#54 Willie Jones, Third Base, 32 yrs, Brooklyn Dodgers Tuesday, 10/3/1957 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Willie Jones
8/16/1925 32 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 11 Year(s), 13 Days (1905 total Days) 172 Day(s) 11 Year(s), 71 Days (1963 total Days) 11 Year(s) 1 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 |
Versus LHP | 8 | 7 | 6 | 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 : 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 | | |
8/24 | MIL | L 6-8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | #1 | | |
8/26 | MIL | L 4-5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
8/27 | MIL | L 2-6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #5 | | |
8/29 | CHN | W 10-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
8/30 | CHN | W 8-6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
8/31 | CHN | W 8-1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | #5 | | |
9/1 | PIT | W 4-1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/2 | PIT | L 2-12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/3 | PIT | W 4-3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #5 | | |
9/5 | @SLN | W 10-3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | #5 | PoG | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 131 | 527 | 157 | 36 | 2 | 21 | 82 | 97 | 69 | 42 | .298 | .377 | .493 | .871 | .863 | .195 |
Projected | 138 | 554 | 165 | 38 | 2 | 22 | 86 | 102 | 73 | 44 | .298 | .377 | .493 | .871 | .863 | .195 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 125 | 610 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 260 | 59 | 2 | 5 | 28.6 | 104.6 | 7.1 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 172 | 52 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 19 | 38 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .302 | .376 | .494 | .870 |
vs. RHP | 355 | 105 | 24 | 2 | 14 | 63 | 59 | 48 | 32 | 5 | 6 | 2 | .296 | .378 | .493 | .871 |
Close/Late | 59 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .203 | .315 | .475 | .790 |
Scoring Position | 127 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 52 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .260 | .327 | .386 | .712 |
Pinch Hitting | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .400 | .600 | 1.000 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 67 | 256 | 72 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 30 | 43 | 32 | 17 | .281 | .354 | .441 | .795 |
Road | 64 | 271 | 85 | 23 | 0 | 13 | 52 | 54 | 37 | 25 | .314 | .393 | .542 | .935 |
March/April | 24 | 100 | 34 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 24 | 17 | 7 | .340 | .429 | .510 | .939 |
May | 25 | 99 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 9 | .283 | .357 | .535 | .892 |
June | 26 | 109 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 8 | .312 | .380 | .486 | .866 |
July | 25 | 98 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 14 | 8 | .296 | .364 | .551 | .915 |
August | 27 | 104 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 9 | .279 | .367 | .413 | .780 |
Sept/Oct | 4 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .176 | .176 | .353 | .529 |
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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 |
Total | 1539 | 5484 | 1585 | 283 | 29 | 215 | 886 | 929 | 785 | 18 | 61 | 458 | 36 | 25 | .289 | .376 | .469 | .845 | |
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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 |
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 | 129 | 125 | 77 | 327 | 24 | 420 | 16 | .962 | 1136.0 | 3.33 | | | | |
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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...
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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
| 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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