Billy Taylor was 26 years old when he broke into the big leagues on May 21, 1881, with the Worcester Ruby Legs. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Billy Taylor baseball stats page.
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Billy TaylorBilly Taylor Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
1881 | 1881 | Ruby Legs | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 7.88 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 47 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 6 | - | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1881 | 1881 | Blues | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
1882 | 1882 | Alleghenys | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 16.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 4 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
1883 | 1883 | Alleghenys | 19 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5.39 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 127.0 | 580 | 166 | 76 | 115 | 4 | 34 | - | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
1884 | 1884 | Maroons | 33 | 29 | 4 | 25 | 4 | .862 | 1.68 | 29 | 2 | 4 | 263.0 | 0 | 222 | 49 | 97 | 2 | 40 | - | 154 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
1884 | 1884 | Athletics | 30 | 30 | 0 | 18 | 12 | .600 | 2.53 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 260.0 | 1,115 | 232 | 73 | 118 | 3 | 44 | - | 130 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
1885 | 1885 | Athletics | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .167 | 3.27 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 52.1 | 208 | 68 | 19 | 35 | 0 | 9 | - | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
1886 | 1886 | Orioles | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .143 | 5.72 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 72.1 | 328 | 87 | 46 | 63 | 1 | 20 | - | 37 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
1887 | 1887 | Athletics | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 42 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 7 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
7 Years | 100 | 84 | 15 | 50 | 36 | .581 | 3.17 | 83 | 3 | 4 | 799.2 | 2,330 | 811 | 282 | 456 | 11 | 165 | - | 376 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
Billy TaylorBilly Taylor Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1881 | Ruby Legs | 6 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | 0 | - | .107 | .107 | .143 | |
1881 | Wolverines | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | - | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | |
1881 | Blues | 24 | 103 | 6 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 8 | - | - | 0 | - | .243 | .243 | .252 | |
1882 | Alleghenys | 70 | 299 | 40 | 84 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | .281 | .297 | .452 | |
1883 | Alleghenys | 83 | 369 | 43 | 96 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | .260 | .278 | .350 | |
1884 | Maroons | 43 | 186 | 44 | 68 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | .366 | .389 | .548 | |
1884 | Athletics | 30 | 111 | 8 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | - | .252 | .272 | .342 | |
1885 | Athletics | 6 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | .190 | .190 | .190 | |
1886 | Orioles | 10 | 39 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | .308 | .325 | .359 | |
1887 | Athletics | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | .250 | .250 | .250 | |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
7 Years | 274 | 1,164 | 148 | 323 | 62 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 10 | - | 0 | 1 | - | .277 | .294 | .393 |
Billy TaylorBilly Taylor Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1881 Ruby Legs | P | 1 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.25 |
1881 Ruby Legs | RF | 5 | - | - | 17 | 3.4 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .882 | 0.00 |
1881 Wolverines | 3B | 1 | - | - | 4 | 4.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .750 | 0.00 |
1881 Blues | 3B | 1 | - | - | 4 | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .250 | 0.00 |
1881 Blues | LF | 23 | - | - | 64 | 2.8 | 55 | 51 | 4 | 9 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .859 | 0.00 |
1881 Blues | P | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1882 Alleghenys | 1B | 23 | - | - | 255 | 11.1 | 237 | 233 | 4 | 18 | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .929 | 0.00 |
1882 Alleghenys | 3B | 14 | - | - | 64 | 4.6 | 48 | 19 | 29 | 16 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .750 | 0.00 |
1882 Alleghenys | C | 27 | - | - | 181 | 6.7 | 156 | 116 | 40 | 25 | 0 | 27 | - | - | .862 | 0.00 |
1882 Alleghenys | OF | 8 | - | - | 10 | 1.3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .900 | 0.00 |
1882 Alleghenys | P | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1883 Alleghenys | 1B | 9 | - | - | 87 | 9.7 | 85 | 82 | 3 | 2 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .977 | 0.00 |
1883 Alleghenys | C | 33 | - | - | 195 | 5.9 | 162 | 124 | 38 | 33 | 1 | 49 | - | - | .831 | 0.00 |
1883 Alleghenys | OF | 37 | - | - | 79 | 2.1 | 59 | 49 | 10 | 20 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .747 | 0.00 |
1883 Alleghenys | P | 19 | 9 | 381 | 26 | 1.4 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .885 | 1.63 |
1884 Maroons | 1B | 10 | - | - | 83 | 8.3 | 79 | 77 | 2 | 4 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .952 | 0.00 |
1884 Maroons | OF | 4 | - | - | 19 | 4.8 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .895 | 0.00 |
1884 Maroons | P | 33 | 29 | 789 | 78 | 2.4 | 68 | 17 | 51 | 10 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .872 | 2.33 |
1884 Athletics | P | 30 | 30 | 780 | 97 | 3.2 | 76 | 12 | 64 | 21 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .784 | 2.63 |
1885 Athletics | P | 6 | 6 | 157 | 9 | 1.5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .556 | 0.86 |
1886 Orioles | 1B | 1 | - | - | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
1886 Orioles | C | 1 | - | - | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | - | - | 1.000 | 0.00 |
1886 Orioles | P | 8 | 8 | 217 | 15 | 1.9 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .800 | 1.49 |
1887 Athletics | P | 1 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.00 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
P Totals | 100 | 84 | 2,399 | 228 | 2.3 | 187 | 38 | 149 | 41 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .820 | 2.10 | |
C Totals | 61 | 0 | 0 | 384 | 6.3 | 326 | 246 | 80 | 58 | 1 | 82 | n/a | n/a | .849 | 0.00 | |
OF Totals | 49 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 2.2 | 85 | 74 | 11 | 23 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .787 | 0.00 | |
1B Totals | 43 | 0 | 0 | 437 | 10.2 | 413 | 404 | 9 | 24 | 10 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .945 | 0.00 | |
LF Totals | 23 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 2.8 | 55 | 51 | 4 | 9 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .859 | 0.00 | |
3B Totals | 16 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 4.5 | 52 | 20 | 32 | 20 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .722 | 0.00 | |
RF Totals | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3.4 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .882 | 0.00 | |
7 Years | 297 | 84 | 2,399 | 1,310 | 4.4 | 1,133 | 847 | 286 | 177 | 16 | 82 | n/a | n/a | .865 | 12.75 |
Billy TaylorBilly Taylor Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1881 Ruby Legs | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.75 |
1881 Wolverines | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | - | - | - |
1881 Blues | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 12.9 | 8.6 | 2.00 | 6.00 | 3.00 |
1882 Alleghenys | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 99.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.25 | 1.80 | 7.20 |
1883 Alleghenys | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 184.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.21 | 2.91 | 2.41 |
1884 Maroons | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 62.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.85 | 5.27 | 1.37 |
1884 Athletics | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.95 | 4.50 | 1.52 |
1885 Athletics | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.5 | 1.22 | 1.89 | 1.55 |
1886 Orioles | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.9 | 1.85 | 4.60 | 2.49 |
1887 Athletics | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
7 Years | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 145.5 | 116.4 | 44.8 | 2.28 | 4.23 | 1.86 |
Billy TaylorBilly Taylor Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1881 Worcester Ruby Legs | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1881 Detroit Wolverines | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1881 Cleveland Blues | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1882 Pittsburgh Alleghenys | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1883 Pittsburgh Alleghenys | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1884 St. Louis Maroons | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1884 Philadelphia Athletics | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1885 Philadelphia Athletics | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1886 Baltimore Orioles | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1887 Philadelphia Athletics | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
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