Josh Taylor

Position: Relief Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-5, 245lb (196cm, 111kg)

Team: Kansas City Royals (majors, 60-day IL)

Born: March 2, 1993 in Phoenix, AZ us

High School: Centennial HS (Peoria, AZ)

Schools: Georgia College & State University (Milledgeville, GA), Scottsdale Community College (Scottsdale, AZ)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2019 season

2024 Contract Status: Signed thru 2024, 1 yr/$1.1M (24)

Service Time (01/2024): 4.121 • Arb Eligible: 2025 • Free Agent: 2026

Agents: Beverly Hills Sports Council

Full Name: Josh Earl Taylor

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.8

ERA

4.35

138

120.0

155

WHIP

1.392

2019 Player Pitching Game Log

2019 Player Pitching Game Log
Rk	Date	Lev	Tm		Opp	Inngs	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	GSc	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	SB	CS	PO	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU
1	2019-04-04	AAA-IL	Pawtucket Red Sox	@	Syracuse Mets	8-9	W	2.0	1	0	0	1	3	0	0		6	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	7	30	19	4	6	3	0	0	0
2	2019-04-07	AAA-IL	Pawtucket Red Sox	@	Syracuse Mets	7-8	L	2.0	2	1	1	0	4	0	0		7	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	8	33	24	4	6	1	2	1	0
3	2019-04-11	AAA-IL	Pawtucket Red Sox		Syracuse Mets	8-8		0.2	2	2	1	1	0	0	0		5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	24	18	3	6	4	2	0	1
4	2019-04-13	AAA-IL	Pawtucket Red Sox		Syracuse Mets	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	15	9	2	3	1	1	0	1
5	2019-04-16	AAA-IL	Pawtucket Red Sox		Buffalo Bisons	7-7		1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	4	20	12	3	2	0	1	1	0
6	2019-04-17	AAA-IL	Pawtucket Red Sox		Buffalo Bisons	9-9	S	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	17	13	3	2	1	1	0	0
7	2019-04-24	AAA-IL	Pawtucket Red Sox		Lehigh Valley IronPigs	7-8		1.0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	30	14	4	4	1	0	0	0
8	2019-04-26	AAA-IL	Pawtucket Red Sox	@	Rochester Red Wings	8-8		1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	20	12	6	3	0	2	0	1
9	2019-04-30 (2)	AAA-IL	Pawtucket Red Sox	@	Buffalo Bisons	6-6		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	14	10	2	3	2	0	0	0
10	2019-05-02 (2)	AAA-IL	Pawtucket Red Sox	@	Buffalo Bisons	8-8	S	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	25	13	4	2	1	0	0	0
11	2019-05-07	AAA-IL	Pawtucket Red Sox	@	Norfolk Tides	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	20	11	1	3	2	0	0	0
12	2019-05-09	AAA-IL	Pawtucket Red Sox	@	Norfolk Tides	8-8		1.0	6	3	3	0	0	0	0		7	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	8	21	16	4	0	1	7	4	1
13	2019-05-11	AAA-IL	Pawtucket Red Sox	@	Gwinnett Stripers	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	11	7	1	2	1	1	0	1
14	2019-05-14	AAA-IL	Pawtucket Red Sox		Columbus Clippers	9-9		1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	17	11	4	2	0	1	0	1
15	2019-05-15	AAA-IL	Pawtucket Red Sox		Columbus Clippers	8-8		1.0	1	1	1	0	0	1	1		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	15	10	1	1	0	3	1	1
16	2019-05-17	AAA-IL	Pawtucket Red Sox		Gwinnett Stripers	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	17	11	4	3	1	0	0	0
17	2019-05-21	AAA-IL	Pawtucket Red Sox	@	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders	7-8		2.0	2	1	1	0	4	1	0		8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	35	23	4	10	2	2	1	0
18	2019-05-24	AAA-IL	Pawtucket Red Sox	@	Rochester Red Wings	7-7		1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	11	7	4	0	3	0	0	0
19	2019-05-26	AAA-IL	Pawtucket Red Sox	@	Rochester Red Wings	8-8	S	1.0	1	1	0	1	1	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	18	11	3	3	2	1	0	0
		Player Moved from AAA-IL to Maj-AL
20	2019-05-29	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Cleveland Indians	5-5		1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	0		5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	18	11	2	2	1	3	1	0
21	2019-05-31	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	New York Yankees	8-8		1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	12	8	1	2	1	1	0	0
22	2019-06-06	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Kansas City Royals	7-8		1.0	2	1	1	0	1	1	0		5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	16	11	0	4	1	3	2	0
23	2019-06-07	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Tampa Bay Rays	7-7		1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	15	8	0	3	1	1	1	0
24	2019-06-08	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Tampa Bay Rays	9-9		1.0	6	4	4	0	2	0	0		9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	36	22	6	4	2	4	3	0
		Player Moved from Maj-AL to AAA-IL
25	2019-06-13	AAA-IL	Pawtucket Red Sox	@	Louisville Bats	5-6		1.2	0	0	0	2	3	0	0		4	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	7	27	16	3	6	0	2	0	1
		Player Moved from AAA-IL to Maj-AL
26	2019-06-16	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Baltimore Orioles	5-6		1.1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	29	20	2	4	2	1	0	0
27	2019-06-18	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Minnesota Twins	10-11		2.0	1	0	0	0	4	0	0		7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	32	21	1	9	0	3	3	0
28	2019-06-21	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Toronto Blue Jays	7-8		1.1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	15	10	2	2	1	0	0	0
29	2019-06-24	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Chicago White Sox	8-9		1.0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	27	12	4	4	0	1	0	1
30	2019-06-26	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Chicago White Sox	9-9		0.2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	10	6	1	3	0	0	0	0
31	2019-06-29	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		New York Yankees	5-5		0.2	2	1	1	1	1	0	0		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	22	11	3	1	1	2	1	0
32	2019-06-30	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		New York Yankees	7-7		0.2	1	2	1	2	0	0	0		3	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	6	18	10	2	2	2	2	2	0
33	2019-07-02	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Toronto Blue Jays	8-8		1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	13	7	2	0	1	2	0	0
34	2019-07-04	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Toronto Blue Jays	5-5		1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	12	9	2	2	2	1	0	1
35	2019-07-06	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Detroit Tigers	7-7		0.2	3	0	0	0	1	0	0		5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	21	14	2	3	2	2	2	0
36	2019-07-07	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Detroit Tigers	6-7		2.0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0		6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	28	18	4	7	0	2	0	1
37	2019-07-12	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Los Angeles Dodgers	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	13	8	2	1	0	2	0	0
38	2019-07-14	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Los Angeles Dodgers	6-6		1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	17	9	3	1	2	1	0	1
39	2019-07-16	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Toronto Blue Jays	6-6		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	11	6	3	1	2	0	0	0
40	2019-07-17	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Toronto Blue Jays	8-8		0.1	1	1	1	1	0	1	1		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	13	7	0	3	0	2	0	1
41	2019-07-20	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Baltimore Orioles	8-8		1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	14	9	0	4	2	1	0	1
42	2019-07-22	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Tampa Bay Rays	9-9		1.0	2	1	1	1	1	0	0		5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	20	15	0	3	1	3	1	0
43	2019-07-24	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Tampa Bay Rays	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	19	9	3	2	0	1	1	0
44	2019-07-26	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		New York Yankees	8-8		1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	21	12	3	4	2	2	2	0
45	2019-07-30	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Tampa Bay Rays	6-6	L	0.0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	0	0	0	1	1	0
46	2019-07-31	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Tampa Bay Rays	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	12	9	2	4	0	1	0	0
47	2019-08-03 (2)	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	New York Yankees	5-6		1.2	2	1	1	1	3	1	0		7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	41	24	3	6	2	2	1	0
48	2019-08-06	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Kansas City Royals	6-7		1.2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	5	26	20	5	2	3	0	0	0
49	2019-08-07	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Kansas City Royals	10-10	W	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	13	7	4	0	1	1	1	0
50	2019-08-09	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Los Angeles Angels	9-9		1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	20	11	2	3	0	1	1	0
51	2019-08-11	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Los Angeles Angels	2-4		2.1	0	0	0	0	5	0	0		7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	30	21	4	11	2	0	0	0
52	2019-08-13	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Cleveland Indians	8-8		0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	6	0	0	1	0	0	0
53	2019-08-14	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Cleveland Indians	5-5		0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	2	1	0	0	1	0	0
54	2019-08-16	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Baltimore Orioles	7-7		1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	11	7	2	0	2	1	1	0
55	2019-08-18	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Baltimore Orioles	5-5		1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0		5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	22	16	3	4	2	2	1	0
56	2019-08-20	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Philadelphia Phillies	6-6		1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	11	8	1	2	1	0	0	0
57	2019-08-24	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	San Diego Padres	7-7		0.2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	12	7	1	3	2	0	0	0
58	2019-08-27	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Colorado Rockies	9-9		0.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	14	9	4	2	1	1	1	0
59	2019-08-28	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Colorado Rockies	6-6		1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	11	8	2	3	0	2	1	0
60	2019-08-30	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Los Angeles Angels	5-5		0.2	1	2	2	2	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	24	12	5	1	1	2	1	1
61	2019-08-31	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Los Angeles Angels	1-1		1.0	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	51	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	31	17	5	4	0	2	1	0
62	2019-09-03	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Minnesota Twins	5-5		0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	2	0	0	1	0	0	0
63	2019-09-04	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Minnesota Twins	8-8		0.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	14	10	2	2	2	0	0	0
64	2019-09-06	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		New York Yankees	3-3		1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	17	11	4	4	1	0	0	0
65	2019-09-08	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		New York Yankees	5-5		0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	4	1	0	0	0	0	0
66	2019-09-10	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Toronto Blue Jays	5-5	L	0.2	1	1	1	0	1	1	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	9	6	1	0	0	2	0	0
67	2019-09-12	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Toronto Blue Jays	4-4	W	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	8	6	1	2	1	1	0	0
68	2019-09-14	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Philadelphia Phillies	7-7		0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	5	2	1	0	0	0	0
69	2019-09-17	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		San Francisco Giants	8-8		0.2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	11	6	3	1	1	0	0	0
70	2019-09-20	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Tampa Bay Rays	7-7		0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	3	1	0	0	1	0	0
71	2019-09-21	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Tampa Bay Rays	6-7		0.2	2	1	1	0	1	1	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	11	7	1	2	0	2	1	0
72	2019-09-25	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Texas Rangers	7-7		0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0

2019 Player Pitching Splits

2019 Player Pitching Splits
Split	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BAbip	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Total	72	292	256	26	58	7	0	7	5	7	28	94	.227	.306	.336	.642	.321	86	3	3	1	4	1

Home	35	133	115	13	23	3	0	2	4	2	14	42	.200	.301	.278	.579	.292	32	2	3	0	1	1
Away	37	159	141	13	35	4	0	5	1	5	14	52	.248	.310	.383	.693	.345	54	1	0	1	3	0

April	9	45	38	3	8	2	0	0	5	2	6	16	.211	.318	.263	.581	.364	10	0	0	1	0	0
May	12	53	47	7	13	2	0	2	0	2	3	15	.277	.321	.447	.768	.344	21	0	1	0	2	0
June	11	57	48	8	13	2	0	1	0	1	7	20	.271	.351	.375	.726	.414	18	1	0	0	2	1
July	14	53	48	3	11	1	0	1	0	0	4	14	.229	.302	.313	.614	.303	15	1	1	0	0	0
August	15	60	53	3	9	0	0	1	0	1	7	20	.170	.267	.226	.493	.250	12	1	0	0	0	0
September	11	24	22	2	4	0	0	2	0	1	1	9	.182	.250	.455	.705	.182	10	0	1	0	0	0

As Starter	1	6	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	.250	.500	.250	.750	.500	1	0	0	0	0	0
As Reliever	71	286	252	26	57	7	0	7	5	7	26	92	.226	.302	.337	.639	.319	85	3	3	1	4	1

vs RHB as LHP	67	185	159		36	6	0	3			19	59	.226	.315	.321	.636	.330	51	2	3	1	3	1
vs LHB as RHP	1	1	0		0	0	0	0			1	0		1.000				0	0	0	0	0	0
vs LHB as LHP	64	106	97		22	1	0	4			8	35	.227	.283	.361	.644	.305	35	1	0	0	1	0

Bases Empty	62	168	153		33	3	0	6			12	59	.216	.286	.353	.639	.307	54	0	3	0	0	0
Runners On	53	124	103		25	4	0	1			16	35	.243	.333	.311	.644	.338	32	3	0	1	4	1

vs. Younger Batters	56	101	91		27	3	0	5			7	32	.297	.347	.495	.841	.393	45	1	1	0	2	0
vs. Older Batters	71	191	165		31	4	0	2			21	62	.188	.284	.249	.533	.282	41	2	2	1	2	1

Table
Split	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	SO9	SO/W
Total	3	3	.500	2.93	72	1	3	70.2	58	26	23	7	28	1	94	3	0	0	292	1.217	12.0	3.36

Home	1	1	.500	3.06	35	0	1	32.1	23	13	11	2	14	1	42	3	0	0	133	1.144	11.7	3.00
Away	2	2	.500	2.82	37	1	2	38.1	35	13	12	5	14	0	52	0	0	0	159	1.278	12.2	3.71

April	1	1	.500	1.69	9	0	1	10.2	8	3	2	0	6	0	16	0	0	0	45	1.313	13.5	2.67
May	0	0		4.15	12	0	2	13.0	13	7	6	2	3	0	15	1	0	0	53	1.231	10.4	5.00
June	0	0		5.11	11	0	0	12.1	13	8	7	1	7	1	20	0	0	0	57	1.622	14.6	2.86
July	0	1	.000	2.08	14	0	0	13.0	11	3	3	1	4	0	14	1	0	0	53	1.154	9.7	3.50
August	1	0	1.000	1.76	15	1	0	15.1	9	3	3	1	7	0	20	0	0	0	60	1.044	11.7	2.86
September	1	1	.500	2.84	11	0	0	6.1	4	2	2	2	1	0	9	1	0	0	24	0.790	12.8	9.00

As Starter	0	0		0.00	1	1	0	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	6	3.000	18.0	1.00
As Reliever	3	3	.500	2.97	71	0	3	69.2	57	26	23	7	26	1	92	3	0	0	286	1.191	11.9	3.54

Please note that splits include both major and minor league stats. We have decided that the splits across all levels is more useful than just minor league stats.

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