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 Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1977 STL NL 24 3B 5 2 24.0 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 -0.8 -40.0 -0.8 -0.2 -0.6 0 0.75 0.40 .950 2.96 2.54
1978 OAK AL 25 3B 84 79 619.0 191 63 119 9 4 .953 -5.8 -11.2 -4.8 -5.3 0.5 -1 2.65 2.17 .954 3.00 2.59
1978 OAK AL 25 2B 11 2 35.0 17 9 8 0 2 1.000 0.4 13.7 0.4 -1.0 1.4 0 4.37 1.55 .982 5.48 4.74
1978 OAK AL 25 DH 7
1978 OAK AL 25 SS 1 0 2.0 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -60.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0 9.00 2.00 .950 4.95 4.20
2 Seasons 3B 89 81 643.0 193 63 121 9 4 .953 -6.6 -12.3 -5.6 -5.5 -0.1 -1 2.58 2.07 .954 3.00 2.59
1 Season 2B 11 2 35.0 17 9 8 0 2 1.000 0.4 13.7 0.4 -1.0 1.4 0 4.37 1.55 .982 5.48 4.74
1 Season DH 7
1 Season SS 1 0 2.0 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -60.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0 9.00 2.00 .950 4.95 4.20
2 Seasons TOT 101 83 680.0 212 73 130 9 6 .958 -6.3 -11.1 -5.3 -6.5 1.2 -1 2.69 2.01 .914 3.13 2.84

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1977 STL NL 24 8 2 8 5 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
1978 OAK AL 25 104 88 104 89 0 0 0 12 84 1 0 0 0 0 7 14 0
2 Seasons 112 90 112 94 0 0 0 12 89 1 0 0 0 0 7 17 0
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- 3B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 543 53 GB LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%
1977 STL NL 24 105 66% 79% 30% 3 67% 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1978 OAK AL 25 2818 50% 79% 22% 191 89% 2 63 52 3 8 120 96 18 3 3 9 0 7 2 6 4 4 0 4 0 0 0 5 40%
2 Seasons 2923 51% 79% 23% 194 89% 2 63 52 3 8 122 97 19 3 3 9 0 7 2 6 4 4 0 4 0 0 0 5 40%
MLB Averages 58% 79% 27% 89% 63%

Advanced Fielding -- 2B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 643 543 463 43 GB GBs GBr LD LDs LDf
1978 OAK AL 25 167 70% 71% 22% 13 100% 0 8 4 3 1 11 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0
1 Season 167 70% 71% 22% 13 100% 0 8 4 3 1 11 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0
MLB Averages 58% 79% 27% 94%

Advanced Fielding -- SS*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 643 63 463 163 363 GB GBs GBr LD LDs LDf
1978 OAK AL 25 13 46% 92% 23% 2 100% 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Season 13 46% 92% 23% 2 100% 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MLB Averages 58% 79% 27% 91%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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