Billy Taylor

Full Name: William Henry Taylor

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 204lb

Team: Boston Beaneaters

Born: 1855 in Washington, DC

Died: May 14, 1900 in Jacksonville, FL

League Debut: March 30, 1885 (BSN @ NYG, box score) • Age 30

Real-life MLB career: 1881–1887 • Baseball-Reference page ↗

★ 1× All-Star (1885)🏆 1885 NL Fireman Award
 
1886
Career
WAR
-0.2
-0.1
W
0
9
L
1
5
ERA
5.16
4.63
G
15
97
GS
0
0
SV
0
14
IP
22.7
95.3
SO
5
9
WHIP
1.540
1.395

Standard Pitching

YearTeamLgWLERAG GSCGSHOSVIPHRER BBSOWHIPWAR
1885 BSN NL 9 4 4.46 82000 14 72.7 895236 9 4 1.35 0.2
1886 BSN NL 0 1 5.16 15000 0 22.7 241913 11 5 1.54 -0.2
Career— 954.63 9700 014 95.311371 49209 1.40 -0.1
Bold season stats indicate the player led their league (AA or NL) that season. Bold italic season stats indicate the player led both major leagues that season. See how WAR is calculated on this site.

Standard Batting

YearAgeTmLgGPAABRH2B3BHRRBI SBCSBBSOBAOBPSLGOPSOPS+TBGIDPHBPSHSFIBBPosAwards
188530BSNNL 8266 20 000 000 01 .000.000.000.000 -1000 0 PAS,FM-1
188631BSNNL 1533 01 000 100 01 .333.333.333.667 981 00000 P
2 Yrs 979921 000100 02.111.111.111.222 -34100 000
Bold = led the league. OPS+ compares OBP and SLG with the league average (100 = average; no park adjustment). Blank GIDP/SH/SF/IBB cells: that season's source data didn't track them (PA there = AB+BB+HBP).

Value Batting

YearAgeTmLgPARbatRbaserRposRAAWAARrepRARWARoWARdWARPosAwards
188530BSNNL6 -1.5-0.00.4-1.1-0.10.2-0.9-0.1-0.10.0 PAS,FM-1
188631BSNNL3 -0.00.00.00.00.00.10.10.00.00.0 P
2 Yrs9 -1.50.00.4-1.1-0.10.3-0.8-0.1-0.10.0
Runs above average from batting (Rbat), baserunning (Rbaser) and position (Rpos); RAA/WAA = runs/wins above average, Rrep = replacement runs, RAR = runs above replacement (see how WAR is calculated).

Advanced Batting

YearAgeTmLgPABAbipISOHR%SO%BB%XBH%X/H%GB/FBGB%SB%P/PARCeBAClutchWIS WAR
188530BSNNL6 .000.0000.016.70.0 0.00.0
188631BSNNL3 .500.0000.033.30.0 0.00.0 0.000.0 3.670.3 .33373.30.0
2 Yrs9 .143.0000.022.20.0 0.00.00.000.0 1.220.30.0
BAbip = batting average on balls in play; ISO = SLG − BA; HR%, SO%, BB%, XBH% are per plate appearance; X/H% = extra-base hits per hit; GB/FB and P/PA come from the sim's batted-ball and pitch counts; RC = runs created. eBA, Clutch and WIS WAR are WhatIfSports' own metrics (1886 onward).

Batting Splits

YearSplitGPAABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOBAOBPSLGOPSBAbip
1886Home92201 000100 00.500.500.5001.000.500
1886Away61100 000000 01.000.000.000.000.000
1886vs LH Starter11101 000000 001.0001.0001.0002.0001.000
1886vs RH Starter22200 000000 01.000.000.000.000.000
Splits come from the WhatIfSports season export (available from 1886). Traded players' splits combine all of their teams that season.

Postseason Batting

YearTeamGABRH 2B3BHRRBIBBSOSBCS AVGOBPSLGOPS
1885 BSN 3000 0000 0000 0.0000.000 0.0000.000
Postseason Career 3000 000 000 00 0.0000.000 0.0000.000

Postseason Pitching

YearTeamWLERAG GSCGSHOSVIPHRER BBSOWHIP
1885 BSN 019.00 30000 2.0532 213.50
Postseason Career 019.00 300 00 2.053 221 3.50

Appearances

YearAgeTmLgGGSBattingDefense PC1B2B3BSSLFCFRFPHPR
188530BSNNL8208277 77
188631BSNNL1501514 14
2 Yrs9709791 91
Games by position come from the fielding data; GS = games started; PH/PR = games entered as a pinch hitter or pinch runner (counted from the box scores).

Standard Fielding

YearAgeTmLgPosGGSInnChPOAEDP Fld%lgFld%RF/9lgRF9RF/G+Plays−PlaysPBSBCSCS%C.ERAPK
188530 BSN NLP77072.7 94410 .889.8890.991.01 0.1001 286 0
188631 BSN NLP14022.7 32100 1.000.9091.190.95 0.2100 00 0
CareerP91095.4 126510 .9171.04 0.1201 286 0
Positions listed in scorebook order (P, C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, LF, CF, RF). Ch = chances (PO+A+E); RF/9 = 9×(PO+A)/Inn; RF/G = (PO+A)/G; lgFld% and lgRF9 = league average at that position. +Plays/−Plays are the sim's good and poor defensive plays. For pitchers, SB/CS are runners stealing while he pitched.

Leaderboards, Awards, & Honors

Awards & Honors

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Top-10 finishes in each league. Rate stats require 3.1 plate appearances (batters) or 1 inning pitched (pitchers) per team game.