Billy Taylor

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-8, 200lb (203cm, 90kg)

Born: October 16, 1961 in Monticello, FL us

Draft: Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 2nd round of the 1980 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase from Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College (Tifton, GA).

High School: Central HS (Thomasville, GA)

Debut: April 5, 1994 (Age 32-171d, 14,068th in MLB history)
vs. MIL 1.0 IP, 0 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: April 8, 2001 (Age 39-174d)
vs. HOU 2.0 IP, 2 H, 3 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1996 season

Full Name: William Howell Taylor

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

4.0

W

L

ERA

4.21

G

317

GS

SV

100

IP

324.2

SO

307

WHIP

1.377

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Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1980	18	TEX-min	Rk,A	0	2	.000	4.78	20	4		0	0	0	49.0	60	38	26	3	25	0	34	3	2	4				1.735	11.0	0.6	4.6	6.2	1.36	RGS,AVL GULF,SALL
1981	19	TEX-min	A,Rk	5	9	.357	3.77	26	23	0	1	0	0	117.0	118	66	49	2	64	0	79	8	0	14				1.556	9.1	0.2	4.9	6.1	1.23	AVL,RGS SALL,GULF
1982	20	TEX-SEA-min	A					37																										BUR,WAU MIDW
1983	21	TEX-SDP-min	AA,A	6	9	.400	6.65	28	19	3	1	0	0	117.2	116	99	87	14	93	1	117	7	2	9				1.776	8.9	1.1	7.1	8.9	1.26	TUL,SAL TL,CARL
1984	22	TEX-min	AA	5	3	.625	3.82	42	2	28	0	0	7	80.0	65	38	34	8	51	6	80	2	2	7				1.450	7.3	0.9	5.7	9.0	1.57	TUL TL
1985	23	TEX-min	AA	3	9	.250	3.47	20	17	0	2	0	0	103.2	84	55	40	7	48	1	87	2	4	4				1.273	7.3	0.6	4.2	7.6	1.81	TUL TL
1986	24	TEX-min	AAA,AA	8	12	.400	4.34	27	27	0	3	1	0	170.0	159	96	82	13	94	3	132	3	6	7				1.488	8.4	0.7	5.0	7.0	1.40	OKC,TUL AA,TL
1987	25	TEX-min	AAA	12	9	.571	5.61	28	28	0	0	0	0	168.1	198	122	105	10	91	0	100	2	2	8				1.717	10.6	0.5	4.9	5.3	1.10	OKC AA
1988	26	TEX-min	AAA	4	8	.333	5.49	20	12	4	1	1	1	82.0	98	55	50	4	35	1	42	2	6	2				1.622	10.8	0.4	3.8	4.6	1.20	OKC AA
1989	27	SDP-min	AAA	7	4	.636	5.13	47	0	22	0	0	1	79.0	93	48	45	5	27	5	71	2	3	1				1.519	10.6	0.6	3.1	8.1	2.63	LVG PCL
1990	28	ATL-min	A+,AAA	0	0		2.45	7	0	3	0	0	0	11.0	12	3	3	0	1	1	10	0	1	0				1.182	9.8	0.0	0.8	8.2	10.00	DHM,RMD CARL,IL
1991	29	ATL-min	AA	6	2	.750	1.51	59	0	44	0	0	22	77.1	49	16	13	1	15	2	65	3	1	3	295			0.828	5.7	0.1	1.7	7.6	4.33	GRV SOUL
1992	30	ATL-min	AAA	2	3	.400	2.28	47	0	27	0	0	12	79.0	72	27	20	5	27	3	82	0	0	0	332			1.253	8.2	0.6	3.1	9.3	3.04	RMD IL
1993	31	ATL-min	AAA	2	4	.333	1.98	59	0	55	0	0	26	68.1	56	19	15	3	26	7	81	2	0	1	282			1.200	7.4	0.4	3.4	10.7	3.12	RMD IL
1994	32	OAK	AL	1	3	.250	3.50	41	0	11	0	0	1	46.1	38	24	18	4	18	5	48	2	0	0	195	127	3.48	1.209	7.4	0.8	3.5	9.3	2.67
1995			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Injured)
1996	34	OAK-min	AAA	0	0		0.79	7	0	5	0	0	4	11.1	10	1	1	0	3	0	13	0	0	0	45			1.147	7.9	0.0	2.4	10.3	4.33	EDM PCL
1996	34	OAK	AL	6	3	.667	4.33	55	0	30	0	0	17	60.1	52	30	29	5	25	4	67	4	0	1	261	118	3.47	1.276	7.8	0.7	3.7	10.0	2.68
1997	35	OAK	AL	3	4	.429	3.82	72	0	45	0	0	23	73.0	70	32	31	3	36	9	66	5	0	0	320	117	3.52	1.452	8.6	0.4	4.4	8.1	1.83
1998	36	OAK	AL	4	9	.308	3.58	70	0	58	0	0	33	73.0	71	37	29	7	22	4	58	3	1	0	311	127	3.82	1.274	8.8	0.9	2.7	7.2	2.64
1999	37	TOT	MLB	1	6	.143	4.95	61	0	43	0	0	26	56.1	68	35	31	5	23	8	52	2	1	1	257	93	3.77	1.615	10.9	0.8	3.7	8.3	2.26
1999	37	OAK	AL	1	5	.167	3.98	43	0	38	0	0	26	43.0	48	23	19	3	14	3	38	2	1	1	189	116	3.39	1.442	10.0	0.6	2.9	8.0	2.71
1999	37	NYM	NL	0	1	.000	8.10	18	0	5	0	0	0	13.1	20	12	12	2	9	5	14	0	0	0	68	56	5.01	2.175	13.5	1.4	6.1	9.5	1.56
2000	38	TBD-min	AAA	4	0	1.000	4.17	42	0	36	0	0	26	45.1	47	22	21	7	17	5	47	0	0	2	194			1.412	9.3	1.4	3.4	9.3	2.76	DHM IL
2000	38	TBD	AL	1	3	.250	8.56	17	0	7	0	0	0	13.2	13	13	13	2	9	2	13	2	0	0	62	59	5.55	1.610	8.6	1.3	5.9	8.6	1.44
2001	39	PIT-min	AAA	0	3	.000	7.20	20	0	16	0	0	8	20.0	29	17	16	4	3	1	16	1	0	0	92			1.600	13.1	1.8	1.4	7.2	5.33	NVL PCL
2001	39	PIT	NL	0	0		4.50	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.0	2	1	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	8	118	6.55	1.000	9.0	4.5	0.0	13.5
7 Yrs				16	28	.364	4.21	317	0	194	0	0	100	324.2	314	172	152	27	133	32	307	18	2	2	1414	110	3.72	1.377	8.7	0.7	3.7	8.5	2.31
162 Game Avg.				3	6	.364	4.21	68	0	42	0	0	21	70	67	37	33	6	29	7	66	4	0	0	303	110	3.72	1.377	8.7	0.7	3.7	8.5	2.31

OAK (5 yrs)				15	24	.385	3.84	281	0	182	0	0	100	295.2	279	146	126	22	115	25	277	16	2	2	1276	121	3.56	1.333	8.5	0.7	3.5	8.4	2.41
TBD (1 yr)				1	3	.250	8.56	17	0	7	0	0	0	13.2	13	13	13	2	9	2	13	2	0	0	62	59	5.55	1.610	8.6	1.3	5.9	8.6	1.44
NYM (1 yr)				0	1	.000	8.10	18	0	5	0	0	0	13.1	20	12	12	2	9	5	14	0	0	0	68	56	5.01	2.175	13.5	1.4	6.1	9.5	1.56
PIT (1 yr)				0	0		4.50	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.0	2	1	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	8	118	6.55	1.000	9.0	4.5	0.0	13.5

AL (6 yrs)				16	27	.372	4.04	298	0	189	0	0	100	309.1	292	159	139	24	124	27	290	18	2	2	1338	115	3.65	1.345	8.5	0.7	3.6	8.4	2.34
NL (2 yrs)				0	1	.000	7.63	19	0	5	0	0	0	15.1	22	13	13	3	9	5	17	0	0	0	76	61	5.21	2.022	12.9	1.8	5.3	10.0	1.89

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L

ERA

G

GS

SV

IP

SO

WHIP

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