Frank Taveras Stats
Frank Taveras was born on Saturday, December 24, 1949, in Las Matas de Santa Cruz, Monte Cristi, Dominican Republic. Taveras was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 25, 1971, with the Pittsburgh Pirates. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Frank Taveras baseball stats page.
"Frank Taveras played a significant role in the Pirates becoming 1979 world champions. From 1974-1978, the volatile Taveras was the Bucs' regular shortstop. On the base paths, he was no slouch as he broke Max Carey's Pirate record by stealing an National League-leading 70 bases in 1977. His 206 steals place him sixth in Pirate history. That was one of the reasons he earned himself the nickname 'The Pittsburgh Stealer.'" - Author John McCollister in Tales from the 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates Dugout: Remembering The Fam-A-Lee (Sports Publishing, The Pittsburgh Stealer , February 4, 2014)
Frank Taveras
Frank Taveras Autograph on a 1980 Topps Baseball Card (#456)
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Frank TaverasFrank Taveras Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| - | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
Frank TaverasFrank Taveras Hitting Stats |
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| Yr | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1971 | 22 | Pirates | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1972 | 23 | Pirates | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
| 1974 | 25 | Pirates | 126 | 333 | 33 | 82 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 25 | 2 | 41 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 | .246 | .300 | .270 |
| 1975 | 26 | Pirates | 134 | 378 | 44 | 80 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 37 | 0 | 42 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .212 | .284 | .257 |
| 1976 | 27 | Pirates | 144 | 519 | 76 | 134 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 44 | 1 | 79 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 11 | .258 | .321 | .297 |
| 1977 | 28 | Pirates | 147 | 544 | 72 | 137 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 38 | 2 | 71 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 7 | .252 | .306 | .331 |
| 1978 | 29 | Pirates | 157 | 654 | 81 | 182 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 29 | 3 | 60 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 4 | .278 | .313 | .353 |
| 1979 | 30 | Pirates | 11 | 45 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .244 | .244 | .311 |
| 1979 | 30 | Mets | 153 | 635 | 89 | 167 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 1 | 72 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 11 | .263 | .301 | .337 |
| 1980 | 31 | Mets | 141 | 562 | 65 | 157 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 23 | 0 | 64 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 15 | .279 | .308 | .327 |
| 1981 | 32 | Mets | 84 | 283 | 30 | 65 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 36 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | .230 | .263 | .290 |
| 1982 | 33 | Expos | 48 | 87 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .161 | .221 | .241 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 11 Years | 1,150 | 4,043 | 503 | 1,029 | 144 | 44 | 2 | 1 | 214 | 249 | 9 | 474 | 67 | 16 | 24 | 65 | .255 | .301 | .313 | ||
Frank TaverasFrank Taveras Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1972 Pirates | SS | 4 | 0 | 30 | 4 | 1.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.60 |
| 1974 Pirates | SS | 124 | 107 | 2,745 | 522 | 4.2 | 491 | 170 | 321 | 31 | 60 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .941 | 4.83 |
| 1975 Pirates | SS | 132 | 122 | 3,066 | 597 | 4.5 | 569 | 200 | 369 | 28 | 74 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .953 | 5.01 |
| 1976 Pirates | SS | 141 | 136 | 3,540 | 726 | 5.1 | 691 | 210 | 481 | 35 | 74 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .952 | 5.27 |
| 1977 Pirates | SS | 146 | 143 | 3,675 | 652 | 4.5 | 627 | 178 | 449 | 25 | 62 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .962 | 4.61 |
| 1978 Pirates | SS | 157 | 157 | 4,104 | 702 | 4.5 | 664 | 216 | 448 | 38 | 80 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .946 | 4.37 |
| 1979 Pirates | SS | 11 | 11 | 270 | 46 | 4.2 | 43 | 17 | 26 | 3 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .935 | 4.30 |
| 1979 Mets | SS | 153 | 150 | 3,966 | 733 | 4.8 | 708 | 270 | 438 | 25 | 88 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .966 | 4.82 |
| 1980 Mets | SS | 140 | 131 | 3,486 | 609 | 4.4 | 584 | 237 | 347 | 25 | 63 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .959 | 4.52 |
| 1981 Mets | SS | 79 | 73 | 1,881 | 346 | 4.4 | 322 | 120 | 202 | 24 | 44 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .931 | 4.62 |
| 1982 Expos | 2B | 19 | 17 | 441 | 96 | 5.1 | 92 | 38 | 54 | 4 | 13 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .958 | 5.63 |
| 1982 Expos | SS | 26 | 6 | 240 | 38 | 1.5 | 36 | 20 | 16 | 2 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .947 | 4.05 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| SS Totals | 1,113 | 1,036 | 27,003 | 4,975 | 4.5 | 4,739 | 1,640 | 3,099 | 236 | 555 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .953 | 4.74 | |
| 2B Totals | 19 | 17 | 441 | 96 | 5.1 | 92 | 38 | 54 | 4 | 13 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .958 | 5.63 | |
| 10 Years | 1,132 | 1,053 | 27,444 | 5,071 | 4.5 | 4,831 | 1,678 | 3,153 | 240 | 568 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .953 | 4.75 | |
Frank TaverasFrank Taveras Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 1971 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
| 1972 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
| 1974 Pirates | 13 | 4 | .765 | 0 | 7 | n/a | 0.0 | 8.1 | 12.8 | - | - | - |
| 1975 Pirates | 17 | 6 | .739 | 0 | 7 | n/a | 0.0 | 9.0 | 16.4 | - | - | - |
| 1976 Pirates | 58 | 11 | .841 | 1 | 3 | n/a | 0.0 | 6.6 | 21.6 | - | - | - |
| 1977 Pirates | 70 | 18 | .795 | 0 | 1 | n/a | 544.0 | 7.7 | 18.8 | - | - | - |
| 1978 Pirates | 46 | 25 | .648 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 10.9 | 17.2 | - | - | - |
| 1979 Pirates | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 22.5 | 45.0 | - | - | - |
| 1979 Mets | 42 | 19 | .689 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 635.0 | 8.8 | 19.2 | - | - | - |
| 1980 Mets | 32 | 18 | .640 | 5 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 8.8 | 22.5 | - | - | - |
| 1981 Mets | 16 | 4 | .800 | 4 | 4 | n/a | 0.0 | 7.9 | 25.7 | - | - | - |
| 1982 Expos | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 2 | 6 | n/a | 0.0 | 14.5 | 21.8 | - | - | - |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 11 Years | 300 | 106 | .739 | 13 | 30 | n/a | 2,021.5 | 8.5 | 18.9 | - | - | - |
Frank TaverasFrank Taveras Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team [Click for Roster] | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1971 Pittsburgh Pirates | 10 | $12,750.00 | - | - |
| 1972 Pittsburgh Pirates | 10 | $13,500.00 | - | - |
| 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates | 10 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1975 Pittsburgh Pirates | 10 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1976 Pittsburgh Pirates | 10 | $32,000.00 | - | - |
| 1977 Pittsburgh Pirates | 10 | $75,000.00 | - | - |
| 1978 Pittsburgh Pirates | 10 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates | 10 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1979 New York Mets | 11 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1980 New York Mets | 11 | $195,000.00 | - | - |
| 1981 New York Mets | 11 | $195,000.00 | - | - |
| 1982 Montreal Expos | 11 | $195,000.00 | - | - |
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Frank Taveras was not the first Pittsburgh Pirates base thief to steal 50-or-more bases in back-to-back seasons - matching Jake Stenzel (61 SB in 1894, 53 SB in 1895, 57 SB in 1896), Honus Wagner (53 SB in 1904, 57 SB in 1905, 53 SB in 1906, 61 SB in 1907, 53 SB in 1908), and Max Carey (51 SB in 1922, 51 SB in 1923) - but his 70-swipes in 1977 was the most in franchise history since 1888, one shy of the team record. Do you know who set that mark? [ Answer ]
Did you know that Frank Taveras had a record setting 1,594 at-bats before hitting his first Major League home run? Did you know that when he did finally connect, on August 5, 1977 , it was an inside the park grand slam?
Frank Taveras Grand Slam | The Cumberland News | August 6, 1977 | Page 10
In 1979, Frank Taveras played in a Major League leading 164 games,
no National League player since has appeared in that many games during a single season
, and one game shy of having his name in the
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