SPORTS  :  Baseball  |  Football  |  Basketball  |  Hockey  |  Olympics  View Sports-Reference.com's new Olympic Section
Return to the Baseball-Reference.com Home Page
Quick Index: Play Index | Players | Teams | Leagues | Managers | Leaders | Awards | Postseason | Box Scores | Minors | Draft
  SportingNews.com | Stat of the Day | SR Blog | Tutorial Videos | All-Star | Travel | Bullpen Wiki | Random
You Are Here > Baseball-Reference.com > Players > Bo Jackson

Bo Jackson
Vincent Edward Jackson

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 225 lb.
School Auburn University

Debut September 2, 1986
  vs. CHW 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game August 10, 1994
Born November 30, 1962 in Bessemer, AL

Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 4th round of the 1986 amateur draft. (All Transactions)

 About biographical information

BR Bullpen: Find or enter more info for this person (what's this?)
Oracle: Find all of this player's teammates.

Chris Cilenti sponsor(s) this page.

You can sponsor a page.
Page Expires: 2008-08-22 Alert Me!
        Dedicated to Matthew Daly and others like him. Who worshipped Bo Jackson and hated having to admit, that in the end, he was the 2nd greatest two sport athlete of all time!

Batting  Glossary /
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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1986 23 KCR AL  25   82    9   17   2  1   2    9   3  1   7  34  .207  .286  .329   66   27   0   0   0   2   1
 1987 24 KCR AL 116  396   46   93  17  2  22   53  10  4  30 158  .235  .296  .455   94  180   1   2   0   5   3
 1988 25 KCR AL 124  439   63  108  16  4  25   68  27  6  25 146  .246  .287  .472  108  207   1   2   6   1   6
 1989 26 KCR AL 135  515   86  132  15  6  32  105  26  9  39 172  .256  .310  .495  124  255   0   4   8   3  10 MVP-10,AS
 1990 27 KCR AL 111  405   74  110  16  1  28   78  15  9  44 128  .272  .342  .523  142  212   0   5   2   2  10
 1991 28 CHW AL  23   71    8   16   4  0   3   14   0  1  12  25  .225  .333  .408  107   29   0   1   1   0   3
 1993 30 CHW AL  85  284   32   66   9  0  16   45   0  2  23 106  .232  .289  .433   94  123   0   1   1   0   5
 1994 31 CAL AL  75  201   23   56   7  0  13   43   1  0  20  72  .279  .344  .507  116  102   0   2   2   1   2
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 8 Seasons      694 2393  341  598  86 14 141  415  82 32 200 841  .250  .309  .474  112 1135   2  17  20  14  40
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        559   80  140  20  3  33   97  19  7  47 196  .250  .309  .474  112  265   0   4   5   3   9
 Career High    135  515   86  132  17  6  32  105  27  9  44 172  .279  .344  .523  142  255   1   5   8   5  10
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1986 23 KCR AL   91   67    8   3.2   102| .207  .264| .286  .332| .329  .412| .615  .744|  66  .332  -4.2  -0.4  75%
 1987 24 KCR AL  434  313   55   4.7   108| .235  .267| .296  .336| .455  .429| .751  .765|  94  .473  -5.4  -0.5  71%
 1988 25 KCR AL  468  346   59   4.6    95| .246  .260| .287  .326| .472  .392| .759  .718| 108  .515   1.6   0.2  81%
 1989 26 KCR AL  561  406   77   5.1    93| .256  .261| .310  .326| .495  .384| .805  .710| 124  .572  12.8   1.3  74%
 1990 27 KCR AL  456  319   70   5.9    93| .272  .257| .342  .325| .523  .384| .865  .709| 142  .630  21.2   2.1  62%
 1991 28 CHW AL   84   60    9   4.0    95| .225  .258| .333  .326| .408  .391| .741  .717| 107  .446   1.0   0.1   0%
 1993 30 CHW AL  308  226   34   4.0   101| .232  .264| .289  .335| .433  .404| .722  .739|  94  .418  -4.4  -0.4   0%
 1994 31 CAL AL  224  149   36   6.5   112| .279  .274| .344  .346| .507  .436| .851  .782| 116  .586   3.9   0.4 100%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 8 Seasons      2626 1886  348   4.9    99| .250  .263| .309  .330| .474  .401| .783  .731| 112  .530  26.5   2.8  71%

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

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / 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 ------+
1986 23 KCR AL RF 23 30 2 4 0 .889 .976 1.39 1.79 1.53 2.11 21 188.0 DH 1 1987 24 KCR AL OF 113 180 9 9 1 .955 .980 1.67 2.00 1.81 2.31 107 939.3 LF 95 148 8 8 1 .951 .974 1.64 1.73 1.83 2.11 89 766.3 CF 21 30 0 0 0 1.000 .987 1.43 2.34 1.83 2.70 15 147.7 RF 3 3 1 1 0 .800 .976 1.33 1.73 1.42 2.13 3 25.3 DH 1 1988 25 KCR AL OF 121 246 11 7 2 .973 .979 2.12 2.14 2.26 2.47 118 1023.3 LF 103 207 12 5 2 .978 .977 2.13 1.85 2.25 2.26 102 874.3 RF 15 25 0 2 0 .926 .973 1.67 1.89 2.05 2.24 12 110.0 CF 5 12 0 0 0 1.000 .984 2.40 2.52 2.77 2.91 4 39.0 DH 2 1989 26 KCR AL LF 110 227 11 8 2 .967 .977 2.16 1.83 2.25 2.16 109 954.0 AS OF 110 224 11 8 2 .967 .980 2.14 2.12 2.22 2.42 109 954.0 AS DH 24 AS CF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.50 AS 1990 27 KCR AL OF 97 230 8 12 2 .952 .981 2.45 2.04 2.54 2.39 97 844.7 CF 61 146 4 6 1 .962 .985 2.46 2.42 2.54 2.74 61 531.7 LF 36 83 4 6 1 .935 .978 2.42 1.74 2.50 2.19 36 313.0 DH 10 1991 28 CHW AL DH 21 1993 30 CHW AL OF 47 89 5 1 2 .989 .983 2.00 2.09 2.45 2.41 45 345.0 DH 36 LF 28 62 2 0 0 1.000 .985 2.29 1.84 2.87 2.23 27 201.0 RF 19 29 3 1 2 .970 .979 1.68 1.85 2.00 2.23 18 144.0 1994 31 CAL AL OF 46 77 3 3 0 .964 .982 1.74 2.09 2.18 2.37 44 331.0 LF 43 73 3 3 0 .962 .978 1.77 1.80 2.18 2.16 41 314.0 DH 9 RF 3 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.33 1.87 2.12 2.22 3 17.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1987 24 KCR AL CF 21 30 0 0 0 1.000 .987 1.43 2.34 1.83 2.70 15 147.7 1988 25 KCR AL CF 5 12 0 0 0 1.000 .984 2.40 2.52 2.77 2.91 4 39.0 1989 26 KCR AL CF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.50 1990 27 KCR AL CF 61 146 4 6 1 .962 .985 2.46 2.42 2.54 2.74 61 531.7 1986 23 KCR AL DH 1 1987 24 KCR AL DH 1 1988 25 KCR AL DH 2 1989 26 KCR AL DH 24 1990 27 KCR AL DH 10 1991 28 CHW AL DH 21 1993 30 CHW AL DH 36 1994 31 CAL AL DH 9 1987 24 KCR AL LF 95 148 8 8 1 .951 .974 1.64 1.73 1.83 2.11 89 766.3 1988 25 KCR AL LF 103 207 12 5 2 .978 .977 2.13 1.85 2.25 2.26 102 874.3 1989 26 KCR AL LF 110 227 11 8 2 .967 .977 2.16 1.83 2.25 2.16 109 954.0 1990 27 KCR AL LF 36 83 4 6 1 .935 .978 2.42 1.74 2.50 2.19 36 313.0 1993 30 CHW AL LF 28 62 2 0 0 1.000 .985 2.29 1.84 2.87 2.23 27 201.0 1994 31 CAL AL LF 43 73 3 3 0 .962 .978 1.77 1.80 2.18 2.16 41 314.0 1986 23 KCR AL OF 23 29 2 4 0 .886 .981 1.35 2.06 1.48 2.39 21 188.0 1987 24 KCR AL OF 113 180 9 9 1 .955 .980 1.67 2.00 1.81 2.31 107 939.3 1988 25 KCR AL OF 121 246 11 7 2 .973 .979 2.12 2.14 2.26 2.47 118 1023.3 1989 26 KCR AL OF 110 224 11 8 2 .967 .980 2.14 2.12 2.22 2.42 109 954.0 1990 27 KCR AL OF 97 230 8 12 2 .952 .981 2.45 2.04 2.54 2.39 97 844.7 1993 30 CHW AL OF 47 89 5 1 2 .989 .983 2.00 2.09 2.45 2.41 45 345.0 1994 31 CAL AL OF 46 77 3 3 0 .964 .982 1.74 2.09 2.18 2.37 44 331.0 1986 23 KCR AL RF 23 30 2 4 0 .889 .976 1.39 1.79 1.53 2.11 21 188.0 1987 24 KCR AL RF 3 3 1 1 0 .800 .976 1.33 1.73 1.42 2.13 3 25.3 1988 25 KCR AL RF 15 25 0 2 0 .926 .973 1.67 1.89 2.05 2.24 12 110.0 1993 30 CHW AL RF 19 29 3 1 2 .970 .979 1.68 1.85 2.00 2.23 18 144.0 1994 31 CAL AL RF 3 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.33 1.87 2.12 2.22 3 17.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF* 557 1075 49 44 9 .962 .980 2.02 2.08 541 4625.3 415 88 63# LF* 415 800 40 30 6 .966 .977 2.02 1.80 404 3422.7 DH 104 Games not counted in Overall Total below CF* 88 188 4 6 1 .970 .985 2.18 2.41 80 718.3 RF* 63 91 6 8 2 .924 .976 1.54 1.83 57 484.3 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 557 1075 49 44 9 .962 .980 2.02 2.08
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1993   ALCS  CHW TOR     L   3  10   1   0  0  0  0   0   3   6  .000  .231  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1989   KCR AL   *   4   1   2  0  0  1   2   0   1   1  0   0   0   0 Starting LF 
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 1/1      1   4   1   2  0  0  1   2   0   1   1  0   0   0   0  .500  .500 1.250 
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
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
1989 (LF)

Awards
1989-ML-AS MVP

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1989-AL-10-0.12
Car-829-0.12 shares

Slugging %
1989 AL-.495-6

Runs
1989 AL-86-10

Home Runs
1988 AL-25-10
1989 AL-32-4
1990 AL-28-6

RBI
1989 AL-105-4

Strikeouts
1987 AL-158-4
1988 AL-146-4
1989 AL-172-1
1990 AL-128-10

Power/Speed Number
1988 AL-26.0-3
1989 AL-28.7-1
1990 AL-19.5-5

At Bats per Home Run
1988 AL-**17.6-8
1989 AL-16.1-3
1990 AL-**14.5-5

   
A ** by the stat's value indicates the player had fewer than the required number of at bats or plate appearances for the BA, OBP, SLG or OPS title that year. In order to rank the player, the necessary number of hitless at bats were added to the player's season total. The value printed here is their actual value and not the value used to rank them, therefore some numbers may appear out of order. Requirements to qualify for rate stats.

Gray Ink: Batting - 22 (925) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 9.0 (1770) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 8.0 (1206) (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.


Similar Batters  View in Pop-up

Compare Stats
  1. Nick Esasky (938)
  2. Craig Monroe (933)
  3. Craig Wilson (929)
  4. Ron Kittle (926)
  5. Carlos Pena (925)
  6. Jay Gibbons (923)
  7. Dan Pasqua (923)
  8. Bob Cerv (921)
  9. Walt Moryn (911)
  10. Austin Kearns (910)
Most Similar by Age 

Click on C to compare their stats
Mouse over numbers to view names
  1. Greg Vaughn (970)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Phil Plantier (964)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Deron Johnson (942)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Jimmie Hall (947)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Henry Rodriguez (961)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Ron Kittle (953)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

Explanation of Similarity Scores


Transactions 

June 7, 1982: Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 2nd round of the 1982 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 3, 1985: Drafted by the California Angels in the 20th round of the 1985 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 2, 1986: Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 4th round of the 1986 amateur draft.

March 18, 1991: Released by the Kansas City Royals.

April 3, 1991: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago White Sox.

March 10, 1992: Granted Free Agency.

March 10, 1992: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago White Sox.

November 5, 1993: Granted Free Agency.

January 31, 1994: Signed as a Free Agent with the California Angels.

October 18, 1994: 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
1987Kansas City Royals$330,000
1988Kansas City Royals$383,000
1989Kansas City Royals$610,000
1990Kansas City Royals$1,000,000
1991Chicago White Sox$1,010,000
1992Chicago White Sox$109,000
1993Chicago White Sox$2,410,000
1994California Angels$1,000,000
Career (may be incomplete)$6,852,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Uniforms 
View Bo Jackson's uniforms at Dressed to the Nines
a Baseball Hall of Fame on-line exhibit

Other References 
Error?     Compare     Search Baseball Index     Other Links@google.com     Baseball Library     Baseball-Almanac.com     Retrosheet     The Baseball Cube     The Baseball Page     WhatIfSports: Bo Jackson    

Viewed 271540 times through July 19, 2008.
Name and misspellings: Vincent Bo Edward Jackson

Pages Updated through July 18,2008. Pages designed and created by Baseball-Reference part of Sports Reference, Inc. (Copyright ©2000-2007).
Statistics may come from our work, the Baseball Databank, or other sources including SABR.org and RetroSheet.org..

You Are Here > Baseball-Reference.com > Players > Bo Jackson
Quick Index: Play Index | Players | Teams | Leagues | Managers | Leaders | Awards | Postseason | Box Scores | Minors | Draft
  SportingNews.com | Stat of the Day | SR Blog | Tutorial Videos | All-Star | Travel | Bullpen Wiki | Random
Return to the Baseball-Reference.com Home Page

Stats updated through July 18, 2008.


Copyright © 2000-2008 Sports Reference, LLC, All rights reserved.
A Sports Reference LLC Site : About BR | About Sports Reference | Privacy Statement | Conditions & Terms of Service

Partner With: FantasyPlayers.com. Contact Fantasy Sports Ventures for advertising information.