Ben Taylor
Benjamin Eugene Taylor
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: September 30, 1924 in Metropolis, IL
Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1944. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 29, 1951
Final Game: September 21, 1955
Died: May 11, 1999 in Alma, OK
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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
1951 26 SLB AL 33 104 93 14 24 2 1 3 6 1 1 9 22 .258 .337 .398 .734 96 37 3 2 0 3
1952 27 DET AL 7 18 18 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .167 .167 .167 .333 -7 3 1 0 0 /3
1955 30 MLN NL 12 12 10 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 .100 .250 .100 .350 -0 1 0 0 0 0 0 /3
3 Seasons 52 134 121 16 28 2 1 3 6 1 1 11 31 .231 .306 .339 .645 73 41 4 2 0 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 417 377 50 87 6 3 9 19 3 3 34 97 .231 .306 .339 .645 73 128 12 6 0
MLN (1 yr) 12 12 10 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 .100 .250 .100 .350 -0 1 0 0 0 0 0
DET (1 yr) 7 18 18 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .167 .167 .167 .333 -7 3 1 0 0
SLB (1 yr) 33 104 93 14 24 2 1 3 6 1 1 9 22 .258 .337 .398 .734 96 37 3 2 0
AL (2 yrs) 40 122 111 14 27 2 1 3 6 1 1 9 27 .243 .311 .360 .672 80 40 4 2 0
NL (1 yr) 12 12 10 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 .100 .250 .100 .350 -0 1 0 0 0 0 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
1951 26 SLB AL 104 73 12 4.4 105 .309 .258 .271 .337 .353 .398 .397 .734 .750 96 .491 -1.0 -0.1 .658 .237 .140 1.5
1952 27 DET AL 18 16 1 1.7 97 .231 .167 .261 .167 .341 .167 .381 .333 .723 -7 .162 -2.7 -0.3 .188 .000 .000
1955 30 MLN NL 12 9 0 0.0 102 .167 .100 .261 .250 .331 .100 .413 .350 .744 -0 .000 -1.4 -0.1 .333 .200 .000
3 Seasons 134 98 13 3.6 103 .287 .231 .269 .306 .349 .339 .396 .645 .745 73 .398 -5.0 -0.5 .551 .198 .107 1.5
162 Game Avg. 417 305 41 3.6 103 .287 .231 .269 .306 .349 .339 .396 .645 .745 73 .398 -5.0 -0.5 .551 .198 .107 5
MLN (1 yr) 12 9 0 0.0 102 .167 .100 .261 .250 .331 .100 .413 .350 .744 -0 .000 -1.4 -0.1 .333 .200 .000
DET (1 yr) 18 16 1 1.7 97 .231 .167 .261 .167 .341 .167 .381 .333 .723 -7 .162 -2.7 -0.3 .188 .000 .000
SLB (1 yr) 104 73 12 4.4 105 .309 .258 .271 .337 .353 .398 .397 .734 .750 96 .490 -1.0 -0.1 .658 .237 .140 1.5
AL (2 yrs) 122 89 13 3.9 103 .296 .243 .269 .311 .351 .360 .395 .672 .746 80 .442 -3.6 -0.4 .573 .198 .117 1.5
NL (1 yr) 12 9 0 0.0 102 .167 .100 .261 .250 .331 .100 .413 .350 .744 -0 .000 -1.4 -0.1 .333 .200 .000

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
1951 26 SLB AL 104 2.9% 21.2% 8.7% 5.8% 25% 2.44 4.2 31.0 15.5 65%
1952 27 DET AL 18 0.0% 27.8% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 3.6 72%
1955 30 MLN NL 12 0.0% 33.3% 16.7% 0.0% 0% 2.00 2.5 50%
3 Seasons 134 2.2% 23.1% 8.2% 4.5% 21% 2.82 3.9 40.3 20.2 65%
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
1955 30 MLN NL 0 0 67% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
3 Seasons 0 0 34% 1 1 1 50% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
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
1955 30 MLN NL 7 100% 1 4 1 0 0 1.09 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 0 0 7 0 0% 0 0 0 0 5
3 Seasons 7 100% 28 4 1 0 0 1.09 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 200% 0 0 7 0 0% 0 0 0 0 5
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
1951 26 33 104 93 14 24 2 1 3 6 1 1 9 22 .258 .337 .398 .734 96 37 3 2 0
1952 27 40 122 111 14 27 2 1 3 6 1 1 9 27 .243 .311 .360 .672 80 40 4 2 0
1953 28 40 122 111 14 27 2 1 3 6 1 1 9 27 .243 .311 .360 .672 80 40 4 2 0
1954 29 40 122 111 14 27 2 1 3 6 1 1 9 27 .243 .311 .360 .672 80 40 4 2 0
1955 30 52 134 121 16 28 2 1 3 6 1 1 11 31 .231 .306 .339 .645 73 41 4 2 0 0 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
1951 26 35 108 97 14 24 2 1 3 6 1 9 23 .247 .324 .381 .706 12 33
1952 27 7 19 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 7
1955 30 13 13 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 .000 .154 .000 .154 0 12
3 Seasons 55 140 127 14 24 2 1 3 6 1 11 32 .189 .264 .291 .556 13 52
162 Game Avg. 162 412 374 41 71 6 3 9 18 3 32 94 .189 .264 .291 .556 38 52

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