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Sammy Taylor

Samuel Douglas Taylor

Positions: Catcher and Pinch Hitter
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: February 27, 1933 in Woodruff, SC
Signed as a Free Agent with the Milwaukee Braves in 1956. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 20, 1958
Teams (by GP): Cubs/Mets/Indians/Reds 1958-1963

Final Game: August 6, 1963
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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
1951 Did not play in major leagues (Did Not Report)
1952 Did not play in major leagues (Military Service)
1953 Did not play in major leagues (Military Service)
1954 Did not play in major leagues (Military Service)
1955 Did not play in major leagues (Military Service)
1958 25 CHC NL 96 329 301 30 78 12 2 6 36 2 1 27 46 .259 .319 .372 .691 84 112 9 0 0 1 4 2
1959 26 CHC NL 110 390 353 41 95 13 2 13 43 1 0 35 47 .269 .336 .428 .764 104 151 6 1 0 1 13 *2
1960 27 CHC NL 74 160 150 14 31 9 0 3 17 0 1 6 18 .207 .241 .327 .567 55 49 5 1 1 1 0 2
1961 28 CHC NL 89 264 235 26 56 8 2 8 23 0 0 23 39 .238 .316 .391 .707 87 92 6 4 1 1 7 2
1962 29 TOT NL 75 204 173 12 37 5 2 3 21 0 0 26 20 .214 .319 .318 .637 71 55 5 2 0 3 2 2
1962 29 CHC NL 7 18 15 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 3 .133 .278 .200 .478 29 3 1 0 0 0 1 /2
1962 29 NYM NL 68 186 158 12 35 4 2 3 20 0 0 23 17 .222 .323 .329 .652 75 52 4 2 0 3 1 2
1963 30 TOT MLB 29 57 51 4 12 0 1 0 7 0 0 5 11 .235 .298 .275 .573 66 14 3 0 0 1 1 2
1963 30 TOT NL 25 47 41 3 9 0 1 0 6 0 0 5 9 .220 .298 .268 .566 65 11 3 0 0 1 1 2
1963 30 NYM NL 22 41 35 3 9 0 1 0 6 0 0 5 7 .257 .341 .314 .656 91 11 3 0 0 1 1 2
1963 30 CIN NL 3 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /2
1963 30 CLE AL 4 10 10 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .300 .300 .300 .600 70 3 0 0 0 0 0 /2
6 Yrs 473 1404 1263 127 309 47 9 33 147 3 2 122 181 .245 .313 .375 .688 84 473 34 8 2 8 27
162 Game Avg. 162 481 433 43 106 16 3 11 50 1 1 42 62 .245 .313 .375 .688 84 162 12 3 1 3 9
CHC (5 yrs) 376 1161 1054 111 262 43 6 30 120 3 2 94 153 .249 .313 .386 .699 87 407 27 6 2 4 25
NYM (2 yrs) 90 227 193 15 44 4 3 3 26 0 0 28 24 .228 .326 .326 .652 78 63 7 2 0 4 2
CLE (1 yr) 4 10 10 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .300 .300 .300 .600 70 3 0 0 0 0 0
CIN (1 yr) 3 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (6 yrs) 469 1394 1253 126 306 47 9 33 146 3 2 122 179 .244 .313 .375 .689 84 470 34 8 2 8 27
AL (1 yr) 4 10 10 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .300 .300 .300 .600 70 3 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
1958 25 CHC NL 96 329 -8 -0 -1 -3 4 -8 -0.9 11 3 0.2 .491 .495 0.6 0.1 6 $ 2
1959 26 CHC NL 110 390 -1 1 1 -7 6 -0 0.0 13 13 1.3 .500 .500 2.1 -0.1 20 $ *2
1960 27 CHC NL 74 160 -6 -1 0 0 2 -6 -0.7 5 -1 -0.1 .491 .496 -0.1 0.2 -1 $ 2
1961 28 CHC NL 89 264 -7 0 -1 -4 3 -8 -0.9 9 1 0.0 .491 .495 0.4 -0.1 5 $ 2
1962 29 CHC NL 7 18 -2 -0 -0 -1 0 -3 -0.3 1 -3 -0.3 .452 .498 -0.2 -0.1 -2 $ /2
1962 29 NYM NL 68 186 -6 -0 0 1 2 -2 -0.2 6 4 0.4 .496 .498 0.3 0.4 3 $ 2
1963 30 NYM NL 22 41 -1 0 -0 0 0 -1 -0.1 1 0 0.0 .495 .499 0.0 0.1 0 $ 2
1963 30 CIN NL 3 6 -2 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.2 0 -1 -0.2 .443 .499 -0.2 0.0 -1 $ /2
1963 30 CLE AL 4 10 -0 0 0 1 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .523 .501 0.0 0.1 0 $ /2
6 Seasons 473 1404 -33 -0 -1 -13 18 -29 -3.1 47 18 1.4 .493 .498 2.9 0.6 31 $
CHC (5 yrs) 376 1161 -24 -0 -1 -15 15 -25 -2.7 39 14 1.1 .493 .497 2.8 0.0 29 $
NYM (2 yrs) 90 227 -7 -0 -0 1 3 -3 -0.3 8 4 0.4 .496 .499 0.3 0.4 3 $
CLE (1 yr) 4 10 -0 0 0 1 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .523 .501 0.0 0.1 0 $
CIN (1 yr) 3 6 -2 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.2 0 -1 -0.2 .443 .499 -0.2 0.0 -1 $

Advanced Batting

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
1958 25 CHC NL 329 234 35 4.0 105 .288 .259 .269 .319 .336 .372 .420 .691 .756 84 .433 -7.3 -0.7 .601 .206 .113 3.0
1959 26 CHC NL 390 265 51 5.1 103 .279 .269 .268 .336 .334 .428 .415 .764 .748 104 .549 1.5 0.2 .712 .261 .159 1.9
1960 27 CHC NL 160 127 10 2.1 98 .215 .207 .261 .241 .326 .327 .400 .567 .727 55 .210 -9.4 -1.0 .440 .153 .120 .0
1961 28 CHC NL 264 187 29 4.1 106 .254 .238 .270 .316 .337 .391 .421 .707 .757 87 .446 -4.8 -0.5 .643 .251 .153 .0
1962 29 TOT NL 204 144 19 3.5 104 .222 .214 .272 .319 .339 .318 .412 .637 .751 71 .385 -6.5 -0.6 .589 .254 .104 .0
1962 29 CHC NL 18 14 1 1.9 107 .167 .133 .275 .278 .343 .200 .417 .478 .760 29 .169 -1.5 -0.2 .429 .267 .067
1962 29 NYM NL 186 130 18 3.7 104 .227 .222 .271 .323 .339 .329 .412 .652 .750 75 .407 -5.0 -0.5 .606 .253 .108 .0
1963 30 TOT MLB 57 43 4 2.5 90 .293 .235 .255 .298 .317 .275 .383 .573 .700 66 .303 -2.2 -0.3 .452 .137 .039
1963 30 TOT NL 47 36 3 2.2 90 .273 .220 .255 .298 .316 .268 .381 .566 .697 65 .265 -1.8 -0.2 .457 .171 .049
1963 30 NYM NL 41 30 3 2.7 89 .310 .257 .254 .341 .316 .314 .380 .656 .696 91 .335 -0.2 -0.0 .552 .200 .057
1963 30 CIN NL 6 6 0 0.0 92 .000 .000 .258 .000 .320 .000 .385 .000 .705 -100 .000 -1.6 -0.2 .000 .000 .000
1963 30 CLE AL 10 7 1 3.9 94 .375 .300 .254 .300 .320 .300 .393 .600 .713 70 .462 -0.4 -0.1 .429 .000 .000
6 Yrs 1404 1000 148 4.0 103 .261 .245 .268 .313 .334 .375 .414 .688 .748 84 .436 -28.7 -2.9 .610 .227 .130 5.5
162 Game Avg. 481 342 51 4.0 103 .261 .245 .268 .313 .334 .375 .414 .688 .748 84 .436 -28.7 -2.9 .610 .227 .130 2
CHC (5 yrs) 1161 827 126 4.1 104 .265 .249 .268 .313 .334 .386 .415 .699 .750 87 .445 -21.4 -2.2 .619 .228 .138 5.5
NYM (2 yrs) 227 160 21 3.5 101 .241 .228 .268 .326 .335 .326 .406 .652 .740 78 .395 -5.3 -0.5 .596 .244 .098 .0
CLE (1 yr) 10 7 1 3.9 94 .375 .300 .254 .300 .320 .300 .393 .600 .713 70 .461 -0.4 -0.1 .429 .000 .000
CIN (1 yr) 6 6 0 0.0 92 .000 .000 .258 .000 .320 .000 .385 .000 .705 -100 .000 -1.6 -0.2 .000 .000 .000
NL (6 yrs) 1394 993 147 4.0 103 .260 .244 .268 .313 .334 .375 .414 .689 .748 84 .435 -28.2 -2.8 .611 .229 .131 5.5
AL (1 yr) 10 7 1 3.9 94 .375 .300 .254 .300 .320 .300 .393 .600 .713 70 .461 -0.4 -0.1 .429 .000 .000

Ratio Batting*

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
1958 25 CHC NL 329 1.8% 14.0% 8.2% 6.1% 26% 1.70 6.5 50.2 8.4 1.22 76%
1959 26 CHC NL 390 3.3% 12.1% 9.0% 7.2% 30% 1.34 7.5 27.2 8.2 0.94 75%
1960 27 CHC NL 160 1.9% 11.3% 3.8% 7.5% 39% 3.00 8.3 50.0 8.8 1.44 81%
1961 28 CHC NL 264 3.0% 14.8% 8.7% 6.8% 32% 1.70 6.0 29.4 10.2 0.99 72%
1962 29 TOT NL 204 1.5% 9.8% 12.8% 4.9% 27% 0.77 8.7 57.7 8.2 1.05 75%
1962 29 CHC NL 18 0.0% 16.7% 16.7% 5.6% 50% 1.00 5.0 15.0 0.57 67%
1962 29 NYM NL 186 1.6% 9.1% 12.4% 4.8% 26% 0.74 9.3 52.7 7.9 1.12 76%
1963 30 TOT MLB 57 0.0% 19.3% 8.8% 1.8% 8% 2.20 4.6 7.3 1.13 72%
1963 30 TOT NL 47 0.0% 19.2% 10.6% 2.1% 11% 1.80 4.6 6.8 1.25 70%
1963 30 NYM NL 41 0.0% 17.1% 12.2% 2.4% 11% 1.40 5.0 5.8 1.56 71%
1963 30 CIN NL 6 0.0% 33.3% 0.0% 0.0% 3.0 0.33 67%
1963 30 CLE AL 10 0.0% 20.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 5.0 10.0 0.67 80%
6 Yrs 1404 2.4% 12.9% 8.7% 6.3% 29% 1.48 7.0 38.3 8.6 1.09 75%
MLB Averages 2.4% 13.9% 8.6% 6.6% 29% 1.61 6.4 37.8 8.4 1.04 73%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1958 25 CHC NL -6.9 -0.7 331 0.2 6.6 -6.4 1.05 -0.2 0.4 -5.7 -0.6 0.97 -5.3 1.81 12
1959 26 CHC NL 1.0 0.1 391 0.3 7.6 -7.3 1.10 0.4 -0.1 3.7 0.4 0.98 4.0 1.83 8
1960 27 CHC NL -9.6 -1.0 164 -0.2 3.2 -3.4 1.17 -0.7 0.5 -3.6 -0.4 0.98 -6.7 1.88 35
1961 28 CHC NL -5.1 -0.5 267 0.7 5.4 -4.6 1.03 -0.3 1.0 -4.6 -0.5 0.95 -0.8 2.38 14
1962 29 TOT NL -6.3 -0.6 207 -0.4 3.3 -3.8 1.06 -0.2 -0.2 -5.8 -0.6 0.99 -2.7 1.31 16
1962 29 CHC NL -1.5 -0.2 18 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 .73 -0.2 -0.0 -2.3 -0.2 1.00 -2.2 1.30 0
1962 29 NYM NL -4.8 -0.5 189 -0.3 3.2 -3.5 1.10 -0.0 -0.3 -3.5 -0.3 0.99 -0.6 1.31 16
1963 30 TOT MLB -2.3 -0.3 59 -0.6 0.7 -1.4 1.22 -0.2 -0.3 -1.3 -0.1 1.02 -2.1 1.42 14
1963 30 TOT NL -1.8 -0.2 48 -0.4 0.6 -1.1 1.20 -0.2 -0.1 -1.0 -0.1 1.03 -1.7 1.54 12
1963 30 NYM NL -0.2 -0.0 42 -0.3 0.6 -0.9 1.23 -0.1 -0.2 0.4 0.0 1.04 -0.3 1.43 11
1963 30 CIN NL -1.6 -0.2 6 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 .94 -0.1 0.0 -1.3 -0.1 0.96 -1.4 2.73 1
1963 30 CLE AL -0.5 -0.1 11 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 1.34 -0.0 -0.1 -0.3 -0.0 1.01 -0.4 0.68 2
6 Yrs -29.1 -2.9 1419 -0.1 26.8 -26.8 1.08 -1.3 1.2 -17.3 -1.7 0.97 -13.6 1.78 99

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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
1958 25 CHC NL 3 0 24% 116 2 1 67% 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 7 31% 23 18 5 6 4 2 6 2 4
1959 26 CHC NL 5 0 24% 134 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 53% 17 10 7 1 1 0 12 3 9
1960 27 CHC NL 5 1 31% 46 0 1 0% 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 50% 7 4 3 2 1 1 3 1 2
1961 28 CHC NL 2 0 24% 89 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 50% 9 6 3 2 0 2 5 2 3
1962 29 TOT NL 2 0 15% 71 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 38% 4 3 1 0 0 0 4 2 2
1962 29 CHC NL 0 0 0% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
1962 29 NYM NL 2 0 16% 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 43% 4 3 1 0 0 0 3 1 2
1963 30 TOT MLB 0 0 24% 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 67% 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
1963 30 TOT NL 0 0 21% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 67% 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
1963 30 NYM NL 0 0 21% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 67% 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
1963 30 CIN NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1963 30 CLE AL 0 0 33% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Yrs 17 1 23% 471 3 2 60% 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 11 23 44% 63 42 21 11 6 5 30 10 20

Situational Hitting*

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
1958 25 CHC NL 329 96% 78 12 4 0 3 1.81 6 0 9 6 0 2 4 0 1 0 0% 60 9 15% 22 3 14% 218 30 14% 18 6 33% 9 4 44% 0
1959 26 CHC NL 390 95% 95 8 1 0 2 1.83 13 0 11 13 0 10 3 0 0 0 78 6 8% 28 8 29% 256 33 13% 22 8 36% 11 8 73% 0
1960 27 CHC NL 160 91% 31 35 6 1 7 1.88 3 0 2 3 0 0 3 0 1 1 100% 42 5 12% 16 5 31% 109 16 15% 12 8 67% 2 2 100% 0
1961 28 CHC NL 264 86% 56 14 0 0 2 2.38 8 0 4 8 0 6 2 0 1 1 100% 57 6 11% 22 4 18% 165 16 10% 14 6 43% 9 4 44% 0
1962 29 TOT NL 204 95% 37 16 3 0 2 1.31 3 0 7 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 42 5 12% 22 11 50% 145 19 13% 12 9 75% 8 3 38% 0
1962 29 CHC NL 18 89% 2 0 0 0 0 1.30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 33% 4 1 25% 12 1 8% 1 0 0% 2 1 50% 0
1962 29 NYM NL 186 95% 35 16 3 0 2 1.31 3 0 7 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 39 4 10% 18 10 56% 133 18 14% 11 9 82% 6 2 33% 0
1963 30 TOT MLB 57 88% 12 14 5 0 0 1.42 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 3 25% 7 1 14% 38 7 18% 4 2 50% 1 1 100% 0
1963 30 TOT NL 47 87% 9 12 5 0 0 1.54 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 3 30% 6 1 17% 32 6 19% 4 2 50% 0 0 0
1963 30 NYM NL 41 85% 9 11 5 0 0 1.43 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 3 33% 5 1 20% 30 6 20% 4 2 50% 0 0 0
1963 30 CIN NL 6 100% 0 1 0 0 0 2.73 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 2 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1963 30 CLE AL 10 90% 3 2 0 0 0 0.68 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 1 0 0% 6 1 17% 0 0 1 1 100% 0
6 Yrs 1404 93% 309 99 19 1 16 1.78 33 0 35 33 0 20 13 0 3 2 67% 291 34 12% 117 32 27% 931 121 13% 82 39 48% 40 22 55% 0
MLB Averages 50% 74% 10% 31% 14% 49% 53%

Cumulative Batting

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
1958 25 96 329 301 30 78 12 2 6 36 2 1 27 46 .259 .319 .372 .691 84 112 9 0 0 1 4
1959 26 206 719 654 71 173 25 4 19 79 3 1 62 93 .265 .328 .402 .730 94 263 15 1 0 2 17
1960 27 280 879 804 85 204 34 4 22 96 3 2 68 111 .254 .312 .388 .700 88 312 20 2 1 3 17
1961 28 369 1143 1039 111 260 42 6 30 119 3 2 91 150 .250 .313 .389 .702 87 404 26 6 2 4 24
1962 29 444 1347 1212 123 297 47 8 33 140 3 2 117 170 .245 .314 .379 .693 85 459 31 8 2 7 26
1963 30 473 1404 1263 127 309 47 9 33 147 3 2 122 181 .245 .313 .375 .688 84 473 34 8 2 8 27

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1958 25 101 346 317 32 82 13 2 6 38 2 28 48 .259 .318 .369 .687 38 96
1959 26 115 410 371 44 101 14 2 14 46 1 37 49 .272 .339 .434 .773 54 110
1960 27 77 166 157 15 33 10 0 3 18 0 6 19 .210 .242 .331 .574 13 74
1961 28 93 275 245 27 58 8 2 8 24 0 24 41 .237 .314 .384 .698 29 89
1962 29 75 202 172 12 36 5 2 3 20 0 25 20 .209 .312 .314 .626 17 75
1963 30 29 58 52 4 13 0 1 0 7 0 5 11 .250 .310 .288 .599 5 29
6 Yrs 490 1457 1314 134 323 50 9 34 153 3 125 188 .246 .313 .375 .689 156 473
162 Game Avg. 162 482 434 44 107 17 3 11 51 1 41 62 .246 .313 .375 .689 52 473

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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Intentional Bases on Balls s c a p y
1959 NL  13 (4th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 4 (2360), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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