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Ron
Taylor		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 215
 
Born: December 13, 1937 in Can, ON, TORONTO
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1971   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1962 24 BSN NL   6 4 4 4 8 9 8 6 7 6
1963 25 BSN NL $ 300,000 6 4 5 5 8 8 8 6 6 6
1964 26 WAS NL $ 300,000 6 4 5 5 8 8 8 6 6 6
1965 27 WAS NL $ 300,000 6 4 5 5 8 9 8 6 6 6
1966 28 WAS NL $ 300,000 6 4 5 5 8 9 8 6 6 6
1967 29 WAS NL $ 350,000 5 5 6 5 9 9 9 6 6 6
1968 30 WAS NL $ 388,571 5 5 6 5 9 10 10 5 6 6
1969 31 WAS NL $ 1,365,714 5 4 5 5 9 10 10 5 6 6
1970 32 COL NL $ 1,857,890 5 4 5 4 10 10 10 7 8 8
1971 33 TAM AL $ 1,857,890 4 4 5 5 10 10 10 7 8 7
1972 34 DET AL $ 1,857,890 4 4 5 5 10 10 10 8 8 8
1973 35 DET AL $ 1,857,890 3 4 5 4 10 10 10 7 7 7
1974 36 DET AL $ 1,500,000 3 3 3 3 10 10 10 5 6 6
1975 37 DET AL $ 1,500,000 1 2 3 2 8 8 8 3 3 3
1976 38 DET AL $ 1,500,000 1 2 3 2 4 5 5 3 3 3
1977 39 DET AL $ 1,500,000 1 2 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings   1 2 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,857,890 6 5 6 5 10 10 10 8 8 8
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1962 24 BSN NL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1963 25 BSN NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1964 26 WAS NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1965 27 WAS NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1966 28 WAS NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1967 29 WAS NL $ 350,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1968 30 WAS NL $ 388,571   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1969 31 WAS NL $ 1,365,714   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1970 32 COL NL $ 1,857,890   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1971 33 TAM AL $ 1,857,890   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1972 34 DET AL $ 1,857,890   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1973 35 DET AL $ 1,857,890   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1974 36 DET AL $ 1,500,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1975 37 DET AL $ 1,500,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1976 38 DET AL $ 1,500,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1977 39 DET AL $ 1,500,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,857,890   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1962 24 AAA   16 3 .842 29 29 3 1 0 217.0 210 76 14 35 215 3.15 .251 .281 .356 .637  
1963 25 BSN NL 3 17 .150 30 25 0 0 0 161.7 226 114 18 49 73 6.35 .333 .382 .487 .869 0.0
    AAA   3 1 .750 6 6 0 0 0 41.3 51 16 3 13 37 3.48 .297 .346 .401 .747  
1964 26 BSN NL 2 2 .500 31 14 0 0 1 44.7 46 25 7 13 19 5.04 .269 .319 .444 .763 0.7
  WAS NL 2 12 .143 21 9 0 0 0 138.3 175 91 26 38 69 5.92 .313 .356 .511 .867 0.0
  TOT   4 14 .222 52 23 0 0 1 183.0 221 116 33 51 88 5.70 .302 .347 .495 .843 0.7
1965 27 WAS NL 0 4 .000 35 0 0 0 0 42.3 51 28 7 6 22 5.95 .300 .322 .512 .834 0.0
1966 28 WAS NL 1 2 .333 27 0 0 0 0 25.3 30 13 3 7 15 4.62 .291 .336 .456 .793 0.3
1967 29 WAS NL 7 11 .389 74 0 0 0 16 85.3 99 49 9 27 43 5.17 .291 .345 .438 .783 3.9
1968 30 WAS NL 6 3 .667 63 0 0 0 7 73.3 74 26 7 11 44 3.19 .258 .288 .380 .668 10.0
1969 31 WAS NL 4 4 .500 28 4 0 0 2 54.3 54 27 7 3 42 4.47 .252 .264 .402 .666 3.9
1970 32 COL NL 6 11 .353 79 5 0 0 7 155.3 150 63 13 21 83 3.65 .252 .280 .383 .662 11.5
1971 33 TAM AL 1 6 .143 27 0 0 0 14 22.3 26 9 1 3 14 3.63 .289 .312 .389 .701 3.2
1972 34 TAM AL 0 1 .000 2 0 0 0 0 3.0 4 1 0 1 1 2.99 .400 .455 .400 .855 0.2
  DET AL 11 3 .786 58 0 0 0 19 112.7 104 26 5 11 67 2.08 .239 .257 .319 .576 17.8
  TOT   11 4 .733 60 0 0 0 19 115.7 108 27 5 12 68 2.10 .242 .262 .321 .583 18.0
1973 35 DET AL 6 10 .375 80 0 0 0 16 132.7 140 59 10 17 67 4.00 .271 .292 .400 .692 11.5
1974 36 DET AL 2 8 .200 62 0 0 0 14 82.0 106 50 11 8 35 5.49 .310 .325 .474 .799 4.6
1975 37 DET AL 2 2 .500 48 0 0 0 3 72.0 82 29 10 14 23 3.63 .287 .319 .441 .760 6.5
1976 38 DET AL 0 0 .000 4 0 0 0 0 1.7 5 4 0 1 0 21.69 .556 .545 .667 1.212 0.0
    AAA   0 0 .000 18 0 0 0 3 10.7 16 6 3 5 7 5.07 .340 .404 .574 .978  
1977 39 A   2 1 .667 69 0 0 0 6 46.7 51 23 3 17 39 4.44 .280 .342 .385 .726  
14 Years Sim 53 96 .356 669 57 0 0 99 1206.9 1372 614 134 230 617 4.58 .285 .319 .432 .750 74.1
3 Years AAA 19 4 .826 53 35 3 1 3 269.0 277 98 20 53 259 3.28 .262 .298 .373 .671  
1 Years A 2 1 .667 69 0 0 0 6 46.7 51 23 3 17 39 4.44 .280 .342 .385 .726  
4 Years Minors 21 5 .808 122 35 3 1 9 315.7 328 121 23 70 298 3.45 .265 .304 .375 .679  
Season Average 3 6 .333 47 4 0 0 7 86.2 98 43 9 16 44 4.58 .285 .319 .432 .750  
Career Highs 11 17 .733 80 25 0 0 19 183.0 226 116 33 51 88 21.69 .556 .545 .667 1.212  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   707 328 56 103 376   .278 .306 .411 .717
vs LH   665 286 78 127 241   .294 .331 .455 .787
Home 31 50 .383 364 31 0 0 49 674.0 755 340 76 129 356 4.54 .282 .315 .434 .748
Away 22 46 .324 305 26 0 0 52 533.0 617 274 58 101 261 4.63 .290 .322 .430 .752
Mar/Apr 5 7 .417 89 9 0 0 11 133.3 154 59 15 22 75 3.98 .290 .318 .454 .772
May 6 16 .273 122 8 0 0 17 214.3 222 90 26 32 107 3.78 .267 .294 .411 .705
June 9 17 .346 121 8 0 0 20 199.3 249 120 21 47 88 5.42 .303 .340 .435 .775
July 11 14 .440 106 7 0 0 13 181.3 197 89 21 31 93 4.42 .276 .306 .423 .729
August 13 25 .342 114 13 0 0 20 244.6 276 141 31 55 130 5.19 .285 .323 .447 .770
Sep/Oct 9 17 .346 117 12 0 0 20 234.0 274 115 20 43 124 4.42 .292 .323 .426 .749
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
1963 25 BSN NL 30 49 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 .041 .041 .041 .082 -3.6 0.0
1964 26 BSN NL 31 6 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .167 .167 .167 .333 0.1 0.0
  WAS NL 21 45 2 6 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 13 .133 .133 .200 .333 -0.5 0.0
  TOT   52 51 3 7 3 0 0 5 0 0 0 14 .137 .137 .196 .333 -0.5 0.0
1965 27 WAS NL 35 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
1967 29 WAS NL 74 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1968 30 WAS NL 63 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
5 Years Sim 254 105 5 9 3 0 0 5 0 0 0 35 .086 .086 .114 .200 -4.6 0.0
162 Game Average 66 3 5 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 22 .086 .086 .114 .200 -2.9  
Career Highs 74 51 3 7 3 0 0 5 0 0 0 19 .137 .137 .196 .333 -0.1  
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   78 4 7 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 24 .090 .090 .128 .218 -2.7
vs LH   27 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 11 .074 .074 .074 .148 -1.4
Home 142 57 3 6 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 25 .105 .105 .123 .228 -1.7
Away 35 48 2 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 10 .063 .063 .104 .167 -2.4
RISP   26 0 2 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 8 .077 .077 .077 .154 -1.3
Close/Late   6 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .167 .167 .333 .500 0.2
May 43 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .000 .000 .000 .000 -2.0
June 15 14 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 .214 .214 .214 .429 0.4
July 12 16 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 .125 .125 .188 .313 -0.1
August 18 25 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 .120 .120 .160 .280 -0.4
Sep/Oct 12 29 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 13 .034 .034 .069 .103 -2.0
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1963 25 BSN NL P 30 25 161.7 11 40 1 2 .981 2.84    
1964 26 BSN NL P 31 14 44.7 4 8 0 0 1.000 2.42    
  WAS NL P 21 9 138.3 12 24 1 0 .973 2.34    
  TOT   P 52 23 183.0 16 32 1 0 .980 2.36    
1965 27 WAS NL P 35 0 42.3 8 7 1 1 .938 3.19    
1966 28 WAS NL P 27 0 25.3 3 6 0 0 1.000 3.20    
1967 29 WAS NL P 74 0 85.3 6 21 0 1 1.000 2.85    
1968 30 WAS NL P 63 0 73.3 4 21 1 0 .962 3.07    
1969 31 WAS NL P 28 4 54.3 5 3 1 0 .889 1.33    
1970 32 COL NL P 79 5 155.3 12 33 3 2 .938 2.61    
1971 33 TAM AL P 27 0 22.3 3 3 0 0 1.000 2.42    
1972 34 TAM AL P 2 0 3.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 2.99    
  DET AL P 58 0 112.7 10 28 1 1 .974 3.04    
  TOT   P 60 0 115.7 10 29 1 1 .975 3.03    
1973 35 DET AL P 80 0 132.7 8 28 1 1 .973 2.44    
1974 36 DET AL P 62 0 82.0 4 15 0 1 1.000 2.09    
1975 37 DET AL P 48 0 72.0 8 12 0 1 1.000 2.50    
1976 38 DET AL P 4 0 1.7 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
Career Totals   669 57 1206.9 98 250 10 10 .972 2.59    
Career Highs   80 25 183.0 16 40 3 2 1.000 3.20    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1969 31 WAS NL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 3.0 4 1 1 0 5 3.00 .308 .308 .538 .846
1972 34 DET AL 0 2 .000 7 0 0 0 2 10.0 9 3 1 0 9 2.70 .250 .250 .389 .639
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 2 .000 8 0 0 0 2 13.0 13 4 2 0 14 2.77 .265 .265 .429 .694
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
1963-7-17
 Saves
1967-4-16
1971-4-14
1972-1-19
1973-2-16
1974-3-14
CAR-45-99
 Games Pitched
1967-8-74
1970-1-79
1972-8-60
1973-1-80
1974-5-62
 Homeruns Allowed
1964-8-33
 Walks per 9IP
CAR-34-1.7
  
 
   Black Ink Test: 5    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 20    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 36th overall pick, by Boston (N) in 1962
Earned first career win on 5/7/1963
Had first career hit on 6/4/1963, off George Brunet (MON)
Traded from Boston (N) to Washington on 7/1/1964 (Going to WAS: P Ray Culp, P Ron Taylor, P Bill Kelso, P Claude Osteen. Going to BSN: P Karl Spooner)
2/1/1967: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1968: Gets a new one-year contract worth $388,571 through salary arbitration
2/1/1969: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,365,714 through salary arbitration
Signed as a free agent by Colorado on 2/4/1970 to a 4-year deal worth $1,857,890 per year
Traded from Colorado to Tampa Bay on 3/3/1971 (Going to TAM: P Ron Taylor. Going to COL: P Harry Parker)
Was selected to the 1971 Allstar game
Traded from Tampa Bay to Detroit on 5/1/1972 (Going to DET: P Ron Taylor. Going to TAM: P Bill Champion, P Rickey Clark)
9/1/1973: Signed a contract extension with Detroit, $1,500,000 per year, for 4 years
 
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