Don Taussig

Donald Franklin Taussig

Position: Outfielder
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: February 19, 1932 in New York, NY
High School: Long Beach HS (Long Beach, NY)
School: Hofstra University (Hempstead, NY)
Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1950. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 23, 1958
Teams (by GP): Cardinals/Giants/Colt.45's 1958-1962

Final Game: August 11, 1962
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Standard Batting

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
1950	18	NYY-min	D	56	215	215		42	8	4	3						.195	.195	.312	.507		67							INC,LGA · KOML,GAAL
1951	19	SFG-min	B	136	457	457		112	25	3	12						.245	.245	.392	.637		179							SUN · ISLG
1952	20	SFG-min	A	151	548	548		144	31	6	10						.263	.263	.396	.659		217							JCK · SALL
1953	21	SFG-min	A	9	33	33		6	1	0	0						.182	.182	.212	.394		7							SXC · WL
1955	23	SFG-min	A,AA	139	477	455	18	124	28	3	13	11	2	1	19	20	.273	.301	.433	.734		197		0	2	1			SXC,DAL · WL,TL
1956	24	SFG-min	AA	148	566	502	77	126	28	5	15	91	9	4	57	66	.251	.324	.416	.740		209		0	1	6			DAL · TL
1957	25	SFG-min	AA	152	632	548	95	154	28	3	22	91	6	3	61	79	.281	.357	.464	.821		254		7	11	5			DAL · TL
1958	26	SFG-min	AAA	70	198	189	22	40	12	2	6	16	0		8	31	.212	.242	.392	.634		74	6	0	0	1			PHX · PCL
1958	26	SFG	NL	39	54	50	10	10	0	0	1	4	0	0	3	8	.200	.245	.260	.505	35	13	0	0	0	0	1	79/8

1959	27	CHC-DET-min	AAA	122	486	431	44	106	26	3	12	52	2		41	78	.246	.313	.404	.716		174		3	6	5	2		FTW,CHL · AA
1960	28	POR	AAA	147	554	504	73	144	23	8	23	101	5	3	50	55	.286	.350	.500	.850		252							POR · PCL
1961	29	STL	NL	98	210	188	27	54	14	5	2	25	2	2	16	34	.287	.338	.447	.785	99	84	5	0	3	3	0	798
1962	30	HOU-min	AAA	24	85	76	9	19	3	0	3	7	0		8	12	.250	.318	.408	.726		31		0	0	1	0		OKC · AA
1962	30	HOU	NL	16	27	25	1	5	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	11	.200	.259	.320	.579	60	8	1	0	0	0	0	/79
1963	31	OAK-LAD-ATL-TEX-min	AA,AAA	112	421	383	54	87	14	1	17	57	2	1	38	97	.227	.297	.402	.699		154							BNG,ABQ,DEN,TTO · EL,TL,PCL,IL
1964	32	OAK-min	AAA	128	431	401	37	97	17	4	8	43	1	4	24	82	.242	.288	.364	.652		146		3	1	2			DAL · PCL
3 Yrs				153	291	263	38	69	14	5	4	30	2	2	21	53	.262	.314	.399	.713	84	105	6	0	3	3	1
162 Game Avg.				162	308	278	40	73	15	5	4	32	2	2	22	56	.262	.314	.399	.713	84	111	6	0	3	3	1

SFG (1 yr)				39	54	50	10	10	0	0	1	4	0	0	3	8	.200	.245	.260	.505	35	13	0	0	0	0	1
STL (1 yr)				98	210	188	27	54	14	5	2	25	2	2	16	34	.287	.338	.447	.785	99	84	5	0	3	3	0
HOU (1 yr)				16	27	25	1	5	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	11	.200	.259	.320	.579	60	8	1	0	0	0	0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	RAA	WAA	Rrep	RAR	WAR	waaWL%	162WL%	oWAR	dWAR	oRAR	Salary	Pos
1958	26	SFG	NL	39	54	-4	1	0	-1	-1	-4	-0.5	2	-3	-0.3	.488	.497	-0.2	-0.2	-2	$	79/8

1961	29	STL	NL	98	210	-1	-1	-1	6	-4	-1	-0.1	7	6	0.6	.499	.500	0.0	0.2	0	$	798
1962	30	HOU	NL	16	27	-2	-1	-0	1	-0	-1	-0.2	1	-0	-0.1	.491	.499	-0.2	0.1	-2	$	/79
3 Seasons				153	291	-6	-0	-1	6	-6	-7	-0.7	10	3	0.2	.495	.499	-0.4	0.1	-3	$

SFG (1 yr)				39	54	-4	1	0	-1	-1	-4	-0.5	2	-3	-0.3	.488	.497	-0.2	-0.2	-2	$
STL (1 yr)				98	210	-1	-1	-1	6	-4	-1	-0.1	7	6	0.6	.499	.500	0.0	0.2	0	$
HOU (1 yr)				16	27	-2	-1	-0	1	-0	-1	-0.2	1	-0	-0.1	.491	.499	-0.2	0.1	-2	$

Advanced Batting

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
1958	26	SFG	NL	54	40	3	2.0	104	.220	.200	.267	.245	.335	.260	.418	.505	.753	35	.177	-4.8	-0.5	.400	.120	.060	.0

1961	29	STL	NL	210	147	28	5.1	113	.335	.287	.280	.338	.348	.447	.437	.785	.785	99	.540	-0.2	-0.0	.709	.245	.160	2.0
1962	30	HOU	NL	27	21	2	2.6	97	.308	.200	.262	.259	.328	.320	.397	.579	.725	60	.257	-1.5	-0.2	.476	.200	.120	.0
3 Yrs				291	208	33	4.2	110	.311	.262	.276	.314	.344	.399	.429	.713	.773	84	.458	-6.5	-0.6	.624	.217	.137	2.7
162 Game Avg.				308	220	35	4.2	110	.311	.262	.276	.314	.344	.399	.429	.713	.773	84	.458	-6.5	-0.6	.624	.217	.137	3

SFG (1 yr)				54	40	3	2.0	104	.220	.200	.267	.245	.335	.260	.418	.505	.753	35	.177	-4.8	-0.5	.400	.120	.060	.0
STL (1 yr)				210	147	28	5.1	113	.335	.287	.280	.338	.348	.447	.437	.785	.785	99	.540	-0.2	-0.0	.709	.245	.160	2.0
HOU (1 yr)				27	21	2	2.5	97	.308	.200	.262	.259	.328	.320	.397	.579	.725	60	.257	-1.5	-0.2	.476	.200	.120	.0

Ratio Batting*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	SO/BB	AB/SO	AB/HR	AB/RBI	GO/AO	IP%
1958	26	SFG	NL	54	1.9%	14.8%	5.6%	1.9%	10%	2.67	6.3	50.0	12.5	0.88	76%

1961	29	STL	NL	210	1.0%	16.2%	7.6%	10.0%	39%	2.13	5.5	94.0	7.5	0.82	74%
1962	30	HOU	NL	27	3.7%	40.7%	7.4%	3.7%	20%	5.50	2.3	25.0	25.0	2.67	48%
3 Yrs				291	1.4%	18.2%	7.2%	7.9%	33%	2.52	5.0	65.8	8.8	0.90	72%
MLB Averages					2.4%	13.6%	8.8%	6.7%	29%	1.54	6.6	37.2	8.3	1.04	74%

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	BtRuns	BtWins	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	PHlev	AB
1958	26	SFG	NL	-4.8	-0.5	56	-0.3	1.0	-1.2	1.25	-0.1	-0.1	-3.0	-0.3	1.04	-2.9	4.67	2

1961	29	STL	NL	-0.4	-0.0	220	0.3	4.2	-3.9	1.06	0.0	0.2	3.8	0.4	0.97	1.2	1.94	8
1962	30	HOU	NL	-1.5	-0.2	27	-0.5	0.4	-0.9	1.47	-0.1	-0.2	-2.4	-0.3	0.84	-1.7	1.09	11
3 Yrs				-6.7	-0.7	303	-0.5	5.5	-6.0	1.13	-0.2	-0.3	-1.6	-0.2	0.97	-3.4	1.76	21

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	ROE	XI	RS%	SBO	SB	CS	SB%	SB2	CS2	SB3	CS3	SBH	CSH	PO	PCS	OOB	BT	XBT%	1^stS	1^stS2	1^stS3	1^stD	1^stD3	1^stDH	2^ndS	2^ndS3	2^ndSH
1958	26	SFG	NL	2	0	75%	20	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	70%	6	2	4	2	1	1	2	0	2

1961	29	STL	NL	2	0	37%	97	2	2	50%	2	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	5	12	16%	14	12	0	0	0	0	5	2	3
1962	30	HOU	NL	0	0	0%	8	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0%	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3 Yrs				4	0	40%	125	2	2	50%	2	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	6	14	33%	21	15	4	2	1	1	7	2	5

Situational Hitting*

						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
1958	26	SFG	NL	54	50%	10			2	0	0	0	4.67	1	0	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		6	0	0%	3	1	33%	43	3	7%	2	1	50%	0	0		0

1961	29	STL	NL	210	51%	54			8	2	0	0	1.94	2	0	6	0	2	1	1	0	3	3	100%	46	5	11%	26	8	31%	141	25	18%	16	8	50%	9	5	56%	0
1962	30	HOU	NL	27	15%	5			11	3	0	0	1.09	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0		1	1	100%	0	0		14	0	0%	0	0		0	0		0
3 Yrs				291	47%	69			21	5	0	0	1.76	4	0	10	1	3	3	1	0	3	3	100%	53	6	11%	29	9	31%	198	28	14%	18	9	50%	9	5	56%	0
MLB Averages					50%																			74%			10%			31%			14%			50%			54%

Cumulative Batting

Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	SH	SF	IBB
1958	26	39	54	50	10	10	0	0	1	4	0	0	3	8	.200	.245	.260	.505	35	13	0	0	0	1
1959	27	39	54	50	10	10	0	0	1	4	0	0	3	8	.200	.245	.260	.505	35	13	0	0	0	1
1960	28	39	54	50	10	10	0	0	1	4	0	0	3	8	.200	.245	.260	.505	35	13	0	0	0	1
1961	29	137	264	238	37	64	14	5	3	29	2	2	19	42	.269	.319	.408	.727	87	97	5	3	3	1
1962	30	153	291	263	38	69	14	5	4	30	2	2	21	53	.262	.314	.399	.713	84	105	6	3	3	1

Neutralized Batting

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Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	RC	Gact
1958	26	41	55	52	10	10	0	0	1	4	0	3	8	.192	.236	.250	.486	3	39

1961	29	102	215	193	25	53	14	5	2	24	2	16	36	.275	.325	.430	.756	27	98
1962	30	16	27	25	1	5	0	0	1	1	0	2	11	.200	.259	.320	.579	2	16
3 Yrs		159	297	270	36	68	14	5	4	29	2	21	55	.252	.303	.385	.688	32	153
162 Game Avg.		162	303	275	37	69	14	5	4	30	2	21	56	.252	.303	.385	.688	33	153

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