Ben Taylor

Benjamin Eugene Taylor

Positions: First Baseman and Pinch Hitter
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: September 30, 1927 in Metropolis, IL
Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1944. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 29, 1951
Teams (by GP): Browns/Braves/Tigers 1951-1955

Final Game: September 21, 1955
Died: May 11, 1999 in Alma, AR
Buried: Oakland Cemetery, Clarksville, AR
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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
1944	16	LAD-min	B	14	46	46		5	1	0	0						.109	.109	.130	.239		6							NNW · PIED
1945	17	LAD-min	D	118	459	459		141	23	6	7						.307	.307	.429	.736		197							OLE · PONY
1947	19	LAD-min	C	134	503	503		151	32	7	12						.300	.300	.463	.763		233							SNB · CALL
1948	20	LAD-min	A	154	600	600		173	37	12	14						.288	.288	.460	.748		276							GRV · SALL
1949	21	LAD-min	B,A,AA	112	416	416		115	20	0	10						.276	.276	.397	.673		165							NNW,GRV,MOB · PIED,SALL,SOUA
1950	22	LAD-CHC-min	AA,AAA	118	433	410	19	103	20	7	12	25	1		17	26	.251	.281	.422	.703		173		0	6				MOB,SPF · SOUA,IL
1951	23	LAD-min	AA	105	379	379		109	27	1	11						.288	.288	.451	.739		171							FTW · TL
1951	23	SLB	AL	33	104	93	14	24	2	1	3	6	1	1	9	22	.258	.337	.398	.734	95	37	3	2	0			3
1952	24	CLE-DET-min	Opn,AAA	97	358	329	29	82	15	4	2	38	0		23	37	.249	.300	.337	.638		111	2	1	5				SAC,INA,BFL · PCL,AA,IL
1952	24	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

1953	25	DAL	AA	133	536	476	69	132	30	3	16	70	2	2	55	68	.277	.356	.454	.810		216		3	2				DAL · TL
1954	26	CHC-min	AA	134	573	488	83	138	21	2	17	83	5	2	73	64	.283	.374	.439	.812		214		2	3	7			DAL,BMT · TL
1955	27	ATL-min	AA	110	441	396	51	107	26	2	22	81	0	1	35	57	.270	.324	.513	.837		203		0	3	7			BMT · TL
1955	27	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
1956	28	ATL-min	AA,AAA	141	604	538	77	136	25	1	13	61	7	1	56	84	.253	.323	.375	.699		202	1	2	4	4			AUS,WCH · TL,AA
1957	29	OAK-ATL-min	AA	12	30	30		3									.100	.100											LRK,AUS · SOUA,TL
3 Yrs				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	95	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

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
1951	23	SLB	AL	33	104	-1	0	-0	-2	-1	-4	-0.4	3	-1	-0.1	.487	.497	0.0	-0.3	1	$	3
1952	24	DET	AL	7	18	-2	0	-0	0	-0	-3	-0.3	0	-2	-0.3	.453	.498	-0.3	-0.0	-2	$	/3

1955	27	MLN	NL	12	12	-1	0	0	-0	0	-2	-0.2	0	-1	-0.1	.485	.499	-0.1	-0.1	-1	$	/3
3 Seasons				52	134	-5	0	-0	-2	-1	-9	-1.0	4	-5	-0.5	.482	.498	-0.4	-0.4	-3	$

MLN (1 yr)				12	12	-1	0	0	-0	0	-2	-0.2	0	-1	-0.1	.485	.499	-0.1	-0.1	-1	$
DET (1 yr)				7	18	-2	0	-0	0	-0	-3	-0.3	0	-2	-0.3	.453	.498	-0.3	-0.0	-2	$
SLB (1 yr)				33	104	-1	0	-0	-2	-1	-4	-0.4	3	-1	-0.1	.487	.497	0.0	-0.3	1	$

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
1951	23	SLB	AL	104	73	12	4.4	105	.309	.258	.271	.337	.353	.398	.398	.734	.750	95	.491	-0.9	-0.1	.658	.237	.140	1.5
1952	24	DET	AL	18	16	1	1.7	96	.231	.167	.260	.167	.340	.167	.380	.333	.720	-7	.162	-2.7	-0.3	.188	.000	.000

1955	27	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 Yrs				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	96	.231	.167	.260	.167	.340	.167	.380	.333	.720	-7	.162	-2.7	-0.3	.188	.000	.000
SLB (1 yr)				104	73	12	4.4	105	.309	.258	.271	.337	.353	.398	.398	.734	.750	95	.490	-0.9	-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*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	SO/BB	AB/SO	AB/HR	AB/RBI	GO/AO	IP%
1951	23	SLB	AL	104	2.9%	21.2%	8.7%	5.8%	25%	2.44	4.2	31.0	15.5	1.38	65%
1952	24	DET	AL	18	0.0%	27.8%	0.0%	0.0%	0%		3.6			0.57	72%

1955	27	MLN	NL	12	0.0%	33.3%	16.7%	0.0%	0%	2.00	2.5				50%
3 Yrs				134	2.2%	23.1%	8.2%	4.5%	21%	2.82	3.9	40.3	20.2	1.30	65%
MLB Averages					2.1%	10.7%	9.4%	6.4%	28%	1.14	8.3	43.0	8.2	0.97	76%

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	BtRuns	BtWins	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	PHlev	AB
1951	23	SLB	AL	-0.9	-0.1	75	-0.1	1.5	-1.5	1.10	0.4	-0.4	0.7	0.1	0.90	3.4	2.21	6
1952	24	DET	AL	-2.7	-0.3	18	-0.4	0.1	-0.5	1.18	-0.3	-0.0	-3.0	-0.3	0.93	-3.1	1.79	3

1955	27	MLN	NL	-1.4	-0.1	10	-0.0	0.1	-0.1	.75	-0.1	0.1	-0.7	-0.1	0.92	-1.1	0.83	7
3 Yrs				-5.0	-0.5	103	-0.4	1.7	-2.1	1.08	0.0	-0.4	-3.0	-0.3	0.91	-0.8	1.53	16

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
1951	23	SLB	AL	1	0	34%	28	1	1	50%	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	57%	2	1	1	3	2	1	2	0	2
1952	24	DET	AL	0	0	0%	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

1955	27	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 Yrs				1	0	34%	31	1	1	50%	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	56%	3	2	1	3	2	1	3	0	3

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
1951	23	SLB	AL	104	64%	24			6	2	0	1	2.21	3	0	0	3	0	0	3	0	0	0		12	3	25%	7	1	14%	41	3	7%	2	1	50%	0	0		0
1952	24	DET	AL	18	100%	3			3	0	0	0	1.79	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		4	1	25%	1	0	0%	12	0	0%	0	0		1	0	0%	0

1955	27	MLN	NL	12	100%	1			7	1	0	0	0.83	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0%	0	0		7	0	0%	0	0		0	0		0
3 Yrs				134	74%	28			16	3	0	1	1.53	3	0	0	3	0	0	3	0	0	0		18	4	22%	8	1	13%	60	3	5%	2	1	50%	1	0	0%	0
MLB Averages					50%																			86%			11%			32%			14%			51%			55%

Cumulative Batting

Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SF	IBB
1951	23	33	104	93	14	24	2	1	3	6	1	1	9	22	.258	.337	.398	.734	95	37	3	2
1952	24	40	122	111	14	27	2	1	3	6	1	1	9	27	.243	.311	.360	.672	80	40	4	2
1953	25	40	122	111	14	27	2	1	3	6	1	1	9	27	.243	.311	.360	.672	80	40	4	2
1954	26	40	122	111	14	27	2	1	3	6	1	1	9	27	.243	.311	.360	.672	80	40	4	2
1955	27	52	134	121	16	28	2	1	3	6	1	1	11	31	.231	.306	.339	.645	73	41	4	2	0	0

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
1951	23	35	108	97	14	24	2	1	3	6	1	9	23	.247	.324	.381	.706	12	33
1952	24	7	21	21	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.238	.238	.238	.476	1	7

1955	27	13	13	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	.000	.154	.000	.154	0	12
3 Yrs		55	142	129	14	29	2	1	3	6	1	11	32	.225	.296	.326	.621	13	52
162 Game Avg.		162	418	380	41	85	6	3	9	18	3	32	94	.225	.296	.326	.621	38	52

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