Billy Taylor
William Henry Taylor (Bollicky Bill)
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Weight: 204 lb.

Born: 1855 in Washington, DC (All Transactions)
Debut: May 21, 1881
Final Game: August 16, 1887
Died: May 14, 1900 in Jacksonville, FL
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1881 26 TOT NL 0 1 .000 5.73 2 1 1 1 0 0 11.0 15 13 7 0 7 2 0 2 57 51 2.000 12.3 0.0 5.7 1.6 0.29
1881 26 WOR NL 0 1 .000 7.88 1 1 0 1 0 0 8.0 15 13 7 0 6 0 0 2 47 38 2.625 16.9 0.0 6.8 0.0 0.00
1881 26 CLV NL 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 10 0.333 0.0 0.0 3.0 6.0 2.00
1882 27 PIT AA 0 1 .000 16.20 1 0 1 0 0 0 5.0 11 10 9 0 4 1 0 0 0 16 3.000 19.8 0.0 7.2 1.8 0.25
1883 28 PIT AA 4 7 .364 5.39 19 9 9 8 0 0 127.0 166 115 76 4 34 41 0 0 580 60 1.575 11.8 0.3 2.4 2.9 1.21
1884 29 TOT MLB 43 16 .729 2.10 63 59 4 59 3 4 523.0 454 215 122 5 84 284 12 0 0 1115 151 1.029 7.8 0.1 1.4 4.9 3.38
1884 29 SLM UA 25 4 .862 1.68 33 29 4 29 2 4 263.0 222 97 49 2 40 154 0 0 178 0.996 7.6 0.1 1.4 5.3 3.85
1884 29 PHA AA 18 12 .600 2.53 30 30 0 30 1 0 260.0 232 118 73 3 44 130 12 0 0 1115 133 1.062 8.0 0.1 1.5 4.5 2.95
1885 30 PHA AA 1 5 .167 3.27 6 6 0 6 0 0 52.1 68 35 19 0 9 11 1 0 6 208 105 1.471 11.7 0.0 1.5 1.9 1.22
1886 31 BAL AA 1 6 .143 5.72 8 8 0 8 0 0 72.1 87 63 46 1 20 37 2 0 0 328 60 1.479 10.8 0.1 2.5 4.6 1.85
1887 32 PHA AA 1 0 1.000 3.00 1 1 0 1 0 0 9.0 10 5 3 1 7 0 0 0 0 42 143 1.889 10.0 1.0 7.0 0.0 0.00
7 Seasons 50 36 .581 3.17 100 84 15 83 3 4 799.2 811 456 282 11 165 376 15 0 8 2330 102 1.221 9.1 0.1 1.9 4.2 2.28
162 Game Avg. 18 13 .581 3.17 37 31 6 31 1 1 296 300 169 104 4 61 139 0 3 102 1.221 9.1 0.1 1.9 4.2 2.28
PHA (3 yrs) 20 17 .541 2.66 37 37 0 37 1 0 321.1 310 158 95 4 60 141 13 0 6 1365 128 1.151 8.7 0.1 1.7 3.9 2.35
PIT (2 yrs) 4 8 .333 5.80 20 9 10 8 0 0 132.0 177 125 85 4 38 42 0 0 580 55 1.629 12.1 0.3 2.6 2.9 1.11
SLM (1 yr) 25 4 .862 1.68 33 29 4 29 2 4 263.0 222 97 49 2 40 154 0 0 178 0.996 7.6 0.1 1.4 5.3 3.85
BAL (1 yr) 1 6 .143 5.72 8 8 0 8 0 0 72.1 87 63 46 1 20 37 2 0 0 328 60 1.479 10.8 0.1 2.5 4.6 1.85
CLV (1 yr) 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 10 0.333 0.0 0.0 3.0 6.0 2.00
WOR (1 yr) 0 1 .000 7.88 1 1 0 1 0 0 8.0 15 13 7 0 6 0 0 2 47 38 2.625 16.9 0.0 6.8 0.0 0.00
AA (6 yrs) 25 31 .446 3.87 65 54 10 53 1 0 525.2 574 346 226 9 118 220 15 0 6 2273 87 1.316 9.8 0.2 2.0 3.8 1.86
NL (1 yr) 0 1 .000 5.73 2 1 1 1 0 0 11.0 15 13 7 0 7 2 0 2 57 51 2.000 12.3 0.0 5.7 1.6 0.29
UA (1 yr) 25 4 .862 1.68 33 29 4 29 2 4 263.0 222 97 49 2 40 154 0 0 178 0.996 7.6 0.1 1.4 5.3 3.85

Cumulative Pitching

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Year Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
1881 26 0 1 .000 5.73 2 1 1 1 0 0 11.0 15 13 7 0 7 2 0 2 57 51 2.000 12.3 0.0 5.7 1.6 0.29 51
1882 27 0 2 .000 9.00 3 1 2 1 0 0 16.0 26 23 16 0 11 3 0 2 57 31 2.313 14.6 0.0 6.2 1.7 0.27 31
1883 28 4 9 .308 5.79 22 10 11 9 0 0 143.0 192 138 92 4 45 44 0 2 637 55 1.657 12.1 0.3 2.8 2.8 0.98 55
1884 29 47 25 .653 2.89 85 69 15 68 3 4 666.0 646 353 214 9 129 328 12 0 2 1752 110 1.164 8.7 0.1 1.7 4.4 2.54 110
1885 30 48 30 .615 2.92 91 75 15 74 3 4 718.1 714 388 233 9 138 339 13 0 8 1960 110 1.186 8.9 0.1 1.7 4.2 2.46 110
1886 31 49 36 .576 3.18 99 83 15 82 3 4 790.2 801 451 279 10 158 376 15 0 8 2288 101 1.213 9.1 0.1 1.8 4.3 2.38 101
1887 32 50 36 .581 3.17 100 84 15 83 3 4 799.2 811 456 282 11 165 376 15 0 8 2330 102 1.221 9.1 0.1 1.9 4.2 2.28 102

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1884 UA  1.677 (2nd)
1884 AA  2.527 (7th)

Wins s c a p y
1884 UA  25 (3rd)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1884 UA  .862 (3rd)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1884 UA  .996 (6th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1884 UA  7.597 (7th)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1883 AA  2.906 (10th)

Games Played s c a p y
1884 UA  33 (10th)

Saves s c a p y
1884 UA  4 (1st)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1884 UA  263.0 (10th)

Games Started s c a p y
1884 UA  29 (10th)

Complete Games s c a p y
1884 UA  29 (10th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1884 UA  2 (7th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1883 AA  4 (10th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1884 UA  40 (7th)

Hits s c a p y
1884 UA  222 (10th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1884 UA  .068 (6th)
1884 AA  .104 (9th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1882 AA  1 (8th)
1883 AA  9 (1st)
1884 UA  4 (6th)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1884 UA  178 (2nd)
1884 AA  133 (6th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 3 (551), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 28 (830), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 22 (558), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 19 (320), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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