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Billy Taylor

William Howell Taylor

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 8", Weight: 200 lb.

Born: October 16, 1961 in Monticello, FL
High School: Central HS (Thomasville, GA)
Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 2nd round of the 1980 amateur draft (January). Player signed March 24, 1980. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 5, 1994
Teams (by GP): Athletics/Mets/DevilRays/Pirates 1994-2001

Final Game: April 8, 2001
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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
1994 32 OAK AL 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1995 Did not play in major leagues (Injured)
1996 34 OAK AL 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1997 35 OAK AL 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1998 36 OAK AL 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1999 37 TOT MLB 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1999 37 OAK AL 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1999 37 NYM NL 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2000 38 TBD AL 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2001 39 PIT NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
7 Yrs 317 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
OAK (5 yrs) 281 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TBD (1 yr) 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NYM (1 yr) 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PIT (1 yr) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
AL (6 yrs) 298 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (2 yrs) 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 Awards
1994 32 OAK AL 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $132,500 1
1996 34 OAK AL 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.1 0 $135,000 1
1997 35 OAK AL 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.1 0 $575,000 1
1998 36 OAK AL 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.1 0 $1,100,000 1
1999 37 OAK AL 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $2,500,000 1
1999 37 NYM NL 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
2000 38 TBD AL 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
2001 39 PIT NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
7 Seasons 317 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.3 0 $4,442,500
OAK (5 yrs) 281 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.3 0 $4,442,500
TBD (1 yr) 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $
NYM (1 yr) 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $
PIT (1 yr) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1994 32 OAK AL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1996 34 OAK AL 0.0 0.0
1997 35 OAK AL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1998 36 OAK AL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1999 37 TOT MLB 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1999 37 OAK AL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1999 37 NYM NL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2000 38 TBD AL 0.0 0.0
2001 39 PIT NL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
7 Yrs 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Oldest s c a p y
2000 AL  born 1961-10-16 (7th)
2001 NL  born 1961-10-16 (10th)

                                         

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