What years did Carl Taylor play?

Carl Taylor played in Major League Baseball from 1968 to 1973.

Was Carl Taylor a pitcher?

No. Carl Taylor was a position player (Catcher).

How many home runs did Carl Taylor hit?

Carl Taylor hit 10 career home runs with 225 hits.

Carl Taylor

Catcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1968-1973)

AVG .266

HR 10

RBI 115

H 225

OPS .720

PIV 1,504

Position: Catcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 200 lb
Born: 1/20/1944 in Sarasota, FL, USA
MLB Debut: 1968-04-11
Last Game: 1973-09-29

Full name: Carl Means Taylor

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
411	846	113	225	31	6	10	115	12	136	130	.266	.367	.352	.720	1,504

Career AVG .266 vs. league average .249 across their career seasons — +7.0% above league average.

Career OBP .367 vs. league average .317 across their career seasons — +16.0% above league average.

Career SLG .352 vs. league average .366 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .720 vs. league average .683 across their career seasons — +5.4% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1968	PIT	NL	44	71	5	15	1	0	0	7	1	10	10	.211	.236 (-11%)	.298 (+3%)	.340 (-34%)	.638 (-16%)	-123.1
1969	PIT	NL	104	221	30	77	10	1	4	33	0	31	36	.348	.248 (+40%)	.320 (+35%)	.369 (+24%)	.689 (+29%)	1317.5
1970	SLN	NL	104	245	39	61	12	2	6	45	5	41	30	.249	.253 (-2%)	.325 (+10%)	.385 (+1%)	.711 (+5%)	323.6
1971	KCA	AL	20	39	3	7	0	0	0	3	0	5	13	.179	—	—	—	—	0.0
1971	PIT	NL	7	12	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	5	.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
1972	KCA	AL	63	113	17	30	2	1	0	11	4	17	16	.265	.243 (+9%)	.310 (+16%)	.353 (-15%)	.664 (avg)	63.6
1973	KCA	AL	69	145	18	33	6	1	0	16	2	32	20	.228	.256 (-11%)	.325 (+12%)	.378 (-25%)	.703 (-8%)	-77.2
Career · 7 seasons			411	846	113	225	31	6	10	115	12	136	130	.266	—	—	—	—	1,504

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	215	436	57	106	2	57	.243
Away	196	410	56	119	8	58	.290

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	BB	SO
1973-09-29	KCR	TEX	W	3	0	0	0	1
1973-09-23	KCR	TEX	W	3	1	0	1	1
1973-09-22	KCR	TEX	W	2	0	1	0	0
1973-09-21	KCR	CHW	L	1	0	1	0	0
1973-09-14	KCR	LAA	L	2	0	0	0	1
1973-09-13	KCR	LAA	W	0	0	0	0	0
1973-09-11	KCR	OAK	L	3	0	0	0	0
1973-09-10	KCR	OAK	L	2	0	0	0	1
1973-09-09	KCR	LAA	W	3	0	1	1	0
1973-09-08	KCR	LAA	L	4	1	1	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	47	38	379	21	6	37
3B	6	1	2	6	0	0
C	113	79	450	36	10	5
OF	104	85	153	6	7	3

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1968	PIT	C	29	15	82	10	2	1
1968	PIT	OF	2	2	1	0	0	0
1969	PIT	1B	24	21	217	13	3	24
1969	PIT	OF	36	30	50	3	5	2
1970	SLN	1B	15	12	109	6	2	10
1970	SLN	3B	1	0	1	2	0	0
1970	SLN	OF	46	43	66	3	1	1
1971	KCA	OF	12	9	27	0	1	0
1971	PIT	OF	1	0	4	0	0	0
1972	KCA	1B	6	5	50	2	1	3
1972	KCA	3B	5	1	1	4	0	0
1972	KCA	C	21	17	101	6	2	2
1972	KCA	OF	7	1	5	0	0	0
1973	KCA	1B	2	0	3	0	0	0
1973	KCA	C	63	47	267	20	6	2

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Catcher	113
First Base	47
Third Base	6
Left Field	27
Right Field	79
Designated Hitter	1

Frequently Asked Questions about Carl Taylor

What years did Carl Taylor play?: Carl Taylor played in Major League Baseball from 1968 to 1973.
Was Carl Taylor a pitcher?: No. Carl Taylor was a position player (Catcher).
How many home runs did Carl Taylor hit?: Carl Taylor hit 10 career home runs with 225 hits.