Josh Taylor

Position: Relief Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-5, 245lb (196cm, 111kg)

Team: Kansas City Royals (majors, 60-day IL)

Born: March 2, 1993 in Phoenix, AZ us

High School: Centennial HS (Peoria, AZ)

Schools: Georgia College & State University (Milledgeville, GA), Scottsdale Community College (Scottsdale, AZ)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2019 season

2024 Contract Status: Signed thru 2024, 1 yr/$1.1M (24)

Service Time (01/2024): 4.121 • Arb Eligible: 2025 • Free Agent: 2026

Agents: Beverly Hills Sports Council

Full Name: Josh Earl Taylor

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.8

ERA

4.35

138

120.0

155

WHIP

1.392

2017 Player Pitching Game Log

2017 Player Pitching Game Log
Rk	Date	Lev	Tm		Opp	Inngs	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	GSc	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	SB	CS	PO	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU
1	2017-04-07	AA-SOUL	Jackson Generals		Birmingham Barons	1-5	W	5.0	7	1	1	2	9	0	0	56	21	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	23	85	58	14	15	4	9	7	0
2	2017-04-13	AA-SOUL	Jackson Generals	@	Mobile BayBears	1-5	L	5.0	4	2	2	2	2	0	0	51	18	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	20	81	57	14	4	7	9	4	1
3	2017-04-18	AA-SOUL	Jackson Generals		Montgomery Biscuits	1-5		5.0	6	3	2	3	5	0	0	47	19	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	22	83	48	13	11	11	4	2	1
4	2017-04-24	AA-SOUL	Jackson Generals	@	Biloxi Shuckers	1-5	W	5.0	1	0	0	2	5	0	0	68	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	18	81	52	12	8	7	4	0	0
5	2017-04-29	AA-SOUL	Jackson Generals		Chattanooga Lookouts	1-6	W	6.0	5	2	2	1	5	0	0	58	21	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	24	94	64	14	8	11	5	0	0
6	2017-05-06	AA-SOUL	Jackson Generals	@	Mobile BayBears	1-6		6.0	9	5	5	2	2	1	0	34	24	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	27	94	58	10	9	15	8	2	2
7	2017-05-11	AA-SOUL	Jackson Generals		Tennessee Smokies	1-6	L	6.0	9	5	5	2	4	1	0	36	25	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	27	97	60	10	4	6	16	7	1
8	2017-05-16	AA-SOUL	Jackson Generals		Pensacola Blue Wahoos	1-1	L	0.2	4	2	2	1	1	0	0	36	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	36	22	7	4	4	1	0	0
9	2017-05-21 (2)	AA-SOUL	Jackson Generals	@	Montgomery Biscuits	1-5		5.0	8	4	3	2	2	0	0	37	21	4	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	24	98	60	13	9	11	10	3	1
10	2017-05-28	AA-SOUL	Jackson Generals	@	Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp	1-8	W	7.1	8	1	1	1	10	0	0	67	30	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	31	99	69	19	14	11	9	6	0
11	2017-06-03	AA-SOUL	Jackson Generals		Mississippi Braves	1-6	L	6.0	5	4	4	3	2	2	0	45	20	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	24	78	49	16	4	9	9	1	1
12	2017-06-08	AA-SOUL	Jackson Generals	@	Chattanooga Lookouts	1-4		4.0	4	1	1	3	5	0	0	52	15	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	18	86	54	13	9	5	5	3	1
13	2017-06-13	AA-SOUL	Jackson Generals		Tennessee Smokies	1-5		4.1	7	5	5	5	4	0	0	28	19	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	101	56	17	4	8	7	3	1
14	2017-06-18	AA-SOUL	Jackson Generals	@	Birmingham Barons	1-4	L	4.0	7	5	4	3	5	0	0	32	18	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	22	85	54	11	9	6	6	3	0
15	2017-06-23	AA-SOUL	Jackson Generals		Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp	8-9		2.0	3	1	1	0	2	0	1		8	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	10	40	26	8	6	2	5	2	1
		Player Moved from AA-SOUL to Rk-ARIZ
16	2017-07-07	Rk-ARIZ	AZL Diamondbacks		AZL Reds	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3					1	1	1	0
		Player Moved from Rk-ARIZ to AA-SOUL
17	2017-07-11	AA-SOUL	Jackson Generals	@	Mississippi Braves	5-6		2.0	3	1	1	0	3	0	0		9	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	36	25	4	6	4	2	2	0
18	2017-07-14	AA-SOUL	Jackson Generals		Montgomery Biscuits	8-9		1.1	2	0	0	2	1	0	0		5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7	24	15	6	1	2	2	1	0
19	2017-07-17	AA-SOUL	Jackson Generals		Montgomery Biscuits	5-6		1.1	2	1	1	1	2	0	0		6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	24	14	6	2	1	2	1	0
20	2017-07-19	AA-SOUL	Jackson Generals	@	Birmingham Barons	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	8	7	0	4	0	2	1	0
21	2017-07-23	AA-SOUL	Jackson Generals	@	Birmingham Barons	8-8		1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0		4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	14	11	3	1	5	1	1	0
22	2017-07-27	AA-SOUL	Jackson Generals		Mobile BayBears	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	7	4	0	0	1	2	0	0
23	2017-07-29	AA-SOUL	Jackson Generals		Mobile BayBears	9-9		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	14	10	2	1	1	1	0	0
24	2017-08-01	AA-SOUL	Jackson Generals		Tennessee Smokies	8-9		2.0	1	1	1	2	3	1	0		7	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	9	45	26	9	7	1	3	0	0
25	2017-08-04	AA-SOUL	Jackson Generals	@	Chattanooga Lookouts	8-8		1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	0		3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	13	11	3	3	0	3	1	0
26	2017-08-06	AA-SOUL	Jackson Generals	@	Chattanooga Lookouts	5-6		2.0	1	3	2	1	4	1	0		8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	36	23	6	8	1	3	1	0
27	2017-08-11 (2)	AA-SOUL	Jackson Generals	@	Montgomery Biscuits	6-6		1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	16	10	2	1	2	1	0	0
28	2017-08-14	AA-SOUL	Jackson Generals	@	Montgomery Biscuits	8-8		1.0	3	3	3	2	1	0	0		6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	28	16	4	5	1	3	2	0
29	2017-08-19	AA-SOUL	Jackson Generals		Biloxi Shuckers	6-7		2.0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0		7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	35	25	3	8	0	4	1	0
30	2017-08-21	AA-SOUL	Jackson Generals	@	Pensacola Blue Wahoos	8-8	L	1.0	2	2	2	2	0	0	0		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	22	10	2	1	4	1	1	0
31	2017-08-26	AA-SOUL	Jackson Generals		Chattanooga Lookouts	6-8		3.0	2	3	3	2	2	1	0		9	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	12	51	32	10	6	5	4	0	1
32	2017-08-30	AA-SOUL	Jackson Generals		Chattanooga Lookouts	7-8		2.0	2	0	0	0	3	0	0		8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	29	22	5	4	2	3	1	1
33	2017-09-02	AA-SOUL	Jackson Generals	@	Tennessee Smokies	8-8	L	1.0	3	3	2	1	2	0	0		5	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	7	26	15	2	7	1	3	0	0
34	2017-09-04	AA-SOUL	Jackson Generals	@	Tennessee Smokies	9-9	S	1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0		5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	14	10	2	1	0	4	2	2

2017 Player Pitching Splits

2017 Player Pitching Splits
Split	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BAbip	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Total	34	439	382	59	115	31	4	7	7	11	46	92	.301	.372	.458	.831	.374	175	2	1	4	6	0

Home	17	220	190	28	56	14	3	5	4	7	24	48	.295	.372	.479	.851	.364	91	0	1	2	3	0
Away	17	219	192	31	59	17	1	2	3	4	22	44	.307	.373	.438	.811	.383	84	2	0	2	3	0

April	5	107	95	8	23	4	0	0	4	3	10	26	.242	.311	.284	.596	.329	27	1	0	1	1	0
May	5	116	106	17	38	13	0	2	1	3	8	19	.359	.400	.538	.938	.419	57	0	0	1	1	0
June	5	98	80	16	26	7	3	2	1	3	14	18	.325	.427	.563	.990	.393	45	1	1	2	1	0
July	8	39	36	2	9	1	1	0	0	1	3	9	.250	.308	.333	.641	.333	12	0	0	0	0	0
August	9	67	55	13	14	4	0	3	1	1	10	17	.255	.358	.491	.849	.297	27	0	0	0	2	0
September	2	12	10	3	5	2	0	0	0	0	1	3	.500	.500	.700	1.200	.625	7	0	0	0	1	0

As Starter	14	311	273	40	84	24	2	4	6	9	32	61	.308	.378	.454	.832	.381	124	2	0	4	2	0
As Reliever	20	128	109	19	31	7	2	3	1	2	14	31	.284	.359	.468	.827	.354	51	0	1	0	4	0

vs RHB as LHP	34	327	291		91	27	4	7			30	74	.313	.377	.505	.882	.396	147	2	1	3	2	0
vs LHB as LHP	29	112	91		24	4	0	0			16	18	.264	.360	.308	.668	.312	28	0	0	1	4	0

Bases Empty	34	227	201		58	16	1	5			25	45	.289	.370	.453	.823	.351	91	0	1	0	0	0
Runners On	30	212	181		57	15	3	2			21	47	.315	.375	.464	.839	.399	84	2	0	4	6	0

vs. Younger Batters	32	213	179		55	15	2	4			29	43	.307	.403	.480	.883	.381	86	0	1	2	2	0
vs. Older Batters	32	226	203		60	16	2	3			17	49	.296	.344	.438	.782	.368	89	2	0	2	4	0

Table
Split	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	SO9	SO/W
Total	4	7	.364	4.96	34	14	2	98.0	115	59	54	7	46	0	92	1	1	0	439	1.643	8.4	2.00

Home	2	3	.400	4.89	17	7	1	49.2	56	28	27	5	24	0	48	1	0	0	220	1.611	8.7	2.00
Away	2	4	.333	5.03	17	7	1	48.1	59	31	27	2	22	0	44	0	1	0	219	1.676	8.2	2.00

April	3	1	.750	2.42	5	5	0	26.0	23	8	7	0	10	0	26	0	0	0	107	1.269	9.0	2.60
May	1	2	.333	5.76	5	5	0	25.0	38	17	16	2	8	0	19	0	1	0	116	1.840	6.8	2.38
June	0	2	.000	6.64	5	4	0	20.1	26	16	15	2	14	0	18	1	0	0	98	1.967	8.0	1.29
July	0	0		1.86	8	0	1	9.2	9	2	2	0	3	0	9	0	0	0	39	1.241	8.4	3.00
August	0	1	.000	7.20	9	0	0	15.0	14	13	12	3	10	0	17	0	0	0	67	1.600	10.2	1.70
September	0	1	.000	9.00	2	0	1	2.0	5	3	2	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	12	3.000	13.5	3.00

As Starter	4	5	.444	4.80	14	14	0	69.1	84	40	37	4	32	0	61	0	1	0	311	1.673	7.9	1.91
As Reliever	0	2	.000	5.34	20	0	2	28.2	31	19	17	3	14	0	31	1	0	0	128	1.570	9.7	2.21

Please note that splits include both major and minor league stats. We have decided that the splits across all levels is more useful than just minor league stats.

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