Frank Taveras
Franklin Crisostomo (Fabian) Taveras
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 168 lb.

Born: December 24, 1949 in Las Matas De Santa Cruz, D.R.
Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent in 1968. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 25, 1971
Final Game: July 25, 1982
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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
1972 PIT NL 22 SS 4 0 10.0 4 2 2 0 1 1.000 -0.2 -24.0 -0.2 -0.3 0.1 0 3.60 1.00 .975 5.04 4.47
1974 PIT NL 24 SS 124 107 915.2 522 170 321 31 60 .941 -13.1 -17.2 -11.1 -6.1 -5.0 -2 4.83 3.96 .962 4.97 4.26
1975 PIT NL 25 SS 132 122 1022.2 597 200 369 28 74 .953 -3.3 -3.9 -4.3 -1.8 -2.6 1 5.01 4.31 .963 4.99 4.21
1976 PIT NL 26 SS 141 137 1180.1 726 210 481 35 74 .952 3.7 3.8 4.7 -8.2 12.9 -1 5.27 4.90 .964 5.05 4.48
1977 PIT NL 27 SS 146 143 1225.2 652 178 449 25 62 .962 5.6 5.5 6.6 -2.2 8.8 -1 4.60 4.29 .963 5.02 4.30
1978 PIT NL 28 SS 157 157 1368.1 702 216 448 38 80 .946 -10.2 -8.9 -11.2 -6.2 -5.0 1 4.37 4.23 .967 4.88 4.25
1979 TOT NL 29 SS 164 161 1412.1 779 287 464 28 92 .964 -11.6 -9.9 -10.6 -10.0 -0.6 -1 4.79 4.58 .965 5.00 4.51
1979 PIT NL 29 SS 11 11 90.0 46 17 26 3 4 .935 -3.3 -44.0 -2.3 -1.6 -0.7 -1 4.30 3.91 .965 5.00 4.51
1979 NYM NL 29 SS 153 150 1322.1 733 270 438 25 88 .966 -8.3 -7.5 -8.3 -8.4 0.1 0 4.82 4.63 .965 5.00 4.51
1980 NYM NL 30 SS 140 131 1162.1 609 237 347 25 63 .959 -17.0 -17.6 -14.0 -11.4 -2.6 -3 4.52 4.17 .966 5.02 4.30
1981 NYM NL 31 SS 79 73 627.1 346 120 202 24 44 .931 -15.2 -29.1 -15.2 -10.0 -5.2 0 4.62 4.08 .961 5.10 4.44
1982 MON NL 32 SS 26 6 80.1 38 20 16 2 5 .947 -5.3 -79.2 -4.3 -3.3 -1.1 -1 4.03 1.38 .968 5.01 4.38
1982 MON NL 32 2B 19 17 147.0 96 38 54 4 13 .958 -0.9 -7.3 -0.9 -0.2 -0.7 0 5.63 4.84 .978 5.42 4.75
10 Seasons SS 1113 1037 9005.0 4975 1640 3099 236 555 .953 -66.6 -8.9 -59.6 -59.5 -0.3 -7 4.74 4.26 .964 5.00 4.34
1 Season 2B 19 17 147.0 96 38 54 4 13 .958 -0.9 -7.3 -0.9 -0.2 -0.7 0 5.63 4.84 .978 5.42 4.75
11 Seasons TOT 1132 1054 9152.0 5071 1678 3153 240 568 .953 -67.5 -8.9 -60.5 -59.7 -1.0 -7 4.75 4.27 .917 5.00 4.35

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
1971 PIT NL 21 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1972 PIT NL 22 4 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
1974 PIT NL 24 126 107 126 124 0 0 0 0 0 124 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
1975 PIT NL 25 134 122 134 132 0 0 0 0 0 132 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
1976 PIT NL 26 144 137 144 141 0 0 0 0 0 141 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
1977 PIT NL 27 147 143 147 146 0 0 0 0 0 146 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1978 PIT NL 28 157 157 157 157 0 0 0 0 0 157 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1979 NYM NL 29 153 150 153 152 0 0 0 0 0 152 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1979 PIT NL 29 11 11 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1980 NYM NL 30 141 131 141 140 0 0 0 0 0 140 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
1981 NYM NL 31 84 73 84 79 0 0 0 0 0 79 0 0 0 0 0 4 4
1982 MON NL 32 48 23 48 45 0 0 0 19 0 26 0 0 0 0 0 2 6
11 Seasons 1150 1054 1150 1132 0 0 0 19 0 1112 0 0 0 0 0 13 30
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 -- 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
1972 PIT NL 22 41 66% 80% 20% 3 100% 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
1974 PIT NL 24 4039 66% 80% 27% 442 89% 2 173 92 61 20 330 232 88 0 4 31 3 25 3 25 60 27 2 14 2 4 50 30 20 7 3 3
1975 PIT NL 25 4465 66% 78% 27% 501 88% 4 199 105 78 16 370 266 93 1 3 28 0 28 0 25 74 31 6 17 9 2 71 38 29 3 3 0
1976 PIT NL 26 5118 67% 81% 28% 617 89% 2 207 100 70 38 481 362 106 0 4 35 1 31 3 27 74 35 5 20 5 3 69 40 29 2 2 0
1977 PIT NL 27 5337 71% 79% 26% 566 89% 3 177 82 74 21 454 359 81 3 3 25 1 24 0 21 62 21 7 23 4 0 57 29 28 3 1 2
1978 PIT NL 28 6053 63% 78% 26% 599 87% 4 217 110 87 20 447 342 85 3 8 38 0 38 0 32 80 33 9 20 5 2 72 42 28 7 4 2
1979 NYM NL 29 5918 59% 78% 24% 560 91% 4 268 119 109 40 441 336 85 3 5 24 0 24 0 20 90 31 7 30 5 4 81 38 41 5 1 3
1979 PIT NL 29 408 53% 76% 24% 31 87% 0 17 6 9 2 26 19 6 0 0 3 0 3 0 3 5 1 0 3 0 0 4 1 3 0 0 0
1980 NYM NL 30 5191 54% 78% 24% 486 87% 1 240 116 82 42 342 265 66 0 9 24 0 19 5 20 62 19 7 18 4 3 52 26 25 10 5 5
1981 NYM NL 31 2796 57% 79% 28% 253 87% 0 122 51 54 17 203 158 35 0 4 24 1 21 2 21 43 12 0 15 4 4 37 12 25 3 0 3
1982 MON NL 32 371 50% 74% 21% 27 85% 0 21 10 9 2 16 8 7 0 1 2 0 2 0 2 5 2 0 2 0 0 4 2 2 1 1 0
10 Seasons 39737 63% 79% 26% 4085 88% 20 1642 792 633 218 3112 2348 653 10 41 234 6 215 13 196 556 213 43 162 38 22 498 259 230 41 20 18
MLB Averages 59% 79% 27% 91%

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
1982 MON NL 32 640 46% 78% 25% 61 90% 0 38 12 17 9 53 45 5 0 1 4 0 4 0 3 13 4 2 3 2 11 5 6 1 1 0
1 Season 640 46% 78% 25% 61 90% 0 38 12 17 9 53 45 5 0 1 4 0 4 0 3 13 4 2 3 2 11 5 6 1 1 0
MLB Averages 59% 79% 27% 94%

* 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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