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Larry Doby League
4-1-2044
John Taylor Center Field
Retired (2009, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .275 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .772 Status Deceased (2040) Option Years 0  
H 1981 Age at Death 69 Date of Birth 03-24-1971
HR 202 Drafted Round 1, Pick 16
(1994)		 Majors Svc Time 15 years
(160 games)
RBI 941
SB 337
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L B+ Endurance B-   Ldrship A+
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L B- Velocity D+   Mentor vR A+
Speed B+ Bunt C- Control C+   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C+ WS Rings 0
1B D  (15.7%) LF B+ (69.1%) Arm B+ WS Appearances 2
2B --- CF A+ (100%)   Health C+ LCS Appearances 7
3B --- RF B+ (68.2%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 2
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year POS Team G GS INN TC PO A E DP +/- RF   FPCT GG
1994 RF WAS 104 104 927.1 190 181 1 8 1 -9 1.77 .958
1995 RF WAS 116 116 1021.0 239 232 2 5 2 -2 2.06 .979
3B WAS 4 4 35.0 6 3 3 0 0 -2 1.54 1.000
1996 RF WAS-DET 72 72 641.2 129 127 0 2 0 -9 1.78 .984
CF WAS-DET 54 54 489.0 127 123 2 2 2 -2 2.30 .984
LF WAS-DET 10 10 85.1 18 17 0 1 0 -1 1.79 .944
3B WAS-DET 1 1 9.0 3 1 2 0 0 0 3.00 1.000
1997 CF DET 128 128 1146.1 306 300 0 6 0 -3 2.36 .980
LF DET 16 16 133.0 30 29 1 0 1 0 2.03 1.000
1998 CF DET 144 144 1285.2 304 298 3 3 3 0 2.11 .990
1999 CF DET 92 87 789.2 201 199 0 2 0 -1 2.27 .990
LF DET 2 2 18.0 5 5 0 0 0 -1 2.50 1.000
1B DET 1 0 2.0 2 2 0 0 0 0 9.00 1.000
2000 CF DET 125 118 1062.0 260 254 3 3 3 -3 2.18 .988
RF DET 1 1 8.0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2.25 1.000
2001 CF DET 129 125 1147.2 297 296 0 1 0 -1 2.32 .997
2002 CF DET 120 120 1076.0 320 304 7 9 2 +3 2.60 .972
LF DET 23 23 204.0 40 40 0 0 0 0 1.76 1.000
2003 CF DET 118 118 1069.0 256 244 6 6 4 0 2.10 .977
LF DET 8 6 55.0 9 8 1 0 0 0 1.47 1.000
2004 LF DET 67 67 588.0 119 114 5 0 0 +1 1.82 1.000
1B DET 36 36 306.2 322 307 13 2 21 0 9.39 .994
CF DET 5 5 44.0 9 8 0 1 0 0 1.64 .889
2005 LF DET 29 29 256.2 47 44 2 1 0 +2 1.61 .979
CF DET 13 13 116.0 29 29 0 0 0 +1 2.25 1.000
RF DET 13 13 113.2 28 27 1 0 0 +1 2.22 1.000
3B DET 4 0 4.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 4.50 1.000
2006 CF DET 127 127 1122.0 317 309 5 3 0 -13 2.52 .991
LF DET 5 2 21.0 5 5 0 0 0 0 2.14 1.000
RF DET 2 2 17.0 6 5 1 0 0 0 3.18 1.000
2007 CF DET 120 120 1052.2 296 282 13 1 3 -9 2.52 .997
2008 CF DET 142 142 1259.1 367 352 11 4 4 -10 2.59 .989
2009 CF DET 34 24 226.2 54 51 3 0 1 -3 2.14 1.000
SS DET 1 1 8.2 1 1 0 0 0 -1 1.04 1.000
1B DET 1 0 1.0 2 2 0 0 0 0 18.00 1.000
Pos Total CF 1351 1325 11886.0 3143 3049 53 41 22 -41 2.35 .987
RF 308 308 2728.2 594 574 5 15 3 -19 1.91 .975
LF 160 155 1361.0 273 262 9 2 1 +1 1.79 .993
1B 38 36 309.2 326 311 13 2 21 0 9.42 .994
3B 9 5 48.0 11 5 6 0 0 -2 2.06 1.000
SS 1 1 8.2 1 1 0 0 0 -1 1.04 1.000
Total 1867 1830 16342.0 4348 4202 86 60 47 -62 2.36 .986
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
2009-11-01John Taylor has retired from the Detroit Tigers
2007-08-25John Taylor of the Detroit Tigers is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
2000-09-21John Taylor of the Detroit Tigers is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
1996-07-13A trade has been completed between the Washington Strategos and the Detroit Tigers. The Detroit Tigers receive John Taylor, Draft Pick 1999 Round 1 WAS (Joe Dan Nichols), Draft Pick 1998 Round 1 WAS (Don Barkley) from the Washington Strategos in exchange for Jonnie Hottub, Travis Kerhanowicz, Carson Webb.
1994-05-01The Washington Strategos have promoted John Taylor to the major league team.
1994-04-21A trade has been completed between the Montreal Royals and the Washington Strategos. The Washington Strategos receive Mike Altrock, Milt Hollins, Frankie Price, Ramon Nichols, John Taylor, Huck Dobb, Lary Gardenhire, Joe Durning, Harry Legett from the Montreal Royals in exchange for Don Nelson, Oscar Osborne, Red Powers.
1994-04-05The Montreal Royals have acquired John Taylor from the waiver wire.
1994-04-01The Houston Colts have waived John Taylor.