P | Bats/Throws: L/L | 6' 5" 245 lbs | Age: 32
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2020 1 1 9.82 8 0 0 7.1 7 1.64
2021 1 0 3.40 61 0 1 47.2 60 1.43
2023 1 3 8.15 17 1 0 17.2 26 1.75
4 Seasons 5 6 4.35 138 2 1 120 155 1.39
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2020 8 1-1 9.82 7.1 7 1.64
2021 61 1-0 3.40 47.2 60 1.43
2023 17 1-3 8.15 17.2 26 1.75
4 Seasons 138 5-6 4.35 120 155 1.39
MLB Percentile Rankings
Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls
Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity
Max EV Launch
Angle
LA Sweet-
Spot %
XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2019 26 836 114 8 7.0 4.1 86.6 111.0 13.1 35.1 .211 .343 .280 .277 .363 31.6 31.8 8.7 3.04 3.33
2020 27 146 23 2 8.7 5.6 88.4 109.5 11.1 34.8 .252 .518 .370 .384 .418 47.8 19.4 13.9 9.82 6.65
2021 28 791 123 11 8.9 5.3 88.5 116.3 12.0 37.4 .249 .376 .295 .315 .397 44.7 28.7 11.0 3.40 4.24
2023 30 341 48 9 18.8 10.8 91.2 110.6 12.2 31.3 .246 .482 .381 .336 .457 54.2 31.3 10.8 8.15 4.83
Player 2114 308 30 9.7 5.7 88.2 116.3 12.4 35.4 .234 .389 .308 .309 .395 41.6 29.6 10.3
MLB 7.2 4.9 88.6 122.9 12.4 33.3 .245 .404 .315 .315 .368 37.0 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Taylor relies on 4 pitches.
Slider
(42.2%) ,
Four Seamer
(35.5%) ,
Sinker
(13.5%) ,
Curveball
(8.8%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

AIR: Fly Balls + Line Drives + Popups All Batted Balls Batted Ball Breakdown
Season GB % AIR % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Pull GB % Straight GB % Oppo GB % Pull AIR % Straight AIR % Oppo AIR %
2019 45.6 54.4 22.8 25.4 6.1 44.7 39.5 15.8 26.3 15.8 3.5 18.4 23.7 12.3
2020 43.5 56.5 26.1 26.1 4.3 34.8 47.8 17.4 30.4 8.7 4.3 4.3 39.1 13.0
2021 44.7 55.3 22.0 24.4 8.9 47.2 27.6 25.2 28.5 9.8 6.5 18.7 17.9 18.7
2023 45.8 54.2 27.1 18.8 8.3 45.8 33.3 20.8 20.8 20.8 4.2 25.0 12.5 16.7
Player 45.1 54.9 23.4 24.0 7.5 45.1 34.4 20.5 26.6 13.6 4.9 18.5 20.8 15.6
MLB 44.2 55.8 24.0 24.7 7.1 37.4 37.4 25.1 20.6 17.6 5.9 16.7 19.7 19.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Quality of Contact

Season Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2019 5.3 30.7 21.9 28.1 6.1 7.0 4.1
2020 4.3 34.8 17.4 21.7 13.0 8.7 5.6
2021 8.1 30.9 18.7 28.5 4.9 8.9 5.3
2023 4.2 37.5 18.8 16.7 4.2 18.8 10.8
Player 6.2 32.1 19.8 26.0 5.8 9.7 5.7
MLB 4.0 32.4 24.9 24.4 5.9 7.2 4.9
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement


How this works: This section shows two different ways to evaluate pitch movement. On the left, “Total Movement” shows the real-world movement of a pitch, including the forces of gravity, which affects every pitch thrown. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren't 'better' just because they have more time to move, a pitch's movement is compared to other pitches of the same pitch type, within +/- 2 MPH and +/- 0.5 feet of extension/release. On the right, Induced Movement (or IVB) is reported without gravity, and attempts to isolate movement created by the pitcher's ability to spin and manipulate the ball.
Total Movement (in inches, w/ gravity)Induced Movement (in inches, w/o gravity)
YearPitchTeamHand#MPHVertical
Drop
vs.
Comparable
Horizontal
Break
vs.
Comparable
Vertical
Break
vs. AvgHorizontal
Break
vs. Avg
2023 Sinker KC L 46 92.9 19.3 -3.4 10.0ARM -5.0 12.4 -3.9 10.0ARM -5.1
2023 Curveball KC L 30 78.4 48.5 -6.4 5.7GLV -3.6 -4.2 -4.7 5.7GLV -1.8
2023 Slider KC L 144 85.2 36.3 0.2 6.3GLV 1.5 1.2 0.6 6.3GLV 1.2
2023 4-Seam Fastball KC L 121 92.8 17.8 -2.2 0.2GLV -6.9 13.9 -1.6 0.2GLV -7.9
2021 4-Seam Fastball BOS L 293 94.6 14.7 -0.2 3.7ARM -3.8 15.9 -0.2 3.7ARM -3.9
2021 Slider BOS L 365 87.2 31.6 -1.6 5.2GLV 0.8 4.3 -2.7 5.2GLV 0.4
2021 Sinker BOS L 93 94.5 18.9 -1.5 13.3ARM -1.3 11.8 -2.3 13.3ARM -1.4
2021 Curveball BOS L 40 80.2 46.1 -6.4 6.5GLV -2.7 -3.6 -5.4 6.5GLV -1.2
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

Run Values by Pitch Type

Year Pitch Type Team RV/100 Run Value Pitches % PA BA SLG wOBA Whiff% K% PutAway % xBA xSLG xwOBA Hard Hit %
2023 Slider -1.4 -2 144 42.2 41 .250 .556 .363 37.2 41.5 23.3 .228 .555 .355 45.0
2023 4-Seam Fastball -0.5 -1 121 35.5 25 .381 .524 .414 25.0 20.0 18.5 .253 .359 .302 58.8
2023 Sinker -4.0 -2 46 13.5 10 .556 .889 .630 16.7 30.0 33.3 .250 .560 .369 83.3
2023 Curveball 4.9 1 30 8.8 6 .000 .000 .000 25.0 16.7 25.0 .318 .359 .295 40.0
2021 Slider 2.9 11 365 46.1 109 .175 .223 .203 47.3 40.4 32.1 .197 .292 .236 47.5
2021 4-Seam Fastball -2.0 -6 293 37.0 77 .339 .468 .419 20.9 19.5 20.0 .342 .544 .440 44.7
2021 Sinker -0.8 -1 93 11.8 17 .400 .467 .421 12.2 0.0 0.0 .251 .317 .302 26.7
2021 Curveball 2.3 1 40 5.1 3 .000 .000 .000 22.2 33.3 33.3 .060 .079 .058 100.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2023 Curveball 30 78.4 64 8.8 4:15 4:30 -15
2023 4-Seam Fastball 103 92.7 78 13.3 11:30 12:00 -30
2023 Sinker 35 93.0 74 15.7 11:45 10:30 75
2023 Slider 140 85.2 36 7.1 2:15 3:00 -45
2021 Curveball 40 80.2 57 9.1 4:15 4:30 -15
2021 4-Seam Fastball 286 94.6 82 15.8 11:00 11:30 -30
2021 Sinker 93 94.5 83 17.9 11:15 10:15 60
2021 Slider 361 87.3 31 7.0 1:15 2:00 -45
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2019 194 836 8 8 -3 -5 8
2020 36 146 1 0 -3 -1 -3
2021 206 791 3 8 -3 -3 5
2023 82 341 -5 5 -1 -1 -3
Player 518 2,114 7 21 -10 7 7
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Strike % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2019 836 41.7 71.6 78.8 33.1 48.4 41.3 65.5 49.2 33.1 6.2 80.8
2020 146 45.9 71.6 72.9 25.3 70.0 37.0 58.3 46.6 27.9 6.8 90.0
2021 791 48.3 72.3 78.6 28.1 35.7 38.9 62.1 49.4 34.0 7.1 80.4
2023 341 49.0 64.7 81.5 29.9 46.2 41.6 62.2 46.9 30.0 6.5 72.7
Player 2,114 45.6 70.7 78.7 30.3 45.1 40.2 63.1 48.7 32.6 6.6 80.0
MLB 48.9 67.0 82.5 28.4 58.0 42.7 61.1 47.3 25.0 7.3 76.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA /
xERA
xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Hard
Hit%
K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate
FB
Velo
FB
Spin
CB
Spin
Extension
2019 75 59 90
2020 54 56 91
2021 45 36 62 79 16 76 30 56 11 83 18 92 53 68 53 89
2023 30 40 87
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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2019 23.54 5 4.5 1 3 2 3 60.0
2020 27.75 2 1.8 0 0 1 1 50.0
2021 23.60 2 2.6 -1 1 2 1 50.0
2023 23.20 4 4.6 -1 0 6 1 25.0
Player 24.09 13 13.5 -1 4 11 6 46.2
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year HR
2019 5 5 4 6 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 5 6 6 5 4 4 4 4 5 4 3
2020 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1
2021 2 3 2 1 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 4 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 2 3 3 3 3 2 3 2 3 3 2 3
2023 4 2 4 5 6 4 6 2 6 4 4 5 3 3 5 5 4 3 6 7 4 5 7 6 3 3 7 5 5 5 4
Player 13 12 12 13 13 13 16 11 13 11 12 16 13 12 14 14 13 11 16 15 14 16 18 16 11 12 15 14 15 13 11
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Year to Year Changes

2021 +/-   2020 +/-   2019
Results
BA .246 +.013 .233 +.004 .229
xBA .249 -.003 .252 +.041 .211
OBP .340 -.021 .361 +.058 .303
xOBP .342 -.035 .377 +.089 .288
SLG .322 -.178 .500 +.157 .343
xSLG .376 -.142 .518 +.175 .343
ISO .077 -.190 .267 +.153 .114
xISO .127 -.139 .266 +.134 .132
BABIP .355 +.117 .238 -.083 .321
wOBA .295 -.075 .370 +.090 .280
xwOBA .315 -.069 .384 +.107 .277
wOBACON .364 -.031 .395 +.028 .367
xwOBACON .397 -.021 .418 +.055 .363
BACON .366 +.062 .304 -.047 .351
xBACON .370 +.041 .329 +.002 .327
Statcast Hit Metrics
Hard Hit % 44.7 -3.1 47.8 +16.2 31.6
Avg Exit Velocity 88.5 +0.1 88.4 +1.8 86.6
Launch Angle Sweet-Spot % 37.4 +2.6 34.8 -0.3 35.1
Barrel % 8.9 +0.2 8.7 +1.7 7.0
Avg Launch Angle 12.0 +0.9 11.1 -2.0 13.1
Statcast Bat Tracking
Bat Speed 0.0 -- -- -- --
Attack Angle -- -- -- --
Ideal Attack Angle % 0.0 -- -- -- --
Attack Direction -- -- -- --
Swing Path - Tilt -- -- -- --
Swing Length 0.0 -- -- -- --
Statcast Pitch Metrics
Fastball Velocity 94.5 +0.9 93.6 -1.2 94.8
Breaking Velocity 86.5 +0.1 86.4 -0.8 87.2
Offspeed Velocity 0.0 -- -- -- 88.6
Batted Ball Results
Barrels 11 +9 2 -6 8
Popup % 8.9 +4.6 4.3 -1.8 6.1
Flyball % 22.0 -4.1 26.1 +3.3 22.8
Line Drive % 24.4 -1.7 26.1 +0.7 25.4
Groundball % 44.7 +1.2 43.5 -2.1 45.6
Pull % 47.2 +12.4 34.8 -9.9 44.7
Straight Away % 27.6 -20.2 47.8 +8.3 39.5
Opposite Field % 25.2 +7.8 17.4 +1.6 15.8
Weak Contact % 8.1 +3.8 4.3 -1.0 5.3
Pull Airball % 18.7 +14.4 4.3 -14.1 18.4
Topped Contact % 30.9 -3.9 34.8 +4.1 30.7
Under Contact % 18.7 +1.3 17.4 -4.5 21.9
Flare/Burner Contact % 28.5 +6.8 21.7 -6.4 28.1
Solid Contact % 4.9 -8.1 13.0 +6.9 6.1
HR/FB % 7.4 -25.9 33.3 +14.1 19.2
Popups 11 +10 1 -6 7
Flyballs 27 +21 6 -20 26
Line Drives 30 +24 6 -23 29
Groundballs 55 +45 10 -42 52
Plate Discipline
In Zone % 48.3 +2.4 45.9 +4.2 41.7
Out of Zone % 51.7 -2.4 54.1 -4.2 58.3
Edge % 38.9 +1.9 37.0 -4.3 41.3
Zone Swing % 72.3 +0.7 71.6 0.0 71.6
Out of Zone Swing % 28.1 +2.8 25.3 -7.8 33.1
In Zone Contact % 78.6 +5.7 72.9 -5.9 78.8
Out of Zone Contact % 35.7 -34.3 70.0 +21.6 48.4
Whiff % 34.0 +6.1 27.9 -5.2 33.1
First Strike % 62.1 +3.8 58.3 -7.2 65.5
First Pitch Swing % 32.0 -1.3 33.3 -8.5 41.8
Swing % 49.4 +2.8 46.6 -2.6 49.2
Meatball Swing % 80.4 -9.6 90.0 +9.2 80.8
Meatball % 7.1 +0.3 6.8 +0.6 6.2
Zone Swing & Miss % 21.4 -5.7 27.1 +5.9 21.2
Out of Zone Swing & Miss % 64.3 +34.3 30.0 -21.6 51.6
In Zone 382 +315 67 -282 349
Out of Zone 409 +330 79 -408 487
Edge 308 +254 54 -291 345
In Zone Swings 276 +228 48 -202 250
Out of Zone Swings 115 +95 20 -141 161
In Zone Swing & Misses 59 +46 13 -40 53
Out of Zone Swing & Misses 74 +68 6 -77 83
Basic
Pitches 791 +645 146 -690 836
PA 209 +173 36 -159 195
AB 183 +153 30 -145 175
Hits 45 +38 7 -33 40
Singles 35 +32 3 -27 30
Doubles 8 +6 2 -3 5
Triples 0 0 0 0 0
Home Runs 2 0 2 -3 5
Walks 23 +18 5 -12 17
Strikeouts 60 +53 7 -55 62
K% 28.7 +9.3 19.4 -12.4 31.8
BB% 11.0 -2.9 13.9 +5.2 8.7
HBP 3 +2 1 -1 2
Batted Balls 123 +100 23 -91 114
Number of Fastballs 386 +310 76 -429 505
Number of Offspeed 0 0 0 -1 1
Number of Breaking 405 +335 70 -260 330
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2019 Shifts 184 .272 112 0 0.0 72 14 19.4
2020 Shifts 35 .380 20 2 10.0 15 3 20.0
2021 Shifts 206 .295 116 11 9.5 90 40 44.4
2023 Shades 81 .386 52 2 3.8 29 7 24.1
! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
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Pitch Tempo

Bases EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2019 229 22.0 0.0% 4.4% 116 25.4 0.0% 24.1%
2020 37 22.9 0.0% 2.7% 32 24.8 0.0% 6.3%
2021 174 21.2 1.1% 8.6% 153 23.9 0.0% 10.5%
2023 95 16.1 24.2% 1.1% 52 18.1 5.8% 0.0%

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Pitch Distribution