Michael Taylor
Michael Anthony Taylor
Born: March 26, 1991
Fort Lauderdale, FL USA
Primary Position: CF
All Position(s) Played: P, 1B, RF, CF, LF, OF, DH, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 215
Career: 2014-2024
Draft: Round 6 (2009 June Amateur Draft, Washington Nationals)
School: Westminster Academy
Minor League Statistics
Michael Taylor compiled a career batting average of .238 with 96 home runs and 340 RBI in his 1036-game career with the Washington Nationals, Kansas City Royals, Minnesota Twins and Pittsburgh Pirates. He began playing during the 2014 season and last took the field during the 2024 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | NL | Washington Nationals | 17 | 43 | 39 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 17 | .205 | .279 | .359 | .638 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | NL | Washington Nationals | 138 | 511 | 472 | 49 | 108 | 15 | 2 | 14 | 63 | 16 | 3 | 35 | 158 | .229 | .282 | .358 | .640 | 169 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 2016 | NL | Washington Nationals | 76 | 237 | 221 | 28 | 51 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 77 | .231 | .278 | .376 | .654 | 83 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | NL | Washington Nationals | 118 | 432 | 399 | 55 | 108 | 23 | 3 | 19 | 53 | 17 | 7 | 29 | 137 | .271 | .320 | .486 | .806 | 194 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2018 | NL | Washington Nationals | 134 | 385 | 353 | 46 | 80 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 24 | 6 | 29 | 116 | .227 | .287 | .357 | .644 | 126 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | NL | Washington Nationals | 53 | 97 | 88 | 10 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 34 | .250 | .305 | .364 | .669 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | NL | Washington Nationals | 38 | 99 | 92 | 11 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 27 | .196 | .253 | .424 | .676 | 39 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 142 | 528 | 483 | 58 | 118 | 16 | 1 | 12 | 54 | 14 | 7 | 33 | 144 | .244 | .297 | .356 | .653 | 172 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 2022 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 124 | 456 | 414 | 49 | 105 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 43 | 4 | 2 | 35 | 109 | .254 | .313 | .357 | .670 | 148 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 129 | 388 | 355 | 48 | 78 | 14 | 1 | 21 | 51 | 13 | 1 | 26 | 130 | .220 | .278 | .442 | .720 | 157 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 34 | 110 | 99 | 11 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 39 | .232 | .278 | .293 | .571 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 1003 | 3286 | 3015 | 370 | 719 | 130 | 13 | 96 | 340 | 111 | 32 | 224 | 988 | .238 | .293 | .386 | .679 | 1163 | 46 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | NL | Washington Nationals | OF | 14 | 8 | 85.0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.282 | 2.214 |
| 2015 | NL | Washington Nationals | OF | 132 | 121 | 1100.7 | 302 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .990 | 2.518 | 2.333 |
| 2016 | NL | Washington Nationals | OF | 69 | 48 | 458.7 | 125 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .992 | 2.551 | 1.884 |
| 2017 | NL | Washington Nationals | OF | 113 | 106 | 943.3 | 259 | 8 | 4 | 1 | .985 | 2.547 | 2.363 |
| 2018 | NL | Washington Nationals | OF | 113 | 87 | 811.0 | 232 | 6 | 1 | 2 | .996 | 2.641 | 2.106 |
| 2018 | NL | Washington Nationals | 1B | 1 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 2019 | NL | Washington Nationals | OF | 31 | 19 | 189.3 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .971 | 1.616 | 1.097 |
| 2020 | NL | Washington Nationals | OF | 35 | 23 | 219.7 | 63 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .984 | 2.581 | 1.800 |
| 2021 | AL | Kansas City Royals | OF | 139 | 135 | 1186.0 | 351 | 11 | 3 | 3 | .992 | 2.747 | 2.604 |
| 2022 | AL | Kansas City Royals | OF | 123 | 114 | 1010.0 | 289 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .990 | 2.647 | 2.415 |
| 2022 | AL | Kansas City Royals | P | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 2.000 |
| 2023 | AL | Minnesota Twins | OF | 126 | 110 | 960.3 | 289 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .990 | 2.718 | 2.302 |
| 2024 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | CF | 33 | 28 | 257.0 | 79 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .988 | 2.837 | 2.455 |
| Totals | 930 | 799 | 7223.3 | 2052 | 51 | 21 | 8 | .990 | 2.620 | 2.261 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | NL | Washington Nationals | NLDS2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | NL | Washington Nationals | NLDS2 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .333 | .444 | .733 | 1.178 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | NL | Washington Nationals | NLWC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2019 | NL | Washington Nationals | NLDS1 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .333 | .385 | .333 | .718 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | NL | Washington Nationals | NLCS | 2 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .250 | .250 | .625 | .875 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | NL | Washington Nationals | WS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 4.000 | 5.000 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | AL | Minnesota Twins | ALWC2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | AL | Minnesota Twins | ALDS2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .333 | .200 | .533 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 20 | 55 | 49 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 17 | .286 | .364 | .531 | .894 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | NL | Washington Nationals | NLDS2 | CF | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 2017 | NL | Washington Nationals | NLDS2 | CF | 5 | 5 | 44.0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.455 | 2.400 |
| 2019 | NL | Washington Nationals | NLWC | RF | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 2019 | NL | Washington Nationals | NLDS1 | CF | 4 | 3 | 30.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.300 | 2.750 |
| 2019 | NL | Washington Nationals | NLCS | CF | 2 | 2 | 18.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.000 | 4.000 |
| 2019 | NL | Washington Nationals | WS | CF | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 2.000 |
| 2023 | AL | Minnesota Twins | ALWC2 | CF | 2 | 2 | 18.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.500 | 4.500 |
| 2023 | AL | Minnesota Twins | ALDS2 | CF | 2 | 2 | 15.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | 2.500 |
| Totals | 18 | 14 | 130.0 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 3.254 | 2.611 |
Awards
2021 - AL Gold Glove LF
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