Johnny Taylor

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

Johnny Taylor was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball for 4 teams, including the New York Cubans. Across 52 career appearances, he went 17-17 with a 4.07 ERA and 234 strikeouts. Johnny Taylor was an All-Star. His totals include Negro Leagues seasons, which MLB recognized as major league in 2020. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 2860.6.

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

W–L 17–17
ERA 4.07
WHIP 1.43
SO 234
Pitcher PIV 2860.6
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'0" / 165 lb
Born
2/4/1916 in Hartford, CT, USA
Died
6/15/1987 in Hartford, CT, USA
Awards
All-Star

Full name: John Arthur Taylor

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

Johnny Taylor — Batting
PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
121.0 111.0 13.0 26.0 1.0 0 1.0 7.0 8.0 3.0 0 .234 .298 .270 .568

Pitching

Johnny Taylor — Pitching
W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
19 27 51 33 13 4 412.0 339 252 91 27 146 213 1.99 1.18

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

Johnny Taylor — Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting
Season PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
1937 5.0 5.0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
1941 5.0 4.0 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 .500 .600 .500 1.100
Listed seasons · 2 10 9 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333 — — —

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching

Johnny Taylor — Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching
Season W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
1937 1 2 3 2 0 0 22.0 13 12 7 1 7 27 2.86 0.91
1941 0 1 1 1 0 0 8.0 10 11 0 0 4 0 0.00 1.75
Listed seasons · 2 1 3 4 3 0 0 30.0 23 23 7 1 11 27 2.10 1.13

Career Pitching Statistics

Johnny Taylor — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
17 17 52 36 21 2 1 313.2 288 142 18 160 234 4.07 2860.6

Career ERA 4.07 vs. league average 4.14 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Johnny Taylor Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1935 NYC NN2 5 3 15 7 3 0 0 74.1 55 23 42 56 2.78 4.35 (+36%) 1422.3
1936 NYC NN2 3 4 11 8 4 1 1 60.1 55 33 44 59 4.92 4.59 (-7%) -446.1
1938 PC NN2 7 2 10 9 8 0 0 75.0 65 34 30 51 4.08 4.35 (+6%) 1704.7
1939 TC2 NN2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5.2 7 4 2 1 6.35 — 0.0
1940 NE NN2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2.2 1 0 0 3 0.00 — 0.0
1940 NYC NN2 1 8 11 9 5 0 0 74.2 83 44 38 50 5.30 4.21 (-26%) -591.5
1944 NYC NN2 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 15.1 14 1 3 13 0.59 3.57 (+84%) 771.2
1945 NYC NN2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 5.2 8 3 1 1 4.76 — 0.0
Career · 8 seasons 17 17 52 36 21 2 1 313.2 288 142 160 234 4.07 — 2,861

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

Johnny Taylor — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
54 117 17 25 1 0 1 7 0 9 4 .214 .281 .248 .529 0

Career AVG .214 vs. league average .271 across their career seasons — 21.3% below league average.

Career OBP .281 vs. league average .338 across their career seasons — 16.8% below league average.

Career SLG .248 vs. league average .384 across their career seasons — 35.5% below league average.

Career OPS .529 vs. league average .722 across their career seasons — 26.7% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Johnny Taylor — Season-by-Season Batting
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1935 NYC NN2 15 26 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 .038 — — — — 0.0
1936 NYC NN2 11 20 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .200 — — — — 0.0
1938 PC NN2 11 33 5 10 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 .303 — — — — 0.0
1939 TC2 NN2 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 — — — — 0.0
1940 NE NN2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 — — — — 0.0
1940 NYC NN2 12 28 6 8 0 0 1 3 0 5 0 .286 — — — — 0.0
1944 NYC NN2 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1945 NYC NN2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 8 seasons 54 117 17 25 1 0 1 7 0 9 4 .214 — — — — 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

Johnny Taylor — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Johnny Taylor — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1935 NLC NYC 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

Johnny Taylor — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 1 3 1 0 16.0 16 4 3 14 2.25

Playoff Pitching by Year

Johnny Taylor — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1935 NLC NYC 0 1 3 1 0 16.0 16 4 3 14 2.25

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Johnny Taylor — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home325581104.200
Away344871012.208

Pitching — Home / Away

Johnny Taylor — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home31180.2166521011152.59
Away31173.11432851801.45

Last 10 Games — Batting

Johnny Taylor — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1945-08-19 NY6HOML 000000000
1945-06-06 NY6NW2L 000000000
1945-05-30 NY6HOML 000000000
1945-05-13 NY6PH5L 100000000
1940-09-08 NY6BLGL 300000010
1940-08-25 NY6BLGL 311001100
1940-08-13 NY6HOML 000000000
1940-08-09 NY6HOML 201000010
1940-08-04 NY6HOML 301000000
1940-07-07 NY6PH5L 000000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Johnny Taylor — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1945-08-19 NY6HOM L 6.0520000
1945-06-06 NY6NW2 — 0.0000000
1945-05-30 NY6HOM — 0.0000000
1940-09-08 NY6BLG L 9.0832141
1940-08-25 NY6BLG L 6.012107530
1940-08-13 NY6HOM L 8.0870001
1940-08-09 NY6HOM L 8.0890760
1940-08-04 NY6HOM — 6.0740220
1940-07-07 NY6PH5 L 0.1011100
1940-06-27 NY6NW2 — 4.2640250

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Johnny Taylor — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 52 36 13 84 6 2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Johnny Taylor — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1935 NYC P 15 7 1 23 1 0
1936 NYC P 11 8 3 8 1 0
1938 PC P 10 9 2 18 1 0
1939 TC2 P 1 0 0 0 1 0
1940 NE P 1 0 0 0 0 0
1940 NYC P 11 9 5 26 2 2
1944 NYC P 2 2 1 8 0 0
1945 NYC P 1 1 1 1 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Johnny Taylor — Career Games by Position
Position Games
Pitcher 52

Johnny Taylor: the record in brief

The season rows for Johnny Taylor begin in 1935. Club by club, the record runs the New York Cubans (1935 through 1945), the Pittsburgh Crawfords (1938), the Toledo Crawfords (1939), and the Newark Eagles (1940). Born on February 4, 1916, in Hartford, CT, USA, Taylor is listed as a pitcher and threw and hit right-handed. Size on record: 6-foot-0 and 165 pounds. The bio records the death on June 15, 1987, in Hartford, CT, USA. Taylor's full given name, per the bio, is John Arthur Taylor.

The pitching table credits Taylor with a 17-17 record and a 4.07 ERA in 52 games. Taylor had 234 strikeouts and 21 complete games. Taylor's 4.07 ERA was close to the 4.14 league figure for those seasons. Taylor won 7 games in 1938, the most of any season listed. The strikeout high was 59 in 1936. 1935 was Taylor's sharpest full season, a 2.78 ERA against the league's 4.35. Taylor's career Pitcher PIV, which scores run prevention against each season's league, is 2,860.6.

Frequently Asked Questions about Johnny Taylor

Was Johnny Taylor a pitcher?
Yes. Johnny Taylor pitched in the major leagues, recording 17 wins and 234 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Johnny Taylor hit?
Johnny Taylor hit 1 career home run with 25 hits.
What teams did Johnny Taylor play for?
Johnny Taylor played for 3 teams: the New York Cubans (1935–1936, 1940, 1944–1945), the Toledo Crawfords (1938–1939), and the Newark Eagles (1940).
What awards did Johnny Taylor win?
Johnny Taylor was selected to 1 All-Star Game.
What were Johnny Taylor's career stats?
In 52 games, Johnny Taylor went 17-17 with a 4.07 ERA, 234 strikeouts, 313.2 innings pitched, and 1 saves.
What position did Johnny Taylor play?
Johnny Taylor played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Johnny Taylor and how much did he weigh?
Johnny Taylor was listed at 6 feet and 165 pounds.
What was Johnny Taylor's career ERA?
Johnny Taylor finished with a 4.07 career ERA, going 17-17 with 234 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Johnny Taylor have?
Johnny Taylor recorded 234 career strikeouts.
Is Johnny Taylor in the Hall of Fame?
No. Johnny Taylor has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
How many All-Star Games did Johnny Taylor make?
Johnny Taylor was selected to 1 All-Star Game.