Joe Taylor
Joe Cephus Taylor
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: March 2, 1926 in Chapman, AL (All Transactions)
Debut: August 26, 1954
Final Game: July 21, 1959
Died: March 18, 1993 in Pittsburgh, PA
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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
1954 28 PHA AL 18 60 58 5 13 1 1 1 8 0 1 2 9 .224 .250 .328 .578 58 19 2 0 0 0 /79
1957 31 CIN NL 33 115 107 14 28 7 0 4 9 0 1 6 24 .262 .301 .439 .740 92 47 2 0 2 0 0 7/9
1958 32 TOT MLB 54 111 100 13 28 7 0 3 12 0 0 9 23 .280 .336 .440 .776 114 44 5 0 1 1 1 9/87
1958 32 STL NL 18 27 23 2 7 3 0 1 3 0 0 2 4 .304 .346 .565 .911 133 13 0 0 1 1 0 /879
1958 32 BAL AL 36 84 77 11 21 4 0 2 9 0 0 7 19 .273 .333 .403 .736 108 31 5 0 0 0 1 9/87
1959 33 BAL AL 14 43 32 2 5 1 0 1 2 0 0 11 5 .156 .372 .281 .653 85 9 0 0 0 0 0 9/7
4 Seasons 119 329 297 34 74 16 1 9 31 0 2 28 61 .249 .313 .401 .714 93 119 9 0 3 1 1
162 Game Avg. 162 448 404 46 101 22 1 12 42 0 3 38 83 .249 .313 .401 .714 93 162 12 0 4 1
BAL (2 yrs) 50 127 109 13 26 5 0 3 11 0 0 18 24 .239 .346 .367 .713 101 40 5 0 0 0 1
STL (1 yr) 18 27 23 2 7 3 0 1 3 0 0 2 4 .304 .346 .565 .911 133 13 0 0 1 1 0
PHA (1 yr) 18 60 58 5 13 1 1 1 8 0 1 2 9 .224 .250 .328 .578 58 19 2 0 0 0
CIN (1 yr) 33 115 107 14 28 7 0 4 9 0 1 6 24 .262 .301 .439 .740 92 47 2 0 2 0 0
AL (3 yrs) 68 187 167 18 39 6 1 4 19 0 1 20 33 .234 .316 .353 .669 87 59 7 0 0 0 1
NL (2 yrs) 51 142 130 16 35 10 0 5 12 0 1 8 28 .269 .309 .462 .771 99 60 2 0 3 1 0

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
1954 28 PHA AL 60 48 4 2.2 99 .250 .224 .265 .250 .341 .328 .388 .578 .729 58 .234 -3.9 -0.4 .417 .121 .103 .0
1957 31 CIN NL 115 84 13 4.2 108 .304 .262 .275 .301 .340 .439 .426 .740 .766 92 .456 -1.6 -0.2 .634 .224 .178 .0
1958 32 TOT MLB 111 79 14 4.7 97 .333 .280 .259 .336 .327 .440 .396 .776 .723 114 .536 2.1 0.2 .688 .250 .160 .0
1958 32 STL NL 27 18 5 7.5 109 .316 .304 .274 .346 .343 .565 .429 .911 .771 133 .703 1.3 0.1 .938 .348 .261 .0
1958 32 BAL AL 84 61 9 3.9 93 .339 .273 .254 .333 .322 .403 .387 .736 .709 108 .461 0.8 0.1 .623 .221 .130 .0
1959 33 BAL AL 43 27 4 4.0 96 .154 .156 .257 .372 .328 .281 .392 .653 .720 85 .454 0.0 0.0 .741 .469 .125 .0
4 Seasons 329 238 35 4.0 101 .285 .249 .266 .313 .334 .401 .405 .714 .739 93 .447 -3.4 -0.4 .620 .239 .152 .0
162 Game Avg. 448 324 48 4.0 101 .285 .249 .266 .313 .334 .401 .405 .714 .739 93 .447 -3.4 -0.4 .620 .239 .152
BAL (2 yrs) 127 88 13 4.0 94 .280 .239 .255 .346 .324 .367 .388 .713 .712 101 .459 0.8 0.1 .659 .294 .128 .0
STL (1 yr) 27 18 5 7.5 109 .316 .304 .274 .346 .343 .565 .429 .911 .771 133 .703 1.3 0.1 .938 .348 .261 .0
PHA (1 yr) 60 48 4 2.2 99 .250 .224 .265 .250 .341 .328 .388 .578 .729 58 .235 -3.9 -0.4 .417 .121 .103 .0
CIN (1 yr) 115 84 13 4.2 108 .304 .262 .275 .301 .340 .439 .426 .740 .766 92 .455 -1.6 -0.2 .634 .224 .178 .0
AL (3 yrs) 187 136 17 3.3 95 .269 .234 .259 .316 .329 .353 .388 .669 .718 87 .387 -3.1 -0.3 .574 .234 .120 .0
NL (2 yrs) 142 102 18 4.8 108 .306 .269 .275 .309 .340 .462 .427 .771 .767 99 .514 -0.4 -0.0 .684 .246 .192 .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
1954 28 PHA AL 60 1.7% 15.0% 3.3% 5.0% 23% 4.50 6.4 58.0 7.3 0.74 80%
1957 31 CIN NL 115 3.5% 20.9% 5.2% 9.6% 39% 4.00 4.5 26.8 11.9 0.53 69%
1958 32 TOT MLB 111 2.7% 20.7% 8.1% 9.0% 36% 2.56 4.3 33.3 8.3 0.83 68%
1958 32 STL NL 27 3.7% 14.8% 7.4% 14.8% 57% 2.00 5.8 23.0 7.7 1.00 70%
1958 32 BAL AL 84 2.4% 22.6% 8.3% 7.1% 29% 2.71 4.1 38.5 8.6 0.78 67%
1959 33 BAL AL 43 2.3% 11.6% 25.6% 4.7% 40% 0.45 6.4 32.0 16.0 0.57 60%
4 Seasons 329 2.7% 18.5% 8.5% 7.9% 35% 2.18 4.9 33.0 9.6 0.66 69%
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
1954 28 PHA AL 0 0 29% 16 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 33% 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1957 31 CIN NL 1 0 33% 41 0 1 0% 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 42% 9 7 2 0 0 0 3 0 3
1958 32 TOT MLB 1 0 29% 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 55% 7 4 3 1 1 0 3 0 3
1958 32 STL NL 0 0 13% 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1958 32 BAL AL 1 0 35% 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 50% 6 4 2 1 1 0 3 0 3
1959 33 BAL AL 0 0 7% 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
4 Seasons 2 0 27% 110 0 2 0% 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 5 46% 20 14 6 1 1 0 7 0 7
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
1954 28 PHA AL 52 19% 13 3 2 0 1 2.42 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0% 5 2 40% 4 1 25% 28 4 14% 1 0 0% 4 2 50% 8
1957 31 CIN NL 115 38% 28 6 2 0 0 1.22 4 0 2 1 3 4 0 0 2 2 100% 28 2 7% 12 2 17% 66 5 8% 2 1 50% 1 1 100% 0
1958 32 TOT MLB 111 41% 28 25 7 1 3 1.49 3 0 4 2 1 0 3 1 1 1 100% 18 5 28% 12 2 17% 67 9 13% 4 2 50% 6 3 50% 0
1958 32 STL NL 27 59% 7 12 4 1 2 1.34 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 100% 4 0 0% 3 2 67% 11 2 18% 1 1 100% 2 1 50% 0
1958 32 BAL AL 84 35% 21 13 3 0 1 1.64 2 0 3 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 14 5 36% 9 0 0% 56 7 13% 3 1 33% 4 2 50% 0
1959 33 BAL AL 43 53% 5 1 0 0 0 0.86 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 0 0% 2 0 0% 23 1 4% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0
4 Seasons 321 38% 74 35 11 1 4 1.51 9 0 7 5 4 5 4 1 4 3 75% 61 9 15% 30 5 17% 184 19 10% 8 3 38% 12 6 50% 8
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
1954 28 18 60 58 5 13 1 1 1 8 0 1 2 9 .224 .250 .328 .578 58 19 2 0 0 0
1955 29 18 60 58 5 13 1 1 1 8 0 1 2 9 .224 .250 .328 .578 58 19 2 0 0 0
1956 30 18 60 58 5 13 1 1 1 8 0 1 2 9 .224 .250 .328 .578 58 19 2 0 0 0
1957 31 51 175 165 19 41 8 1 5 17 0 2 8 33 .248 .283 .400 .683 80 66 4 0 2 0 0
1958 32 105 286 265 32 69 15 1 8 29 0 2 17 56 .260 .304 .415 .719 93 110 9 0 3 1 1
1959 33 119 329 297 34 74 16 1 9 31 0 2 28 61 .249 .313 .401 .714 93 119 9 0 3 1 1

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
1954 28 19 63 61 6 14 1 1 1 9 0 2 9 .230 .254 .328 .582 5 18
1957 31 34 117 111 14 28 7 0 4 9 0 6 25 .252 .291 .423 .714 14 33
1958 32 57 114 104 15 29 7 0 3 14 0 9 24 .279 .333 .433 .766 16 54
1959 33 15 50 35 2 7 1 0 1 2 0 15 5 .200 .440 .314 .754 5 14
4 Seasons 125 344 311 37 78 16 1 9 34 0 32 63 .251 .320 .395 .715 40 119
162 Game Avg. 162 446 403 48 101 21 1 12 44 0 41 82 .251 .320 .395 .715 52 119

* 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 StandardsBatting - 6 (2322), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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