Frank
Taveras
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 168
 
Born: December 24, 1949 in D.R., , LAS MATAS DE S
 
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
1972 22 COL NL     5 5 5 1 1 1 6 6 6 3 3 3 7 7 7
1973 23 COL NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 6 6 6 3 3 3 8 8 8
1974 24 COL NL     5 5 5 1 1 1 6 6 6 3 3 3 8 8 8
1975 25 COL NL     5 5 5 1 1 1 6 6 6 3 3 3 7 7 7
1976 26 COL NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 6 6 6 3 3 3 7 7 7
1977 27 COL NL     5 5 5 1 1 1 7 7 7 3 3 3 7 7 7
1978 28 COL NL     5 5 5 1 1 1 7 7 7 3 3 3 7 7 7
1979 29 COL NL     4 4 4 1 1 1 7 7 7 3 3 3 6 6 6
1980 30 COL NL     3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6 3 3 3 6 6 6
1981 31 CLN NL     3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6 3 3 3 6 6 6
1982 32 CLN NL     3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6 3 3 3 5 5 5
1983 33 CLN NL     3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7 3 3 3 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings     3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6 3 3 3 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 7 7 7 3 3 3 8 8 8
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
1972 22 AAA   55 226 27 55 12 2 1 19 15 7 20 21 .243 .305 .327 .632 23.0  
    AA   80 316 51 96 14 4 0 36 24 3 29 30 .304 .362 .373 .736 45.3  
1973 23 AAA   136 587 83 169 32 6 4 54 26 10 42 51 .288 .335 .383 .719 74.2  
1974 24 AAA   136 588 75 180 30 5 6 67 30 12 32 45 .306 .342 .405 .747 78.2  
1975 25 AAA   137 618 96 164 24 7 5 69 35 5 35 55 .265 .305 .351 .656 68.8  
1976 26 COL NL 43 31 17 2 0 0 0 1 18 5 1 3 .065 .094 .065 .158 -0.4 0.0
    AAA   42 118 17 34 7 3 2 17 4 4 11 12 .288 .349 .449 .798 17.2  
1977 27 AAA   55 246 30 64 15 2 0 17 19 4 9 30 .260 .286 .337 .624 24.1  
    AA   80 326 23 84 8 5 1 34 13 6 24 36 .258 .309 .322 .631 32.7  
1978 28 AAA   123 428 56 106 23 5 4 54 17 3 22 48 .248 .284 .353 .637 43.2  
1979 29 AAA   133 535 61 144 26 7 2 49 33 7 38 57 .269 .318 .355 .673 62.5  
1980 30 AAA   131 559 66 116 24 7 4 42 25 8 26 82 .208 .243 .297 .540 39.1  
1981 31 A   137 525 58 134 32 5 7 55 13 5 48 54 .255 .318 .375 .693 62.8  
1982 32 A   137 537 67 131 25 8 10 48 16 5 60 71 .244 .320 .376 .696 67.4  
1983 33 A   137 521 59 131 41 6 6 50 16 7 66 63 .251 .336 .388 .723 69.0  
1 Years Sim 43 31 17 2 0 0 0 1 18 5 1 3 .065 .094 .065 .158 -0.4 0.0
9 Years AAA 948 3905 511 1032 193 44 28 388 204 60 235 401 .264 .307 .358 .665 430.2  
2 Years AA 160 642 74 180 22 9 1 70 37 9 53 66 .280 .339 .347 .686 78.1  
3 Years A 411 1583 184 396 98 19 23 153 45 17 174 188 .250 .326 .380 .706 199.3  
14 Years Minors 1519 6130 769 1608 313 72 52 611 286 86 462 655 .262 .315 .362 .678 707.5  
162 Game Average 116 64 7 0 0 0 3 67 18 3 11 .065 .094 .065 .158 -1.5  
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   24 12 2 0 0 0 1 9 2 1 3 .083 .120 .083 .203 0.2
vs LH   7 5 0 0 0 0 0 9 3 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0
Home 19 15 10 1 0 0 0 0 9 3 0 3 .067 .067 .067 .133 -0.2
Away 24 16 7 1 0 0 0 1 9 2 1 0 .063 .118 .063 .180 0.4
RISP   6 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 0.6
Close/Late   4 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4
June 13 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.7
July 11 14 8 2 0 0 0 1 5 1 0 2 .143 .143 .143 .286 0.4
August 10 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.5
Sep/Oct 9 15 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 .000 .063 .000 .063 -1.4
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1976 26 COL NL 3B 7 2 27.0 1 5 0 0 1.000 2.00   0.1
    2B 5 1 21.0 6 12 1 1 .947 7.71   0.2
    SS 5 1 14.0 1 4 0 0 1.000 3.21   0.0
  3B 7 2 27.0 1 5 0 0 1.000 2.00   0.1
  2B 5 1 21.0 6 12 1 1 .947 7.71   0.2
  SS 5 1 14.0 1 4 0 0 1.000 3.21   0.0
Career Totals   17 4 62.0 8 21 1 1 .967 4.21   0.3
Career Highs   17 4 62.0 8 21 1 1 .967 4.21    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1973 23 COL NL 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
1976 26 COL NL 8 4 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 .250 .200 .250 .450
Career Post-Season Batting 11 5 6 2 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 .400 .333 .400 .733
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.
Stolen Bases
1976-10-18
         
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 2    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
 
History
Drafted in 4th round, 65th overall pick, by Colorado in 1972
Injured on 8/9/1972 with a Bruised Finger, out for 5 days
Had first career hit on 7/21/1976, off Ray Lamb (WAS)
Injured on 5/29/1978 with a Jammed Finger, out for one week
Injured on 5/15/1980 with a Inflamed Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Injured on 8/3/1980 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for 6 days
Traded from Colorado to Cleveland (N) on 2/14/1981 (Going to COL: 2B Larry Bowa, C Bob Didier, P Mike Jones, RF Bill Russell. Going to CLN: SS Frank Taveras)
Injured on 8/7/1981 with a Blister On Finger, out for 5 days