Michael A. Taylor stats

Last played for the Chicago White Sox, 2025

Right Fielder · #21

Age 35 · 6' 4"

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Michael A. Taylor played 12 MLB seasons, 2014 to 2025.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
1,216
AB
3,480
R
427
H
807
HR
109
RBI
388
SB
128
AVG
.232

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.

Standard by season
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.
2014WSH173958150.205
2015WSH13847249108146316.229
2016WSH76221285171614.231
2017WSH11839955108195317.271
2018WSH134353468062824.227
2019WSH53881022136.250
2020WSH389211185160.196
2021KC14248358118125414.244
2022KC124414491059434.254
2023MIN1293554878215113.220
2024PIT113269355252112.193
2025CHW13429533599358.200

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG

Career Postseason

GP
21
AB
51
R
8
H
14
HR
4
RBI
10
SB
0
AVG
.275

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
3,801
TB
1,320
XBH
280
HBP
17
IBB
15
GIDP
54
P/PA
3.87

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.

Expanded by season
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.
2014WSH431441013.8
2015WSH511169311953.7
2016WSH23783181023.8
2017WSH432194451333.8
2018WSH385126311293.9
2019WSH973280004.0
2020WSH9939111024.0
2021KC528172295094
2022KC456148222063.8
2023MIN388157363073.9
2024PIT30078150034.0
2025CHW325108301173.9

What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
11.0
RC
384.9
RC/27
3.70
ISOP
.147
SECA
.250
BB/K
0.23
AB/HR
31.9
GO/FO
0.80

Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Advanced by season
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.
2014WSH-0.12.92.3.1540.20.2391.2
2015WSH0.049.23.5.1290.20.233.71
2016WSH-0.324.43.7.1450.30.231.60.8
2017WSH2.662.45.5.2160.30.2210.8
2018WSH0.936.33.4.1300.30.358.81.2
2019WSH0.011.34.5.1140.30.2880.9
2020WSH-0.69.53.4.2280.30.218.40.8
2021KC2.550.23.5.1120.20.240.30.9
2022KC3.246.83.9.1040.20.3460.7
2023MIN1.944.74.2.2230.30.216.90.8
2024PIT0.920.82.5.0970.20.253.80.8
2025CHW0.026.62.9.1660.30.232.80.6

What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO

Bio

Age
35 yearsMar 26, 1991
Height
6' 4"
Debut
2014
Birthplace
Lake Forest, IL
Draft
2009Rd 6, Pk 172
AL Gold Glove
2021

Latest performance

Michael A. Taylor

Sep 28 · @ WSH · W 8-0

AB
3
R
0
H
1
HR
0
RBI
1
BB
1
SO
0
AVG
.200

Games

All games
Most recent games
DateOpponentABRHHRRBI
Sun, Sep 28atWSHW 8-030101
Sat, Sep 27atWSHL 6-510000
Fri, Sep 26atWSHW 10-910000
Thu, Sep 25atNYYL 5-311112
Wed, Sep 24atNYYL 8-130000
Sun, Sep 21vsSDL 3-220000

What were Michael A. Taylor's career stats?

Michael A. Taylor played 12 seasons for the Nationals, the Royals, the Twins, the Pirates and the White Sox. He was a career .232 hitter with 807 hits, 109 home runs and 388 RBI. His best season was 2017: a .271 batting average, 19 home runs and 53 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

12 seasons, 4 postseasons, 2014 to 2025

Championships

Awards

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Playoff series

Michael A. Taylor played 21 games across 4 MLB postseasons in 8 series — 5 won, 3 lost.

Michael A. Taylor's line in each playoff series
AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.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.
2023TORWon 2-026100
2023HOULost 1-237100
2019MILWon 1-010000
2019LADWon 3-1412400
2019STLWon 2-028211
2019HOUWon 1-011111
2017CHCLost 2-3515528
2016LADLost 0-332000

What the columns mean: AB · H · HR · RBI

Michael A. Taylor’s playoff series, round by round

Totals, from MLB game logs since the 2001 postseason — earlier series are not counted.