Chris Taylor
Bats R Throws R6'1" 196 lbBorn 1990 Virginia Beach, USADebut 2014Team LAA1x All-StarDraft 2012 R5 #161 Seattle Mariners, Virginia
Awards: NLCS MVP
Projections
| Season | PA | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | SO | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | ISO | wOBA | K% | BB% | HIT+ | WAR |
|---|
| 2026 | 100 | 88 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 32 | 2 | 0.209 | 0.298 | 0.337 | 0.634 | 0.128 | 0.286 | 32.0 | 10.0 | 78.4 | 0.05 |
Projected rates are per plate appearance or batter faced; counting stats scale with projected playing time. Statcast measurements inform these projections as inputs and are reported as measurements, not projected.
Batting
| Year | Team | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | HIT+ |
|---|
| 2025 | LAA | 58 | 125 | 15 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 42 | 0.186 | 0.256 | 0.301 | 0.557 | 55.1 |
| 2024 | LAD | 87 | 246 | 28 | 43 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 5 | 28 | 76 | 0.202 | 0.298 | 0.300 | 0.598 | 76.6 |
| 2023 | LAD | 117 | 384 | 51 | 80 | 15 | 1 | 15 | 56 | 16 | 41 | 125 | 0.237 | 0.326 | 0.420 | 0.746 | 99.9 |
| 2022 | LAD | 118 | 454 | 45 | 89 | 25 | 3 | 10 | 43 | 10 | 44 | 160 | 0.221 | 0.304 | 0.373 | 0.677 | 84.4 |
| 2021 | LAD | 148 | 582 | 92 | 129 | 25 | 4 | 20 | 73 | 13 | 63 | 167 | 0.254 | 0.344 | 0.438 | 0.782 | 111.1 |
| 2020 | LAD | 56 | 214 | 30 | 50 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 32 | 3 | 26 | 55 | 0.270 | 0.366 | 0.476 | 0.842 | 130.1 |
| 2019 | LAD | 124 | 414 | 52 | 96 | 29 | 4 | 12 | 52 | 8 | 37 | 115 | 0.262 | 0.333 | 0.462 | 0.794 | 106.7 |
| 2018 | LAD | 155 | 604 | 85 | 136 | 35 | 8 | 17 | 63 | 9 | 55 | 178 | 0.254 | 0.331 | 0.444 | 0.775 | 111.6 |
| 2017 | LAD | 140 | 568 | 85 | 148 | 34 | 5 | 21 | 72 | 17 | 50 | 142 | 0.288 | 0.354 | 0.496 | 0.850 | 124.9 |
| 2016 | LAD | 36 | 65 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 0.213 | 0.262 | 0.361 | 0.622 | 63.3 |
| 2015 | SEA | 37 | 102 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 31 | 0.170 | 0.220 | 0.223 | 0.443 | 26.1 |
| 2014 | SEA | 47 | 151 | 16 | 39 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 39 | 0.287 | 0.347 | 0.346 | 0.692 | 106.1 |
| Career | | 1123 | 3909 | 516 | 860 | 200 | 31 | 110 | 443 | 91 | 370 | 1145 | 0.248 | 0.327 | 0.419 | 0.746 | 102.4 |
Statcast
| Year | PA | EV | LA | Barrel% | HardHit% | Whiff% | Chase% | xBA | xSLG | xwOBA | Sprint |
|---|
| 2025 | 125 | 85.9 | 18.6 | 6.9 | 36.1 | 38.6 | 24.4 | 0.205 | 0.324 | 0.270 | 27.8 |
| 2024 | 246 | 85.9 | 16.9 | 7.1 | 28.6 | 31.3 | 19.8 | 0.216 | 0.345 | 0.297 | 28.1 |
| 2023 | 384 | 86.2 | 21.5 | 9.8 | 37.4 | 35.8 | 22.0 | 0.219 | 0.401 | 0.311 | 28.3 |
| 2022 | 454 | 87.4 | 20.4 | 10.2 | 38.0 | 39.9 | 23.1 | 0.195 | 0.352 | 0.280 | 28.5 |
| 2021 | 582 | 88.2 | 17.4 | 10.2 | 38.1 | 32.8 | 21.0 | 0.233 | 0.428 | 0.329 | 28.8 |
| 2020 | 214 | 88.0 | 9.1 | 11.5 | 45.0 | 32.5 | 17.3 | 0.272 | 0.488 | 0.371 | 28.4 |
| 2019 | 414 | 86.0 | 13.8 | 5.8 | 32.3 | 31.5 | 26.5 | 0.233 | 0.383 | 0.299 | 28.7 |
| 2018 | 604 | 88.9 | 16.4 | 9.1 | 38.5 | 31.5 | 23.7 | 0.239 | 0.406 | 0.321 | 28.6 |
| 2017 | 568 | 87.1 | 12.2 | 8.8 | 34.1 | 25.4 | 22.2 | 0.270 | 0.453 | 0.342 | 29.0 |
| 2016 | 65 | 87.7 | 10.3 | 5.1 | 23.9 | 29.9 | 20.4 | 0.242 | 0.367 | 0.279 | 29.1 |
| 2015 | 102 | 88.8 | 14.8 | 1.8 | 32.3 | 30.1 | 23.6 | 0.209 | 0.323 | 0.258 | 28.5 |
Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Runs saved |
|---|
| 2025 | LAA | OF | 47 | 225 | 54 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | |
| 2025 | LAA | 2B | 12 | 62 | 13 | 20 | 0 | 9 | 1.000 | -2.4 |
| 2025 | LAA | 3B | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -0.4 |
| 2024 | LAD | OF | 56 | 299 | 63 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.984 | |
| 2024 | LAD | 3B | 24 | 141 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | -4.7 |
| 2024 | LAD | 2B | 21 | 124 | 24 | 36 | 1 | 9 | 0.984 | -1.0 |
| 2023 | LAD | OF | 62 | 363 | 89 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0.989 | |
| 2023 | LAD | SS | 31 | 224 | 27 | 69 | 2 | 12 | 0.980 | +4.7 |
| 2023 | LAD | 3B | 28 | 172 | 10 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0.977 | -2.2 |
| 2023 | LAD | 2B | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.667 | -0.0 |
| 2022 | LAD | OF | 95 | 777 | 165 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0.988 | |
| 2022 | LAD | 2B | 22 | 170 | 27 | 53 | 0 | 8 | 1.000 | +1.5 |
| 2022 | LAD | 3B | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | +0.1 |
| 2022 | LAD | SS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | -0.5 |
| 2021 | LAD | OF | 89 | 663 | 146 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.986 | |
| 2021 | LAD | 2B | 46 | 294 | 60 | 73 | 5 | 17 | 0.964 | +2.6 |
| 2021 | LAD | SS | 23 | 154 | 26 | 46 | 2 | 8 | 0.973 | -2.5 |
| 2021 | LAD | 3B | 11 | 81 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0.842 | -0.8 |
| 2020 | LAD | OF | 24 | 184 | 43 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.978 | |
| 2020 | LAD | SS | 20 | 148 | 12 | 40 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | +1.8 |
| 2020 | LAD | 2B | 13 | 84 | 12 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0.973 | +1.3 |
| 2019 | LAD | OF | 69 | 410 | 92 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.989 | |
| 2019 | LAD | SS | 39 | 281 | 37 | 65 | 9 | 12 | 0.919 | -3.7 |
| 2019 | LAD | 2B | 20 | 119 | 14 | 23 | 0 | 8 | 1.000 | -1.4 |
| 2019 | LAD | 3B | 6 | 41 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.917 | +0.5 |
| 2018 | LAD | SS | 81 | 671 | 95 | 197 | 10 | 28 | 0.967 | +6.5 |
| 2018 | LAD | OF | 63 | 458 | 100 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0.981 | |
| 2018 | LAD | 2B | 12 | 50 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | -1.9 |
| 2017 | LAD | OF | 96 | 801 | 176 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.989 | |
| 2017 | LAD | 2B | 22 | 167 | 33 | 52 | 5 | 16 | 0.944 | +3.4 |
| 2017 | LAD | SS | 14 | 96 | 11 | 37 | 3 | 8 | 0.941 | +0.7 |
| 2017 | LAD | 3B | 8 | 38 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.909 | +0.2 |
| 2016 | LAD | 3B | 10 | 28 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -0.7 |
| 2016 | LAD | 2B | 7 | 39 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0.955 | +0.7 |
| 2016 | LAD | SS | 6 | 46 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0.905 | -0.1 |
| 2015 | SEA | SS | 28 | 231 | 33 | 71 | 3 | 11 | 0.972 | -0.4 |
| 2015 | SEA | 2B | 4 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.857 | -0.4 |
| 2015 | SEA | 3B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | -0.0 |
| 2014 | SEA | SS | 47 | 365 | 50 | 127 | 7 | 23 | 0.962 | |
Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.
Minor leagues
| Year | Level | Team | Side | PA / BF | Line | AVG / ERA | OPS |
|---|
| 2026 | AAA | Salt Lake Bees | Bat | 132 | 0 HR, 3 SB | 0.255 | 0.703 |
| 2025 | AAA | Salt Lake Bees | Bat | 20 | 0 HR, 0 SB | 0.211 | 0.461 |
| 2017 | AAA | Oklahoma City Dodgers | Bat | 49 | 1 HR, 1 SB | 0.233 | 0.769 |
| 2016 | AAA | Oklahoma City Dodgers | Bat | 64 | 0 HR, 5 SB | 0.368 | 0.982 |
| 2016 | AAA | nan | Bat | 344 | 3 HR, 17 SB | 0.322 | 0.871 |
| 2016 | AAA | Tacoma Rainiers | Bat | 280 | 3 HR, 12 SB | 0.312 | 0.844 |
| 2015 | AAA | Tacoma Rainiers | Bat | 396 | 4 HR, 16 SB | 0.300 | 0.820 |
| 2014 | AAA | Tacoma Rainiers | Bat | 346 | 5 HR, 14 SB | 0.328 | 0.894 |
| 2013 | AA | Jackson Generals | Bat | 300 | 1 HR, 18 SB | 0.293 | 0.774 |
| 2013 | A+ | High Desert Mavericks | Bat | 319 | 7 HR, 20 SB | 0.335 | 0.950 |
| 2012 | A | Clinton LumberKings | Bat | 53 | 0 HR, 4 SB | 0.304 | 0.677 |
Splits
| Year | vs LHP | vs RHP | Home | Away |
|---|
| 2025 | 0.149 | 0.291 | 0.296 | 0.197 |
| 2024 | 0.264 | 0.305 | 0.256 | 0.317 |
| 2023 | 0.337 | 0.331 | 0.336 | 0.331 |
| 2022 | 0.270 | 0.320 | 0.305 | 0.305 |
| 2021 | 0.400 | 0.331 | 0.386 | 0.323 |
| 2020 | 0.345 | 0.409 | 0.441 | 0.346 |
| 2019 | 0.366 | 0.326 | 0.359 | 0.323 |
| 2018 | 0.332 | 0.346 | 0.360 | 0.323 |
wOBA by split, from pitch level data, 2015 on. For pitchers the split is the batter side faced.
Postseason batting
| Year | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|
| 2024 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0.231 | 0.333 | 0.231 | 0.564 |
| 2023 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.167 | 0.286 | 0.167 | 0.452 |
| 2022 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 2021 | 11 | 37 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 0.351 | 0.419 | 0.784 | 1.202 |
| 2020 | 16 | 58 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 0.207 | 0.270 | 0.328 | 0.597 |
| 2019 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0.125 | 0.364 | 0.125 | 0.489 |
| 2018 | 15 | 39 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 0.282 | 0.417 | 0.436 | 0.853 |
| 2017 | 15 | 59 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 0.254 | 0.380 | 0.508 | 0.889 |
| Career | 80 | 227 | 39 | 56 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 26 | 5 | 36 | 72 | 0.247 | 0.351 | 0.441 | 0.791 |
Salaries
| Year | Team | Salary |
|---|
| 2015 | SEA | $512,400 |
Public salary records run through 2016; current contract data is on the roadmap.