Candy Jim Taylor, baseball player, Final season: 1942

Candy Jim Taylor

Born: 2/1/1884 in Anderson, SC, USA

Died: 4/3/1948 in Chicago, IL, USA

Bats: R | Throws: R | Height: 5'5" | Weight: 165 lbs

Full name: James Allen Taylor

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Biography

Candy Jim Taylor, born in 1884, was a professional baseball player whose career spanned the early 20th century. Although he never appeared in a Major League Baseball game—recording zero games played, hits, home runs, RBIs, or stolen bases—Taylor remains a notable figure in the annals of baseball history, representing the many players whose careers were overshadowed by the era's competitive landscape. Playing during a time when baseball was transitioning from the deadball era to a more offensive-oriented game, Taylor's journey highlights the challenges faced by many aspiring athletes in the sport. While he did not leave a statistical legacy on the field, his presence within the baseball community serves as a reminder of the countless individuals who contributed to the sport’s rich tapestry, ultimately paving the way for future generations of players. Taylor's story exemplifies the spirit of perseverance and dedication that characterized baseball in its formative years.

Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
3 6 27 7 2 0 0 90.0 117 55 10 27 25 5.50 0

Career ERA 5.50 vs. league average 4.17 across their career seasons — 32.0% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1918 ABC WES 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 7.0 6 1 3 3 1.29 — 0.0
1922 CTS NNL 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 12.3 16 9 5 6 6.57 4.18 (-57%) -748.5
1923 TT NNL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 5 2 1 0 18.00 — 0.0
1923 SLS NNL 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3.0 5 3 1 1 9.00 — 0.0
1925 SLS NNL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.3 0 0 0 0 0.00 — 0.0
1926 CEL NNL 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 10.7 18 9 1 5 7.59 4.11 (-85%) -198.8
1926 DS NNL 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 7.0 7 1 0 2 1.29 — 0.0
1927 SLS NNL 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 10.7 14 2 0 3 1.69 4.08 (+59%) 89.8
1928 SLS NNL 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2.3 5 3 1 0 11.57 — 0.0
1929 SLS NNL 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 8.3 7 4 3 1 4.32 — 0.0
1930 MRS NNL 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 5.3 10 9 3 1 15.19 — 0.0
1931 AB2 NNL 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 15.0 10 4 6 2 2.40 4.10 (+41%) -641.8
1932 AB2 NSL 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 5.7 6 1 1 1 1.59 — 0.0
1933 ID NN2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 5 4 1 0 36.00 — 0.0
1935 CEG NN2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.3 3 3 1 0 81.00 — 0.0

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
687 2003 310 575 88 23 37 339 93 191 1 0.287 0.354 0.409 0.764 4111.0

Career AVG .287 vs. league average .272 across their career seasons — +5.5% above league average.

Career OBP .354 vs. league average .336 across their career seasons — +5.5% above league average.

Career SLG .409 vs. league average .376 across their career seasons — +8.9% above league average.

Career OPS 0.764 vs. league average 0.712 across their career seasons — +7.3% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1909 SPG WES 6 23 6 8 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 0.348 — — — — 0.0
1910 COG WES 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 — — — — 0.0
1911 SLG WES 11 41 9 13 3 0 2 11 2 6 0 0.317 — — — — 0.0
1912 WBS WES 4 18 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.278 — — — — 0.0
1912 CAG WES 24 97 14 24 3 0 0 14 0 7 0 0.247 .268 (-8%) .335 (-11%) .358 (-22%) .694 (-17%) 0.0
1913 CAG WES 50 195 30 60 11 2 0 28 3 11 0 0.308 .259 (+18%) .325 (+7%) .345 (+11%) .670 (+9%) 263.8
1914 ABC WES 60 221 45 64 8 7 7 43 29 24 0 0.290 .255 (+13%) .322 (+16%) .339 (+43%) .661 (+30%) 1092.2
1916 ABC WES 41 143 31 43 7 3 0 21 13 12 0 0.301 .248 (+21%) .314 (+14%) .326 (+20%) .640 (+17%) 371.6
1917 ABC WES 58 214 28 58 14 2 0 33 9 21 0 0.271 .248 (+9%) .312 (+9%) .323 (+10%) .635 (+10%) 346.5
1918 ABC WES 32 111 10 26 3 0 1 16 1 12 0 0.234 .255 (-8%) .318 (-1%) .326 (-12%) .645 (-7%) -82.1
1919 DS WES 10 34 5 8 3 0 0 4 0 6 0 0.235 — — — — 0.0
1920 DM NNL 33 111 22 25 3 1 0 9 13 15 1 0.225 .271 (-17%) .331 (-4%) .363 (-26%) .694 (-15%) -242.7
1922 CTS NNL 49 167 23 35 7 3 3 19 3 17 0 0.210 .285 (-27%) .345 (-18%) .397 (-14%) .743 (-16%) -511.4
1923 TT NNL 21 75 17 32 4 1 5 30 2 15 0 0.427 .282 (+51%) .344 (+52%) .390 (+81%) .734 (+67%) 913.3
1923 SLS NNL 40 140 32 48 3 2 15 46 2 10 0 0.343 .282 (+21%) .344 (+12%) .390 (+83%) .734 (+50%) 913.3
1924 SLS NNL 40 110 16 41 9 1 1 16 8 14 0 0.373 .283 (+31%) .345 (+30%) .389 (+28%) .734 (+29%) 602.3
1925 SLS NNL 36 43 3 10 0 0 2 11 4 4 0 0.233 — — — — 0.0
1926 CEL NNL 32 55 5 19 2 0 1 9 0 5 0 0.345 .279 (+24%) .345 (+24%) .390 (+12%) .735 (+18%) 204.3
1926 DS NNL 15 31 3 8 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0.258 — — — — 204.3
1927 SLS NNL 34 50 4 21 4 0 0 10 1 4 0 0.420 .282 (+49%) .344 (+34%) .392 (+27%) .736 (+31%) 276.7
1928 SLS NNL 19 22 1 7 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0.318 — — — — 0.0
1929 SLS NNL 4 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 — — — — 0.0
1930 MRS NNL 23 29 3 7 1 0 0 4 1 2 0 0.241 — — — — 0.0
1931 AB2 NNL 10 18 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.111 — — — — 0.0
1932 AB2 NSL 10 17 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.059 — — — — 0.0
1933 ID NN2 8 12 0 5 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0.417 — — — — 0.0
1933 NEG NN2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 — — — — 0.0
1934 NEG NN2 3 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333 — — — — 0.0
1935 CEG NN2 6 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.600 — — — — 0.0
1936 WEG NN2 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.500 — — — — 0.0
1937 CAG NAL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1940 BBB NAL 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 — — — — 0.0
1942 CAG NAL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.000 — — — — 0.0

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
5 6 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1928 NNC SLS 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
1925 NNC SLS 3 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.667

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
2B 62 12 113 150 23 19
3B 455 168 526 774 96 70
OF 2 0 1 0 0 0
P 27 7 2 31 1 1
PH 10 0 0 0 0 0
SS 20 8 36 54 8 4

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1909 SPG 3B 3 0 3 8 3 0
1909 SPG SS 3 0 6 7 1 0
1910 COG 3B 1 0 0 1 1 0
1911 SLG 3B 10 0 11 13 2 2
1911 SLG SS 1 0 1 2 2 0
1912 WBS 3B 4 0 5 4 2 0
1912 CAG 3B 21 0 26 34 2 5
1912 CAG SS 3 0 3 9 2 1
1913 CAG 2B 1 0 2 1 0 0
1913 CAG 3B 48 0 72 79 11 7
1913 CAG OF 1 0 1 0 0 0
1914 ABC 3B 60 0 81 132 15 12
1916 ABC 3B 41 0 42 99 14 8
1917 ABC 2B 14 0 27 38 5 3
1917 ABC 3B 44 0 49 89 9 6
1918 ABC 2B 30 0 64 79 11 12
1918 ABC 3B 1 0 3 2 0 0
1918 ABC P 1 0 0 3 0 1
1919 DS 3B 10 10 11 20 1 1
1920 DM 2B 6 5 12 14 2 2
1920 DM 3B 25 20 38 56 6 4
1920 DM SS 7 5 20 20 3 3
1922 CTS 2B 3 3 3 4 0 1
1922 CTS 3B 45 42 47 71 7 8
1922 CTS P 3 2 0 7 0 0
1922 CTS SS 1 0 0 1 0 0
1923 TT 2B 2 2 3 5 3 0
1923 TT 3B 18 17 35 42 2 3
1923 TT P 1 0 0 0 0 0
1923 SLS 2B 1 1 0 1 0 0
1923 SLS 3B 34 33 34 41 5 4
1923 SLS P 1 0 0 1 0 0
1923 SLS SS 4 3 6 14 0 0
1924 SLS 2B 1 0 1 0 1 0
1924 SLS 3B 30 27 35 36 5 2
1925 SLS 3B 8 0 0 0 0 0
1925 SLS OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1925 SLS P 1 0 0 0 0 0
1926 CEL 2B 4 1 1 8 1 1
1926 CEL 3B 14 4 9 17 5 3
1926 CEL P 4 1 0 2 0 0
1926 DS 3B 9 5 3 11 1 1
1926 DS P 1 1 1 2 0 0
1927 SLS 3B 7 3 7 9 0 1
1927 SLS P 2 1 1 4 0 0
1927 SLS SS 1 0 0 1 0 0
1928 SLS 3B 5 0 5 1 0 1
1928 SLS P 2 0 0 1 0 0
1929 SLS 3B 1 0 1 0 0 0
1929 SLS P 2 1 0 1 1 0
1930 MRS 3B 6 1 3 4 5 0
1930 MRS P 3 0 0 5 0 0
1931 AB2 3B 2 0 3 2 0 0
1931 AB2 P 2 1 0 4 0 0
1932 AB2 3B 3 2 3 1 0 1
1932 AB2 P 2 0 0 1 0 0
1933 ID 3B 5 4 0 2 0 1
1933 ID P 1 0 0 0 0 0
1933 NEG PH 1 0 0 0 0 0
1934 NEG PH 3 0 0 0 0 0
1935 CEG P 1 0 0 0 0 0
1936 WEG PH 2 0 0 0 0 0
1937 CAG PH 1 0 0 0 0 0
1940 BBB PH 2 0 0 0 0 0
1942 CAG PH 1 0 0 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Games
Pitcher 27
Second Base 62
Third Base 455
Shortstop 20
Right Field 2