#54 Willie Jones, Third Base, 31 yrs, Brooklyn Dodgers Thursday, 10/5/1956 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Willie Jones
8/16/1925 31 USA,SC,DILLON 6"1 202
Third Base R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Average Some ability 4 / 6 (Popular) 4 / 6 (Popular) Good Suffers Normal 3.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 9,000,550 1958 10 Year(s), 13 Days (1733 total Days) 172 Day(s) 10 Year(s), 71 Days (1791 total Days) 10 Year(s) 1 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 |
Versus LHP | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 |
Versus RHP | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 |
Talent | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 3 6 6 3 1 Pull Hitter
| Fielding Ratings 3B : 8 (Range), .964 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 10 Outfield Arm : 1
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/21 | @PIT | W 13-11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/22 | @CIN | W 8-7 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/23 | @CIN | W 9-2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | #2 | PoG | |
9/24 | @CIN | W 15-3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/27 | CHA | L 3-9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/28 | CHA | L 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/30 | @CHA | W 16-8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | #2 | | |
10/1 | @CHA | L 5-8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #2 | | |
10/2 | @CHA | W 7-2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
10/4 | CHA | L 9-10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #2 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 147 | 607 | 188 | 33 | 3 | 16 | 93 | 110 | 77 | 39 | .310 | .389 | .453 | .842 | .826 | .143 |
Projected | 155 | 639 | 198 | 35 | 3 | 17 | 98 | 116 | 81 | 41 | .310 | .389 | .453 | .842 | .826 | .143 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 144 | 703 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 275 | 52 | 4 | 0 | 100.0 | 109.7 | 6.6 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 192 | 60 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 34 | 33 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .313 | .409 | .391 | .799 |
vs. RHP | 415 | 128 | 21 | 3 | 15 | 70 | 76 | 44 | 25 | 2 | 9 | 3 | .308 | .377 | .482 | .859 |
Close/Late | 57 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .281 | .318 | .351 | .669 |
Scoring Position | 147 | 43 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 72 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .293 | .333 | .483 | .816 |
Pinch Hitting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 73 | 292 | 90 | 22 | 1 | 6 | 35 | 56 | 41 | 20 | .308 | .388 | .452 | .840 |
Road | 74 | 315 | 98 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 58 | 54 | 36 | 19 | .311 | .377 | .454 | .831 |
This Week | 2 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .444 | .778 |
Last Week | 4 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .188 | .222 | .188 | .410 |
March/April | 24 | 97 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 8 | .278 | .360 | .412 | .773 |
May | 25 | 99 | 37 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 22 | 21 | 7 | .374 | .472 | .505 | .977 |
June | 26 | 110 | 34 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 20 | 17 | 4 | .309 | .392 | .436 | .829 |
July | 25 | 109 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 9 | 6 | .294 | .342 | .422 | .764 |
August | 27 | 103 | 33 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 12 | .320 | .410 | .524 | .934 |
Sept/Oct | 20 | 89 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 4 | 2 | .281 | .299 | .416 | .715 |
Postseason | 6 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .240 | .267 | .280 | .547 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1947 | 143 | 500 | 115 | 19 | 2 | 14 | 64 | 63 | 58 | 2 | 5 | 53 | 4 | 2 | .230 | .310 | .360 | .670 | PHI |
1948 | 143 | 500 | 135 | 23 | 3 | 17 | 76 | 74 | 68 | 2 | 5 | 46 | 4 | 2 | .270 | .357 | .430 | .787 | PHI |
1949 | 143 | 500 | 135 | 23 | 3 | 17 | 76 | 74 | 68 | 2 | 5 | 46 | 4 | 2 | .270 | .357 | .430 | .787 | PHI |
1950 | 146 | 516 | 138 | 25 | 2 | 21 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 2 | 9 | 48 | 3 | 3 | .267 | .355 | .446 | .801 | PHI |
1951 | 134 | 440 | 119 | 19 | 5 | 17 | 71 | 64 | 49 | 1 | 4 | 39 | 3 | 3 | .270 | .342 | .452 | .794 | PHI |
1952 | 122 | 257 | 77 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 62 | 34 | 36 | 0 | 6 | 23 | 1 | 0 | .300 | .378 | .521 | .899 | PHI |
1953 | 144 | 559 | 171 | 29 | 0 | 20 | 82 | 92 | 95 | 1 | 4 | 37 | 3 | 3 | .306 | .405 | .465 | .870 | BRO |
1954 | 146 | 564 | 193 | 31 | 4 | 34 | 114 | 132 | 98 | 1 | 8 | 49 | 6 | 2 | .342 | .435 | .592 | 1.027 | BRO,NL |
1955 | 140 | 514 | 157 | 30 | 2 | 26 | 93 | 116 | 94 | 1 | 5 | 36 | 2 | 3 | .305 | .410 | .523 | .934 | BRO,NL |
1956 | 147 | 607 | 188 | 33 | 3 | 16 | 93 | 110 | 77 | 4 | 4 | 39 | 4 | 0 | .310 | .389 | .453 | .842 | BRO |
Total | 1408 | 4957 | 1428 | 247 | 27 | 194 | 804 | 832 | 716 | 16 | 55 | 416 | 34 | 20 | .288 | .376 | .466 | .842 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1952 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
1956 | 6 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .240 | .267 | .280 | .547 |
Total | 7 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .269 | .321 | .308 | .629 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Third Base | 147 | 144 | 76 | 325 | 31 | 424 | 23 | .946 | 1293.2 | 2.95 | | | | |
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Transactions Signed as a free agent by Brooklyn on 2/19/1953 to a 6-year deal worth $9,000,550 per year... Awards Won Player of the Week award on 4/24/1951, hitting .520 with 3 HR, 5 RBI... Won World Championship with Philadelphia (N) in 1952... Injuries Injured on 7/14/1951 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for one week... Won Player of the Week award on 5/8/1954, hitting .481 with 2 HR, 4 RBI... Had 20-game hitting streak snapped on 5/26/1954... Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/1954, hitting .456 with 8 HR, 21 RBI... Was selected to the 1954 Allstar game... Drove in 7 runs against St. Louis (N) on 8/20/1954... Won Player of the Week award on 9/18/1954, hitting .571 with 3 HR, 11 RBI... Won Most Valuable Player Award in 1954, hitting .342 with 34 HR, 114 RBI... Was selected to the 1955 Allstar game... Drove in 6 runs against Cincinnati on 9/23/1956...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG 1954 - .342 - 2nd
| OBP 1953 - .405 - 6th 1954 - .435 - 3rd 1955 - .410 - 8th
| SLG 1954 - .592 - 6th
| OPS 1954 - 1.027 - 4th
| Hits 1954 - 193 - 2nd
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Doubles 1953 - 29 - 10th 1954 - 31 - 9th
| Homeruns 1954 - 34 - 7th
| RBI 1954 - 114 - 8th
| Runs 1954 - 132 - 2nd 1955 - 116 - 10th
| BB 1953 - 95 - 3rd 1954 - 98 - 6th 1955 - 94 - 8th
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