Billy Taylor

William Howell Taylor
Born: October 16, 1961
Monticello, FL US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'8"
Weight: 200
Draft: Round 2 (1980 January Amateur Draft, Texas Rangers)
Draft: Round 1 (1992 Rule V Draft, Toronto Blue Jays)
School: Abraham Baldwin Agricultural
N/A
Career: 1980-2001
Major League Statistics

Billy Taylor compiled a career record of 64 wins and 77 losses, with 107 saves, and a 4.27 ERA in his 536-game pitching career with the Rangers, Asheville Tourists, Wausau Timbers, Burlington Rangers, Salem Redbirds, Tulsa Drillers, Oklahoma City 89ers, Las Vegas Stars, Durham Bulls, Richmond Braves, Greenville Braves, Edmonton Trappers and Nashville Sounds. He began playing during the 1980 season and last took the field during the 2001 campaign.

Asheville Tourists	Burlington Rangers	Wausau Timbers	Tulsa Drillers	Salem Redbirds	Oklahoma City 89ers
Las Vegas Stars	Durham Bulls	Richmond Braves	Greenville Braves	Richmond Braves	Edmonton Trappers
Nashville Sounds

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Pitching:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	W	L	W%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF
1980	R	GULF	Rangers	0	0		2.31	14	2		0	0	0	35.0	36	14	9	0	16	0	22	2	2	3
1980	A	SALL3	Asheville Tourists	0	2	.000	10.93	6	2		0	0	0	14.0	24	24	17	3	9	0	12	1	0	1
1981	R	GULF	Rangers	4	2	.667	2.72	12	11	0	0	0	0	53.0	42	23	16	0	29	0	35	3	0	3
1981	A	SALL3	Asheville Tourists	1	7	.125	4.64	14	12	0	1	0	0	64.0	76	43	33	2	35	0	44	5	0	11
1982	A	MIDW	Burlington Rangers					18						0.0
1982	A	MIDW	Wausau Timbers					19						0.0
1983	A	CARL	Salem Redbirds	1	1	.500	6.26	7	7	0	1	0	0	41.7	30	34	29	7	42	0	42	0	1	5
1983	AA	TL	Tulsa Drillers	5	8	.385	6.87	21	12	3	0	0	0	76.0	86	65	58	7	51	1	75	7	1	4
1984	AA	TL	Tulsa Drillers	5	3	.625	3.82	42	2	28	0	0	7	80.0	65	38	34	8	51	6	80	2	2	7
1985	AA	TL	Tulsa Drillers	3	9	.250	3.47	20	17	0	2	0	0	103.7	84	55	40	7	48	1	87	2	4	4
1986	AAA	AA2	Oklahoma City 89ers	5	5	.500	4.60	16	16	0	1	0	0	101.7	94	56	52	7	57	0	68	1	6	4
1986	AA	TL	Tulsa Drillers	3	7	.300	3.95	11	11	0	2	1	0	68.3	65	40	30	6	37	3	64	2	0	3
1987	AAA	AA2	Oklahoma City 89ers	12	9	.571	5.61	28	28	0	0	0	0	168.3	198	122	105	10	91	0	100	2	2	8
1988	AAA	AA2	Oklahoma City 89ers	4	8	.333	5.49	20	12	4	1	1	1	82.0	98	55	50	4	35	1	42	2	6	2
1989	AAA	PCL	Las Vegas Stars	7	4	.636	5.13	47	0	22	0	0	1	79.0	93	48	45	5	27	5	71	2	3	1
1990	Advanced A	CARL	Durham Bulls	0	0		3.24	5	0	3	0	0	0	8.3	8	3	3	0	1	1	10	0	1	0
1990	AAA	IL	Richmond Braves	0	0		0.00	2	0	0	0	0	0	2.7	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1991	AA	SOUL	Greenville Braves	6	2	.750	1.51	59	0	44	0	0	22	77.3	49	16	13	1	15	2	65	3	1	3	295
1992	AAA	IL	Richmond Braves	2	3	.400	2.28	47	0	27	0	0	12	79.0	72	27	20	5	27	3	82	0	0	0	332
1993	AAA	IL	Richmond Braves	2	4	.333	1.98	59	0	55	0	0	26	68.3	56	19	15	3	26	7	81	2	0	1	282
1996	AAA	PCL	Edmonton Trappers	0	0		0.79	7	0	5	0	0	4	11.3	10	1	1	0	3	0	13	0	0	0	45
2000	AAA	IL	Durham Bulls	4	0	1.000	4.17	42	0	36	0	0	26	45.3	47	22	21	7	17	5	47	0	0	2	194
2001	AAA	PCL	Nashville Sounds	0	3	.000	7.20	20	0	16	0	0	8	20.0	29	17	16	4	3	1	16	1	0	0	92
Totals				64	77	.454	4.27	536	132	243	8	2	107	1279.0	1266	722	607	86	620	36	1056	37	29	62	1240

Batting:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	GP	PA	AB	R	H	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	DP	SH
1989	AAA	PCL	Las Vegas Stars	47	7	6	1	2	1	4	.333	.429	.333	.762	2		0
1990	AAA	IL	Richmond Braves	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0		0
1991	AA	SOUL	Greenville Braves	59	4	3	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0		1
1992	AAA	IL	Richmond Braves	47	2	0	0	0	2	0		1.000			0	0	0
Totals				155	14	10	1	2	3	6	.200	.385	.200	.585	2	0	1

Fielding:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
1980	A	SALL3	Asheville Tourists	P	6	2	0	0	0	1.000	.333
1980	R	GULF	Rangers	P	14	2	7	0	0	1.000	.643
1981	A	SALL3	Asheville Tourists	P	14	3	12	2	0	.882	1.071
1981	R	GULF	Rangers	P	12	2	12	4	0	.778	1.167
1982	A	MIDW	Wausau Timbers	P	19						.000
1982	A	MIDW	Burlington Rangers	P	19						.000
1983	A	CARL	Salem Redbirds	P	7	2	3	1	0	.833	.714
1983	AA	TL	Tulsa Drillers	P	21	4	4	2	0	.800	.381
1984	AA	TL	Tulsa Drillers	P	42	7	8	3	0	.833	.357
1985	AA	TL	Tulsa Drillers	P	20	5	10	3	0	.833	.750
1986	AAA	AA2	Oklahoma City 89ers	P	16	10	6	1	0	.941	1.000
1986	AA	TL	Tulsa Drillers	P	11	0	12	2	1	.857	1.091
1987	AAA	AA2	Oklahoma City 89ers	P	28	19	26	4	4	.918	1.607
1988	AAA	AA2	Oklahoma City 89ers	P	20	2	19	1	2	.955	1.050
1989	AAA	PCL	Las Vegas Stars	P	47	5	11	2	0	.889	.340
1990	Advanced A	CARL	Durham Bulls	P	5	0	0	0	0		.000
1990	AAA	IL	Richmond Braves	P	2	0	1	0	0	1.000	.500
1991	AA	SOUL	Greenville Braves	P	59	1	12	1	1	.929	.220
1992	AAA	IL	Richmond Braves	P	47	2	8	1	0	.909	.213
1993	AAA	IL	Richmond Braves	P	59	3	10	1	2	.929	.220
1996	AAA	PCL	Edmonton Trappers	P	7	0	1	0	0	1.000	.143
2000	AAA	IL	Durham Bulls	P	42	0	11	1	1	.917	.262
2001	AAA	PCL	Nashville Sounds	P	20	0	1	0	0	1.000	.050
Totals					537	69	174	29	11	.893	.453

Minor League Service:

Year	Level	League	Team	Affiliation	First Appearance	Final Appearance
1980	R	Gulf Coast League	Rangers	TEX
1980	A	South Atlantic League	Asheville Tourists	TEX
1981	R	Gulf Coast League	Rangers	TEX
1981	A	South Atlantic League	Asheville Tourists	TEX
1982	A	Midwest League	Wausau Timbers	SEA
1982	A	Midwest League	Burlington Rangers	TEX
1983	A	Carolina League	Salem Redbirds	SDN
1983	AA	Texas League	Tulsa Drillers	TEX
1984	AA	Texas League	Tulsa Drillers	TEX
1985	AA	Texas League	Tulsa Drillers	TEX
1986	AA	Texas League	Tulsa Drillers	TEX
1986	AAA	American Association 2	Oklahoma City 89ers	TEX
1987	AAA	American Association 2	Oklahoma City 89ers	TEX
1988	AAA	American Association 2	Oklahoma City 89ers	TEX
1989	AAA	Pacific Coast League	Las Vegas Stars	SDN
1990	Advanced A	Carolina League	Durham Bulls	ATL
1990	AAA	International League	Richmond Braves	ATL
1991	AA	Southern League	Greenville Braves	ATL
1992	AAA	International League	Richmond Braves	ATL
1993	AAA	International League	Richmond Braves	ATL
1996	AAA	Pacific Coast League	Edmonton Trappers	OAK
2000	AAA	International League	Durham Bulls	TBA
2001	AAA	Pacific Coast League	Nashville Sounds	PIT	April 21, 2001	June 21, 2001

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