What years did Ron Taylor play?

Ron Taylor played in Major League Baseball from 1962 to 1972.

Was Ron Taylor a pitcher?

Yes. Ron Taylor pitched in the major leagues, recording 45 wins and 464 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Ron Taylor hit?

Ron Taylor hit 0 career home runs with 12 hits.

What was Ron Taylor's career batting average?

Ron Taylor batted .103 over his career, with 12 hits in 116 at bats.

How many RBI did Ron Taylor have?

Ron Taylor drove in 1 runs in his career.

What was Ron Taylor's career ERA?

Ron Taylor finished with a 3.93 career ERA, going 45-43 with 464 strikeouts.

Ron Taylor

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1962-1972)

Ron Taylor was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1962 to 1972 for 5 teams, including the Cleveland Guardians, a span of 11 seasons. Across 491 career appearances, he went 45-43 with a 3.93 ERA, 464 strikeouts, and 72 saves. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 2346.7.

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 45–43

ERA 3.93

WHIP 1.25

SO 464

Pitcher PIV 2346.7

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 195 lb
Born: 12/13/1937 in Toronto, ON, CAN
Died: 6/16/2025 in Toronto, ON, CAN
MLB Debut: 1962-04-11
Last Game: 1972-05-14

Full name: Ronald Wesley Taylor

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Career Pitching Statistics

Ron Taylor — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
45	43	491	17	3	0	72	800.0	794	349	76	209	464	3.93	2346.7

Career ERA 3.93 vs. league average 3.51 across their career seasons — 11.9% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Ron Taylor Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1962	CLE	AL	2	2	8	4	1	0	33.1	36	22	13	15	5.94	3.96 (-50%)	-1134.9
1963	SLN	NL	9	7	54	9	2	11	133.1	119	42	30	91	2.83	3.46 (+18%)	2071.7
1964	SLN	NL	8	4	63	2	0	7	101.1	109	52	33	69	4.62	3.58 (-29%)	-1503.5
1965	SLN	NL	2	1	25	0	0	1	43.2	43	22	15	26	4.53	3.50 (-30%)	-778.4
1965	HOU	NL	1	5	32	1	0	4	57.2	68	41	16	37	6.40	3.50 (-83%)	65.9
1966	HOU	NL	2	3	36	1	0	0	64.2	89	41	10	29	5.71	3.52 (-62%)	265.1
1967	NYN	NL	4	6	50	0	0	8	73.0	60	19	23	46	2.34	3.30 (+29%)	1593.6
1968	NYN	NL	1	5	58	0	0	13	76.2	64	23	18	49	2.70	2.98 (+9%)	882.8
1969	NYN	NL	9	4	59	0	0	13	76.0	61	23	24	42	2.72	3.61 (+25%)	48.8
1970	NYN	NL	5	4	57	0	0	13	66.1	65	29	16	28	3.93	3.89 (-1%)	652.5
1971	NYN	NL	2	2	45	0	0	2	69.0	71	28	11	32	3.65	3.47 (-5%)	182.9
1972	SDN	NL	0	0	4	0	0	0	5.0	9	7	0	0	12.60	—	0.0
Career · 12 seasons			45	43	491	17	3	72	800.0	794	349	209	464	3.93	—	2,347

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

Ron Taylor — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
491	116	2	12	2	0	0	1	0	1	68	.103	.111	.121	.232	0

Career AVG .103 vs. league average .248 across their career seasons — 58.2% below league average.

Career OBP .111 vs. league average .314 across their career seasons — 64.6% below league average.

Career SLG .121 vs. league average .369 across their career seasons — 67.3% below league average.

Career OPS .232 vs. league average .683 across their career seasons — 66.1% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Ron Taylor Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1962	CLE	AL	8	11	1	3	0	0	0	3	.273	—	—	—	—	0.0
1963	SLN	NL	54	32	0	1	0	1	0	22	.031	—	—	—	—	0.0
1964	SLN	NL	63	15	0	2	0	0	0	9	.133	—	—	—	—	0.0
1965	SLN	NL	25	5	0	2	1	0	0	2	.400	—	—	—	—	0.0
1965	HOU	NL	32	13	0	0	0	0	0	7	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1966	HOU	NL	36	12	0	2	1	0	0	5	.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
1967	NYN	NL	50	7	0	0	0	0	0	5	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1968	NYN	NL	58	9	0	0	0	0	0	6	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1969	NYN	NL	59	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
1970	NYN	NL	57	4	0	0	0	0	1	4	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1971	NYN	NL	45	4	1	1	0	0	0	3	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
1972	SDN	NL	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 12 seasons			491	116	2	12	2	1	1	68	.103	—	—	—	—	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

Ron Taylor — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Ron Taylor — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	SO	AVG
1969	NLCS	NYN	2	0	0	.000
1969	WS	NYN	2	0	0	.000
1964	WS	SLN	2	1	1	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Ron Taylor — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1	0	6	0	3	10.1	3	0	2	9	0.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Ron Taylor — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	G	SV	IP	H	BB	SO
1969	NLCS	NYN	1	2	1	3.1	3	0	4
1969	WS	NYN	0	2	1	2.1	0	1	3
1964	WS	SLN	0	2	1	4.2	0	1	2

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Ron Taylor — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	247	45	0	5	0	1	.111
Away	244	71	2	7	0	0	.099

Pitching — Home / Away

Ron Taylor — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	247	397.0	388	176	87	231	3.99
Away	244	403.0	406	173	122	232	3.86

Last 10 Games — Batting

Ron Taylor — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
1972-05-14	SDP	WSN	L	0	0
1972-04-30	SDP	PHI	L	0	0
1972-04-26	SDP	NYN	L	0	0
1972-04-21	SDP	LAD	L	0	0
1971-09-22	NYN	CHC	L	0	0
1971-09-14	NYN	WSN	L	1	1
1971-09-07	NYN	WSN	L	0	0
1971-09-05	NYN	PHI	L	0	0
1971-08-20	NYN	SDP	L	0	0
1971-08-15	NYN	SFG	L	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Ron Taylor — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	SO	HR
1972-05-14	SDP	WSN	—	1.2	3	3	3	0	2
1972-04-30	SDP	PHI	—	1.1	4	2	2	0	1
1972-04-26	SDP	NYN	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
1972-04-21	SDP	LAD	—	1.0	2	2	2	0	2
1971-09-22	NYN	CHC	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	0
1971-09-14	NYN	WSN	—	3.1	8	6	6	1	1
1971-09-07	NYN	WSN	—	2.1	3	1	1	1	0
1971-09-05	NYN	PHI	—	2.0	1	0	0	5	0
1971-08-20	NYN	SDP	—	1.0	1	0	0	2	0
1971-08-15	NYN	SFG	—	1.1	2	2	2	1	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Ron Taylor — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	491	17	37	129	3	6

Season-by-Season Fielding

Ron Taylor — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1962	CLE	P	8	4	0	5	0	0
1963	SLN	P	54	9	2	13	0	0
1964	SLN	P	63	2	2	27	1	3
1965	SLN	P	25	0	2	8	0	0
1965	HOU	P	32	1	3	7	0	0
1966	HOU	P	36	1	0	7	0	0
1967	NYN	P	50	0	7	11	1	1
1968	NYN	P	58	0	9	14	1	1
1969	NYN	P	59	0	6	13	0	1
1970	NYN	P	57	0	5	12	0	0
1971	NYN	P	45	0	1	11	0	0
1972	SDN	P	4	0	0	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Ron Taylor Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	491

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Ron Taylor: the record in brief

According to the bio, Ron Taylor debuted on April 11, 1962 and played a final game on May 14, 1972. Club by club, the record runs the Cleveland Indians (1962), the St. Louis Cardinals (1963 to 1965), the Houston Astros (1965 to 1966), the New York Mets (1967 through 1971), and the San Diego Padres (1972). Born on December 13, 1937, in Toronto, ON, CAN, Taylor is listed as a pitcher and threw and hit right-handed. Taylor's listed size is 6-foot-1 and 195 pounds. The bio records the death on June 16, 2025, in Toronto, ON, CAN. The bio lists the given name Ronald Wesley.

Across 491 games (17 starts), Taylor recorded 45 wins against 43 losses with a 3.93 ERA. Also on Taylor's record: 464 strikeouts and 72 saves. The league ERA over Taylor's seasons was 3.51, so the 3.93 figure ran 11.9% worse than average. The best win total was 9, in 1963. Taylor saved 13 games in 1968, the season high.

Frequently Asked Questions about Ron Taylor

What years did Ron Taylor play?: Ron Taylor played in Major League Baseball from 1962 to 1972.
Was Ron Taylor a pitcher?: Yes. Ron Taylor pitched in the major leagues, recording 45 wins and 464 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Ron Taylor hit?: Ron Taylor hit 0 career home runs with 12 hits.
What was Ron Taylor's career batting average?: Ron Taylor batted .103 over his career, with 12 hits in 116 at bats.
How many RBI did Ron Taylor have?: Ron Taylor drove in 1 runs in his career.
What was Ron Taylor's career ERA?: Ron Taylor finished with a 3.93 career ERA, going 45-43 with 464 strikeouts.