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Ed Taubensee

Position: Catcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-4, 205lb (193cm, 92kg)

Born: October 31, 1968 in Beeville, TX us

Draft: Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 6th round of the 1986 MLB June Amateur Draft from Lake Howell HS (Winter Park, FL).

High School: Lake Howell HS (Winter Park, FL)

Debut: May 18, 1991 (Age 22-199d, 15,942nd in major league history)
vs. OAK 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 7, 2001 (Age 32-341d)
vs. TOR 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1992 season

Full Name: Edward Kenneth Taubensee

Pronunciation: \TAU-bin-see\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

5.5

2874

784

.273

351

RBI

419

OBP

.331

SLG

.430

OPS

.761

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

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
1986	17	CIN-min	Rk	35	118	107	8	21	3	0	1	11	0	1	11	33	.196	.271	.252	.524		27		0	0	0	0		RDL · GULF
1987	18	CIN-min	Rk	55	190	162	24	43	7	0	5	28	2	2	25	47	.265	.363	.401	.764		65		1	0	2	5		BIL · PION
1988	19	CIN-min	A,AA	108	395	342	38	87	16	1	11	42	8	4	47	97	.254	.350	.404	.754		138		4	1	1	5		GBO,CNG · SALL,SOUL
1989	20	CIN-min	A,AA	104	365	323	36	63	7	0	11	35	4	1	36	83	.195	.277	.319	.596		103	3	2	1	3	6		CDR,CNG · MIDW,SOUL
1990	21	CIN-min	A	122	477	417	57	108	21	1	16	62	11	4	51	98	.259	.342	.429	.772		179		4	1	4	5		CDR · MIDW
1991	22	CLE-min	AAA	91	318	287	53	89	23	3	13	39	0	0	31	61	.310	.377	.547	.924		157	6	0	0	0	5		CSP · PCL
1991	22	CLE	AL	26	73	66	5	16	2	1	0	8	0	0	5	16	.242	.288	.303	.591	64	20	1	0	0	2	1	2/H
1992	23	HOU-min	AAA	20	83	74	13	25	8	1	1	10	0	1	8	17	.338	.402	.514	.916		38	0	0	1	0	1		TUC · PCL
1992	23	HOU	NL	104	331	297	23	66	15	0	5	28	2	1	31	78	.222	.299	.323	.622	81	96	4	2	0	1	3	2/H
1993	24	HOU	NL	94	312	288	26	72	11	1	9	42	1	0	21	44	.250	.299	.389	.688	87	112	8	0	1	2	5	2/H
1994	25	TOT	NL	66	205	187	29	53	8	2	8	21	2	0	15	31	.283	.333	.476	.809	110	89	3	0	1	2	2	2/H
1994	25	HOU	NL	5	10	10	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.100	.100	.100	.200	-46	1	1	0	0	0	0	/2H
1994	25	CIN	NL	61	195	177	29	52	8	2	8	21	2	0	15	28	.294	.345	.497	.843	118	88	2	0	1	2	2	2/H
1995	26	CIN	NL	80	244	218	32	62	14	2	9	44	2	2	22	52	.284	.354	.491	.845	122	107	2	2	1	1	2	2H/3
1996	27	CIN	NL	108	359	327	46	95	20	0	12	48	3	4	26	64	.291	.338	.462	.800	109	151	4	0	1	5	5	2H
1997	28	CIN	NL	108	283	254	26	68	18	0	10	34	0	1	22	66	.268	.323	.457	.779	100	116	2	1	1	5	2	2H/379D
1998	29	CIN	NL	130	491	431	61	120	27	0	11	72	1	0	52	93	.278	.352	.418	.769	100	180	4	0	2	6	6	*2H
1999	30	CIN	NL	126	461	424	58	132	22	2	21	87	0	2	30	67	.311	.354	.521	.876	116	221	12	1	1	5	1	*2/H
2000	31	CIN	NL	81	291	266	29	71	12	0	6	24	0	0	21	44	.267	.324	.380	.704	76	101	7	2	1	1	1	2H
2001	32	CLE-min	AAA,AA	9	36	33	6	8	1	0	2	8	0	0	3	7	.242	.306	.455	.760		15	1	0	0	0	0		BFL,AKR · IL,EL
2001	32	CLE	AL	52	128	116	16	29	2	1	3	11	0	0	10	19	.250	.315	.362	.677	79	42	3	1	1	0	1	2H/D
2002			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Injured)
11 Yrs				975	3178	2874	351	784	151	9	94	419	11	10	255	574	.273	.331	.430	.761	99	1235	50	9	10	30	29
162 Game Avg.				162	528	478	58	130	25	1	16	70	2	2	42	95	.273	.331	.430	.761	99	205	8	1	2	5	5

CIN (7 yrs)				694	2324	2097	281	600	121	6	77	330	8	9	188	414	.286	.343	.460	.803	105	964	33	6	8	25	19
HOU (3 yrs)				203	653	595	49	139	26	1	14	70	3	1	52	125	.234	.296	.351	.647	82	209	13	2	1	3	8
CLE (2 yrs)				78	201	182	21	45	4	2	3	19	0	0	15	35	.247	.305	.341	.646	73	62	4	1	1	2	2

NL (9 yrs)				897	2977	2692	330	739	147	7	91	400	11	10	240	539	.275	.333	.436	.768	101	1173	46	8	9	28	27
AL (2 yrs)				78	201	182	21	45	4	2	3	19	0	0	15	35	.247	.305	.341	.646	73	62	4	1	1	2	2