#54 Willie Jones, Third Base, 30 yrs, Brooklyn Dodgers Monday, 10/2/1955 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Willie Jones
8/16/1925 30 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 9 Year(s), 13 Days (1561 total Days) 172 Day(s) 9 Year(s), 71 Days (1619 total Days) 9 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 | | |
9/6 | SLN | W 11-10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/7 | SLN | L 1-7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/8 | PIT | W 13-0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/10 | PIT | W 10-2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/19 | @CIN | L 5-7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #5 | | |
9/20 | @CIN | W 5-2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | #5 | | |
9/21 | @CIN | W 16-6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/22 | NYN | W 6-5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | #5 | | |
9/23 | NYN | W 7-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/24 | NYN | L 3-6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #1 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 140 | 514 | 157 | 30 | 2 | 26 | 93 | 116 | 94 | 36 | .305 | .410 | .523 | .934 | .963 | .218 |
Projected | 147 | 541 | 165 | 32 | 2 | 27 | 98 | 122 | 99 | 38 | .305 | .410 | .523 | .934 | .963 | .218 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 135 | 615 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 269 | 58 | 2 | 3 | 40.0 | 113.9 | 8.0 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 169 | 51 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 36 | 30 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .302 | .403 | .467 | .870 |
vs. RHP | 345 | 106 | 19 | 1 | 21 | 65 | 80 | 64 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .307 | .413 | .551 | .964 |
Close/Late | 35 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .371 | .532 | .629 | 1.160 |
Scoring Position | 137 | 44 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 69 | 0 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .321 | .400 | .504 | .904 |
Pinch Hitting | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .400 | .250 | .650 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 73 | 273 | 87 | 12 | 1 | 16 | 56 | 60 | 43 | 18 | .319 | .408 | .546 | .953 |
Road | 67 | 241 | 70 | 18 | 1 | 10 | 37 | 56 | 51 | 18 | .290 | .412 | .498 | .910 |
March/April | 24 | 87 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 7 | .345 | .436 | .621 | 1.056 |
May | 27 | 106 | 37 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 30 | 13 | 4 | .349 | .421 | .519 | .940 |
June | 25 | 93 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 8 | .290 | .400 | .495 | .895 |
July | 24 | 84 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 22 | 21 | 8 | .238 | .383 | .381 | .764 |
August | 26 | 98 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 6 | .316 | .405 | .612 | 1.017 |
Sept/Oct | 14 | 46 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 3 | .261 | .417 | .478 | .895 |
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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 |
Total | 1261 | 4350 | 1240 | 214 | 24 | 178 | 711 | 722 | 639 | 12 | 51 | 377 | 30 | 20 | .285 | .374 | .468 | .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 |
Total | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Third Base | 137 | 135 | 71 | 329 | 31 | 419 | 19 | .955 | 1188.0 | 3.17 | | | | |
Shortstop | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.0 | 0.00 | | | | |
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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...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG 1954 - .342 - 2nd
| OBP 1953 - .405 - 6th 1954 - .435 - 3rd
| 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
| BB 1953 - 95 - 3rd 1954 - 98 - 6th
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