Was Earl Taborn a pitcher?

No. Earl Taborn was a position player (Catcher).

How many home runs did Earl Taborn hit?

Earl Taborn hit 1 career home runs with 91 hits.

Earl Taborn

Catcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

AVG .278

HR 1

RBI 45

H 91

OPS .715

PIV 126

Position: Catcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 161 lb
Born: 7/22/1922 in Carrier Mills, IL, USA
Died: 12/21/1996 in San Antonio, TX, USA

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
617.0	551.0	73.0	154.0	35.0	5.0	12.0	89.0	54.0	7.0	4.0	.279	.349	.426	.775

Negro Leagues (season totals). Additive Retrosheet-digitized totals for seasons not already in the logs above; they are not summed into the career line. No team/league breakdown is available, and coverage may be partial.

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting

Season	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
1949	157.0	142.0	22.0	44.0	11.0	1.0	9.0	35.0	11.0	0	1.0	.310	.364	.592	.956
Listed seasons · 1	157	142	22	44	11	1	9	35	11	0	1	.310	—	—	—

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
104	327	41	91	22	0	1	45	3	37	2	.278	.360	.355	.715	126

Career AVG .278 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — +6.7% above league average.

Career OBP .360 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — +7.5% above league average.

Career SLG .355 vs. league average .371 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .715 vs. league average .707 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1946	KCM	NAL	20	56	4	11	2	1	2	0	3	0	.196	.256 (-24%)	.328 (-28%)	.358 (-20%)	.687 (-24%)	-217.2
1947	KCM	NAL	40	123	22	36	10	0	20	1	13	0	.293	.262 (+12%)	.336 (+14%)	.376 (-1%)	.712 (+6%)	180.6
1948	KCM	NAL	44	148	15	44	10	0	23	2	21	2	.297	.263 (+13%)	.340 (+13%)	.379 (-4%)	.719 (+4%)	162.7
Career · 3 seasons			104	327	41	91	22	1	45	3	37	2	.278	—	—	—	—	126

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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
13	42	3	9	1	1	0	2	5	3	.214

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1948	ALC	KCM	6	19	1	5	1	0	0	1	2	0	.263
1946	NWS	KCM	7	23	2	4	0	1	0	1	3	3	.174

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	115	311	43	81	5	50	.260
Away	75	94	17	38	5	22	.404

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	2B	RBI	BB
1949-07-29	KCM	CAG	L	4	1	0	0	0
1949-07-26	KCM	CAG	W	2	0	0	0	0
1949-07-25	KCM	CAG	W	0	0	0	0	0
1949-07-24	KCM	CAG	L	3	1	0	1	0
1949-07-24	KCM	CAG	L	2	0	0	0	0
1949-07-21	KCM	BLG	L	5	2	0	2	0
1949-07-20	KCM	BLG	L	3	2	1	1	1
1949-07-19	KCM	BLG	W	4	1	0	2	0
1949-07-18	KCM	BLG	W	4	0	0	0	0
1949-07-17	KCM	BLG	L	3	2	0	1	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
C	101	97	611	84	26	9

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1946	KCM	C	19	16	94	18	7	3
1947	KCM	C	38	37	224	30	9	3
1948	KCM	C	44	44	293	36	10	3

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Catcher	101

Frequently Asked Questions about Earl Taborn

Was Earl Taborn a pitcher?: No. Earl Taborn was a position player (Catcher).
How many home runs did Earl Taborn hit?: Earl Taborn hit 1 career home runs with 91 hits.