What years did Taylor Phillips play?

Taylor Phillips played in Major League Baseball from 1956 to 1963.

Was Taylor Phillips a pitcher?

Yes. Taylor Phillips pitched in the major leagues, recording 16 wins and 233 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Taylor Phillips hit?

Taylor Phillips hit 0 career home runs with 6 hits.

Taylor Phillips

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1956-1963)

W–L 16–22

ERA 4.82

WHIP 1.53

SO 233

Pitcher PIV -4052.7

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 185 lb
Born: 6/18/1933 in Atlanta, GA, USA
MLB Debut: 1956-06-08
Last Game: 1963-09-06

Full name: William Taylor Phillips

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
16	22	147	45	9	1	6	438.7	460	235	42	211	233	4.82	-4052.7

Career ERA 4.82 vs. league average 3.79 across their career seasons — 27.3% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1956	ML1	NL	5	3	23	6	3	0	2	87.7	69	22	33	36	2.26	3.96 (+43%)	352.6
1957	ML1	NL	3	2	27	6	0	0	2	73.0	82	45	40	36	5.55	3.83 (-45%)	266.2
1958	CHN	NL	7	10	39	27	5	1	1	170.3	178	90	79	102	4.76	3.86 (-23%)	-2526.6
1959	CHN	NL	0	2	7	2	0	0	0	16.7	22	14	11	5	7.56	3.90 (-94%)	-1132.9
1959	PHI	NL	1	4	32	3	1	0	1	63.0	72	35	31	35	5.00	3.90 (-28%)	-31.5
1960	PHI	NL	0	1	10	1	0	0	0	14.0	21	13	4	6	8.36	3.82 (-119%)	-273.4
1963	CHA	AL	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	14.0	16	16	13	13	10.29	3.46 (-197%)	-707.0
Career · 7 seasons			16	22	147	45	9	1	6	438.2	460	235	211	233	4.82	—	-4,053

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
147	113	3	6	0	0	0	3	0	5	55	.053	.093	.053	.146	-663

Career AVG .053 vs. league average .255 across their career seasons — 79.2% below league average.

Career OBP .093 vs. league average .322 across their career seasons — 71.1% below league average.

Career SLG .053 vs. league average .388 across their career seasons — 86.3% below league average.

Career OPS .146 vs. league average .710 across their career seasons — 79.4% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1956	ML1	NL	23	21	0	0	0	2	11	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1957	ML1	NL	27	20	0	2	1	0	12	.100	—	—	—	—	0.0
1958	CHN	NL	39	54	2	3	2	3	24	.056	.257 (-78%)	.324 (-68%)	.394 (-86%)	.719 (-78%)	-662.9
1959	CHN	NL	7	4	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1959	PHI	NL	32	11	1	1	0	0	6	.091	—	—	—	—	0.0
1960	PHI	NL	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1963	CHA	AL	9	2	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			147	113	3	6	3	5	55	.053	—	—	—	—	-663

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	77	63	1	2	0	1	.032
Away	70	51	2	4	0	2	.078

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	77	248.1	243	126	119	134	4.57
Away	70	190.1	217	109	91	101	5.15

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
1963-09-06	CHW	MIN	L	0	0
1963-09-02	CHW	LAA	L	1	0
1963-08-22	CHW	BOS	L	1	1
1963-08-18	CHW	NYY	L	0	0
1963-08-11	CHW	DET	L	0	0
1963-08-09	CHW	DET	L	0	0
1963-07-26	CHW	BAL	L	0	0
1963-07-23	CHW	DET	L	0	0
1963-07-23	CHW	DET	L	0	0
1960-07-08	PHI	PIT	L	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1963-09-06	CHW	MIN	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0
1963-09-02	CHW	LAA	—	2.0	3	2	2	0	1	0
1963-08-22	CHW	BOS	—	3.2	5	6	6	4	3	1
1963-08-18	CHW	NYY	—	2.0	2	4	4	5	1	0
1963-08-11	CHW	DET	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1963-08-09	CHW	DET	—	1.2	2	0	0	1	2	0
1963-07-26	CHW	BAL	—	2.1	2	1	1	0	4	0
1963-07-23	CHW	DET	—	1.0	1	0	0	1	2	0
1963-07-23	CHW	DET	—	0.1	1	3	3	2	0	1
1960-07-08	PHI	PIT	—	1.2	1	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	147	45	28	92	7	8

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1956	ML1	P	23	6	9	23	0	2
1957	ML1	P	27	6	4	14	0	2
1958	CHN	P	39	27	7	35	5	3
1959	CHN	P	7	2	1	4	0	0
1959	PHI	P	32	3	5	12	2	1
1960	PHI	P	10	1	1	2	0	0
1963	CHA	P	9	0	1	2	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	147

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Frequently Asked Questions about Taylor Phillips

What years did Taylor Phillips play?: Taylor Phillips played in Major League Baseball from 1956 to 1963.
Was Taylor Phillips a pitcher?: Yes. Taylor Phillips pitched in the major leagues, recording 16 wins and 233 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Taylor Phillips hit?: Taylor Phillips hit 0 career home runs with 6 hits.