 6 6 3 14 0 17 0 1.000 49.0 3.12 +0.8 1.058
1973 Detroit - MLB SS 17 15 25 54 8 82 3 .963 134.0 5.31 +0.6 .996
TOTAL 2B 67 59 131 127 34 269 11 .959 497.0 4.67 -3.5 .976
TOTAL 3B 21 21 9 39 0 51 3 .941 173.0 2.50 -0.4 .980
TOTAL SS 133 103 201 327 56 546 18 .967 960.1 4.95 -12.4 .935
PLAYER HISTORY
09/01/1967 Drafted in the 1967 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 26, 26th overall pick) by the Detroit Wolverines, out of college Ridgewater
10/20/1967 Named the #80 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (50); Power: 30 (45); Eye: 45 (60).
04/09/1968 Named the #89 prospect in the MLB
07/04/1968 Named the #57 prospect in the MLB
10/31/1968 Named the #66 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (55); Power: 45 (55); Eye: 50 (60).
04/08/1969 Named the #77 prospect in the MLB
07/03/1969 Named the #45 prospect in the MLB
10/29/1969 Named the #44 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (55); Power: 50 (55); Eye: 60 (60).
04/07/1970 Named the #96 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (50); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 60 (60).
03/12/1971 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his quality of contact at the Detroit Wolverines development complex.
06/19/1971 Injured (fractured foot),out for 3-4 weeks.
10/05/1971 Wins the 1971 MLB ABL Divisional Round MVP 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: 40 (50); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 60 (65).
03/06/1972 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his quality of contact at the Detroit Wolverines development complex.
11/12/1972 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $27,800.
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 45 (50); Eye: 60 (65).
04/22/1973 Injured (spained knee),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
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