Eli Taylor
Hall of Fame Inductee
Retired
Eli Taylor
Nickname:
Lefty
Birthdate:
Sept. 20, 1853 (114 y, 6 m, 20 d)
Born In:
Rochester, NY, USA
Nationality:
American
Position:
P
Bats/Throws:
L/L
Height/Weight:
5'8"/168
Entry:
Unknown
Contract:
Free Agent
ML Service Time:
None
Player Awards
Award Date Team
League Champ 1888 Buffalo (MLB)
Championship Series MVP 1888 Buffalo (MLB)
Pitcher of the Month Oct 1888 Buffalo (MLB)
Jul 1887 Buffalo (MLB)
Aug 1885 Buffalo (MLB)
Aug 1883 Buffalo (MLB)
Jun 1883 Buffalo (MLB)
Aug 1882 Buffalo (MLB)
Jul 1882 Buffalo (MLB)
Sep 1881 Buffalo (MLB)
Aug 1880 Buffalo (MLB)
Player of the Week Aug 5, 1889 Buffalo (MLB)
May 13, 1889 Buffalo (MLB)
Sep 17, 1888 Buffalo (MLB)
Sep 20, 1886 Buffalo (MLB)
Sep 14, 1885 Buffalo (MLB)
Aug 24, 1885 Buffalo (MLB)
Jul 13, 1885 Buffalo (MLB)
Jul 14, 1884 Buffalo (MLB)
May 19, 1884 Buffalo (MLB)
Jul 23, 1883 Buffalo (MLB)
Sep 11, 1882 Buffalo (MLB)
Jun 19, 1882 Buffalo (MLB)
Sep 5, 1881 Buffalo (MLB)
Aug 29, 1881 Buffalo (MLB)
May 16, 1881 Buffalo (MLB)
Jul 12, 1880 Buffalo (MLB)
Sep 8, 1879 Buffalo (MLB)
Jul 21, 1879 Buffalo (MLB)
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score
Black Ink51
Grey Ink274
Similar Players (SP)
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
Year K Rank
1879 44 5
1880 39 2
1881 48 3
1882 40 5
Year SH Rank
1879 13 5
1880 15 3
1881 19 6
1882 26 3
1883 16 8
1884 21 5
1885 17 10
1886 22 9
Year SF Rank
1880 2 10
Year G Rank
1879 56 1
1880 56 1
1881 57 1
1882 54 4
1883 42 6
1884 47 7
1885 48 2
1886 49 1
1887 48 2
1888 53 3
1889 50 8
1890 53 3
1891 49 9
Year GS Rank
1879 56 1
1880 56 1
1881 56 1
1882 54 4
1883 42 5
1884 47 6
1885 48 1
1886 49 1
1887 48 1
1888 53 3
1889 50 8
1890 53 3
1891 49 6
Year W Rank
1879 22 2
1880 27 3
1881 35 2
1882 30 5
1883 29 1
1884 32 2
1885 26 6
1886 31 2
1887 24 7
1888 34 1
1889 27 7
Year L Rank
1879 31 1
1880 25 2
1881 19 3
1882 22 2
1885 19 9
1887 23 4
1889 22 6
1890 24 5
1891 25 2
Year Win % Rank
1879 0.415 4
1880 0.519 5
1881 0.648 3
1882 0.577 9
1883 0.707 4
1884 0.696 5
1886 0.646 8
1888 0.708 3
Year IP Rank
1879 491.0 2
1880 484.1 2
1881 500.1 2
1882 481.2 2
1883 366.1 6
1884 410.0 4
1885 407.1 5
1886 434.2 1
1887 424.2 1
1888 467.2 4
1889 440.2 4
1890 451.2 5
Year BF Rank
1879 2071 2
1880 1968 4
1881 2055 3
1882 1979 5
1883 1540 5
1884 1736 6
1885 1662 6
1886 1817 3
1887 1799 2
1888 1910 6
1890 2003 3
1891 1852 9
Year HR Rank
1879 5 1
1880 5 2
1881 3 6
1882 6 7
1883 5 9
1884 10 8
1885 9 5
1886 9 8
1887 12 9
1889 14 4
1891 13 7
Year BB Rank
1879 22 4
1880 33 5
1881 40 6
Year K Rank
1879 182 3
1880 260 1
1881 236 1
1882 206 2
1883 213 2
1884 302 2
1885 227 2
1886 263 3
1887 144 6
1888 222 4
1889 210 3
1890 186 9
Year WP Rank
1879 14 4
1880 18 2
1881 16 5
1888 24 10
Year ERA Rank
1879 1.760 2
1880 1.542 2
1881 1.727 1
1882 1.570 2
1883 1.892 4
1885 1.966 7
1886 2.091 3
1887 2.586 10
1888 1.771 3
1889 2.349 2
Year BABIP Rank
1879 0.244 2
1880 0.242 1
1881 0.254 1
1882 0.224 2
1883 0.257 9
1885 0.235 3
1887 0.264 7
1888 0.230 5
1889 0.262 4
Year WHIP Rank
1879 0.949 2
1880 0.882 1
1881 0.951 1
1882 0.862 1
1883 0.953 4
1884 0.927 4
1885 0.862 1
1886 1.017 3
1887 1.067 2
1888 0.857 1
1889 1.060 1
1890 1.271 9
Year H/9 Rank
1879 8.139 3
1880 7.321 1
1881 7.843 1
1882 7.175 2
1883 8.107 7
1885 7.225 3
1888 7.178 10
1889 8.251 4
Year BB/9 Rank
1879 0.403 3
1880 0.613 2
1881 0.720 3
1882 0.579 3
1883 0.467 2
1884 0.571 2
1885 0.530 1
1886 0.704 1
1887 0.615 1
1888 0.539 1
1889 1.287 1
1890 2.072 6
1891 1.881 4
Year CG Rank
1879 46 2
1880 47 2
1881 44 3
1882 46 5
1883 34 5
1884 42 1
1885 39 5
1886 43 2
1887 43 1
1889 44 3
Year SHO Rank
1879 2 2
1880 3 2
1881 4 3
1882 4 2
1883 3 3
1884 4 3
1885 2 7
1886 2 9
1888 5 3
1889 9 1
Year BB (Low) Rank
1879 22 4
1880 33 3
1881 40 4
1882 31 4
1883 19 2
1884 26 2
1885 24 1
1886 34 1
1887 29 1
1888 28 1
1889 63 4
1891 85 7
Year Hits Rank
1879 444 3
1880 394 4
1881 436 5
1882 384 7
1883 330 8
1884 354 8
1886 408 3
1887 424 3
1888 373 10
1890 470 2
1891 518 1
Year Hits (Low) Rank
1879 444 5
1880 394 4
1881 436 5
1882 384 9
Year HR (Low) Rank
1879 5 6
1880 5 6
1881 3 3
1882 6 9
1888 6 9
Year WAR Rank
1879 8.4 3
1880 13.2 1
1881 14.0 1
1882 12.7 2
1883 11.2 1
1884 13.1 1
1885 11.8 1
1886 14.6 2
1887 11.7 1
1888 15.4 1
1889 13.2 1
1890 11.0 4
Year W (Low) Rank
1879 22 5
1880 27 5
1881 35 8
1882 30 9
1891 15 10
Year L (Low) Rank
1879 31 6
1880 25 6
1881 19 6
1883 12 9
1888 14 10