#54 Willie Jones, Third Base, 33 yrs, Los Angeles Dodgers Friday, 10/6/1958 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Willie Jones
8/16/1925 33 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 : Extension : 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 $ 9,000,000 (3 year(s)) 12 Year(s), 13 Days (2077 total Days) 172 Day(s) 12 Year(s), 71 Days (2135 total Days) 12 Year(s) 1 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 |
Versus LHP | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 |
Versus RHP | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
Talent | 6 | 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 : 9 (Range), .965 (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 | | |
9/22 | PIT | W 5-2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/23 | PIT | W 13-4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | #1 | | |
9/24 | PIT | W 2-1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/27 | NYY | W 10-5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/28 | NYY | W 10-3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/30 | @NYY | W 3-1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
10/1 | @NYY | L 3-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #1 | | |
10/2 | @NYY | L 2-5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #1 | | |
10/4 | NYY | L 2-9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #1 | | |
10/5 | NYY | W 8-5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | #1 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 143 | 612 | 207 | 47 | 0 | 26 | 107 | 140 | 89 | 49 | .338 | .423 | .542 | .965 | 1.029 | .204 |
Projected | 150 | 644 | 218 | 49 | 0 | 27 | 113 | 147 | 94 | 52 | .338 | .423 | .542 | .965 | 1.029 | .204 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 140 | 711 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 332 | 73 | 6 | 2 | 75.0 | 147.3 | 9.4 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 185 | 65 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 29 | 47 | 31 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .351 | .447 | .508 | .956 |
vs. RHP | 427 | 142 | 33 | 0 | 21 | 78 | 93 | 58 | 32 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .333 | .412 | .557 | .969 |
Close/Late | 54 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .259 | .344 | .333 | .678 |
Scoring Position | 150 | 54 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 76 | 0 | 28 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .360 | .456 | .573 | 1.029 |
Pinch Hitting | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .667 | .500 | 1.167 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 72 | 303 | 109 | 26 | 0 | 10 | 53 | 66 | 39 | 21 | .360 | .433 | .545 | .977 |
Road | 71 | 309 | 98 | 21 | 0 | 16 | 54 | 74 | 50 | 28 | .317 | .409 | .540 | .949 |
This Week | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .083 | .214 | .083 | .298 |
Last Week | 4 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .316 | .350 | .526 | .876 |
March/April | 24 | 103 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 27 | 16 | 7 | .272 | .372 | .544 | .916 |
May | 27 | 105 | 40 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 14 | 10 | .381 | .446 | .619 | 1.065 |
June | 23 | 99 | 34 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 10 | .343 | .422 | .515 | .938 |
July | 23 | 98 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 24 | 13 | 8 | .357 | .425 | .510 | .935 |
August | 27 | 119 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 17 | 20 | 8 | .261 | .371 | .328 | .699 |
Sept/Oct | 19 | 88 | 39 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 24 | 25 | 12 | 6 | .443 | .510 | .807 | 1.317 |
Postseason | 7 | 31 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | .226 | .294 | .355 | .649 |
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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 |
1957 | 131 | 527 | 157 | 36 | 2 | 21 | 82 | 97 | 69 | 2 | 6 | 42 | 2 | 5 | .298 | .377 | .493 | .871 | BRO,NL |
1958 | 143 | 612 | 207 | 47 | 0 | 26 | 107 | 140 | 89 | 3 | 3 | 49 | 6 | 2 | .338 | .423 | .542 | .965 | BRO,NL |
Total | 1682 | 6096 | 1792 | 330 | 29 | 241 | 993 | 1069 | 874 | 21 | 64 | 507 | 42 | 27 | .294 | .381 | .476 | .857 | |
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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 | .296 | .280 | .576 |
1958 | 7 | 31 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .226 | .294 | .355 | .649 |
Total | 14 | 57 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .246 | .306 | .333 | .640 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Third Base | 142 | 140 | 91 | 386 | 33 | 497 | 20 | .960 | 1255.2 | 3.56 | | | | |
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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... Was selected to the 1957 Allstar game... Won Gold Glove Award at Third Base in 1957... Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Philadelphia (N) on 5/10/1958... Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Philadelphia (N) on 5/11/1958... Won Player of the Week award on 6/12/1958, hitting .526 with 1 HR, 6 RBI... 6/13/1958: Signed a contract extension with Los Angeles, $9,000,000 per year, for 3 years. Was selected to the 1958 Allstar game... Hit 3 homeruns against Chicago (N), driving in 7 runs on 7/20/1958... Had 5 hits with 6 RBI against Philadelphia (N) on 9/19/1958... Won World Championship with Los Angeles in 1958... Won Gold Glove Award at Third Base in 1958...
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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 1956 - 188 - 4th
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Doubles 1953 - 29 - 10th 1954 - 31 - 9th 1957 - 36 - 3rd
| Homeruns 1954 - 34 - 7th
| RBI 1954 - 114 - 8th
| Runs 1954 - 132 - 2nd 1955 - 116 - 10th 1956 - 110 - 7th
| BB 1953 - 95 - 3rd 1954 - 98 - 6th 1955 - 94 - 8th
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