Was Jelly Taylor a pitcher?

No. Jelly Taylor was a position player (First Baseman).

How many home runs did Jelly Taylor hit?

Jelly Taylor hit 3 career home runs with 200 hits.

Jelly Taylor

First Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records

AVG .264

HR 3

RBI 67

H 200

OPS .655

PIV -934

Position: First Baseman
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 230 lb
Born: 7/10/1910 in London, OH, USA
Died: 10/1/1976 in Cleveland, OH, USA
Awards: 3× All-Star

Full name: Olan Taylor

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
992.0	883.0	109.0	238.0	29.0	10.0	5.0	65.0	82.0	9.0	21.0	.270	.334	.342	.676

Pitching

W	L	GS	CG	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
0	1	1	1	1	0	8.0	12	8	8	0	0	0	9.00	1.50

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
1936	48.0	46.0	6.0	11.0	2.0	0	0	2.0	1.0	0	2.0	.239	.271	.283	.554
Listed seasons · 1	48	46	6	11	2	0	0	2	1	0	2	.239	—	—	—

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching

Season	W	L	GS	CG	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
1946	0	1	1	1	1	0	8.0	12	8	8	0	0	0	9.00	1.50
Listed seasons · 1	0	1	1	1	1	0	8.0	12	8	8	0	0	0	9.00	1.50

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
217	759	94	200	20	7	3	67	15	77	2	.264	.335	.320	.655	-934

Career AVG .264 vs. league average .264 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .335 vs. league average .333 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .320 vs. league average .373 across their career seasons — 14.1% below league average.

Career OPS .655 vs. league average .706 across their career seasons — 7.2% below 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
1937	CT	NAL	40	141	15	38	3	3	2	13	1	13	1	.270	.276 (-3%)	.342 (-2%)	.398 (-6%)	.740 (-4%)	-88.3
1938	MRS	NAL	35	128	15	38	1	1	0	16	2	11	1	.297	.272 (+9%)	.341 (+3%)	.392 (-18%)	.734 (-8%)	-143.2
1939	MRS	NAL	31	106	10	22	3	0	0	6	1	12	0	.208	.274 (-24%)	.342 (-12%)	.393 (-40%)	.735 (-27%)	-433.1
1940	MRS	NAL	48	155	23	39	5	2	1	10	7	18	0	.252	.267 (-6%)	.335 (-2%)	.387 (-15%)	.722 (-9%)	-198.7
1941	MRS	NAL	16	58	10	14	2	0	0	2	1	7	0	.241	.262 (-8%)	.332 (-3%)	.373 (-26%)	.705 (-15%)	-120.5
1942	MRS	NAL	31	116	12	34	3	1	0	15	3	8	0	.293	.253 (+16%)	.323 (+8%)	.349 (-4%)	.672 (+2%)	49.9
1943	MRS	NAL	1	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
1945	MRS	NAL	4	12	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
1946	MRS	NAL	11	40	7	11	3	0	0	3	0	5	0	.275	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 9 seasons			217	759	94	200	20	7	3	67	15	77	2	.264	—	—	—	—	-934

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	87	253	43	73	2	10	.289
Away	100	316	33	77	3	22	.244

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Away	1	8.0	12	8	0	0	9.00

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB
1946-09-01	MEM	BIR	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
1946-08-27	MEM	KCM	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
1946-08-19	MEM	KCM	L	4	0	1	1	0	0
1946-08-12	MEM	CVB	L	2	0	0	0	0	2
1946-08-03	MEM	CVB	L	3	0	0	0	0	1
1946-07-17	MEM	CVB	W	4	3	2	0	1	1
1946-07-15	MEM	CAG	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
1946-07-14	MEM	CAG	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
1946-07-14	MEM	CAG	W	0	0	1	0	1	0
1946-07-02	MEM	CVB	L	4	1	2	0	0	0

Last 1 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1946-08-27	MEM	KCM	L	8.0	12	8	8	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	216	216	1976	102	43	77

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1937	CT	1B	40	40	359	29	11	14
1938	MRS	1B	35	35	288	14	7	10
1939	MRS	1B	31	31	324	12	9	11
1940	MRS	1B	48	48	424	18	7	22
1941	MRS	1B	16	16	154	8	3	4
1942	MRS	1B	31	31	285	15	4	8
1943	MRS	1B	1	1	8	0	1	0
1945	MRS	1B	3	3	43	3	0	2
1946	MRS	1B	11	11	91	3	1	6

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
First Base	216

Frequently Asked Questions about Jelly Taylor

Was Jelly Taylor a pitcher?: No. Jelly Taylor was a position player (First Baseman).
How many home runs did Jelly Taylor hit?: Jelly Taylor hit 3 career home runs with 200 hits.