Carl Taylor
Carl Means Taylor
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 207 lb.

Born: January 20, 1944 in Sarasota, FL
High School: Key West (Key West, FL)
Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent in 1962. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 11, 1968
Final Game: September 29, 1973
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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
1968 24 PIT NL 44 82 71 5 15 1 0 0 7 1 0 10 10 .211 .309 .225 .534 64 16 4 0 1 0 3 2/79
1969 25 PIT NL 104 261 221 30 77 10 1 4 33 0 1 31 36 .348 .432 .457 .889 152 101 6 3 4 2 0 379
1970 26 STL NL 104 288 245 39 61 12 2 6 45 5 2 41 30 .249 .358 .388 .745 98 95 11 1 0 1 0 93/5
1971 27 TOT MLB 27 58 51 4 9 0 1 0 3 0 1 5 18 .176 .241 .216 .457 31 11 2 0 0 2 0 /97
1971 27 KCR AL 20 46 39 3 7 0 0 0 3 0 1 5 13 .179 .261 .179 .440 28 7 1 0 0 2 0 /79
1971 27 PIT NL 7 12 12 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 .167 .167 .333 .500 38 4 1 0 0 0 0 /9
1972 28 KCR AL 63 135 113 17 30 2 1 0 11 4 1 17 16 .265 .361 .301 .662 100 34 3 1 2 2 1 2/3957
1973 29 KCR AL 69 182 145 18 33 6 1 0 16 2 2 32 20 .228 .363 .283 .646 80 41 4 0 3 2 0 2/3D
6 Seasons 411 1006 846 113 225 31 6 10 115 12 7 136 130 .266 .367 .352 .720 103 298 30 5 10 9 4
162 Game Avg. 162 397 333 45 89 12 2 4 45 5 3 54 51 .266 .367 .352 .720 103 117 12 2 4 4 2
KCR (3 yrs) 152 363 297 38 70 8 2 0 30 6 4 54 49 .236 .349 .276 .625 81 82 8 1 5 6 1
PIT (3 yrs) 155 355 304 36 94 11 2 4 40 1 1 41 51 .309 .394 .398 .792 129 121 11 3 5 2 3
STL (1 yr) 104 288 245 39 61 12 2 6 45 5 2 41 30 .249 .358 .388 .745 98 95 11 1 0 1 0
NL (4 yrs) 259 643 549 75 155 23 4 10 85 6 3 82 81 .282 .378 .393 .771 114 216 22 4 5 3 3
AL (3 yrs) 152 363 297 38 70 8 2 0 30 6 4 54 49 .236 .349 .276 .625 81 82 8 1 5 6 1

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
1968 24 PIT NL 82 61 5 2.2 80 .246 .211 .250 .309 .308 .225 .352 .534 .660 64 .294 -2.7 -0.3 .450 .169 .014 .0
1969 25 PIT NL 261 157 45 7.7 93 .399 .348 .257 .432 .327 .457 .381 .889 .708 152 .754 17.5 1.8 .887 .244 .109 .0
1970 26 STL NL 288 198 34 4.6 106 .262 .249 .270 .358 .344 .388 .413 .745 .757 98 .497 0.2 0.0 .711 .318 .139 5.5
1971 27 TOT MLB 58 47 2 1.1 92 .257 .176 .256 .241 .326 .216 .378 .457 .705 31 .090 -4.6 -0.5 .333 .118 .039
1971 27 KCR AL 46 36 2 1.5 91 .250 .179 .254 .261 .326 .179 .377 .440 .702 28 .140 -3.5 -0.4 .324 .103 .000
1971 27 PIT NL 12 11 0 0.0 94 .286 .167 .262 .167 .328 .333 .384 .500 .712 38 .000 -1.2 -0.1 .364 .167 .167
1972 28 KCR AL 135 91 14 4.1 82 .303 .265 .245 .361 .314 .301 .354 .662 .668 100 .560 1.0 0.1 .632 .212 .035 .0
1973 29 KCR AL 182 123 17 3.7 98 .260 .228 .266 .363 .336 .283 .391 .646 .727 80 .429 -2.1 -0.2 .619 .276 .055 .0
6 Seasons 1006 677 117 4.6 95 .301 .266 .260 .367 .330 .352 .386 .720 .716 103 .544 9.2 0.9 .675 .253 .086 10.9
162 Game Avg. 397 267 46 4.6 95 .301 .266 .260 .367 .330 .352 .386 .720 .716 103 .544 4 0 .675 .253 .086 4
KCR (3 yrs) 363 250 33 3.5 91 .276 .236 .257 .349 .326 .276 .375 .625 .702 81 .441 -4.6 -0.5 .582 .229 .040 .0
PIT (3 yrs) 355 229 50 5.9 90 .359 .309 .256 .394 .323 .398 .374 .792 .697 129 .665 13.6 1.4 .743 .224 .089 1.6
STL (1 yr) 288 198 34 4.6 106 .262 .249 .270 .358 .344 .388 .413 .745 .757 98 .497 0.2 0.0 .711 .318 .139 5.5
NL (4 yrs) 643 427 84 5.3 97 .315 .282 .262 .378 .332 .393 .392 .771 .724 114 .593 13.8 1.4 .728 .266 .111 7.5
AL (3 yrs) 363 250 33 3.5 91 .276 .236 .257 .349 .326 .276 .375 .625 .702 81 .441 -4.6 -0.5 .582 .229 .040 .0

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
1968 24 PIT NL 82 0.0% 12.2% 12.2% 1.2% 7% 1.00 7.1 10.1 2.08 74%
1969 25 PIT NL 261 1.5% 13.8% 11.9% 5.8% 20% 1.16 6.1 55.3 6.7 1.50 70%
1970 26 STL NL 288 2.1% 10.4% 14.2% 6.9% 33% 0.73 8.2 40.8 5.4 1.28 73%
1971 27 TOT MLB 58 0.0% 31.0% 8.6% 1.7% 11% 3.60 2.8 17.0 4.20 60%
1971 27 KCR AL 46 0.0% 28.3% 10.9% 0.0% 0% 2.60 3.0 13.0 4.00 61%
1971 27 PIT NL 12 0.0% 41.7% 0.0% 8.3% 50% 2.4 5.00 58%
1972 28 KCR AL 135 0.0% 11.9% 12.6% 2.2% 10% 0.94 7.1 10.3 1.70 73%
1973 29 KCR AL 182 0.0% 11.0% 17.6% 3.9% 21% 0.63 7.3 9.1 1.26 70%
6 Seasons 1006 1.0% 12.9% 13.5% 4.7% 21% 0.96 6.5 84.6 7.4 1.50 71%
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
1968 24 PIT NL 1 0 20% 28 1 0 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 20% 3 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 1
1969 25 PIT NL 4 0 24% 115 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 8 24% 20 19 1 3 3 0 10 2 7
1970 26 STL NL 4 1 34% 122 5 2 71% 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 3 9 43% 21 14 7 3 3 0 11 2 8
1971 27 TOT MLB 2 0 29% 18 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 33% 3 3 0 1 1 0 2 0 2
1971 27 KCR AL 2 0 25% 17 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 33% 3 3 0 1 1 0 2 0 2
1971 27 PIT NL 0 0 50% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1972 28 KCR AL 0 0 35% 56 4 1 80% 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 43% 12 10 2 3 1 2 6 1 5
1973 29 KCR AL 6 0 28% 82 2 2 50% 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 39% 13 9 4 5 3 2 8 3 4
6 Seasons 17 1 29% 421 12 7 63% 8 6 2 1 1 0 3 2 9 25 36% 72 58 14 15 11 4 39 9 27
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
1968 24 PIT NL 65 52% 15 10 1 0 1 1.27 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50% 10 4 40% 6 1 17% 41 5 12% 5 1 20% 5 1 20% 17
1969 25 PIT NL 246 30% 77 39 17 0 5 1.52 4 0 5 3 1 1 3 0 4 4 100% 50 6 12% 29 10 34% 148 29 20% 13 9 69% 15 5 33% 15
1970 26 STL NL 289 51% 61 42 11 1 7 1.89 6 1 7 2 4 1 5 0 0 0 58 11 19% 33 7 21% 205 40 20% 30 14 47% 27 8 30% 0
1971 27 TOT MLB 58 69% 9 13 2 0 1 1.29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 2 20% 5 2 40% 31 3 10% 4 2 50% 3 2 67% 0
1971 27 KCR AL 46 70% 7 7 1 0 1 1.61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 17% 4 2 50% 22 3 14% 4 2 50% 3 2 67% 0
1971 27 PIT NL 12 67% 2 6 1 0 0 0.91 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 25% 1 0 0% 9 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1972 28 KCR AL 135 61% 30 26 8 0 4 2.22 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 67% 35 3 9% 12 5 42% 99 13 13% 11 4 36% 5 3 60% 0
1973 29 KCR AL 182 30% 33 1 0 0 0 0.20 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 75% 39 4 10% 16 10 63% 128 19 15% 7 4 57% 11 4 36% 0
6 Seasons 975 44% 225 131 39 1 18 1.73 10 1 25 5 5 2 8 0 13 10 77% 202 30 15% 101 35 35% 652 109 17% 70 34 49% 66 23 35% 32
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
1968 24 44 82 71 5 15 1 0 0 7 1 0 10 10 .211 .309 .225 .534 64 16 4 0 1 0 3
1969 25 148 343 292 35 92 11 1 4 40 1 1 41 46 .315 .402 .401 .803 132 117 10 3 5 2 3
1970 26 252 631 537 74 153 23 3 10 85 6 3 82 76 .285 .382 .395 .777 116 212 21 4 5 3 3
1971 27 279 689 588 78 162 23 4 10 88 6 4 87 94 .276 .370 .379 .749 109 223 23 4 5 5 3
1972 28 342 824 701 95 192 25 5 10 99 10 5 104 110 .274 .368 .367 .735 107 257 26 5 7 7 4
1973 29 411 1006 846 113 225 31 6 10 115 12 7 136 130 .266 .367 .352 .720 103 298 30 5 10 9 4

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
1968 24 44 84 73 6 17 1 0 0 9 1 11 10 .233 .333 .247 .580 6 44
1969 25 104 267 228 33 84 11 1 4 37 0 34 36 .368 .453 .478 .931 50 104
1970 26 104 285 243 37 59 12 2 6 42 5 40 30 .243 .351 .383 .734 32 104
1971 27 27 60 52 5 10 0 1 0 4 0 6 18 .192 .267 .231 .497 3 27
1972 28 66 153 127 23 40 3 1 0 15 5 23 17 .315 .418 .354 .773 19 63
1973 29 69 187 149 19 37 7 1 0 17 2 36 20 .248 .390 .309 .699 18 69
6 Seasons 414 1036 872 123 247 34 6 10 124 13 150 131 .283 .388 .370 .758 128 411
162 Game Avg. 162 405 341 48 97 13 2 4 49 5 59 51 .283 .388 .370 .758 50 411

* 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.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 2 (1859), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 8 (1950), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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