Bio
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Debut
- 1971
Bio
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Debut
- 1971
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 1,150
- AB
- 4,043
- R
- 503
- H
- 1,029
- HR
- 2
- RBI
- 214
- SB
- 300
- AVG
- .255
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | PIT | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1974 | PIT | 126 | 333 | 33 | 82 | 0 | 26 | 13 | .246 |
| 1975 | PIT | 134 | 378 | 44 | 80 | 0 | 23 | 17 | .212 |
| 1976 | PIT | 144 | 519 | 76 | 134 | 0 | 24 | 58 | .258 |
| 1977 | PIT | 147 | 544 | 72 | 137 | 1 | 29 | 70 | .252 |
| 1978 | PIT | 157 | 654 | 81 | 182 | 0 | 38 | 46 | .278 |
| 1979 |  PIT/NYM | 164 | 680 | 93 | 178 | 1 | 34 | 44 | .262 |
| 1980 | NYM | 141 | 562 | 65 | 157 | 0 | 25 | 32 | .279 |
| 1981 | NYM | 84 | 283 | 30 | 65 | 0 | 11 | 16 | .230 |
| 1982 | WSH | 48 | 87 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 4 | .161 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 5
- AB
- 9
- R
- 0
- H
- 1
- HR
- 0
- RBI
- 1
- SB
- 1
- AVG
- .111
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 4,399
- TB
- 1,267
- XBH
- 190
- HBP
- 24
- IBB
- 9
- GIDP
- 0
- P/PA
- 0.00
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included. | TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run. | XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs. | HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base. | IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose. | GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better. | P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | PIT | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | PIT | 367 | 90 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | PIT | 427 | 97 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | PIT | 573 | 154 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | PIT | 600 | 180 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | PIT | 702 | 231 | 40 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | PIT/NYM | 725 | 228 | 39 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | NYM | 598 | 184 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | NYM | 305 | 82 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | WSH | 98 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 0.4
- RC
- 421.8
- RC/27
- 3.60
- ISOP
- .059
- SECA
- .168
- BB/K
- 0.53
- AB/HR
- 2021.5
- GO/FO
- 0.00
| WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in. | RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced. | RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs. | ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count. | SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat. | BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline. | AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power. | GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | PIT | -0.1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | PIT | -0.9 | 30.5 | 3.1 | .024 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | PIT | 0.0 | 31.1 | 2.7 | .045 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | PIT | 2.4 | 61 | 4.1 | .039 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | PIT | 1.5 | 65.7 | 4.1 | .079 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 544 | 0 |
| 1978 | PIT | 0.0 | 75.1 | 4 | .075 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | PIT/NYM | 0.3 | 71.3 | 3.6 | .074 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 680 | 0 |
| 1980 | NYM | -0.5 | 58.4 | 3.6 | .048 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | NYM | -1.7 | 23.6 | 2.8 | .060 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | WSH | -0.6 | 5.1 | 1.8 | .080 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Frank Taveras's career stats?
ESPN's season-by-season log for Frank Taveras covers 10 seasons with the Pirates, the Mets and the Nationals; its career totals count every season. He was a career .255 hitter with 1,029 hits, 2 home runs and 214 RBI. His best season was 1980: a .279 batting average, 0 home runs and 25 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
10 seasons, 2 postseasons, 1972 to 1982
Frank Taveras led MLB in stolen bases (1977); finished top 10 in a stat 5 times.
Championships
- 1979 World Series with the Pittsburgh Pirates
All-time career rank
- 169th in stolen bases (300)
Among the 10,343 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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