SS Bill Taylor #12
Detroit Wolverines MLB
Age: 27 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
05/20/1974
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SS BILL TAYLOR #12 - AGE: 27 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
30 113 25 1 0 2 10 11 28 .221 .290 .283 0 -0.2
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 40 45 40 45
Gap 40 45 40 45
Power 45 50 45 50
Eye 65 75 65 70
Avoid K's 35 35 35 50
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 65 25
Errors: - 55 50
Arm: 20 60 55
Turn DP: - 65 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 60
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
05/17/1974 @ LAP Loss, 1-6 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
05/12/1974 TOR Win, 3-2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/11/1974 TOR Win, 11-5 4 3 2 2 0 0 0 0
05/10/1974 TOR Loss, 4-9 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 0
05/09/1974 LAP Loss, 2-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/08/1974 LAP Win, 4-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
05/07/1974 LAP Win, 6-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
05/05/1974 SFS Win, 4-0 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
05/03/1974 SFS Win, 5-3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
05/02/1974 @ TOR Win, 9-5 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 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:Fair
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$37,000
Signed Through:1974 Season
Major Service:4 Years, 35 Days
Service This Yr:41 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:7 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 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 30 113 25 1 0 2 10 12 11 28 .221 .290 .283 .574 .275 .062 77
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 30 124 0 0 0 1 0 0 32 3 0 0 0.0 9.8 2.99 -0.2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   39 11 0 0 1 6 5 6 10 0 0 0 .282 .378 .359 .737
Versus Right   74 14 1 0 1 4 7 5 18 0 0 0 .189 .241 .243 .484
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
April   72 16 1 0 2 7 9 9 15 0 0 0 .222 .309 .319 .628
May   41 9 0 0 0 3 3 2 13 0 0 0 .220 .256 .220 .475
Spring Training   42 13 2 0 2 7 8 9 12 0 1 1 .310 .442 .500 .942
Last Year   474 114 19 0 11 51 64 62 115 3 6 2 .241 .329 .350 .679
2 Years Ago   277 55 10 0 6 27 30 42 63 0 2 6 .199 .317 .300 .617
Career   1135 258 44 1 22 115 131 164 275 5 8 11 .227 .329 .326 .655
Home   64 14 0 0 2 8 8 4 16 0 0 0 .219 .265 .312 .577
Road   49 11 1 0 0 2 4 7 12 0 0 0 .224 .321 .245 .566
Grass   113 25 1 0 2 10 12 11 28 0 0 0 .221 .290 .283 .574
Day   62 15 1 0 2 7 9 7 12 0 0 0 .242 .319 .355 .674
Night   51 10 0 0 0 3 3 4 16 0 0 0 .196 .255 .196 .451
As Starter   113 25 1 0 2 10 12 11 28 0 0 0 .221 .290 .283 .574
Close/Late   20 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 .100 .217 .100 .317
Inning 1-3   38 8 0 0 1 5 6 1 10 0 0 0 .211 .231 .289 .520
Inning 4-6   44 10 1 0 1 5 3 4 12 0 0 0 .227 .292 .318 .610
Inning 7-9   31 7 0 0 0 0 3 6 6 0 0 0 .226 .351 .226 .577
0 Outs   41 9 0 0 2 4 8 7 10 0 0 0 .220 .333 .366 .699
1 Outs   36 10 0 0 0 5 3 2 8 0 0 0 .278 .316 .278 .594
2 Outs   36 6 1 0 0 1 1 2 10 0 0 0 .167 .211 .194 .405
Scoring Position   34 5 0 0 1 9 5 4 9 0 0 0 .147 .237 .235 .472
Bases Empty   55 13 0 0 1 1 4 4 11 0 0 0 .236 .288 .291 .579
Runner on 1st   24 7 1 0 0 0 3 3 8 0 0 0 .292 .370 .333 .704
Runner on 2nd   12 2 0 0 1 3 1 2 3 0 0 0 .167 .286 .417 .702
Runner on 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   9 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 .000 .100 .000 .100
Runner on 1st & 3rd   2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   8 2 0 0 0 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Two Strikes   68 12 0 0 2 4 7 3 28 0 0 0 .176 .211 .265 .476
First Pitch   13 6 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .462 .462 .538 1.000
Count 0-1   8 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Count 0-2   9 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 5 0 0 0 .222 .222 .556 .778
Count 1-0   8 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Count 1-1   6 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Count 1-2   23 6 0 0 1 2 2 0 11 0 0 0 .261 .261 .391 .652
Count 2-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Count 2-2   20 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 0 0 0 .050 .050 .050 .100
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .333 .667 .333 1.000
Full Count   16 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 6 0 0 0 .188 .316 .188 .503
Behind in Count   40 10 0 0 2 6 3 0 16 0 0 0 .250 .250 .400 .650
Ahead in Count   18 4 0 0 0 0 2 8 0 0 0 0 .222 .462 .222 .684
Batting 5th   4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Batting 6th   109 23 1 0 2 10 12 11 26 0 0 0 .211 .283 .275 .559
Low Leverage   54 14 0 0 1 2 6 6 15 0 0 0 .259 .333 .315 .648
Medium Leverage   33 5 1 0 1 4 3 2 7 0 0 0 .152 .200 .273 .473
High Leverage   25 5 0 0 0 4 3 3 6 0 0 0 .200 .286 .200 .486
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 26 136 474 114 19 0 11 51 64 62 2 3 115 0 0 .241 .329 .350 .679 96 101 1.0
1974 Detroit - MLB 27 30 113 25 1 0 2 10 12 11 0 0 28 0 0 .221 .290 .283 .574 63 77 -0.2
Total MLB 363 1135 258 44 1 22 115 131 164 11 5 275 0 0 .227 .329 .326 .655 94 101 2.0
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
1973 Detroit - MLB 26 12 36 6 1 0 0 2 2 9 0 0 8 0 0 .167 .333 .194 .528 55 71 -0.5
Total MLB 40 123 29 4 0 4 12 15 25 0 0 30 0 0 .236 .365 .366 .731 123 128
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 6 2 5 9 2 15 1 .933 28.2 4.40 -0.4 .939
1973 Detroit - MLB 3B 7 7 3 16 0 19 0 1.000 58.0 2.95 +0.6 1.057
1973 Detroit - MLB SS 119 116 204 382 65 609 23 .962 1008.1 5.23 -10.4 .954
1974 Detroit - MLB SS 30 30 64 83 18 156 9 .942 255.0 5.19 -2.5 .945
TOTAL 2B 69 59 133 130 36 274 11 .960 503.0 4.71 -3.4 .977
TOTAL 3B 22 22 9 41 0 53 3 .943 182.0 2.47 -0.6 .983
TOTAL SS 265 234 444 738 131 1229 47 .962 2089.2 5.09 -25.8 .942
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.
11/04/1973 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $37,000.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 65 (70).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year K Rank
1973 115 3
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