LF Chris Taylor #38
Kansas City Bulls MLB
Age: 25 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
07/15/1974
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LF CHRIS TAYLOR #38 - AGE: 25 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
86 310 89 18 0 19 54 44 40 .287 .381 .529 5 2.6
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 55 55 55 55
Gap 55 55 55 55
Power 70 70 65 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
07/14/1974 DEN Win, 9-1 4 1 1 3 1 1 2 0
07/14/1974 DEN Win, 3-0 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
07/13/1974 SDC Win, 6-4 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 0
07/12/1974 SDC Loss, 2-4 3 1 2 2 1 1 1 0
07/11/1974 SDC Win, 7-2 2 2 0 1 0 2 1 0
07/09/1974 ABL Loss, 4-7 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
07/07/1974 LAB Win, 1-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/05/1974 LAB Loss, 7-9 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 0
07/04/1974 @ DEN Win, 6-5 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
07/04/1974 @ DEN Loss, 2-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Taylor is a max effort guy.
High: Work Ethic
Birthday:04/06/1949
Born in:Kingfisher, OK
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:165 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:97 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 86 310 89 18 0 19 54 53 44 40 .287 .381 .529 .910 .392 .242 153
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 82 357 3 11 0 5 0 0 164 37 5 5 50.0 62.1 7.26 2.6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   61 18 4 0 5 15 16 6 10 0 0 0 .295 .358 .607 .965
Versus Right   249 71 14 0 14 39 37 38 30 0 0 3 .285 .386 .510 .896
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   17 5 0 0 2 8 6 6 4 0 0 0 .294 .478 .647 1.125
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   39 9 1 0 2 11 7 9 6 0 0 0 .231 .375 .410 .785
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   2364 769 136 22 122 391 378 293 342 13 1 22 .325 .403 .556 .959
Home   131 37 6 0 6 21 23 19 20 0 0 0 .282 .373 .466 .839
Road   179 52 12 0 13 33 30 25 20 0 0 3 .291 .386 .575 .962
Grass   310 89 18 0 19 54 53 44 40 0 0 3 .287 .381 .529 .910
Day   200 54 10 0 12 34 30 27 24 0 0 2 .270 .362 .500 .862
Night   110 35 8 0 7 20 23 17 16 0 0 1 .318 .414 .582 .996
As Starter   306 89 18 0 19 54 53 44 39 0 0 3 .291 .385 .536 .921
As Reliever / Substitution   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   62 17 2 0 5 10 11 11 9 0 0 1 .274 .392 .548 .940
Inning 1-3   123 33 8 0 6 22 20 12 13 0 0 0 .268 .333 .480 .813
Inning 4-6   98 28 4 0 4 12 15 15 16 0 0 2 .286 .391 .449 .840
Inning 7-9   87 27 6 0 8 19 17 17 10 0 0 1 .310 .429 .655 1.084
Extra Innings   2 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 2.000 2.500
0 Outs   80 23 5 0 5 9 18 9 13 0 0 1 .287 .367 .537 .904
1 Outs   118 33 4 0 6 23 17 16 15 0 0 0 .280 .366 .466 .832
2 Outs   112 33 9 0 8 22 18 19 12 0 0 2 .295 .406 .589 .995
Scoring Position   83 26 5 0 9 41 18 20 11 0 0 1 .313 .452 .699 1.151
Bases Empty   172 51 13 0 7 7 23 16 20 0 0 2 .297 .363 .494 .857
Runner on 1st   55 12 0 0 3 6 12 8 9 0 0 0 .218 .317 .382 .699
Runner on 2nd   38 16 4 0 5 16 9 8 4 0 0 1 .421 .532 .921 1.453
Runner on 3rd   11 3 1 0 2 8 3 4 0 0 0 0 .273 .467 .909 1.376
Runner on 1st & 2nd   16 2 0 0 2 6 4 2 3 0 0 0 .125 .222 .500 .722
Runner on 1st & 3rd   5 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 .400 .571 .400 .971
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   8 2 0 0 0 6 1 3 1 0 0 0 .250 .455 .250 .705
Bases Loaded   5 1 0 0 0 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 .200 .333 .200 .533
Two Strikes   170 47 10 0 11 30 28 15 40 0 0 1 .276 .339 .529 .868
First Pitch   33 8 2 0 3 8 5 8 0 0 0 1 .242 .405 .576 .981
Count 0-1   19 4 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .211 .211 .263 .474
Count 0-2   27 5 0 0 2 7 2 0 17 0 0 0 .185 .185 .407 .593
Count 1-0   19 3 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .158 .200 .211 .411
Count 1-1   27 11 1 0 1 4 2 1 0 0 0 1 .407 .448 .556 1.004
Count 1-2   49 13 1 0 3 8 9 0 10 0 0 1 .265 .280 .469 .749
Count 2-0   13 4 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 .308 .357 .385 .742
Count 2-1   17 7 1 0 3 8 4 0 0 0 0 0 .412 .412 1.000 1.412
Count 2-2   46 9 3 0 1 4 3 0 7 0 0 0 .196 .196 .326 .522
Count 3-0   1 1 0 0 0 0 2 8 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Count 3-1   11 4 1 0 1 2 7 10 0 0 0 0 .364 .667 .727 1.394
Full Count   48 20 6 0 5 11 14 15 6 0 0 0 .417 .556 .854 1.410
Behind in Count   95 22 2 0 5 15 13 0 27 0 0 1 .232 .240 .411 .650
Ahead in Count   61 19 4 0 4 12 16 20 0 0 0 0 .311 .481 .574 1.055
Batting 2nd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 3rd   306 89 18 0 19 54 53 44 39 0 0 3 .291 .385 .536 .921
Batting 4th   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 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   140 39 12 0 8 13 21 24 17 0 0 3 .279 .395 .536 .931
Medium Leverage   124 36 6 0 8 26 23 13 15 0 0 0 .290 .358 .532 .890
High Leverage   46 14 0 0 3 15 9 7 8 0 0 0 .304 .396 .500 .896
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 86 310 89 18 0 19 54 53 44 3 0 40 5 5 .287 .381 .529 .910 154 153 2.6
Total MLB 657 2364 769 136 22 122 391 378 293 22 13 342 19 35 .325 .403 .556 .959 173 165 22.5
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 82 82 135 3 0 139 1 .993 710.1 1.75 -1.8 .967
TOTAL LF 626 611 1063 31 3 1124 30 .973 5367.1 1.83 -25.0 .983
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
Year 2B Rank
1971 37 7
Year HR Rank
1971 28 6
1972 26 4
1973 29 9
Year RBI Rank
1971 97 6
Year IBB Rank
1971 8 3
1972 10 3
1973 15 10
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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