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Frank Taveras
Franklin Crisostomo (Fabian) Taveras

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 168 lb.

Debut September 25, 1971
  vs. NYM 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, RBI, 0 SB
Final Game July 25, 1982
Born December 24, 1949 in Las Matas De Santa Cruz, D.R.

Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent in 1968. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1971 21 PIT NL   1    0    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0                           0   0   0   0   0   0
 1972 22 PIT NL   4    3    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   1  .000  .250  .000  -23    0   0   0   0   0   1
 1974 24 PIT NL 126  333   33   82   4  2   0   26  13  4  25  41  .246  .300  .270   63   90   4   3   2   2   7
 1975 25 PIT NL 134  378   44   80   9  4   0   23  17  6  37  42  .212  .284  .257   52   97   8   2   0   2   2
 1976 26 PIT NL 144  519   76  134   8  6   0   24  58 11  44  79  .258  .321  .297   77  154   6   0   1   4  11
 1977 27 PIT NL 147  544   72  137  20 10   1   29  70 18  38  71  .252  .306  .331   70  180   9   3   2   6   7
 1978 28 PIT NL 157  654   81  182  31  9   0   38  46 25  29  60  .278  .313  .353   83  231  12   2   3   5   4
 1979 29 TOT NL 164  680   93  178  29  9   1   34  44 20  33  74  .262  .298  .335   76  228  10   0   1   2  13
         PIT NL  11   45    4   11   3  0   0    1   2  1   0   2  .244  .244  .311   48   14   0   0   0   0   2
         NYM NL 153  635   89  167  26  9   1   33  42 19  33  72  .263  .301  .337   78  214  10   0   1   2  11
 1980 30 NYM NL 141  562   65  157  27  0   0   25  32 18  23  64  .279  .308  .327   80  184  10   2   0   1  15
 1981 31 NYM NL  84  283   30   65  11  3   0   11  16  4  12  36  .230  .263  .290   59   82   5   3   0   2   3
 1982 32 MON NL  48   87    9   14   5  1   0    4   4  0   7   6  .161  .221  .241   29   21   3   1   0   0   2
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 11 Seasons         4043      1029     44      214    106     474  .255  .301  .313   71       67  16   9  24  65
               1150       503      144      2      300    249                            1267
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        570   71  145  20  6   0   30  42 15  35  67  .255  .301  .313   71  178   9   2   1   3   9
 Career High    164  680   93  182  31 10   1   38  70 25  44  79  .279  .321  .353   83  231  12   3   3   6  15
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1971 21 PIT NL    0    0    0            |           |           |           |           |             0.0   0.0   0%
 1972 22 PIT NL    4    4    0   0.0    91| .000  .255| .250  .324| .000  .377| .250  .701| -23  .000  -0.5   0.0   0%
 1974 24 PIT NL  367  269   29   2.9    92| .246  .259| .300  .330| .270  .374| .570  .704|  63  .332 -16.4  -1.7  76%
 1975 25 PIT NL  427  316   32   2.7    95| .212  .264| .284  .335| .257  .382| .541  .716|  52  .302 -24.7  -2.5  73%
 1976 26 PIT NL  573  413   56   3.6    92| .258  .263| .321  .329| .297  .374| .618  .703|  77  .448 -16.4  -1.7  84%
 1977 27 PIT NL  600  444   61   3.7   105| .252  .272| .306  .340| .331  .414| .637  .754|  70  .400 -24.4  -2.4  79%
 1978 28 PIT NL  702  515   72   3.7    99| .278  .268| .313  .336| .353  .394| .666  .730|  83  .449 -17.5  -1.8  64%
 1979 29 TOT NL  725  545   66   3.3    97| .262  .265| .298  .330| .335  .393| .633  .723|  76  .365 -24.3  -2.4  68%
         PIT NL   45   37    3   2.2   104| .244  .275| .244  .341| .311  .408| .555  .749|  48  .216  -3.4  -0.3  66%
         NYM NL  680  508   63   3.3    96| .263  .264| .301  .329| .337  .392| .638  .721|  78  .376 -20.9  -2.1  68%
 1980 30 NYM NL  598  450   53   3.2    93| .279  .263| .308  .325| .327  .382| .635  .707|  80  .371 -15.0  -1.6  64%
 1981 31 NYM NL  305  233   23   2.7    90| .230  .260| .263  .325| .290  .373| .553  .698|  59  .311 -15.8  -1.7  80%
 1982 32 MON NL   98   79    5   1.7    96| .161  .268| .221  .331| .241  .389| .462  .720|  29  .160  -8.5  -0.9 100%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 11 Seasons     4399 3268  397   3.3    96| .255  .265| .301  .332| .313  .388| .614  .720|  71  .378 -163.4 -16.7  73%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1972 22 PIT NL SS 4 2 2 0 1 1.000 .976 1.00 4.47 3.60 5.04 0 10.0 1974 24 PIT NL SS 124 170 321 31 60 .941 .961 3.96 4.26 4.83 4.97 107 915.7 1975 25 PIT NL SS 132 200 369 28 74 .953 .963 4.31 4.21 5.01 4.99 122 1022.7 1976 26 PIT NL SS 141 210 481 35 74 .952 .964 4.90 4.48 5.27 5.05 137 1180.3 1977 27 PIT NL SS 146 178 449 25 62 .962 .963 4.29 4.30 4.60 5.02 143 1225.7 1978 28 PIT NL SS 157 216 448 38 80 .946 .966 4.23 4.25 4.37 4.88 157 1368.3 1979 29 TOT NL SS 164 287 464 28 92 .964 .965 4.58 4.51 4.79 5.00 161 1412.3 PIT NL SS 11 17 26 3 4 .935 .964 3.91 4.51 4.30 5.00 11 90.0 NYM NL SS 153 270 438 25 88 .966 .965 4.63 4.51 4.82 5.00 150 1322.3 1980 30 NYM NL SS 140 237 347 25 63 .959 .966 4.17 4.30 4.52 5.02 131 1162.3 1981 31 NYM NL SS 79 120 202 24 44 .931 .960 4.08 4.44 4.62 5.10 73 627.3 1982 32 MON NL SS 26 20 16 2 5 .947 .968 1.38 4.38 4.03 5.01 6 80.3 2B 19 38 54 4 13 .958 .978 4.84 4.75 5.63 5.42 17 147.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1982 32 MON NL 2B 19 38 54 4 13 .958 .978 4.84 4.75 5.63 5.42 17 147.0 1972 22 PIT NL SS 4 2 2 0 1 1.000 .976 1.00 4.47 3.60 5.04 0 10.0 1974 24 PIT NL SS 124 170 321 31 60 .941 .961 3.96 4.26 4.83 4.97 107 915.7 1975 25 PIT NL SS 132 200 369 28 74 .953 .963 4.31 4.21 5.01 4.99 122 1022.7 1976 26 PIT NL SS 141 210 481 35 74 .952 .964 4.90 4.48 5.27 5.05 137 1180.3 1977 27 PIT NL SS 146 178 449 25 62 .962 .963 4.29 4.30 4.60 5.02 143 1225.7 1978 28 PIT NL SS 157 216 448 38 80 .946 .966 4.23 4.25 4.37 4.88 157 1368.3 1979 29 TOT NL SS 164 287 464 28 92 .964 .965 4.58 4.51 4.79 5.00 161 1412.3 PIT NL SS 11 17 26 3 4 .935 .964 3.91 4.51 4.30 5.00 11 90.0 NYM NL SS 153 270 438 25 88 .966 .965 4.63 4.51 4.82 5.00 150 1322.3 1980 30 NYM NL SS 140 237 347 25 63 .959 .966 4.17 4.30 4.52 5.02 131 1162.3 1981 31 NYM NL SS 79 120 202 24 44 .931 .960 4.08 4.44 4.62 5.10 73 627.3 1982 32 MON NL SS 26 20 16 2 5 .947 .968 1.38 4.38 4.03 5.01 6 80.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total SS*1113 1640 3099 236 555 .953 .964 4.26 4.34 4.74 5.00 1037 9005.0 2B* 19 38 54 4 13 .958 .978 4.84 4.75 5.63 5.42 17 147.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 1132 1678 3153 240 568 .953 .964 4.27 4.35 4.75 5.00 1054 9152
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1974   NLCS  PIT LAD     L   2   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  .000  .333  .000   0  0   0   0   1 
 1975   NLCS  PIT CIN     L   3   7   0   1  0  0  0   1   1   2  .143  .250  .143   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 Lg Champ Series     0-2   5   9   0   1  0  0  0   1   1   2  .111  .273  .111   0  0   0   0   1 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Games
1979 NL-164-1

At Bats
1978 NL-654-4
1979 NL-680-2

Plate Appearances (approx.)
1978 NL-702-4
1979 NL-725-3

Hits
1978 NL-182-6

Triples
1977 NL-10-5
1978 NL-9-4
1979 NL-9-10

Stolen Bases
1976 NL-58-3
1977 NL-70-1
1978 NL-46-2
1979 NL-44-3

Singles
1978 NL-142-3
1979 NL-139-6
1980 NL-130-10

Hit By Pitch
1977 NL-6-8

Caught Stealing
1976 NL-11-7
1977 NL-18-7
1978 NL-25-1
1979 NL-20-4
1980 NL-18-5
Car-106-91

At Bats per Strikeout
1978 NL-10.9-10

Outs
1978 NL-515-2
1979 NL-545-1

 

Black Ink: Batting - 3 (507) (Average HOFer ≈ 27)
Gray Ink: Batting - 17 (1081) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 12.9 (1252) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 6.0 (1333) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

January 8, 1968: Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent.

April 19, 1979: Traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the New York Mets for Tim Foli and Greg Field (minors).

December 11, 1981: Traded by the New York Mets to the Montreal Expos for Steve Ratzer and cash.

August 13, 1982: Released by the Montreal Expos.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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