1B Chris Taylor #38
Kansas City Bulls MLB
Age: 28 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
11/07/1977
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1B CHRIS TAYLOR #38 - AGE: 28 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
160 581 196 31 8 44 118 95 87 .337 .432 .645 9 5.9
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 55 60 55 60
BABIP 65 65 60 70
Avoid K's 50 50 50 50
Gap 55 60 55 60
Power 75 80 75 80
Eye 50 55 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: 50
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
10/11/1977 @ STL Loss, 1-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
10/10/1977 @ STL Win, 8-6 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
10/09/1977 @ STL Loss, 0-9 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/07/1977 STL Loss, 0-1 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
10/06/1977 STL Loss, 3-4 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 0
10/04/1977 @ PIT Win, 9-2 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 1
10/02/1977 PIT Win, 8-2 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/01/1977 PIT Win, 7-6 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 0
09/30/1977 PIT Loss, 1-6 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/28/1977 @ PIT Loss, 4-9 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
Chris trains hard.
High: Work Ethic
Birthday:04/06/1949
Born in:Kingfisher, OK
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Extremely Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$700,000
Signed Through:1978 Season
Major Service:8 Years, 70 Days
Service This Yr:174 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:10 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 1977 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 160 581 196 31 8 44 118 115 95 87 .337 .432 .645 1.077 .416 .308 168
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 156 688 6 45 0 11 0 6 375 83 9 9 50.0 160.0 10.51 5.9  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   145 54 9 3 15 28 29 15 23 1 0 0 .372 .429 .786 1.215
Versus Right   436 142 22 5 29 90 86 80 64 5 0 6 .326 .433 .599 1.031
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   83 24 5 2 2 8 15 17 15 1 0 0 .289 .406 .470 .876
May   104 35 7 1 9 21 23 13 11 1 0 2 .337 .417 .683 1.099
June   109 36 5 1 10 21 21 9 15 1 0 2 .330 .388 .670 1.058
July   104 35 4 1 8 22 19 23 18 2 0 1 .337 .454 .625 1.079
August   101 38 3 1 9 23 21 13 17 0 0 1 .376 .452 .693 1.145
September   80 28 7 2 6 23 16 20 11 1 0 0 .350 .475 .713 1.188
All-Star Game   2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
Spring Training   47 11 2 0 1 6 6 7 10 0 0 0 .234 .333 .340 .674
Postseason   40 12 4 2 1 3 5 5 8 0 0 1 .300 .391 .575 .966
Last Year   554 199 28 9 37 114 116 80 68 3 0 3 .359 .441 .643 1.083
2 Years Ago   574 158 29 7 27 109 88 86 72 11 0 4 .275 .367 .491 .859
Career   4331 1400 236 47 239 769 737 597 603 34 1 37 .323 .407 .565 .972
Home   280 95 12 4 20 52 50 46 39 4 0 0 .339 .427 .625 1.052
Road   301 101 19 4 24 66 65 49 48 2 0 6 .336 .436 .664 1.100
Grass   568 194 31 7 44 115 113 93 84 6 0 6 .342 .435 .653 1.089
Turf   13 2 0 1 0 3 2 2 3 0 0 0 .154 .267 .308 .574
Day   384 123 20 7 32 78 80 61 59 3 0 6 .320 .419 .659 1.077
Night   197 73 11 1 12 40 35 34 28 3 0 0 .371 .457 .619 1.077
As Starter   578 195 31 8 44 118 115 95 86 6 0 6 .337 .432 .647 1.079
As Reliever / Substitution   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Pinch Hitting   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Close/Late   108 30 3 3 8 18 18 22 19 3 0 0 .278 .391 .583 .974
Inning 1-3   217 85 10 3 20 55 39 32 32 3 0 4 .392 .473 .742 1.215
Inning 4-6   198 63 13 2 14 34 43 28 27 0 0 1 .318 .405 .616 1.021
Inning 7-9   160 45 7 3 10 28 33 35 27 3 0 1 .281 .407 .550 .957
Extra Innings   6 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .667 1.167
0 Outs   175 52 12 3 4 20 37 24 23 2 0 2 .297 .384 .469 .853
1 Outs   168 70 10 2 19 50 43 29 24 4 0 3 .417 .500 .839 1.339
2 Outs   238 74 9 3 21 48 35 42 40 0 0 1 .311 .416 .639 1.055
Scoring Position   115 48 6 3 14 79 33 53 7 6 0 1 .417 .583 .887 1.470
Bases Empty   362 111 17 4 23 23 61 32 59 0 0 3 .307 .368 .566 .934
Runner on 1st   104 37 8 1 7 16 21 10 21 0 0 2 .356 .422 .654 1.076
Runner on 2nd   40 18 3 0 5 18 13 35 1 0 0 0 .450 .707 .900 1.607
Runner on 3rd   15 6 1 1 2 15 5 8 1 2 0 1 .400 .577 1.000 1.577
Runner on 1st & 2nd   28 11 1 0 4 14 8 2 2 0 0 0 .393 .433 .857 1.290
Runner on 1st & 3rd   14 5 1 0 2 12 3 0 2 3 0 0 .357 .294 .857 1.151
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   8 3 0 0 0 6 2 7 1 1 0 0 .375 .625 .375 1.000
Bases Loaded   10 5 0 2 1 14 2 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .545 1.200 1.745
Two Strikes   276 71 11 4 14 46 43 31 87 0 0 2 .257 .337 .478 .815
First Pitch   81 36 6 0 9 23 19 37 0 2 0 2 .444 .615 .852 1.467
Count 0-1   59 25 6 0 6 14 10 0 0 1 0 1 .424 .426 .831 1.257
Count 0-2   45 16 0 1 2 4 5 0 16 0 0 0 .356 .356 .533 .889
Count 1-0   51 24 1 0 8 13 16 3 0 1 0 0 .471 .491 .961 1.452
Count 1-1   56 20 2 2 6 16 13 3 0 2 0 1 .357 .387 .786 1.173
Count 1-2   78 21 4 1 5 14 9 0 24 0 0 0 .269 .269 .538 .808
Count 2-0   11 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .364 .364 .455 .818
Count 2-1   25 7 2 2 1 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 .280 .280 .640 .920
Count 2-2   72 16 5 0 3 8 8 0 21 0 0 1 .222 .233 .417 .650
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   22 9 2 0 0 0 6 13 0 0 0 0 .409 .629 .500 1.129
Full Count   81 18 2 2 4 20 21 31 26 0 0 1 .222 .442 .444 .887
Behind in Count   182 62 10 2 13 32 24 0 40 1 0 1 .341 .342 .632 .974
Ahead in Count   109 44 6 2 9 19 30 24 0 1 0 0 .404 .507 .743 1.251
Batting 3rd   578 195 31 8 44 118 115 95 86 6 0 6 .337 .432 .647 1.079
Batting 7th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Low Leverage   312 103 15 3 24 37 57 38 57 2 0 3 .330 .406 .628 1.034
Medium Leverage   186 64 12 3 15 56 43 33 21 4 0 3 .344 .442 .683 1.125
High Leverage   81 29 4 2 5 25 15 24 9 0 0 0 .358 .505 .642 1.147
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 27 154 554 199 28 9 37 114 116 80 3 3 68 12 8 .359 .441 .643 1.083 218 199 6.7
1977 Kansas City - MLB 28 160 581 196 31 8 44 118 115 95 6 6 87 9 9 .337 .432 .645 1.077 184 168 5.9
Total MLB 1197 4331 1400 236 47 239 769 737 597 37 34 603 52 70 .323 .407 .565 .972 175 161 37.0
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 - 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 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
1976 Kansas City - MLB 27 7 27 4 1 0 1 2 2 6 0 0 3 0 0 .148 .303 .296 .599 78 71 -2.6
1977 Kansas City - MLB 28 11 40 12 4 2 1 3 5 5 1 0 8 1 0 .300 .391 .575 .966 155 136 -2.0
Total MLB 18 67 16 5 2 2 5 7 11 1 0 11 1 0 .239 .354 .463 .817 123 109
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 149 148 1361 92 153 1471 18 .988 1273.1 10.27 -11.9 .935
1976 Kansas City - MLB LF 8 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 8.2 2.08 -0.7 .691
1977 Kansas City - MLB 1B 156 155 1502 130 119 1653 21 .987 1321.0 11.12 -9.4 .930
1977 Kansas City - MLB LF 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 14.2 1.23 -0.2 1.011
TOTAL 1B 400 397 3728 271 378 4049 50 .988 3395.1 10.60 -26.3 .935
TOTAL LF 770 735 1281 35 3 1354 38 .972 6501.2 1.82 -37.0 .976
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.
08/21/1976 Injured (sore knee),day-to-day for one week.
08/23/1976 Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award.
09/01/1976 Wins the MLB NBL Batter of the Month Award.
09/06/1976 Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award.
09/20/1976 Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award.
09/27/1976 Wins the Major League Baseball triple-crown!!
10/01/1976 Wins the MLB NBL Batter of the Month Award.
10/25/1976 Wins the 1976 MLB NBL Most Valuable Player Award.
01/01/1977 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (60); Power: 80 (80); Eye: 55 (55).
05/22/1977 Injured (sore knee),day-to-day for one week.
05/24/1977 Injured (strained quadriceps),day-to-day for 6 weeks.
05/26/1977 Injured (strained quadriceps),day-to-day for 5 days.
07/10/1977 Was selected to the 1977 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
07/15/1977 Injured (bruised elbow),day-to-day for one week.
07/18/1977 Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award.
09/27/1977 Injured (sore knee),day-to-day for one week.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1972 152 7
1977 156 2
Year PA Rank
1977 688 4
Year H Rank
1972 182 8
1976 199 2
1977 196 3
Year TB Rank
1971 305 5
1972 292 5
1974 283 7
1976 356 1
1977 375 2
Year 2B Rank
1971 37 7
Year HR Rank
1971 28 6
1972 26 4
1973 29 9
1974 28 6
1975 27 8
1976 37 1
1977 44 2
Year RBI Rank
1971 97 6
1974 91 6
1975 109 4
1976 114 1
1977 118 2
Year R Rank
1976 116 2
1977 115 2
Year BB Rank
1974 87 6
1975 86 8
1976 80 6
1977 95 5
Year IBB Rank
1971 8 3
1972 10 3
1973 15 10
1974 24 2
1975 28 2
1976 24 1
1977 45 1
Year HP Rank
1977 6 10
Year SF Rank
1972 7 7
1975 11 2
Year EBH Rank
1971 69 4
1974 59 7
1975 63 9
1976 74 1
1977 83 3
Year AVG Rank
1971 .345 2
1972 .320 5
1976 .359 1
1977 .337 4
Year OBP Rank
1971 .422 4
1972 .399 6
1974 .392 5
1976 .441 1
1977 .432 3
Year SLG Rank
1971 .598 3
1972 .513 6
1974 .498 5
1975 .491 9
1976 .643 1
1977 .645 3
Year RC Rank
1971 122.42 5
1972 115.20 5
1974 111.33 5
1976 156.99 1
1977 159.98 3
Year RC/27 Rank
1971 9.23 4
1972 7.48 5
1974 7.16 3
1976 11.30 1
1977 10.51 4
Year ISO Rank
1971 .253 3
1972 .193 9
1974 .204 6
1975 .216 9
1976 .283 1
1977 .308 3
Year wOBA Rank
1971 .448 3
1972 .405 5
1974 .382 9
1976 .458 1
1977 .416 4
Year OPS Rank
1971 1.020 4
1972 .913 5
1974 .890 4
1975 .859 10
1976 1.083 1
1977 1.077 3
Year WAR Rank
1971 6.1 8
1976 6.8 6
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