What years did Luther Taylor play?

Luther Taylor played in Major League Baseball from 1900 to 1908.

Was Luther Taylor a pitcher?

Yes. Luther Taylor pitched in the major leagues, recording 116 wins and 767 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Luther Taylor hit?

Luther Taylor hit 0 career home runs with 93 hits.

Luther Taylor

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1900-1908)

W–L 116–106

ERA 2.75

WHIP 1.27

SO 767

Pitcher PIV -2048.6

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 160 lb
Born: 2/21/1875 in Oskaloosa, KS, USA
Died: 8/22/1958 in Jacksonville, IL, USA
MLB Debut: 1900-08-27
Last Game: 1908-09-29

Full name: Luther Haden Taylor

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
116	106	274	237	160	21	3	1916.3	1,877	585	38	551	767	2.75	-2048.6

Career ERA 2.75 vs. league average 2.88 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1900	NY1	NL	4	3	11	7	6	0	0	62.3	74	17	24	16	2.45	3.68 (+33%)	-28.1
1901	NY1	NL	18	27	45	43	37	4	0	353.3	377	125	112	136	3.18	3.49 (+9%)	-448.0
1902	CLE	AL	1	3	4	4	4	1	0	34.0	37	6	8	8	1.59	3.17 (+50%)	78.6
1902	NY1	NL	7	15	26	25	18	0	0	200.7	194	51	55	87	2.29	3.17 (+28%)	341.5
1903	NY1	NL	13	13	33	31	18	1	0	244.7	306	115	89	94	4.23	3.10 (-36%)	-2060.2
1904	NY1	NL	21	15	37	36	29	5	0	296.3	231	77	75	138	2.34	2.66 (+12%)	464.9
1905	NY1	NL	16	9	32	28	18	4	0	213.3	200	63	51	91	2.66	2.82 (+6%)	73.7
1906	NY1	NL	17	9	31	27	13	2	0	213.0	186	52	57	91	2.20	2.68 (+18%)	469.2
1907	NY1	NL	11	7	28	21	11	3	1	171.0	145	46	46	56	2.42	2.50 (+3%)	175.2
1908	NY1	NL	8	5	27	15	6	1	2	127.7	127	33	34	50	2.33	2.40 (+3%)	-1115.4
Career · 10 seasons			116	106	274	237	160	21	3	1,916.1	1,877	585	551	767	2.75	—	-2,049

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

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
276	645	51	93	6	4	0	41	1	41	166	.144	.197	.166	.362	-3,813

Career AVG .144 vs. league average .255 across their career seasons — 43.4% below league average.

Career OBP .197 vs. league average .312 across their career seasons — 37.0% below league average.

Career SLG .166 vs. league average .330 across their career seasons — 49.7% below league average.

Career OPS .362 vs. league average .641 across their career seasons — 43.5% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1900	NY1	NL	11	22	2	3	0	0	1	0	1	6	.136	—	—	—	—	0.0
1901	NY1	NL	45	136	11	18	0	0	6	0	4	44	.132	.271 (-51%)	.326 (-52%)	.359 (-63%)	.686 (-58%)	-1189.7
1902	CLE	AL	4	10	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	.100	—	—	—	—	0.0
1902	NY1	NL	26	65	3	6	1	0	3	0	3	23	.092	.266 (-65%)	.321 (-59%)	.343 (-69%)	.665 (-64%)	0.0
1903	NY1	NL	33	82	7	12	0	0	5	0	10	19	.146	.261 (-44%)	.316 (-25%)	.345 (-58%)	.662 (-42%)	-473.8
1904	NY1	NL	38	102	8	16	1	2	6	0	6	15	.157	.246 (-36%)	.300 (-32%)	.321 (-36%)	.622 (-34%)	-494.6
1905	NY1	NL	32	69	10	9	1	1	4	0	4	14	.130	.248 (-47%)	.307 (-42%)	.322 (-46%)	.629 (-44%)	-437.4
1906	NY1	NL	31	76	6	14	2	1	6	0	2	16	.184	.247 (-26%)	.307 (-33%)	.315 (-25%)	.622 (-29%)	-329.0
1907	NY1	NL	29	48	3	6	1	0	6	0	5	18	.125	—	—	—	—	-272.3
1908	NY1	NL	27	35	0	8	0	0	4	0	5	11	.229	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 10 seasons			276	645	51	93	6	4	41	1	41	166	.144	—	—	—	—	-3,197

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	136	305	21	46	0	16	.151
Away	140	339	30	47	0	17	.139

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	136	960.0	929	87	257	436	0.82
Away	138	952.2	944	114	292	341	1.08

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	BB	SO
1908-09-29	NY1	PHI	L	1	1	0	0
1908-09-25	NY1	CIN	L	0	0	0	0
1908-09-17	NY1	STL	W	1	0	0	1
1908-09-10	NY1	BRO	W	1	0	0	1
1908-09-03	NY1	BSN	W	0	0	0	0
1908-09-01	NY1	BSN	W	0	0	0	0
1908-08-26	NY1	PIT	W	2	0	0	1
1908-08-16	NY1	STL	L	0	0	0	0
1908-08-05	NY1	CIN	L	0	0	0	0
1908-07-31	NY1	STL	W	2	1	1	1

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	BB	SO	HR
1908-09-29	NY1	PHI	—	3.0	4	1	0	3	0
1908-09-25	NY1	CIN	—	2.0	1	0	0	1	0
1908-09-17	NY1	STL	W	5.0	5	4	2	4	1
1908-09-10	NY1	BRO	W	2.2	1	0	1	1	0
1908-09-03	NY1	BSN	SV	1.0	3	2	0	1	0
1908-09-01	NY1	BSN	SV	1.0	2	0	0	0	0
1908-08-26	NY1	PIT	—	7.0	6	3	2	4	0
1908-08-16	NY1	STL	—	2.0	0	0	1	2	0
1908-08-05	NY1	CIN	—	1.0	2	2	0	0	0
1908-07-31	NY1	STL	W	9.0	9	2	3	7	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
3B	1	0	0	1	0	0
OF	1	0	0	0	0	0
P	274	127	95	509	35	15

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1900	NY1	P	11	0	0	9	2	0
1901	NY1	P	45	0	19	92	6	2
1902	CLE	P	4	0	2	15	0	0
1902	NY1	P	26	0	5	48	5	0
1903	NY1	P	33	0	10	62	4	2
1904	NY1	OF	1	0	0	0	0	0
1904	NY1	P	37	36	20	87	1	7
1905	NY1	P	32	28	13	62	5	1
1906	NY1	P	31	27	10	54	4	2
1907	NY1	3B	1	0	0	1	0	0
1907	NY1	P	28	21	8	45	4	0
1908	NY1	P	27	15	8	35	4	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	274
Third Base	1
Left Field	1

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Frequently Asked Questions about Luther Taylor

What years did Luther Taylor play?: Luther Taylor played in Major League Baseball from 1900 to 1908.
Was Luther Taylor a pitcher?: Yes. Luther Taylor pitched in the major leagues, recording 116 wins and 767 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Luther Taylor hit?: Luther Taylor hit 0 career home runs with 93 hits.