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Ricky Bones
Ricardo Ricky Bones

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 190 lb.

Debut August 11, 1991
  vs. CIN 7.0 IP, 2 H, 6 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER, W
Final Game October 5, 2001
Born April 7, 1969 in Salinas, P.R.

Signed by the San Diego Padres as an amateur free agent in 1986. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
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 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1991 22 SDP NL   4   6  11  11   0   0   0  0   54.0   57   33   29   3   18   31   0   4   234   0   0  4.83  3.80   79 1.389
 1992 23 MIL AL   9  10  31  28   0   0   0  0  163.3  169   90   83  27   48   65   9   3   705   0   2  4.57  3.87   85 1.329
 1993 24 MIL AL  11  11  32  31   3   0   1  0  203.7  222  122  110  28   63   63   8   6   883   3   1  4.86  4.29   88 1.399
 1994 25 MIL AL  10   9  24  24   4   1   0  0  170.7  166   76   65  17   45   57   3   8   708   1   0  3.43  5.05  147 1.236 AS
 1995 26 MIL AL  10  12  32  31   3   0   0  0  200.3  218  108  103  26   83   77   4   5   877   2   2  4.63  4.96  107 1.502
 1996 27 TOT AL   7  14  36  24   0   0   2  0  152.0  184  115  105  30   68   63  10   2   699   2   0  6.22  5.19   83 1.658
         MIL AL   7  14  32  23   0   0   2  0  145.0  170  104   94  28   62   59   9   2   658   2   0  5.83  5.20   89 1.600
         NYY AL   0   0   4   1   0   0   0  0    7.0   14   11   11   2    6    4   1   0    41   0   0 14.14  5.00   35 2.857
 1997 28 TOT      4   8  30  13   1   0   4  0   96.0  133   81   72  12   36   44   7   1   450   4   0  6.75  4.60   68 1.760
         CIN NL   0   1   9   2   0   0   2  0   17.7   31   22   20   2   11    8   2   0    98   2   0 10.19  4.29   42 2.377
         KCR AL   4   7  21  11   1   0   2  0   78.3  102   59   52  10   25   36   5   1   352   2   0  5.97  4.66   78 1.621
 1998 29 KCR AL   2   2  32   0   0   0  12  1   53.3   49   18   18   4   24   38   1   2   231   5   0  3.04  4.75  156 1.369
 1999 30 BAL AL   0   3  30   2   0   0   7  0   43.7   59   29   29   7   19   26   2   3   207   0   0  5.98  4.68   78 1.786
 2000 31 FLA NL   2   3  56   0   0   0  13  0   77.3   94   43   39   6   27   59   3   2   352   8   1  4.54  4.41   97 1.565
 2001 32 FLA NL   4   4  61   0   0   0  19  0   64.0   71   39   36   7   33   41   3   0   288   9   0  5.06  4.23   84 1.625
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 11 Yr WL% .434  63  82 375 164  11   1  58  1 1278.3 1422  754  689 167  464  564  50  36  5634  34   6  4.85  4.59   95 1.475
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     7  10  47  20   1   0   7  0  161.0  179   95   86  21   58   71   6   4   710   4   0  4.85  4.59   95 1.475
 Career High     11  14  61  31   4   1  19  1  203.7  222  122  110  30   83   77  10   8   883   9   2  3.04  5.19  156 1.236
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
                 W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Batting  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1991 22 SDP NL  11   13    1    1   0  0   0    1   0  0   2   5  .077  .200  .077  -20    1   4   0   0   0   0
 1997 28 TOT      9    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
         CIN NL   9    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1998 29 KCR AL   2    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1999 30 BAL AL  31    0    1    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0                           0   0   0   0   0   0
 2000 31 FLA NL  52    2    1    0   0  0   0    1   0  0   1   0  .000  .250  .000  -27    0   0   1   0   0   0
 2001 32 FLA NL  59    2    0    1   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   1  .500  .333  .500  115    1   0   1   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 11 Seasons     319   20    3    2   0  0   0    3   0  0   3   6  .100  .200  .100  -15    2   4   2   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg         10    2    1   0  0   0    2   0  0   2   3  .100  .200  .100  -15    1   2   1   0   0   0
 Career High     59   13    1    1   0  0   0    1   0  0   2   5                           1   4   1   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1991 22 SDP NL   19   16    1   1.7    96| .077  .261| .200  .329| .077  .391| .277  .720| -20  .158  -2.1  -0.2   0%
 1997 28 TOT       2    2    0   0.0   110| .000  .273| .000  .345| .000  .428| .000  .773|-100  .000  -0.6  -0.1   0%
         CIN NL    2    2    0   0.0   110| .000  .273| .000  .345| .000  .428| .000  .773|-100  .000  -0.6  -0.1   0%
 1998 29 KCR AL    1    1    0   0.0   111| .000  .273| .000  .342| .000  .434| .000  .776|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
 1999 30 BAL AL    0    0    0            |           |           |           |           |             0.0   0.0   0%
 2000 31 FLA NL    4    3    0   0.0   111| .000  .266| .250  .342| .000  .434| .250  .777| -27  .000  -0.2   0.0   0%
 2001 32 FLA NL    3    2    1  13.4   109| .500  .265| .333  .336| .500  .434| .833  .770| 115  .857   0.2   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 11 Seasons       29   24    2   2.2   101| .100  .264| .200  .334| .100  .406| .300  .739| -15  .217  -3.1  -0.3   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1991 22 SDP NL P 11 1 2 0 0 1.000 .968 0.27 0.59 0.50 1.87 11 54.0 1992 23 MIL AL P 31 17 13 2 1 .938 .952 0.97 0.56 1.65 1.72 28 163.3 1993 24 MIL AL P 32 26 22 1 2 .980 .952 1.50 0.56 2.12 1.79 31 203.7 RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 1994 25 MIL AL P 24 8 14 1 2 .957 .957 0.92 0.52 1.16 1.72 24 170.7 AS 1995 26 MIL AL P 32 19 32 0 8 1.000 .960 1.59 0.53 2.29 1.79 31 200.3 1996 27 TOT AL P 36 11 15 1 4 .963 .959 0.72 0.52 1.54 1.77 24 152.0 MIL AL P 32 10 13 1 3 .958 .958 0.72 0.52 1.43 1.77 23 145.0 NYY AL P 4 1 2 0 1 1.000 .968 0.75 0.53 3.86 1.80 1 7.0 1997 28 TOT P 30 8 15 2 1 .920 .954 0.77 0.50 2.16 1.73 13 96.0 CIN NL P 9 0 4 1 0 .800 .952 0.44 0.52 2.03 1.83 2 17.7 KCR AL P 21 8 11 1 1 .950 .955 0.90 0.49 2.18 1.71 11 78.3 1998 29 KCR AL P 32 8 15 1 1 .958 .958 0.72 0.50 3.88 1.77 0 53.3 1999 30 BAL AL P 30 2 2 0 0 1.000 .952 0.13 0.47 0.82 1.69 2 43.7 2000 31 FLA NL P 56 3 11 0 0 1.000 .966 0.25 0.48 1.63 1.73 0 77.3 2001 32 FLA NL P 61 4 16 1 3 .952 .957 0.33 0.46 2.81 1.74 0 64.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1993 24 MIL AL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.10 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 1991 22 SDP NL P 11 1 2 0 0 1.000 .968 0.27 0.59 0.50 1.87 11 54.0 1992 23 MIL AL P 31 17 13 2 1 .938 .952 0.97 0.56 1.65 1.72 28 163.3 1993 24 MIL AL P 32 26 22 1 2 .980 .952 1.50 0.56 2.12 1.79 31 203.7 1994 25 MIL AL P 24 8 14 1 2 .957 .957 0.92 0.52 1.16 1.72 24 170.7 1995 26 MIL AL P 32 19 32 0 8 1.000 .960 1.59 0.53 2.29 1.79 31 200.3 1996 27 TOT AL P 36 11 15 1 4 .963 .959 0.72 0.52 1.54 1.77 24 152.0 MIL AL P 32 10 13 1 3 .958 .958 0.72 0.52 1.43 1.77 23 145.0 NYY AL P 4 1 2 0 1 1.000 .968 0.75 0.53 3.86 1.80 1 7.0 1997 28 TOT P 30 8 15 2 1 .920 .954 0.77 0.50 2.16 1.73 13 96.0 CIN NL P 9 0 4 1 0 .800 .952 0.44 0.52 2.03 1.83 2 17.7 KCR AL P 21 8 11 1 1 .950 .955 0.90 0.49 2.18 1.71 11 78.3 1998 29 KCR AL P 32 8 15 1 1 .958 .958 0.72 0.50 3.88 1.77 0 53.3 1999 30 BAL AL P 30 2 2 0 0 1.000 .952 0.13 0.47 0.82 1.69 2 43.7 2000 31 FLA NL P 56 3 11 0 0 1.000 .966 0.25 0.48 1.63 1.73 0 77.3 2001 32 FLA NL P 61 4 16 1 3 .952 .957 0.33 0.46 2.81 1.74 0 64.0 1993 24 MIL AL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 1.80 0 1.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 375 107 157 9 22 .967 .957 0.70 0.51 1.86 1.76 164 1278.3 RF* 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 376 107 157 9 22 .967 .957 0.70 0.51 1.86 1.76 164 1279
An Important note about our fielding stats

All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1994   MIL AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1994

ERA
1994 AL-3.43-8

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
1994 AL-1.236-7

Bases on Balls/9IP
1994 AL-2.37-10

Innings
1994 AL-170.7-9

Games Started
1995 AL-31-4

Home Runs Allow.
1992 AL-27-6
1993 AL-28-4
1995 AL-26-3
1996 AL-30-9

Hits Allowed
1995 AL-218-4

Losses
1995 AL-12-9
1996 AL-14-6

Earned Runs Allow.
1993 AL-110-7
1995 AL-103-9

Hit Batsmen
1992 AL-9-6
1993 AL-8-9
1996 AL-10-8

Batters Faced
1995 AL-877-8

Adjusted ERA+
1994 AL-147-6

         

Gray Ink: Pitching - 10 (1437) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 2.0 (1774) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 3.0 (1446) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

May 13, 1986: Signed by the San Diego Padres as an amateur free agent.

March 26, 1992: Traded by the San Diego Padres with Matt Mieske and Jose Valentin to the Milwaukee Brewers for Gary Sheffield and Geoff Kellogg (minors).

August 29, 1996: Sent by the Milwaukee Brewers to the New York Yankees to complete an earlier deal made on August 23, 1996. The Milwaukee Brewers sent a player to be named later, Pat Listach, and Graeme Lloyd to the New York Yankees for Bob Wickman and Gerald Williams. The Milwaukee Brewers sent Ricky Bones (August 29, 1996) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade. Pat Listach returned to original teams on October 2, 1996.

October 25, 1996: Granted Free Agency.

December 10, 1996: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.

May 6, 1997: Released by the Cincinnati Reds.

May 12, 1997: Signed as a Free Agent with the Milwaukee Brewers.

June 26, 1997: Purchased by the Kansas City Royals from the Milwaukee Brewers.

November 5, 1997: Granted Free Agency.

January 6, 1998: Signed as a Free Agent with the Minnesota Twins.

May 22, 1998: Released by the Minnesota Twins.

May 26, 1998: Signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Royals.

October 29, 1998: Granted Free Agency.

December 21, 1998: Signed as a Free Agent with the Baltimore Orioles.

August 20, 1999: Granted Free Agency.

December 22, 1999: Signed as a Free Agent with the Florida Marlins.

November 1, 2000: Granted Free Agency.

November 9, 2000: Signed as a Free Agent with the Florida Marlins.

November 5, 2001: Granted Free Agency.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1990San Diego Padres$100,000
1992Milwaukee Brewers$109,000
1993Milwaukee Brewers$190,000
1994Milwaukee Brewers$350,000
1995Milwaukee Brewers$581,945
1996Milwaukee Brewers$1,425,000
1997Kansas City Royals$390,000
Cincinnati Reds$350,000
1998Kansas City Royals$400,000
1999Baltimore Orioles$800,000
2001Florida Marlins$800,000
Career (may be incomplete)$5,495,945

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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