Carl
Taylor
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 212
 
Born: January 20, 1944 in Usa, FL, SARASOTA
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1968 24 CLE AL     5 5 5 2 2 2 5 5 5 10 9 9 6 6 6
1969 25 CLE AL     5 5 6 3 3 3 5 5 5 10 9 9 6 6 6
1970 26 CLE AL $ 300,000   6 6 6 4 4 4 6 6 6 10 10 10 6 5 6
1971 27 CLE AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 4 4 4 6 6 6 10 10 10 6 5 6
1972 28 CLE AL     5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 10 10 10 5 5 5
1973 29 CLE AL     5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 10 10 10 6 6 6
1974 30 CLE AL     5 5 5 4 4 4 6 6 6 10 10 10 6 6 6
1975 31 CLE AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 4 4 4 6 6 6 10 10 10 6 6 6
1976 32 CLE AL $ 350,000   4 4 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 9 9 9 5 5 5
1977 33 CLE AL     4 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 9 9 9 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 4 2 2 2 5 4 4 9 9 9 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000   6 6 6 4 4 4 6 6 6 10 10 10 6 6 6
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1968 24 AAA   137 489 72 143 26 1 13 64 7 3 92 81 .292 .404 .429 .834 88.3  
1969 25 AAA   137 484 71 148 23 3 14 72 7 4 103 87 .306 .428 .452 .880 96.6  
1970 26 CLE AL 156 564 66 129 23 2 7 41 17 8 77 130 .229 .320 .314 .634 61.4 9.0
1971 27 CLE AL 136 477 66 122 16 4 7 46 14 4 72 100 .256 .351 .350 .701 63.6 13.3
1972 28 AAA   131 444 53 127 23 2 10 65 4 1 91 80 .286 .407 .414 .822 79.9  
1973 29 AAA   136 479 78 120 18 1 14 51 6 8 96 92 .251 .376 .380 .756 74.4  
1974 30 AAA   130 453 76 120 26 0 21 90 7 4 101 67 .265 .399 .461 .860 87.8  
1975 31 CLE AL 20 29 4 4 0 0 1 4 2 1 1 6 .138 .194 .241 .435 1.4 0.0
1976 32 AAA   118 374 69 111 17 1 16 54 9 2 71 57 .297 .409 .476 .885 74.7  
1977 33 AAA   128 390 58 95 12 3 17 53 9 2 70 81 .244 .359 .421 .779 64.2  
3 Years Sim 312 1070 136 255 39 6 15 91 33 13 150 236 .238 .331 .328 .659 126.4 22.3
7 Years AAA 917 3113 477 864 145 11 105 449 49 24 624 545 .278 .399 .432 .831 565.9  
162 Game Average 555 70 132 20 3 7 47 17 6 77 122 .238 .331 .328 .659 65.6  
Career Highs 156 564 66 129 23 4 7 46 17 8 77 130 .256 .351 .350 .701 63.6  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   721 89 173 31 4 8 59 22 10 103 161 .240 .334 .327 .661 86.2
vs LH   349 47 82 8 2 7 32 11 3 47 75 .235 .324 .330 .654 41.8
Home 151 517 68 129 24 1 6 40 15 4 82 111 .250 .351 .335 .686 68.0
Away 161 553 68 126 15 5 9 51 18 9 68 125 .228 .312 .322 .633 59.9
RISP   227 0 49 6 3 3 73 0 0 34 44 .216 .313 .308 .622 24.7
Pinch Hitting   13 2 4 1 0 1 5 0 0 0 4 .308 .286 .615 .901 2.3
Close/Late   121 14 28 9 1 1 12 0 0 12 22 .231 .301 .347 .648 12.6
Mar/Apr 53 195 24 39 5 1 4 19 3 4 22 42 .200 .277 .297 .575 16.7
May 58 205 20 42 9 1 3 13 6 0 22 52 .205 .279 .302 .582 19.3
June 51 181 31 47 6 1 1 7 7 4 31 42 .260 .368 .320 .688 24.0
July 53 176 27 46 7 1 4 21 6 0 29 35 .261 .366 .381 .747 27.3
August 58 188 18 43 6 1 0 19 3 3 29 36 .229 .333 .271 .605 18.9
Sep/Oct 38 125 16 38 6 1 3 12 8 2 17 29 .304 .387 .440 .827 21.9
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1970 26 CLE AL 1B 154 149 1289.3 1478 118 10 154 .994 11.14 0 0 .000 0 1.7
    RF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1971 27 CLE AL 1B 133 131 1149.0 1292 97 4 120 .997 10.88 0 0 .000 0 2.4
    LF 2 0 4.7 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.93 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1975 31 CLE AL C 7 7 56.0 43 4 1 0 .979 7.55 12 2 .167 0 0.3
    LF 4 0 7.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.29 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    1B 3 0 6.0 8 1 0 2 1.000 13.50 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    RF 2 0 3.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 6.00 0 0 .000 0  
  1B 290 280 2444.3 2778 216 14 276 .995 11.02 0 0 .000 0 4.1
  C 7 7 56.0 43 4 1 0 .979 7.55 12 2 .167 0 0.3
  LF 6 0 11.7 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.54 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  RF 3 0 5.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 3.60 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   306 287 2517.0 2825 220 15 276 .995 10.89 12 2 .167 0 4.5
Career Highs   155 149 1291.3 1478 118 10 154 .997 11.12 12 2 .167 0  
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Games
1970-4-156
Walks
1970-10-77
       
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 3    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 26    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 64)
 
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  4. Doc Edwards (972)
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  6. Ike Hampton (969)
  7. John Boccabella (969)
  8. John Sullivan (968)
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 14th overall pick, by Cleveland (A) in 1968
Had first career hit on 4/2/1970, off Al Jackson (SDP)
Hit first career homerun on 4/6/1970, off Joe Sparma (KCR)
Injured on 9/8/1971 with a Pulled Anterior Cruciate Ligament, out for 3 weeks
Injured on 8/3/1974 with a Strained Back, out for one week
2/1/1976: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
3/3/1976: Signed a minor league contract extension with Cleveland (A)
Injured on 5/14/1976 with a Broken Nose, out for one week