Tony Taylor
1958–1976 · bats R / throws R · Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers, NLS, Philadelphia Phillies
2,195G
.261AVG
.321OBP
.352SLG
More career statistics
2,007H
75HR
598RBI
234SB
13Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Caught stealing | 111 | 113 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 234 | 233 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,195 | 8,501 | 7,680 | 1,005 | 2,007 | 298 | 86 | 75 | 598 | 613 | 1,083 | 234 | 111 | 78 | 39 | 2,702 | .261 | .321 | .352 | .673 |
Streaks
15longest hitting streak · 1960-06-05 to 1960-06-21
28longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Six Times On Base | 1959-08-13 | 1 in 214 games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | Hitless in Seven | 1963-07-23 | 1 in 202 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1958-06-19 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 1131 | 4290 | 1027 | 37 | 306 | 297 | 545 | .265 | .309 | .363 |
| Away | 1064 | 4211 | 980 | 38 | 292 | 316 | 538 | .258 | .308 | .340 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 234 | 941 | 214 | 5 | 56 | 66 | 115 | .253 | .298 | .317 |
| May | 375 | 1482 | 344 | 17 | 89 | 97 | 188 | .257 | .298 | .350 |
| June | 401 | 1566 | 379 | 13 | 114 | 130 | 203 | .271 | .325 | .365 |
| July | 377 | 1492 | 363 | 14 | 107 | 107 | 186 | .266 | .315 | .365 |
| August | 415 | 1530 | 368 | 16 | 130 | 96 | 194 | .263 | .303 | .361 |
| September | 379 | 1431 | 326 | 10 | 98 | 116 | 185 | .256 | .309 | .341 |
| October | 14 | 59 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | .224 | .237 | .259 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| st-louis-cardinals | 254 | 1006 | 215 | 8 | 59 | 75 | 136 | .237 | .288 | .302 |
| cincinnati-reds | 224 | 913 | 224 | 4 | 68 | 76 | 121 | .275 | .329 | .355 |
| san-francisco-giants | 221 | 904 | 197 | 11 | 62 | 59 | 133 | .239 | .283 | .327 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 220 | 886 | 198 | 6 | 57 | 51 | 129 | .242 | .281 | .317 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 218 | 835 | 184 | 2 | 48 | 54 | 110 | .245 | .285 | .306 |
| chicago-cubs | 207 | 791 | 208 | 8 | 70 | 63 | 85 | .291 | .343 | .393 |
| new-york-mets | 150 | 568 | 146 | 5 | 45 | 52 | 59 | .293 | .349 | .397 |
| milwaukee-braves | 139 | 595 | 146 | 8 | 37 | 47 | 71 | .272 | .324 | .361 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 |  Chicago Cubs | 140 | 497 | 117 | 6 | 27 | 21 | .235 | – | – |
| 1959 | Chicago Cubs | 150 | 624 | 175 | 8 | 38 | 23 | .280 | – | – |
| 1960 | Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies | 146 | 581 | 165 | 5 | 44 | 26 | .284 | – | – |
| 1961 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 106 | 400 | 100 | 2 | 26 | 11 | .250 | – | – |
| 1962 | Philadelphia Phillies | 152 | 625 | 162 | 7 | 43 | 20 | .259 | – | – |
| 1963 | Philadelphia Phillies | 157 | 640 | 180 | 5 | 49 | 22 | .281 | – | – |
| 1964 | Philadelphia Phillies | 154 | 570 | 143 | 4 | 46 | 13 | .251 | – | – |
| 1965 | Philadelphia Phillies | 106 | 323 | 74 | 3 | 27 | 5 | .229 | – | – |
| 1966 | Philadelphia Phillies | 125 | 434 | 105 | 5 | 40 | 8 | .242 | – | – |
| 1967 | Philadelphia Phillies | 132 | 462 | 110 | 2 | 34 | 10 | .238 | – | – |
| 1968 | Philadelphia Phillies | 145 | 547 | 137 | 3 | 38 | 22 | .250 | – | – |
| 1969 | Philadelphia Phillies | 138 | 557 | 146 | 3 | 30 | 19 | .262 | – | – |
| 1970 | Philadelphia Phillies | 124 | 439 | 132 | 9 | 55 | 9 | .301 | – | – |
| 1971 | Detroit Tigers, Philadelphia Phillies | 91 | 288 | 77 | 4 | 24 | 7 | .267 | – | – |
| 1972 |  Detroit Tigers | 78 | 228 | 69 | 1 | 20 | 5 | .303 | – | – |
| 1973 | Detroit Tigers | 84 | 275 | 63 | 5 | 24 | 9 | .229 | – | – |
| 1974 | Philadelphia Phillies | 62 | 64 | 21 | 2 | 13 | – | .328 | – | – |
| 1975 | Philadelphia Phillies | 79 | 103 | 25 | 1 | 17 | 3 | .243 | – | – |
| 1976 | Philadelphia Phillies | 26 | 23 | 6 | – | 3 | – | .261 | – | – |