LF Chris Taylor #38
Kansas City Bulls MLB
Age: 25 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
11/04/1974
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LF CHRIS TAYLOR #38 - AGE: 25 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
156 568 167 30 1 28 91 87 74 .294 .392 .498 8 4.3
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 55 55 55 55
Gap 55 55 55 55
Power 70 75 70 75
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: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: 25
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 45
Stealing Aggressiveness: 55
Stealing Ability: 50
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
09/29/1974 DEN Loss, 0-6 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/28/1974 DEN Loss, 4-5 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 0
09/27/1974 DEN Loss, 3-5 3 1 0 0 0 2 1 0
09/26/1974 STL Loss, 5-8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/25/1974 STL Loss, 3-4 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1
09/24/1974 STL Win, 9-8 3 2 2 0 0 2 0 0
09/23/1974 STL Loss, 6-17 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 0
09/22/1974 MIL Win, 5-4 6 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
09/22/1974 MIL Win, 5-0 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
09/21/1974 MIL Loss, 2-4 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Taylor has an extensive workout regimen.
High: Work Ethic
Birthday:04/06/1949
Born in:Kingfisher, OK
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:170 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Extremely Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$200,321
Signed Through:1974 Season
Major Service:5 Years, 70 Days
Service This Yr:174 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:7 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Eligible, but possibly free agent after season!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension:$2,500,000 total for 4 years
Drafted:1967, 28th 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 156 568 167 30 1 28 91 93 87 74 .294 .392 .498 .890 .382 .204 146
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 149 661 5 24 0 8 0 1 283 59 8 10 44.4 111.3 7.16 4.3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   116 33 8 0 7 22 24 18 17 1 0 0 .284 .378 .534 .912
Versus Right   452 134 22 1 21 69 69 69 57 0 0 5 .296 .395 .489 .884
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   72 12 5 0 3 10 8 10 14 0 0 0 .167 .268 .361 .629
May   99 33 7 0 5 16 18 15 8 0 0 2 .333 .431 .556 .987
June   100 35 5 0 9 17 20 10 12 0 0 1 .350 .414 .670 1.084
July   93 19 4 0 3 15 11 18 16 1 0 0 .204 .330 .344 .674
August   115 43 7 0 5 23 20 13 14 0 0 2 .374 .446 .565 1.011
September   89 25 2 1 3 10 16 21 10 0 0 0 .281 .418 .427 .845
All-Star Game   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Spring Training   67 24 2 0 0 10 9 5 8 1 0 1 .358 .405 .388 .793
Last Year   368 130 23 4 29 82 81 63 59 4 1 4 .353 .449 .674 1.123
2 Years Ago   569 182 22 5 26 76 87 76 85 7 0 4 .320 .399 .513 .913
Career   2622 847 148 23 131 428 418 336 376 14 1 24 .323 .403 .547 .950
Home   268 76 9 1 10 40 42 43 39 1 0 1 .284 .383 .437 .820
Road   300 91 21 0 18 51 51 44 35 0 0 4 .303 .399 .553 .953
Grass   568 167 30 1 28 91 93 87 74 1 0 5 .294 .392 .498 .890
Day   355 97 14 1 16 58 50 52 49 1 0 2 .273 .368 .454 .822
Night   213 70 16 0 12 33 43 35 25 0 0 3 .329 .430 .573 1.003
As Starter   562 167 30 1 28 91 93 86 73 1 0 5 .297 .394 .504 .898
As Reliever / Substitution   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .143 .000 .143
Pinch Hitting   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .143 .000 .143
Close/Late   111 33 3 0 7 16 20 25 15 0 0 1 .297 .431 .514 .944
Inning 1-3   213 62 14 1 9 36 39 27 27 1 0 1 .291 .372 .493 .865
Inning 4-6   187 52 6 0 7 23 22 25 27 0 0 3 .278 .372 .422 .795
Inning 7-9   153 49 10 0 11 29 30 33 18 0 0 1 .320 .444 .601 1.045
Extra Innings   15 4 0 0 1 3 2 2 2 0 0 0 .267 .353 .467 .820
0 Outs   153 44 6 0 9 19 30 16 21 0 0 2 .288 .363 .503 .866
1 Outs   199 53 7 0 7 31 32 34 29 1 0 0 .266 .372 .407 .779
2 Outs   216 70 17 1 12 41 31 37 24 0 0 3 .324 .430 .579 1.008
Scoring Position   148 48 7 0 12 69 35 44 22 1 0 1 .324 .479 .615 1.094
Bases Empty   326 95 21 0 12 12 38 29 37 0 0 2 .291 .353 .466 .819
Runner on 1st   94 24 2 1 4 10 20 14 15 0 0 2 .255 .364 .426 .789
Runner on 2nd   62 21 5 0 5 19 15 21 7 0 0 1 .339 .512 .661 1.173
Runner on 3rd   13 4 1 0 2 10 5 10 0 1 0 0 .308 .583 .846 1.429
Runner on 1st & 2nd   38 11 1 0 4 18 8 3 7 0 0 0 .289 .341 .632 .973
Runner on 1st & 3rd   14 4 0 0 0 4 1 4 4 0 0 0 .286 .444 .286 .730
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   10 4 0 0 1 11 3 5 1 0 0 0 .400 .600 .700 1.300
Bases Loaded   11 4 0 0 0 7 3 1 3 0 0 0 .364 .417 .364 .780
Two Strikes   289 77 17 0 13 45 43 31 74 1 0 2 .266 .341 .460 .801
First Pitch   69 15 3 1 3 9 10 19 0 0 0 2 .217 .400 .420 .820
Count 0-1   42 10 1 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 .238 .238 .333 .571
Count 0-2   45 8 2 0 2 7 3 0 25 0 0 1 .178 .196 .356 .551
Count 1-0   41 18 3 0 1 9 7 2 0 0 0 0 .439 .465 .585 1.050
Count 1-1   55 20 2 0 3 9 6 1 0 0 0 1 .364 .386 .564 .950
Count 1-2   81 23 4 0 3 15 14 0 17 0 0 1 .284 .293 .444 .737
Count 2-0   22 8 2 0 2 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 .364 .391 .727 1.119
Count 2-1   34 12 1 0 4 13 5 0 0 0 0 0 .353 .353 .735 1.088
Count 2-2   82 16 4 0 1 7 4 0 18 0 0 0 .195 .195 .280 .476
Count 3-0   1 1 0 0 0 0 5 17 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Count 3-1   15 6 1 0 1 2 9 16 0 0 0 0 .400 .710 .667 1.376
Full Count   81 30 7 0 7 16 22 31 14 1 0 0 .370 .540 .716 1.256
Behind in Count   168 41 7 0 6 24 21 0 42 0 0 2 .244 .253 .393 .646
Ahead in Count   113 45 7 0 8 26 30 36 0 0 0 0 .398 .544 .673 1.216
Batting 2nd   6 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Batting 3rd   557 165 30 1 28 90 93 86 73 1 0 5 .296 .394 .504 .899
Batting 4th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 7th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Low Leverage   261 79 20 0 11 21 34 35 30 0 0 4 .303 .393 .506 .899
Medium Leverage   219 62 10 1 11 39 42 36 28 1 0 1 .283 .385 .489 .874
High Leverage   88 26 0 0 6 31 17 15 16 0 0 0 .295 .398 .500 .898
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 .890 153 146 4.3
Total MLB 727 2622 847 148 23 131 428 418 336 24 14 376 22 40 .323 .403 .547 .950 171 162 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
TOTAL LF 693 678 1181 33 3 1246 32 .974 5974.1 1.83 -27.3 .985
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.
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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