Pitcher · 2023
Josh Taylor
- Age
- 30
- B/T
- L/L
- Height
- 6' 5"
- Weight
- 245 lb
- Born
- March 2, 1993 in Phoenix, AZ, USA
- MLB debut
- May 29, 2019
- dbWAR
- 1.7 4 season(s)
- IP
- 17.2
- ERA
- 8.15
- FIP
- 4.78
- K/9
- 13.2
- FIP−
- 110 100 = avg
Josh Taylor was a relief pitcher for the Kansas City Royals. In 2023 he struck out 26 batters over 17.2 innings across 17 appearances, going 1-3. His ERA of 8.15 was 88.2% higher than the league average of 4.33. Stripping out defence, his 4.78 FIP suggests he pitched better than his ERA shows. He missed bats on 30.0% of swings (14.1% of every pitch he threw), walked 10.8% of the batters he faced and struck out 31.3%. His 0.0 dbWAR is built from that FIP rather than runs allowed, so it credits him for what he controls and not for the defence behind him.
League context
Percentile among qualified pitchers, 2023.
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 17 | 1 | 17.2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 16 | 26 | 9 | 8.15 | 4.78 | 1.75 | 13.2 | 4.6 | 188 | 110 | 0.0 | |
| 2021 | 61 | 0 | 47.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 18 | 60 | 23 | 3.40 | 2.83 | 1.43 | 11.3 | 4.3 | 80 | 66 | 1.0 | |
| 2020 | 8 | 0 | 7.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 9.82 | 7.28 | 1.64 | 8.6 | 6.1 | 220 | 164 | -0.2 | |
| 2019 | 52 | 1 | 47.1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 16 | 62 | 16 | 3.04 | 3.11 | 1.18 | 11.8 | 3.0 | 68 | 69 | 0.9 |
Platoon splits
How left- and right-handed hitters fare against him.
| Split | PA | AB | H | HR | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA | K% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs LHB | 29 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 10 | .348 | .448 | .565 | .430 | 34.5% |
| vs RHB | 54 | 49 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 16 | .286 | .333 | .531 | .357 | 29.6% |
Pitch sequencing
What Josh Taylor throws in each count, and what he follows each pitch with. Select any cell for the breakdown.
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Pitch arsenal
What he throws, how hard, and how often it misses in 2023.
| Slider | 144 | 85.2 | 2,273 | 45.8% | 37.2% | |
| Four-Seam Fastball | 121 | 92.8 | 2,210 | 52.9% | 25.0% | |
| Sinker | 46 | 92.9 | 2,167 | 58.7% | 16.7% | |
| Curveball | 30 | 78.4 | 2,057 | 40.0% | 25.0% |
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wOBA uses linear weights measured from this season's own play-by-play rather than published constants, and wRC+ is park-adjusted against that same league. dbWAR is our own open implementation — not fWAR or bWAR — and the full derivation, including its simplifications, is on the methodology page.