Bill Taylor
William Michael Taylor
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 212 lb.

Born: December 30, 1929 in Alhambra, CA
Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Giants in 1953. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 14, 1954
Final Game: May 8, 1958
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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 Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1954 NYG NL 24 OF 9 7 61.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 -1.3 -25.6 -1.3 0.2 -1.4 0 0.89 0.67 .967 2.36 2.18
1954 NYG NL 24 LF 7 6 49.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -1.7 -41.6 -1.7 -0.2 -1.4 0 0.37 0.29 .950 2.22 1.99
1954 NYG NL 24 RF 2 1 12.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 0.4 40.0 0.4 0.4 0.0 0 3.00 2.00 .975 2.03 1.80
1955 NYG NL 25 OF 2 1 8.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.25 2.10
1955 NYG NL 25 RF 2 1 8.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.02 1.85
1956 NYG NL 26 OF 1 1 8.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.5 -75.0 -0.5 -0.5 0.0 0 1.12 1.00 1.000 2.25 2.00
1956 NYG NL 26 RF 1 1 8.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.5 -75.0 -0.5 -0.5 0.0 0 1.12 1.00 1.000 2.02 1.80
1957 DET AL 27 LF 5 5 36.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 -0.7 -23.3 -0.7 -0.1 -0.6 0 1.25 1.00 .980 2.10 1.70
1957 DET AL 27 OF 5 5 36.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 -0.7 -23.3 -0.7 -0.1 -0.6 0 1.25 1.00 .980 2.25 1.96
1958 DET AL 28 OF 1 0 4.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -30.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 2.25 1.00 1.000 2.25 1.90
1958 DET AL 28 RF 1 0 4.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -30.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 2.25 1.00 1.000 2.02 1.70
5 Seasons OF 18 14 117.0 13 13 0 0 0 1.000 -2.6 -26.7 -2.6 -0.5 -2.0 0 1.00 0.72 .977 2.31 2.08
2 Seasons LF 12 11 85.0 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 -2.4 -33.9 -2.4 -0.3 -2.0 0 0.74 0.58 .971 2.17 1.87
4 Seasons RF 6 3 32.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -7.5 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 1.69 1.00 .983 2.02 1.80
5 Seasons TOT 18 14 117.0 13 13 0 0 0 1.000 -2.6 -26.7 -2.6 -0.5 -2.0 0 1.00 0.72 .977 2.31 2.08

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
1954 NYG NL 24 55 7 55 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 2 9 47 0
1955 NYG NL 25 65 1 65 65 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 63 0
1956 NYG NL 26 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
1957 NYG NL 27 11 0 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
1957 DET AL 27 9 5 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 4 0
1958 DET AL 28 8 0 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 0
5 Seasons 149 14 149 149 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 6 18 129 0
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 -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1954 NYG NL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 50.0% 2 0 0.0% 0 223 74% 75% 21% 10 20%
1957 DET AL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 4 80.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 156 76% 81% 31% 16 31%
2 Seasons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 9 6 66.7% 3 0 0.0% 0 379 75% 78% 25% 26 27%
MLB Averages 56.2% 2.3% 63% 79% 30% 48%

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1954 NYG NL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 6 4 66.7% 2 0 0.0% 0 53 79% 75% 32% 8 50%
1955 NYG NL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 75% 50% 0% 0
1956 NYG NL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 51% 69% 28% 1 100%
1958 DET AL 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 56% 72% 17% 1 100%
4 Seasons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 6 4 66.7% 2 0 0.0% 0 114 66% 72% 27% 10 60%
MLB Averages 43.9% 3.3% 63% 79% 30% 54%

* 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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