Taylor Duncan
Taylor McDowell Duncan
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 170 lb.

Born: May 12, 1953 in Memphis, TN
High School: Grant Union (Sacramento, CA)
Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1971 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 15, 1977
Final Game: September 30, 1978
Died: January 3, 2004 in Asheville, NC
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Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1977 24 STL NL 8 15 12 2 4 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 1 .333 .400 .583 .983 162 7 0 0 0 1 0 /5
1978 25 OAK AL 104 348 319 25 82 15 2 2 37 1 2 19 38 .257 .296 .335 .632 83 107 5 0 7 3 0 54/D6
2 Seasons 112 363 331 27 86 15 2 3 39 1 2 21 39 .260 .301 .344 .645 86 114 5 0 7 4 0
162 Game Avg. 162 525 479 39 124 22 3 4 56 1 3 30 56 .260 .301 .344 .645 86 165 7 0 10 6 0
STL (1 yr) 8 15 12 2 4 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 1 .333 .400 .583 .983 162 7 0 0 0 1 0
OAK (1 yr) 104 348 319 25 82 15 2 2 37 1 2 19 38 .257 .296 .335 .632 83 107 5 0 7 3 0

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1977 24 STL NL 15 9 3 9.0 102 .273 .333 .268 .400 .336 .583 .408 .983 .744 162 .772 1.2 0.1 1.125 .417 .250 .0
1978 25 OAK AL 348 254 32 3.4 89 .284 .257 .254 .296 .318 .335 .374 .632 .693 83 .388 -7.1 -0.7 .512 .135 .078 1.3
2 Seasons 363 263 35 3.6 89 .283 .260 .255 .301 .319 .344 .376 .645 .694 86 .411 -5.9 -0.6 .532 .145 .085 1.5
162 Game Avg. 525 380 51 3.6 89 .283 .260 .255 .301 .319 .344 .376 .645 .694 86 .411 -5.9 -0.6 .532 .145 .085 2
STL (1 yr) 15 9 3 9.0 102 .273 .333 .268 .400 .336 .583 .408 .983 .744 162 .772 1.2 0.1 1.125 .417 .250 .0
OAK (1 yr) 348 254 32 3.4 89 .284 .257 .254 .296 .318 .335 .374 .632 .693 83 .388 -7.1 -0.7 .512 .135 .078 1.3

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1977 24 STL NL 15 6.7% 6.7% 13.3% 6.7% 25% 0.50 12.0 12.0 6.0 0.33 73%
1978 25 OAK AL 348 0.6% 10.9% 5.5% 5.5% 23% 2.00 8.4 159.5 8.6 1.12 81%
2 Seasons 363 0.8% 10.7% 5.8% 5.5% 23% 1.86 8.5 110.3 8.5 1.08 81%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1977 24 STL NL 0 0 20% 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1978 25 OAK AL 2 0 23% 117 1 2 33% 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 6 38% 13 10 3 4 3 1 12 2 7
2 Seasons 2 0 23% 127 1 2 33% 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 6 39% 14 11 3 4 3 1 13 2 8
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1977 24 STL NL 15 20% 4 2 0 0 0 1.16 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0% 2 1 50% 6 1 17% 1 1 100% 0 0 0
1978 25 OAK AL 348 48% 82 13 1 0 1 1.29 2 0 7 0 2 1 1 0 7 7 100% 56 5 9% 36 15 42% 199 39 20% 17 10 59% 31 15 48% 0
2 Seasons 363 47% 86 15 1 0 1 1.27 3 0 7 1 2 1 2 0 7 7 100% 60 5 8% 38 16 42% 205 40 20% 18 11 61% 31 15 48% 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1977 24 8 15 12 2 4 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 1 .333 .400 .583 .983 162 7 0 0 0 1 0
1978 25 112 363 331 27 86 15 2 3 39 1 2 21 39 .260 .301 .344 .645 86 114 5 0 7 4 0

Neutralized Batting

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All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1977 24 8 15 12 2 4 0 0 1 2 0 2 1 .333 .400 .583 .983 3 8
1978 25 104 352 328 30 91 17 2 2 44 1 21 38 .277 .318 .360 .678 38 104
2 Seasons 112 367 340 32 95 17 2 3 46 1 23 39 .279 .322 .368 .689 41 112
162 Game Avg. 162 531 492 46 137 25 3 4 67 1 33 56 .279 .322 .368 .689 59 112

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Hall Of Fame Statistics

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