Tony Taylor

Second Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1958-1976)

Tony Taylor was a second baseman who played in Major League Baseball from 1958 to 1976 for the Chicago Cubs, the Philadelphia Phillies, and the Detroit Tigers, a span of 19 seasons. In 2,195 career games, he hit .261 with 2,007 hits, 75 home runs, and 598 RBI. Tony Taylor was an All-Star.

AVG (Batting Average):
Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):
Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):
Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):
On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated

AVG .261
HR 75
RBI 598
H 2,007
OPS .673
PIV -2,911
Position
Second Baseman
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'9" / 170 lb
Born
12/19/1935 in Central Alava, Matanzas, Cuba
Died
7/16/2020 in Hialeah, FL, USA
MLB Debut
1958-04-15
Last Game
1976-09-29
Awards
All-Star

Full name: Antonio Nemesio Taylor

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Career Batting Statistics

Tony Taylor — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
2,195 7,680 1,005 2,007 298 86 75 598 234 613 1,083 .261 .321 .352 .673 -2,911

Career AVG .261 vs. league average .251 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .321 vs. league average .318 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .352 vs. league average .374 across their career seasons — 5.8% below league average.

Career OPS .673 vs. league average .692 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Tony Taylor Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1958 CHN NL 140 497 63 117 15 3 6 27 21 40 93 .235 .257 (-9%) .324 (-8%) .394 (-20%) .719 (-15%) -1125.6
1959 CHN NL 150 624 96 175 30 8 8 38 23 45 86 .280 .256 (+9%) .323 (+2%) .392 (avg) .715 (+1%) 63.7
1960 CHN NL 19 76 14 20 3 3 1 9 2 8 12 .263 .255 (+3%) .323 (+4%) .387 (+9%) .711 (+7%) 66.8
1960 PHI NL 127 505 66 145 22 4 4 35 24 33 86 .287 .255 (+13%) .323 (+2%) .387 (-4%) .711 (-2%) 66.8
1961 PHI NL 106 400 47 100 17 3 2 26 11 29 59 .250 .258 (-3%) .328 (-7%) .399 (-19%) .727 (-14%) -870.6
1962 PHI NL 152 625 87 162 21 5 7 43 20 68 82 .259 .257 (+1%) .326 (+3%) .393 (-13%) .719 (-6%) -412.0
1963 PHI NL 157 640 102 180 20 10 5 49 23 42 99 .281 .246 (+14%) .308 (+7%) .371 (-1%) .680 (+2%) 320.8
1964 PHI NL 154 570 62 143 13 6 4 46 13 46 74 .251 .250 (avg) .312 (+2%) .377 (-16%) .690 (-8%) -543.8
1965 PHI NL 106 323 41 74 14 3 3 27 5 22 58 .229 .245 (-7%) .310 (-3%) .371 (-14%) .682 (-9%) -397.1
1966 PHI NL 125 434 47 105 14 8 5 40 8 31 56 .242 .248 (-3%) .309 (-5%) .376 (-8%) .685 (-7%) -467.1
1967 PHI NL 132 462 55 110 16 6 2 34 10 42 74 .238 .242 (-2%) .306 (+1%) .357 (-13%) .663 (-7%) -375.8
1968 PHI NL 145 547 59 137 20 2 3 38 22 39 60 .250 .236 (+6%) .298 (+1%) .340 (-9%) .638 (-4%) -287.0
1969 PHI NL 138 557 68 146 24 5 3 30 19 42 62 .262 .248 (+6%) .320 (-1%) .369 (-8%) .689 (-5%) -416.7
1970 PHI NL 124 439 74 132 26 9 9 55 9 50 67 .301 .253 (+18%) .325 (+15%) .385 (+20%) .711 (+18%) 1505.1
1971 PHI NL 36 107 9 25 2 1 1 5 2 9 10 .234 .249 (-6%) .316 (-8%) .365 (-18%) .682 (-14%) -221.6
1971 DET AL 55 181 27 52 10 2 3 19 5 12 11 .287 .249 (+15%) .316 (+6%) .365 (+13%) .682 (+10%) -221.6
1972 DET AL 78 228 33 69 12 4 1 20 5 14 34 .303 .243 (+24%) .310 (+11%) .353 (+14%) .664 (+13%) 441.7
1973 DET AL 84 275 35 63 9 3 5 24 9 17 29 .229 .256 (-11%) .325 (-15%) .378 (-11%) .703 (-13%) -599.6
1974 PHI NL 62 64 5 21 4 0 2 13 0 6 6 .328 .256 (+28%) .324 (+20%) .369 (+31%) .693 (+26%) 286.6
1975 PHI NL 79 103 13 25 5 1 1 17 3 17 18 .243 .257 (-6%) .327 (+7%) .374 (-9%) .701 (-2%) 4.3
1976 PHI NL 26 23 2 6 1 0 0 3 0 1 7 .261 — — — — 0.0
Career · 21 seasons 2,195 7,680 1,005 2,007 298 86 75 598 234 613 1,083 .261 — — — — -3,183

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

Tony Taylor — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
4 15 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 .133

Playoff Batting by Year

Tony Taylor — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1972 ALCS DET 4 15 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 .133

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Tony Taylor — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home11313877509102737306.265
Away1064380349698038292.258

Last 10 Games — Batting

Tony Taylor — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1976-09-29 PHISTLW 100000000
1976-09-22 PHISTLW 100000001
1976-09-17 PHICHCL 100000001
1976-09-16 PHIPITL 101000000
1976-09-15 PHIPITL 100000000
1976-09-14 PHIWSNW 101000100
1976-09-08 PHIPITL 100000001
1976-08-31 PHIHOUL 100000001
1976-08-29 PHICINL 101000100
1976-08-28 PHICINL 101100000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Tony Taylor — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 89 59 601 35 4 61
2B 1498 1385 3274 3818 178 950
3B 417 361 332 838 37 61
OF 19 18 28 1 0 0
SS 8 1 6 4 0 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Tony Taylor — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1958 CHN 2B 137 128 311 374 23 103
1958 CHN 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1959 CHN 2B 149 148 352 456 25 105
1959 CHN SS 2 1 3 0 0 0
1960 CHN 2B 19 19 36 50 2 20
1960 PHI 2B 123 121 283 356 21 67
1960 PHI 3B 4 4 2 5 0 0
1961 PHI 2B 91 90 231 270 10 74
1961 PHI 3B 3 3 2 9 0 0
1962 PHI 2B 150 150 372 385 22 101
1962 PHI SS 2 0 0 0 0 0
1963 PHI 2B 149 147 319 396 10 86
1963 PHI 3B 13 6 6 16 0 2
1964 PHI 2B 150 148 325 358 16 94
1965 PHI 2B 86 78 169 220 17 51
1965 PHI 3B 5 1 0 2 0 1
1966 PHI 2B 68 63 137 182 4 36
1966 PHI 3B 52 42 50 99 5 9
1967 PHI 1B 58 43 422 25 4 45
1967 PHI 2B 42 31 64 73 4 23
1967 PHI 3B 44 41 35 81 1 5
1967 PHI SS 3 0 3 3 0 0
1968 PHI 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1968 PHI 2B 5 3 3 9 1 1
1968 PHI 3B 138 137 112 315 15 25
1969 PHI 1B 10 10 83 5 0 14
1969 PHI 2B 57 56 122 139 8 44
1969 PHI 3B 71 65 57 150 7 8
1970 PHI 2B 59 53 151 132 1 41
1970 PHI 3B 38 34 41 81 4 7
1970 PHI OF 18 18 28 1 0 0
1970 PHI SS 1 0 0 1 0 0
1971 PHI 1B 2 2 21 1 0 2
1971 PHI 2B 14 10 27 34 0 11
1971 PHI 3B 11 11 10 29 1 1
1971 DET 2B 51 38 114 107 1 29
1971 DET 3B 3 1 1 2 0 0
1972 DET 1B 1 0 4 0 0 0
1972 DET 2B 67 44 121 108 8 25
1972 DET 3B 8 5 5 14 0 1
1973 DET 1B 6 1 17 2 0 0
1973 DET 2B 72 58 134 165 4 37
1973 DET 3B 4 0 0 1 0 0
1973 DET OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1974 PHI 1B 7 1 32 1 0 0
1974 PHI 2B 4 0 1 2 0 1
1974 PHI 3B 5 1 1 1 0 0
1975 PHI 1B 4 2 22 1 0 0
1975 PHI 2B 3 0 2 2 1 1
1975 PHI 3B 16 10 10 32 4 1
1976 PHI 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0
1976 PHI 3B 1 0 0 1 0 1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Tony Taylor Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
First Base 89
Second Base 1498
Third Base 417
Shortstop 8
Left Field 19
Designated Hitter 2

Award Voting History

Tony Taylor — Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1963 Most Valuable Player NL 16th 10.0 280 0

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Tony Taylor (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Royce Clayton
    .258 avg, 110 HR
  2. 97
    Garry Templeton
    .271 avg, 70 HR
  3. 94
    Roger Peckinpaugh
    .259 avg, 48 HR
  4. 94
    Bill Russell
    .263 avg, 46 HR
  5. 89
    Phil Garner
    .260 avg, 109 HR
  6. 88
    Elvis Andrus
    .269 avg, 102 HR

Tony Taylor: the record in brief

According to the bio, Tony Taylor debuted on April 15, 1958 and played a final game on September 29, 1976. Taylor played for the Chicago Cubs (1958 through 1960), the Philadelphia Phillies (1960 through 1976), and the Detroit Tigers (1971 through 1973). Born on December 19, 1935, in Central Alava, Matanzas, Cuba, Taylor is listed as a second baseman and both batted and threw right-handed. The bio gives 5-foot-9 and 170 pounds. The bio records the death on July 16, 2020, in Hialeah, FL, USA. The given name on file is Antonio Nemesio Taylor.

Taylor collected 2,007 hits in 7,680 at bats across 2,195 games, good for a .261 batting average, plus 75 homers, 598 runs batted in, and 234 stolen bases. On-base and slugging figures of .321 and .352 give Taylor a career OPS of .673. The .261 career average is close to the .251 the league hit across the same seasons. The hits column peaks at 180, in 1963. 1960 brought a season-best 24 stolen bases. In 1970, a season of regular play, Taylor hit .301 while the league hit .253.

Frequently Asked Questions about Tony Taylor

What years did Tony Taylor play?
Tony Taylor played in Major League Baseball from 1958 to 1976.
Was Tony Taylor a pitcher?
No. Tony Taylor was a position player (Second Baseman).
How many home runs did Tony Taylor hit?
Tony Taylor hit 75 career home runs with 2,007 hits.
What teams did Tony Taylor play for?
Tony Taylor played for 3 teams: the Chicago Cubs (1958–1960), the Philadelphia Phillies (1960–1971, 1974–1976), and the Detroit Tigers (1971–1973).
Did Tony Taylor win an MVP award?
No. Tony Taylor did not win the MVP award.
What awards did Tony Taylor win?
Tony Taylor was selected to 1 All-Star Game.
What were Tony Taylor's career stats?
In 2,195 games, Tony Taylor had 2,007 hits, 75 home runs, 598 RBI, 1,005 runs, and 234 stolen bases, with a .261 batting average.
What position did Tony Taylor play?
Tony Taylor played primarily as a second baseman, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Tony Taylor and how much did he weigh?
Tony Taylor was listed at 5 feet 9 inches and 170 pounds.
How many home runs did Tony Taylor hit each season?
Tony Taylor's home runs by season: 6 in 1958, 8 in 1959, 5 in 1960, 2 in 1961, 7 in 1962, 5 in 1963, 4 in 1964, 3 in 1965, 5 in 1966, 2 in 1967, 3 in 1968, 3 in 1969, 9 in 1970, 4 in 1971, 1 in 1972, 5 in 1973, 2 in 1974, 1 in 1975, and 0 in 1976. His most in one season was 9, in 1970.
What was Tony Taylor's career batting average?
Tony Taylor batted .261 over his career, with 2,007 hits in 7,680 at bats.
How many RBI did Tony Taylor have?
Tony Taylor drove in 598 runs in his career.
Is Tony Taylor in the Hall of Fame?
No. Tony Taylor has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
How many All-Star Games did Tony Taylor make?
Tony Taylor was selected to 1 All-Star Game.