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Nellie Fox League
4-1-2156
Rikkert Taylor Center Field
Retired (1971, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .282 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .782 Status Deceased (2016) Option Years 0  
H 2398 Age at Death 83 Date of Birth 05-23-1933
HR 199 Drafted Round 1, Pick 1
(1951)
Majors Svc Time 16 years
(90 games)
RBI 1026
SB 321
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A- Contact vs. L A- Endurance B-   Ldrship B-
Power vs. R Power vs. L Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed A- Bunt C- Control   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B+ WS Rings 1
1B C+ (47.2%) LF A+ (98.9%) Arm WS Appearances 1
2B D- (4.0%) CF A+ (100%)   Health C+ LCS Appearances 2
3B --- RF D+ (22.9%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 6
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1955 LHP 26 62 20 1 1 2 9 2 7 .811 .344 .468 .145 .323
1955 RHP 58 200 54 7 3 5 27 23 28 .754 .344 .410 .140 .270
1956 LHP 65 147 36 4 3 2 12 11 18 .658 .304 .354 .109 .245
1956 RHP 128 423 114 22 1 8 53 44 60 .724 .341 .383 .113 .270
1957 LHP 70 167 56 11 1 2 16 20 21 .853 .404 .449 .114 .335
1957 RHP 127 400 115 17 6 9 56 50 64 .795 .367 .427 .140 .287
1958 LHP 55 158 36 5 3 0 11 15 22 .592 .295 .297 .070 .228
1958 RHP 112 380 116 18 5 14 58 49 68 .875 .386 .489 .184 .305
1959 LHP 61 126 33 4 1 1 10 12 16 .664 .331 .333 .071 .262
1959 RHP 131 486 131 16 6 15 61 51 86 .759 .339 .420 .150 .270
1960 LHP 55 97 29 5 2 2 15 19 10 .864 .410 .454 .155 .299
1960 RHP 137 466 111 23 7 7 33 56 85 .683 .321 .363 .124 .238
1961 LHP 75 162 44 9 2 3 19 17 27 .746 .339 .407 .136 .272
1961 RHP 128 432 128 22 6 7 46 52 66 .795 .371 .424 .127 .296
1962 LHP 53 102 31 7 1 0 21 16 13 .792 .400 .392 .088 .304
1962 RHP 118 410 125 24 3 12 51 51 62 .850 .384 .466 .161 .305
1963 LHP 67 136 36 4 0 4 14 26 23 .763 .380 .382 .118 .265
1963 RHP 134 439 124 19 5 16 56 51 66 .813 .355 .458 .175 .282
1964 LHP 60 125 36 5 0 2 11 23 17 .769 .393 .376 .088 .288
1964 RHP 104 266 63 10 0 5 20 33 37 .656 .326 .331 .094 .237
1965 LHP 76 164 49 8 1 2 23 9 26 .732 .335 .396 .098 .299
1965 RHP 128 371 114 15 11 15 66 29 63 .887 .358 .528 .221 .307
1966 LHP 66 148 48 11 3 2 14 14 20 .868 .388 .480 .155 .324
1966 RHP 138 413 129 23 6 9 70 45 58 .842 .380 .462 .150 .312
1967 LHP 65 132 43 9 1 5 24 15 20 .915 .392 .523 .197 .326
1967 RHP 133 435 139 35 8 9 62 55 66 .893 .394 .499 .179 .320
1968 LHP 57 132 29 5 0 2 13 16 27 .607 .304 .303 .083 .220
1968 RHP 100 300 82 14 3 10 39 38 40 .797 .357 .440 .167 .273
1969 LHP 48 128 32 4 3 1 10 14 18 .680 .329 .352 .102 .250
1969 RHP 110 385 108 23 4 9 39 48 61 .790 .359 .431 .151 .281
1970 LHP 51 133 27 3 0 1 5 12 19 .517 .269 .248 .045 .203
1970 RHP 128 445 124 20 8 14 47 39 72 .792 .338 .454 .175 .279
1971 LHP 39 50 18 2 1 1 3 5 6 .929 .429 .500 .140 .360
1971 RHP 37 70 18 1 0 3 12 6 13 .716 .316 .400 .143 .257
Total LHP 989 2169 603 97 23 32 230 246 310 .740 .352 .388 .110 .278
Total RHP 1951 6321 1795 309 82 167 796 720 995 .796 .358 .438 .154 .284
Total 2213 8490 2398 406 105 199 1026 966 1305 .782 .356 .425 .143 .282
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1971-11-01Rikkert Taylor has retired from the Kansas City Comets
1969-07-29Rikkert Taylor of the Kansas City Comets is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1968-05-09Rikkert Taylor of the Kansas City Comets is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
1964-03-26Kansas City Comets has drafted Rikkert Taylor #25 overall in the Expansion Draft.
1962-05-08Rikkert Taylor of the Chicago Black Riders is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
1958-07-17Rikkert Taylor of the Chicago Black Riders is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
1955-07-09A trade has been completed between the Pittsburgh Bulldogs and the Chicago Black Riders. The Chicago Black Riders receive Rikkert Taylor, Charley Bianco, Jimmy Mutis, Draft Pick - 1958 Round 2 (PIT) from the Pittsburgh Bulldogs in exchange for John Dobson, Matty Shirey.