Jack Taylor
1898–1907 · bats R / throws R · Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals
339G
.222AVG
.270OBP
.292SLG
More career statistics
236H
2HR
78RBI
18SB
152–139W–L
2,617.0IP
667K
1.42ERA
287GS
4SV
13Rare feats
Recorded totals from Retrosheet, including regular-season tiebreakers. These are sums of available game records, not a claim to a complete official MLB career. Historical Negro League coverage can include games outside MLB’s recognized 1920–1948 window. Sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 339 | 1,157 | 1,063 | 110 | 236 | 42 | 13 | 2 | 78 | 65 | 111 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 310 | .222 | .270 | .292 | .562 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,617.0 | 311 | 287 | 279 | 152 | 139 | 4 | 2,504 | 1,196 | 412 | 41 | 588 | 667 | 0 | 0 | 1.42 | 1.182 |
Streaks
7longest hitting streak · 1903-05-13 to 1903-06-05
10longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | 12 scoreless innings | 1902-05-01 | 1 in 6,007 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 51 | Three Wild Pitches | 1905-05-30 | 1 in 273 games | box score ↗ |
| 51 | Twelve Runs Allowed | 1899-09-26 | 1 in 264 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 167 | 564 | 110 | 1 | 39 | 32 | 53 | .214 | .252 | .272 |
| Away | 172 | 593 | 126 | 1 | 39 | 33 | 58 | .230 | .268 | .310 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 24 | 91 | 21 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 9 | .266 | .319 | .354 |
| May | 53 | 185 | 35 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 14 | .207 | .238 | .296 |
| June | 57 | 206 | 42 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 16 | .222 | .257 | .302 |
| July | 65 | 220 | 45 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 19 | .228 | .277 | .299 |
| August | 72 | 223 | 42 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 32 | .201 | .242 | .254 |
| September | 58 | 196 | 45 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 19 | .242 | .265 | .296 |
| October | 10 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .176 | .222 | .235 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pittsburgh-pirates | 50 | 187 | 39 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 17 | .223 | .251 | .274 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 50 | 156 | 37 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 14 | .264 | .314 | .364 |
| new-york-giants | 50 | 178 | 38 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 12 | .225 | .247 | .249 |
| cincinnati-reds | 47 | 163 | 37 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 21 | .247 | .276 | .353 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 44 | 138 | 31 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 14 | .256 | .312 | .331 |
| boston-braves | 42 | 145 | 20 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 19 | .147 | .166 | .221 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 27 | 88 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 7 | .212 | .273 | .263 |
| chicago-cubs | 13 | 46 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | .146 | .196 | .244 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1898 |  Chicago Cubs | 5 | 15 | 3 | – | 2 | – | .200 | 41 | 11 |
| 1899 | Chicago Cubs | 42 | 139 | 37 | – | 17 | – | .266 | 354 | 67 |
| 1900 | Chicago Cubs | 28 | 80 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 1 | .237 | 223 | 57 |
| 1901 | Chicago Cubs | 35 | 108 | 23 | – | 2 | – | .213 | 275 | 69 |
| 1902 | Chicago Cubs | 56 | 187 | 44 | – | 18 | 6 | .235 | 333 | 90 |
| 1903 | Chicago Cubs | 40 | 127 | 28 | – | 13 | 3 | .220 | 307 | 83 |
| 1904 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 42 | 132 | 28 | 1 | 8 | 3 | .212 | 348 | 104 |
| 1905 | St. Louis Cardinals | 39 | 121 | 23 | – | 5 | 4 | .190 | 309 | 101 |
| 1906 | Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals | 34 | 106 | 22 | – | 7 | 1 | .208 | 301 | 63 |
| 1907 | Chicago Cubs | 18 | 48 | 9 | – | – | – | .188 | 122 | 22 |