#54 Willie Jones, Third Base, 34 yrs, Los Angeles Dodgers Thursday, 10/5/1959 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Willie Jones
8/16/1925 34 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 3.0 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 $ 9,000,000 1961 13 Year(s), 13 Days (2249 total Days) 172 Day(s) 13 Year(s), 71 Days (2307 total Days) 13 Year(s) 1 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 7 |
Versus LHP | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 7 |
Versus RHP | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
Talent | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 8 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 2 5 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 | | |
9/13 | @MIL | W 5-1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #1 | | |
9/15 | SF | L 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/16 | SF | W 2-1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #6 | | |
9/17 | SF | L 2-6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | #5 | | |
9/19 | @CHN | L 3-10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/20 | @CHN | W 10-3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/21 | @CHN | W 8-5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/22 | PHI | W 8-7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/23 | PHI | W 12-1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | #6 | | |
9/24 | PHI | L 0-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #5 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 142 | 557 | 155 | 25 | 2 | 14 | 65 | 100 | 91 | 64 | .278 | .379 | .406 | .785 | .779 | .127 |
Projected | 149 | 586 | 163 | 26 | 2 | 15 | 68 | 105 | 96 | 67 | .278 | .379 | .406 | .785 | .779 | .127 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 142 | 656 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 226 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 | 92.3 | 6.0 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 171 | 50 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 32 | 36 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .292 | .414 | .409 | .824 |
vs. RHP | 386 | 105 | 19 | 1 | 10 | 45 | 68 | 55 | 48 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .272 | .361 | .404 | .765 |
Close/Late | 41 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .171 | .234 | .220 | .454 |
Scoring Position | 139 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 52 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .259 | .338 | .360 | .697 |
Pinch Hitting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 68 | 256 | 75 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 26 | 56 | 47 | 34 | .293 | .399 | .430 | .829 |
Road | 74 | 301 | 80 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 39 | 44 | 44 | 30 | .266 | .356 | .385 | .742 |
March/April | 24 | 97 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 11 | .268 | .365 | .351 | .716 |
May | 25 | 98 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 14 | 15 | .255 | .345 | .378 | .723 |
June | 25 | 102 | 39 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 26 | 15 | 7 | .382 | .462 | .578 | 1.040 |
July | 24 | 88 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 10 | .239 | .382 | .341 | .723 |
August | 23 | 91 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 16 | 13 | .297 | .391 | .440 | .830 |
Sept/Oct | 21 | 81 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 8 | .210 | .297 | .321 | .618 |
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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 |
1959 | 142 | 557 | 155 | 25 | 2 | 14 | 65 | 100 | 91 | 1 | 2 | 64 | 2 | 0 | .278 | .379 | .406 | .785 | LA |
Total | 1824 | 6653 | 1947 | 355 | 31 | 255 | 1058 | 1169 | 965 | 22 | 66 | 571 | 44 | 27 | .293 | .381 | .470 | .851 | |
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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% |
Second Base | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.0 | 9.00 | | | | |
Third Base | 142 | 142 | 67 | 321 | 28 | 408 | 20 | .951 | 1175.1 | 3.12 | | | | |
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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... Won Gold Glove Award at Third Base in 1959...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG 1954 - .342 - 2nd 1958 - .338 - 3rd
| OBP 1953 - .405 - 6th 1954 - .435 - 3rd 1955 - .410 - 8th 1958 - .423 - 7th
| SLG 1954 - .592 - 6th 1958 - .542 - 9th
| OPS 1954 - 1.027 - 4th 1958 - .965 - 8th
| Hits 1954 - 193 - 2nd 1956 - 188 - 4th 1958 - 207 - 2nd
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Doubles 1953 - 29 - 10th 1954 - 31 - 9th 1957 - 36 - 3rd 1958 - 47 - 1st
| Homeruns 1954 - 34 - 7th
| RBI 1954 - 114 - 8th 1958 - 107 - 9th
| Runs 1954 - 132 - 2nd 1955 - 116 - 10th 1956 - 110 - 7th 1958 - 140 - 3rd
| BB 1953 - 95 - 3rd 1954 - 98 - 6th 1955 - 94 - 8th 1958 - 89 - 10th
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