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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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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
1971 21 PIT NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1972 22 PIT NL 4 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .250 .000 .250 -23 0 1 0 0 0 0 /6
1974 24 PIT NL 126 367 333 33 82 4 2 0 26 13 4 25 41 .246 .300 .270 .571 63 90 7 2 4 3 2 *6
1975 25 PIT NL 134 427 378 44 80 9 4 0 23 17 6 37 42 .212 .284 .257 .541 52 97 2 2 8 2 0 *6
1976 26 PIT NL 144 573 519 76 134 8 6 0 24 58 11 44 79 .258 .321 .297 .618 77 154 11 4 6 0 1 *6
1977 27 PIT NL 147 600 544 72 137 20 10 1 29 70 18 38 71 .252 .306 .331 .637 70 180 7 6 9 3 2 *6
1978 28 PIT NL 157 702 654 81 182 31 9 0 38 46 25 29 60 .278 .313 .353 .666 83 231 4 5 12 2 3 *6
1979 29 TOT NL 164 725 680 93 178 29 9 1 34 44 20 33 74 .262 .298 .335 .633 76 228 13 2 10 0 1 *6
1979 29 PIT NL 11 45 45 4 11 3 0 0 1 2 1 0 2 .244 .244 .311 .556 48 14 2 0 0 0 0 6
1979 29 NYM NL 153 680 635 89 167 26 9 1 33 42 19 33 72 .263 .301 .337 .639 78 214 11 2 10 0 1 *6
1980 30 NYM NL 141 598 562 65 157 27 0 0 25 32 18 23 64 .279 .308 .327 .635 80 184 15 1 10 2 0 *6
1981 31 NYM NL 84 305 283 30 65 11 3 0 11 16 4 12 36 .230 .263 .290 .553 59 82 3 2 5 3 0 *6
1982 32 MON NL 48 98 87 9 14 5 1 0 4 4 0 7 6 .161 .221 .241 .462 29 21 2 0 3 1 0 64
11 Seasons 1150 4399 4043 503 1029 144 44 2 214 300 106 249 474 .255 .301 .313 .614 71 1267 65 24 67 16 9
162 Game Avg. 162 620 570 71 145 20 6 0 30 42 15 35 67 .255 .301 .313 .614 71 178 9 3 9 2 1
PIT (8 yrs) 724 2718 2476 310 626 75 31 1 141 206 65 174 296 .253 .306 .309 .615 71 766 34 19 39 10 8
NYM (3 yrs) 378 1583 1480 184 389 64 12 1 69 90 41 68 172 .263 .297 .324 .621 75 480 29 5 25 5 1
MON (1 yr) 48 98 87 9 14 5 1 0 4 4 0 7 6 .161 .221 .241 .462 29 21 2 0 3 1 0

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1974 24 PIT NL NLCS LAD L 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333 0 0 1 0 0 0
1975 25 PIT NL NLCS CIN L 3 8 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 .143 .250 .143 .393 1 0 0 0 0 0
2 Seasons (2 Series) 5 11 9 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 .111 .273 .111 .384 1 0 1 0 0 0
2 NLCS 5 11 9 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 .111 .273 .111 .384 1 0 1 0 0 0

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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 on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Games Played s c a p y
1979 NL--164--1st

At Bats s c a p y
1978 NL--654--4th
1979 NL--680--2nd

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1978 NL--702--4th
1979 NL--725--3rd

Hits s c a p y
1978 NL--182--6th

Triples s c a p y
1977 NL--10--5th
1978 NL--9--4th
1979 NL--9--10th

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1976 NL--58--3rd
1977 NL--70--1st
1978 NL--46--2nd
1979 NL--44--3rd
Career--300--155th

Singles s c a p y
1978 NL--142--3rd
1979 NL--139--6th
1980 NL--130--10th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1977 NL--6--8th

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1976 NL--11--7th
1977 NL--18--7th
1978 NL--25--1st
1979 NL--20--4th
1980 NL--18--5th
Career--106--92nd

AB per SO s c a p y
1978 NL--10.900--10th

Outs Made s c a p y
1978 NL--515--2nd
1979 NL--545--1st

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 3 (471), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 17 (963), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 6 (1361), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 13 (1289), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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  8. Al Bridwell (927)
  9. Skeeter Newsome (924)
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  5. Larry Bowa (969)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Larry Bowa (962)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Terry Turner (955)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Horace Clarke (951)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

January 8, 1968: Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent.

April 19, 1979: Traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the New York Mets for Greg Field (minors) and Tim Foli.

December 11, 1981: Traded by the New York Mets to the Montreal Expos for Steve Ratzer and cash.

August 13, 1982: Released by the Montreal Expos.

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