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
    About biographical information

Standard Fielding

Glossary · Click headers to sort · SHARE  · CSV · PRE · LINK · Hide Partial Seasons
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 PHA AL 28 OF 16 13 132.0 35 32 1 2 0 .943 -1.4 -12.7 -0.4 -0.8 0.3 -1 2.25 2.06 .980 2.39 2.17
1954 PHA AL 28 LF 9 7 66.0 19 17 1 1 0 .947 -1.6 -29.1 -0.6 -0.3 -0.3 -1 2.45 2.00 .979 2.26 1.93
1954 PHA AL 28 RF 8 6 66.0 16 15 0 1 0 .938 0.2 3.6 0.2 -0.5 0.6 0 2.05 1.88 .975 2.05 1.82
1957 CIN NL 31 OF 27 24 217.1 68 63 3 2 1 .971 2.4 13.3 2.4 -1.4 3.8 0 2.73 2.44 .981 2.29 2.07
1957 CIN NL 31 LF 19 16 146.1 45 43 1 1 1 .978 2.2 18.0 2.2 -0.5 2.8 0 2.71 2.32 .978 2.03 1.71
1957 CIN NL 31 RF 8 8 71.0 23 20 2 1 0 .957 0.2 3.4 0.2 -0.9 1.0 0 2.79 2.75 .974 1.98 1.72
1958 TOT MLB 32 OF 26 21 162.0 46 44 1 1 1 .978 -1.8 -13.3 -0.8 -2.0 1.2 -1 2.50 1.73 .983 2.27 1.94
1958 TOT MLB 32 RF 16 15 107.0 21 20 0 1 0 .952 -1.3 -14.6 -1.3 -0.9 -0.5 0 1.68 1.25 .981 1.99 1.69
1958 TOT MLB 32 CF 6 5 39.1 19 18 1 0 1 1.000 -1.2 -36.6 -0.2 -0.6 0.5 -1 4.35 3.17 .984 2.68 2.37
1958 TOT MLB 32 LF 5 1 15.2 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 0.7 53.6 0.7 -0.5 1.2 0 3.45 1.20 .983 2.07 1.60
1958 STL NL 32 OF 5 3 30.0 10 10 0 0 0 1.000 1.2 48.0 1.2 0.0 1.2 0 3.00 2.00 .980 2.25 1.96
1958 STL NL 32 CF 2 2 18.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 0.3 20.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0 3.00 3.00 .983 2.70 2.50
1958 STL NL 32 LF 2 0 3.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 80.0 0.2 0.0 0.2 0 3.00 0.50 1.000 2.10 1.55
1958 STL NL 32 RF 1 1 9.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0.7 93.3 0.7 0.0 0.7 0 3.00 3.00 .967 2.00 1.70
1958 BAL AL 32 OF 21 18 132.0 36 34 1 1 1 .972 -3.0 -27.3 -2.0 -2.0 0.0 -1 2.39 1.67 .983 2.27 1.94
1958 BAL AL 32 RF 15 14 98.0 18 17 0 1 0 .944 -2.0 -24.5 -2.0 -0.9 -1.2 0 1.56 1.13 .983 1.99 1.69
1958 BAL AL 32 CF 4 3 21.1 13 12 1 0 1 1.000 -1.5 -84.4 -0.5 -0.6 0.2 -1 5.48 3.25 .985 2.66 2.30
1958 BAL AL 32 LF 3 1 12.2 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 0.5 47.4 0.5 -0.5 1.0 0 3.55 1.67 .980 2.06 1.63
1959 BAL AL 33 OF 12 10 88.0 10 10 0 0 0 1.000 -0.9 -12.3 -0.9 -0.7 -0.2 0 1.02 0.83 .980 2.22 1.96
1959 BAL AL 33 RF 10 9 74.0 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 -1.4 -22.7 -1.4 -0.8 -0.6 0 0.97 0.80 .975 1.89 1.64
1959 BAL AL 33 LF 2 1 14.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0.5 42.9 0.5 0.1 0.4 0 1.93 1.50 .967 2.06 1.70
4 Seasons OF 81 68 599.1 159 149 5 5 2 .969 -1.7 -3.4 0.3 -4.9 5.1 -2 2.31 1.90 .981 2.30 2.03
4 Seasons RF 42 38 318.0 68 63 2 3 0 .956 -2.3 -8.7 -2.3 -3.1 0.5 0 1.84 1.55 .976 1.98 1.71
4 Seasons LF 35 25 242.0 73 69 2 2 1 .973 1.8 8.9 2.8 -1.2 4.1 -1 2.64 2.03 .978 2.10 1.75
1 Season CF 6 5 39.1 19 18 1 0 1 1.000 -1.2 -36.6 -0.2 -0.6 0.5 -1 4.35 3.17 .984 2.68 2.37
4 Seasons TOT 81 68 599.1 159 149 5 5 2 .969 -1.7 -3.4 0.3 -4.9 5.1 -2 2.31 1.90 .950 2.30 2.03
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

Appearances

Glossaries · Click headers to sort · SHARE  · CSV · PRE · LINK · Hide Partial Seasons
Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1954 PHA AL 28 18 13 18 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 8 16 3 1
1957 CIN NL 31 33 24 33 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 8 27 6 0
1958 BAL AL 32 36 18 36 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 15 21 15 0
1958 STL NL 32 18 3 18 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 5 15 0
1959 BAL AL 33 14 10 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 12 2 0
4 Seasons 119 68 119 119 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 6 42 81 41 1
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 -- RF*

Glossary · Click headers to sort · SHARE  · CSV · PRE · LINK · Hide Partial Seasons
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 PHA AL 28 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 229 63% 81% 29% 19 68%
1957 CIN NL 31 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 6 3 0 4 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 13 5 38.5% 8 0 0.0% 2 323 55% 84% 25% 36 61%
1958 BAL AL 32 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 6 5 0 15 8 53.3% 7 0 0.0% 0 414 61% 80% 33% 35 49%
1958 STL NL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 38 47% 76% 32% 3 100%
1959 BAL AL 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 25.0% 3 0 0.0% 0 310 62% 81% 27% 22 41%
4 Seasons 3 0 3 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 13 6 0 7 0 0 5 3 0 2 1 0 8 7 0 35 17 48.6% 18 0 0.0% 2 1314 60% 81% 29% 115 56%
MLB Averages 43.3% 3.2% 62% 79% 29% 53%

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

Glossary · Click headers to sort · SHARE  · CSV · PRE · LINK · Hide Partial Seasons
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 PHA AL 28 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 10 5 50.0% 5 0 0.0% 1 317 64% 78% 26% 43 40%
1957 CIN NL 31 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 3 0 0 3 3 0 4 1 0 2 2 0 14 8 57.1% 6 0 0.0% 1 657 61% 80% 34% 65 66%
1958 BAL AL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.0% 3 0 0.0% 0 50 68% 70% 30% 8 63%
1958 STL NL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 13 77% 77% 31% 2 50%
1959 BAL AL 33 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 64 64% 66% 22% 4 75%
4 Seasons 2 0 2 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 8 5 0 6 0 0 4 4 0 6 1 0 4 4 0 28 14 50.0% 14 0 0.0% 2 1101 62% 78% 31% 122 57%
MLB Averages 56.5% 2.4% 62% 79% 29% 48%

Advanced Fielding -- CF*

Glossary · Click headers to sort · SHARE  · CSV · PRE · LINK · Hide Partial Seasons
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%
1958 BAL AL 32 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.0% 6 0 0.0% 1 99 58% 83% 26% 17 71%
1958 STL NL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.0% 2 0 0.0% 0 82 70% 76% 28% 14 43%
1 Season 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0.0% 8 0 0.0% 1 181 63% 80% 27% 31 58%
MLB Averages 43.5% 2.2% 62% 79% 29% 58%

* 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.

Other Resources & Links

Error?     Compare     Search SABR's Baseball Index     Other Links@google.com     Baseball Library     Baseball-Almanac.com     Retrosheet     The Baseball Cube     The Baseball Page     WhatIfSports: Joe Taylor    

Viewed 9,718 times through November 14, 2009.
Name and misspellings: Joe Cephus Joe jose joseph Taylor

Player Page Tricks and Tips

Sum any set of rows by clicking anywhere (not red or blue) on the first and last rows of your selection. We will then compute the totals for the player between and including those two seasons.
Default Setting for this feature: Turn On / Turn Off
Summation of season totals only works for the initial case when the table is in year order. On a sorted table the results may get a bit goofy.

HIGHLIGHTING: Adding a range or series of player's career seasons (like '#1972', '#1970-1980-sum', or '#1998,1999,2001,2002,sum') onto the end of a player page url causes the seasons to the highlighted and summed. After changing address bar, reload the page to see highlighting. This will work even in links e-mailed to others. Note that for tables with multiple pages the first table is the default. If you want to create a sum for a table other than the first one, select the rows and after the summation window appears click on "permanent link" link.

The play-by-play information both shown and used to create certain data sets was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet.