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

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
2014	21	-0.1	Georgia College	PBC	NCAA		7	4	.636	5.62	7.34	16	15			0	0	83.1	119	68	52	5	41	0	57	3	1	7	406	1.920	12.9	0.5	4.4	6.2	1.39
2014	21	0.6	Phillies	GULF	Rk	PHI	2	0	1.000	0.00	0.00	3	0	1	0	0	0	9.1	5	0	0	0	4	0	13	0	0	1	36	0.964	4.8	0.0	3.9	12.5	3.25
2014	21	0.8	St. Cloud	NWDS	Summ		1	2	.333	3.83	4.43	10	10	0	0	0	0	44.2	44	22	19	4	16	0	51	3	1	4	199	1.343	8.9	0.8	3.2	10.3	3.19
2015	22		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A	ARI	8	8	.500	3.96	4.74	24	24	0	1	0	0	127.1	144	67	56	8	44	0	123	2	0	13	555	1.476	10.2	0.6	3.1	8.7	2.80
2015	22	0.1	Lakewood	SALL	A	PHI	4	5	.444	4.61	5.00	13	13	0	0	0	0	68.1	71	38	35	6	24	0	70	1	0	8	297	1.390	9.4	0.8	3.2	9.2	2.92
2015	22	0.1	Kane County	MIDW	A	ARI	4	3	.571	3.20	4.42	11	11	0	1	0	0	59.0	73	29	21	2	20	0	53	1	0	5	258	1.576	11.1	0.3	3.1	8.1	2.65
2016	23		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A+-AA	ARI	5	11	.313	5.36	6.04	26	24	1	1	1	0	132.2	168	89	79	11	42	0	123	5	0	10	587	1.583	11.4	0.7	2.8	8.3	2.93
2016	23	-1.2	Mobile	SOUL	AA	ARI	3	4	.429	4.94	5.27	11	11	0	1	1	0	54.2	63	32	30	4	18	0	46	1	0	6	238	1.482	10.4	0.7	3.0	7.6	2.56
2016	23	-0.1	Visalia	CALL	A+	ARI	2	7	.222	5.65	6.58	15	13	1	0	0	0	78.0	105	57	49	7	24	0	77	4	0	4	349	1.654	12.1	0.8	2.8	8.9	3.21
2016	23	0.0	Salt River	AZFL	Fal		1	0	1.000	3.57	4.37	6	6	0	0	0	0	22.2	21	11	9	2	5	0	20	3	0	2	96	1.147	8.3	0.8	2.0	7.9	4.00
2017	24		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-Rk	ARI	4	7	.364	4.96	5.42	34	14	12	0	0	2	98.0	115	59	54	7	46	0	92	1	1	4	439	1.643	10.6	0.6	4.2	8.4	2.00
2017	24	-0.2	Jackson	SOUL	AA	ARI	4	7	.364	5.01	5.47	33	14	11	0	0	1	97.0	115	59	54	7	46	0	91	1	1	4	436	1.660	10.7	0.6	4.3	8.4	1.98
2017	24	3.3	Diamondbacks	ARIZ	Rk	ARI	0	0		0.00	0.00	1	0	1	0	0	1	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	9.0
2018	25		3 Teams	3 Lgs	AA-A+-AAA	BOS	3	7	.300	3.35	4.53	48	0	37	0	0	13	53.2	59	27	20	2	23	1	60	5	0	3	244	1.528	9.9	0.3	3.9	10.1	2.61
2018	25	-1.2	Pawtucket	IL	AAA	BOS	0	0		0.00	0.00	1	0	1	0	0	0	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	7	0.500	4.5	0.0	0.0	13.5
2018	25	0.6	Portland	EL	AA	BOS	2	5	.286	3.79	4.54	33	0	24	0	0	8	35.2	42	18	15	1	18	1	37	5	0	3	170	1.682	10.6	0.3	4.5	9.3	2.06
2018	25	1.8	Visalia	CALL	A+	ARI	1	2	.333	2.81	5.06	14	0	12	0	0	5	16.0	16	9	5	1	5	0	20	0	0	0	67	1.313	9.0	0.6	2.8	11.3	4.00
2018	25	1.7	Mesa	AZFL	Fal		0	1	.000	6.08	7.43	10	1	1	0	0	0	13.1	18	11	9	1	2	0	17	0	0	2	62	1.500	12.2	0.7	1.4	11.5	8.50
2019	26	-0.2	Pawtucket	IL	AAA	BOS	1	1	.500	2.70	3.47	20	0	7	0	0	3	23.1	18	9	7	2	11	0	32	1	0	2	97	1.243	6.9	0.8	4.2	12.3	2.91
2019	26	-2.4	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	2	2	.500	3.04	3.23	52	1	8	0	0	0	47.1	40	17	16	5	16	1	62	2	0	3	194	1.183	7.6	1.0	3.0	11.8	3.88
2020	27	-1.2	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	1	1	.500	9.82	9.82	8	0	1	0	0	0	7.1	7	8	8	2	5	0	7	1	0	0	36	1.636	8.6	2.5	6.1	8.6	1.40
2021	28	-0.5	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	1	0	1.000	3.40	3.40	61	0	12	0	0	1	47.2	45	18	18	2	23	3	60	3	0	2	209	1.427	8.5	0.4	4.3	11.3	2.61
2022	29		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-AA	BOS	0	3	.000	6.00	7.50	13	7	0	0	0	0	12.0	20	10	8	3	3	0	12	0	0	3	57	1.917	15.0	2.3	2.3	9.0	4.00
2022	29	2.0	Worcester	IL	AAA	BOS	0	2	.000	3.68	6.14	8	4	0	0	0	0	7.1	10	5	3	1	2	0	8	0	0	0	34	1.636	12.3	1.2	2.5	9.8	4.00
2022	29	4.5	Portland	EL	AA	BOS	0	1	.000	9.64	9.64	5	3	0	0	0	0	4.2	10	5	5	2	1	0	4	0	0	3	23	2.357	19.3	3.9	1.9	7.7	4.00
2023	30	3.1	Omaha	IL	AAA	KCR	0	0		6.75	6.75	5	0	1	0	0	0	5.1	9	4	4	1	1	0	5	0	1	0	25	1.875	15.2	1.7	1.7	8.4	5.00
2023	30	1.3	KCR	AL	Maj	KCR	1	3	.250	8.15	8.66	17	1	4	0	0	0	17.2	22	17	16	4	9	1	26	0	1	1	83	1.755	11.2	2.0	4.6	13.2	2.89
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
(1 season)							1	2	.333	3.83	4.43	10	10	0	0	0	0	44.2	44	22	19	4	16	0	51	3	1	4	199	1.343	8.9	0.8	3.2	10.3	3.19
Majors (4 seasons)					Majors		5	6	.455	4.35	4.50	138	2	25	0	0	1	120.0	114	60	58	13	53	5	155	6	1	6	522	1.392	8.6	1.0	4.0	11.6	2.92
Minors (8 seasons)					Minors		23	37	.383	4.44	5.17	173	69	59	2	1	18	461.2	538	265	228	34	174	1	460	14	2	36	2040	1.542	10.5	0.7	3.4	9.0	2.64
College (1 season)					College		7	4	.636	5.62	7.34	16	15			0	0	83.1	119	68	52	5	41	0	57	3	1	7	406	1.920	12.9	0.5	4.4	6.2	1.39
Other (2 seasons)					Other		1	1	.500	4.50	5.50	16	7	1	0	0	0	36.0	39	22	18	3	7	0	37	3	0	4	158	1.278	9.8	0.8	1.8	9.3	5.29
All Levels (10 Seasons)							37	50	.425	4.53	5.27	353	103	85	2	1	19	745.2	854	437	375	59	291	6	760	29	5	57	3325	1.536	10.3	0.7	3.5	9.2	2.61

AAA (4 seasons)					Minors		1	3	.250	3.32	4.26	34	4	9	0	0	3	38.0	38	18	14	4	14	0	48	1	1	2	163	1.368	9.0	0.9	3.3	11.4	3.43
AA (4 seasons)					Minors		9	17	.346	4.88	5.34	82	28	35	1	1	9	192.0	230	114	104	14	83	1	178	7	1	16	867	1.630	10.8	0.7	3.9	8.3	2.14
A+ (2 seasons)					Minors		3	9	.250	5.17	6.32	29	13	13	0	0	5	94.0	121	66	54	8	29	0	97	4	0	4	416	1.596	11.6	0.8	2.8	9.3	3.34
A (1 season)					Minors		8	8	.500	3.96	4.74	24	24	0	1	0	0	127.1	144	67	56	8	44	0	123	2	0	13	555	1.476	10.2	0.6	3.1	8.7	2.80
Rk (2 seasons)					Minors		2	0	1.000	0.00	0.00	4	0	2	0	0	1	10.1	5	0	0	0	4	0	14	0	0	1	39	0.871	4.4	0.0	3.5	12.2	3.50