What years did Blake Taylor play?

Blake Taylor played in Major League Baseball from 2020 to 2022.

Was Blake Taylor a pitcher?

Yes. Blake Taylor pitched in the major leagues, recording 7 wins and 67 strikeouts.

What was Blake Taylor's career ERA?

Blake Taylor finished with a 3.06 career ERA, going 7-6 with 67 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Blake Taylor have?

Blake Taylor recorded 67 career strikeouts.

Is Blake Taylor in the Hall of Fame?

No. Blake Taylor has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

What teams did Blake Taylor play for?

Blake Taylor played for the Houston Astros.

Blake Taylor

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2020-2022)

Blake Taylor was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2020 to 2022 for the Houston Astros, a span of 3 seasons. Across 92 career appearances, he went 7-6 with a 3.06 ERA and 67 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 7–6

ERA 3.06

WHIP 1.39

SO 67

Pitcher PIV -787.1

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 220 lb
Born: 8/17/1995 in Orange, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 2020-07-24
Last Game: 2022-06-03

Full name: Blake Michael Taylor

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Career Pitching Statistics

Blake Taylor — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
7	6	92	0	0	0	1	79.1	66	27	9	44	67	3.06	-787.1

Career ERA 3.06 vs. league average 4.17 across their career seasons — 26.5% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Blake Taylor — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2020	HOU	AL	2	1	22	1	20.2	13	5	12	17	2.18	4.45 (+51%)	-48.0
2021	HOU	AL	4	4	51	0	42.2	38	15	22	41	3.16	4.27 (+26%)	-381.5
2022	HOU	AL	1	1	19	0	16.0	15	7	10	9	3.94	3.97 (+1%)	-357.6
Career · 3 seasons			7	6	92	1	79.1	66	27	44	67	3.06	—	-787

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

Blake Taylor — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
92	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Blake Taylor — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2020	HOU	AL	22	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2021	HOU	AL	51	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2022	HOU	AL	19	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 3 seasons			92	—	—	—	—	—	0

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

Blake Taylor — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Blake Taylor — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
2021	ALCS	HOU	2	.000
2021	WS	HOU	2	.000
2020	ALCS	HOU	5	.000
2020	ALDS2	HOU	3	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Blake Taylor — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1	0	12	0	0	9.0	9	2	4	9	2.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Blake Taylor — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2021	ALCS	HOU	0	2	2.2	2	0	1	4	0.00
2021	WS	HOU	0	2	0.2	2	1	1	1	13.50
2020	ALCS	HOU	0	5	3.2	4	1	0	4	2.45
2020	ALDS2	HOU	1	3	2.0	1	0	2	0	0.00

Game Log & Splits

View full game log (184 games) →

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

Batting — Home / Away

Blake Taylor — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	43	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	49	0	0	0	0	0	—

Pitching — Home / Away

Blake Taylor — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	43	37.1	29	14	22	32	3.38
Away	49	42.0	37	13	22	35	2.79

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Blake Taylor — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
2022-06-03	HOU	KCR	—	0.1	0	0	0	1	0
2022-05-28	HOU	SEA	—	1.0	1	0	0	1	1
2022-05-25	HOU	CLE	—	0.2	1	1	1	1	1
2022-05-22	HOU	TEX	—	0.1	1	1	1	0	1
2022-05-20	HOU	TEX	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	0
2022-05-17	HOU	BOS	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	1
2022-05-14	HOU	WAS	—	1.0	4	4	4	1	1
2022-05-12	HOU	MIN	—	1.1	1	0	0	0	1
2022-05-10	HOU	MIN	—	1.0	2	0	0	0	0
2022-05-03	HOU	SEA	—	1.2	1	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Blake Taylor — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	92	0	5	4	1	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Blake Taylor — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E
2020	HOU	P	22	3	2	0
2021	HOU	P	51	1	2	1
2022	HOU	P	19	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Blake Taylor — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	92

Blake Taylor: the record in brief

Blake Taylor played a first major league game on July 24, 2020 and a last one on June 3, 2022. Taylor spent the whole of the career shown here with one club, the Houston Astros. Taylor played primarily as a pitcher and threw and hit left-handed. The bio adds a birth date on August 17, 1995, in Orange, CA, USA and a listed size of 6 feet, 3 inches and 220 pounds. The given name on file is Blake Michael Taylor.

Across 92 games (0 starts), Taylor recorded 7 wins against 6 losses with a 3.06 ERA. The totals include 67 strikeouts. The leagues Taylor pitched in allowed 4.17 earned runs per nine over those seasons, so the career ERA was 26.5% better than average. 2021 was Taylor's sharpest full season, a 3.16 ERA against the league's 4.27.

Taylor's game-by-game log, linked below the splits, holds 184 games from Retrosheet.

Pitching in the playoffs, Taylor went 1-0 with a 2.00 ERA in 12 games. Those appearances came in 2020 and 2021.

The position breakdown shows 92 games, all at pitcher. On the mound, the fielding record shows 1 errors alongside 5 putouts and 4 assists.

Frequently Asked Questions about Blake Taylor

What years did Blake Taylor play?: Blake Taylor played in Major League Baseball from 2020 to 2022.
Was Blake Taylor a pitcher?: Yes. Blake Taylor pitched in the major leagues, recording 7 wins and 67 strikeouts.
What was Blake Taylor's career ERA?: Blake Taylor finished with a 3.06 career ERA, going 7-6 with 67 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Blake Taylor have?: Blake Taylor recorded 67 career strikeouts.
Is Blake Taylor in the Hall of Fame?: No. Blake Taylor has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
What teams did Blake Taylor play for?: Blake Taylor played for the Houston Astros.