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.

What was Taylor Phillips's career batting average?

Taylor Phillips batted .053 over his career, with 6 hits in 113 at bats.

How many RBI did Taylor Phillips have?

Taylor Phillips drove in 3 runs in his career.

What was Taylor Phillips's career ERA?

Taylor Phillips finished with a 4.82 career ERA, going 16-22 with 233 strikeouts.

Taylor Phillips

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

Taylor Phillips was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1956 to 1963 for 4 teams, including the Milwaukee Braves, a span of 8 seasons. Across 147 career appearances, he went 16-22 with a 4.82 ERA and 233 strikeouts.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 12, 2026

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

Taylor Phillips — 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	438.2	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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Taylor Phillips — Season-by-Season Pitching
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	87.2	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	170.1	178	90	79	102	4.76	3.86 (-23%)	-2526.6
1959	CHN	NL	0	2	7	2	0	0	0	16.2	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

Taylor Phillips — 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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Taylor Phillips — Season-by-Season Batting
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

Taylor Phillips — 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

Taylor Phillips — 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

Taylor Phillips — 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

Taylor Phillips — 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

Taylor Phillips — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	147	45	28	92	7	8

Season-by-Season Fielding

Taylor Phillips — 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

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Taylor Phillips — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	147

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Taylor Phillips: the record in brief

Taylor Phillips's major league career runs from a debut on June 8, 1956 to a final game on September 6, 1963. The season rows list, in order, the Milwaukee Braves (1956 to 1957), the Chicago Cubs (1958 to 1959), the Philadelphia Phillies (1959 through 1960), and the Chicago White Sox (1963). Phillips is listed as a pitcher at 5-foot-11 and 185 pounds. The bio says Phillips threw and hit left-handed. The recorded birth is June 18, 1933, in Atlanta, GA, USA. The given name on file is William Taylor Phillips.

The pitching table credits Phillips with a 16-22 record and a 4.82 ERA in 147 games. Phillips had 233 strikeouts. The league ERA over Phillips's seasons was 3.79, so the 4.82 figure ran 27.3% worse than average. 1958 brought Phillips a season-high 7 wins. In 1958, one of the busiest seasons, Phillips posted a 4.76 ERA; the league figure that year was 3.86.

Phillips appears at one position only: pitcher, in 147 games. Fielding on the mound produced 28 putouts and 92 assists against 7 errors.

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.
What was Taylor Phillips's career batting average?: Taylor Phillips batted .053 over his career, with 6 hits in 113 at bats.
How many RBI did Taylor Phillips have?: Taylor Phillips drove in 3 runs in his career.
What was Taylor Phillips's career ERA?: Taylor Phillips finished with a 4.82 career ERA, going 16-22 with 233 strikeouts.