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Ben TaylorWWikipediaβ
Bats: L Β· Throws: L Β· Born 1888-07-01 Β· Career WAR 17.0 (bWAR) Β· IDs
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REGULAR NEGRO_LEAGUE
Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 | WES | 6 | 23 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .261 | .261 | .391 | .652 | |||||
| 1911 | WES | 14 | 34 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | .353 | .389 | .441 | .830 | |||||
| 1912 | WES | 3 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .273 | .364 | .637 | |||||
| 1912 | EAS | 5 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .750 | .750 | 1.000 | 1.750 | |||||
| 1913 | WES | 8 | 33 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | .303 | .378 | .364 | .742 | |||||
| 1913 | WES | 17 | 70 | 13 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 4 | .343 | .378 | .471 | .849 | |||||
| 1914 | WES | 60 | 216 | 50 | 79 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 53 | 27 | 33 | .366 | .452 | .602 | 1.054 | |||||
| 1915 | WES | 60 | 215 | 35 | 63 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 47 | 14 | 28 | .293 | .385 | .437 | .822 | |||||
| 1916 | WES | 41 | 150 | 23 | 47 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 6 | 10 | .313 | .360 | .347 | .707 | |||||
| 1917 | WES | 57 | 218 | 27 | 64 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 5 | 18 | .294 | .350 | .372 | .722 | |||||
| 1918 | WES | 41 | 157 | 30 | 48 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 37 | 5 | 12 | .306 | .363 | .452 | .815 | |||||
| 1919 | EAS | 21 | 77 | 11 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 9 | .299 | .372 | .429 | .801 | |||||
| Total | 333 | 1212 | 199 | 385 | 71 | 31 | 8 | 242 | 63 | 120 | .318 | .379 | .447 | .826 |
Pitching
| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA | WHIP | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 | WES | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22.0 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 3.27 | 1.455 | ||
| 1911 | WES | 7 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 51.1 | 61 | 23 | 2 | 20 | 21 | 4.03 | 1.578 | ||
| 1912 | WES | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6.75 | 1.875 | ||
| 1912 | EAS | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15.1 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2.93 | 1.174 | ||
| 1914 | WES | 4 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 59.0 | 45 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 38 | 1.53 | .949 | ||
| 1915 | WES | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28.0 | 33 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 4.18 | 1.464 | ||
| 1916 | WES | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5.14 | 1.429 | ||
| 1917 | WES | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15.2 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2.87 | 1.213 | ||
| 1918 | WES | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.2 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6.94 | 1.543 | ||
| 1919 | EAS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.00 | .750 | ||
| Total | 14 | 6 | 35 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 220.2 | 229 | 83 | 6 | 63 | 102 | 3.39 | 1.323 |
Fielding
| Year | Team | Lg | Pos | G | GS | Inn | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 | WES | 1B | 3 | 25.1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1910 | WES | OF | 1 | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1910 | WES | P | 3 | 22.0 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1911 | WES | 1B | 4 | 25.0 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1911 | WES | OF | 2 | 8.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1911 | WES | P | 8 | 51.1 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1912 | WES | 1B | 2 | 16.0 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 1912 | WES | P | 1 | 8.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1912 | EAS | P | 2 | 15.1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1913 | WES | 1B | 8 | 71.2 | 88 | 4 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1913 | WES | 1B | 17 | 153.0 | 167 | 10 | 3 | 12 | ||
| 1914 | WES | 1B | 56 | 475.1 | 598 | 54 | 14 | 22 | ||
| 1914 | WES | P | 7 | 59.0 | 3 | 19 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1915 | WES | 1B | 60 | 514.0 | 639 | 40 | 17 | 30 | ||
| 1915 | WES | P | 7 | 28.0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1916 | WES | 1B | 41 | 337.1 | 448 | 28 | 14 | 27 | ||
| 1916 | WES | P | 2 | 7.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1917 | WES | 1B | 56 | 488.2 | 563 | 43 | 10 | 31 | ||
| 1917 | WES | P | 2 | 15.2 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1918 | WES | 1B | 41 | 340.0 | 406 | 18 | 7 | 22 | ||
| 1918 | WES | P | 2 | 11.2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1919 | EAS | 1B | 21 | 21 | 191.1 | 207 | 8 | 2 | 9 | |
| 1919 | EAS | P | 1 | 0 | 2.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 347 | 21 | 2872.2 | 3188 | 292 | 82 | 163 |
Hall of Fame ballots
| Year | Voted by | Votes | Needed | Inducted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Negro League | Yes |