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Jesús Alou

Jesus Maria Rojas Alou (Jay)
born Jesus Maria Rojas Alou

Position: Outfielder
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: March 24, 1942 in Bajos de Haina, San Cristobal, D.R.
High School: Santo Domingo (Santo Domingo, DO)
Signed by the San Francisco Giants as an amateur free agent in 1958. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 10, 1963
Teams (by GP): Giants/Astros/Athletics/Mets 1963-1979

Final Game: September 29, 1979
Relatives: Brother of Felipe Alou, Brother of Matty Alou, Cousin of Jose Sosa, Uncle of Moises Alou and Uncle of Mel Rojas
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Fine Details  · Last Updated Feb 9, 2012, 11:58PM
All-Time Rank (among Batters): #1673. Mike Hershberger… #1674. Gerald Perry… #1675. Jack Burns… #1676. JESUS ALOU… #1677. Jose Pagan… #1678. Yuniesky Betancourt… #1679. Lee Stevens… 

Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1963 21 SFG NL 16 25 24 3 6 1 0 0 5 0 1 0 3 .250 .280 .292 .572 66 7 1 1 0 0 0
1964 22 SFG NL 115 398 376 42 103 11 0 3 28 6 6 13 35 .274 .305 .327 .632 77 123 9 4 5 0 2
1965 23 SFG NL 143 567 543 76 162 19 4 9 52 8 5 13 40 .298 .317 .398 .715 97 216 21 3 6 2 0 *
1966 24 SFG NL 110 387 370 41 96 13 1 1 20 5 5 9 22 .259 .279 .308 .587 61 114 14 2 4 2 1
1967 25 SFG NL 129 534 510 55 149 15 4 5 30 1 7 14 39 .292 .316 .367 .683 95 187 10 4 6 0 2 *
1968 26 SFG NL 120 436 419 26 110 15 4 0 39 1 4 9 23 .263 .278 .317 .596 78 133 20 1 5 2 3
1969 27 HOU NL 115 476 452 49 112 19 4 5 34 4 6 15 30 .248 .276 .341 .617 74 154 13 4 2 3 6 *
1970 28 HOU NL 117 487 458 59 140 27 3 1 44 3 2 21 15 .306 .335 .384 .719 96 176 15 1 3 4 4
1971 29 HOU NL 122 455 433 41 121 21 4 2 40 3 7 13 17 .279 .305 .360 .666 90 156 11 4 3 2 3 *
1972 30 HOU NL 52 102 93 8 29 4 1 0 11 0 2 7 5 .312 .366 .376 .743 114 35 3 1 1 0 4
1973 31 TOT MLB 64 169 163 17 46 5 0 2 19 0 0 3 12 .282 .304 .350 .653 86 57 5 2 1 0 2 79/D
1973 31 HOU NL 28 58 55 7 13 2 0 1 8 0 0 1 6 .236 .276 .327 .603 68 18 3 2 0 0 1
1973 31 OAK AL 36 111 108 10 33 3 0 1 11 0 0 2 6 .306 .318 .361 .679 96 39 2 0 1 0 1
1974 32 OAK AL 96 232 220 13 59 8 0 2 15 0 0 5 9 .268 .288 .332 .620 83 73 9 2 3 2 1
1975 33 NYM NL 62 108 102 8 27 3 0 0 11 0 1 4 5 .265 .299 .294 .593 68 30 4 1 1 0 2
1978 36 HOU NL 77 152 139 7 45 5 1 2 19 0 0 6 5 .324 .345 .417 .762 120 58 4 0 4 3 1
1979 37 HOU NL 42 49 43 3 11 4 0 0 10 0 0 6 7 .256 .347 .349 .696 96 15 4 0 0 0 1 /3
15 Seasons 1380 4577 4345 448 1216 170 26 32 377 31 46 138 267 .280 .305 .353 .658 86 1534 143 30 44 20 32
162 Game Avg. 162 537 510 53 143 20 3 4 44 4 5 16 31 .280 .305 .353 .658 86 180 17 4 5 2 4
G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
HOU (7 yrs) 553 1779 1673 174 471 82 13 11 166 10 17 69 85 .282 .313 .366 .678 91 612 53 12 13 12 20
SFG (6 yrs) 633 2347 2242 243 626 74 13 18 174 21 28 58 162 .279 .301 .348 .649 83 780 75 15 26 6 8
OAK (2 yrs) 132 343 328 23 92 11 0 3 26 0 0 7 15 .280 .298 .341 .639 88 112 11 2 4 2 2
NYM (1 yr) 62 108 102 8 27 3 0 0 11 0 1 4 5 .265 .299 .294 .593 68 30 4 1 1 0 2
NL (14 yrs) 1248 4234 4017 425 1124 159 26 29 351 31 46 131 252 .280 .306 .354 .660 86 1422 132 28 40 18 30
AL (2 yrs) 132 343 328 23 92 11 0 3 26 0 0 7 15 .280 .298 .341 .639 88 112 11 2 4 2 2

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1963 21 SFG NL 25 -1 0 0 0 -2 0 1 -2 -0.2 0 0.0 -0.2 $
1964 22 SFG NL 398 -13 -1 -1 -1 5 -5 14 -2 -0.4 -7 -0.8 0.4 $
1965 23 SFG NL 567 1 1 -3 -1 6 -8 20 17 1.6 10 1.1 0.5 $ *
1966 24 SFG NL 387 -16 -1 1 -2 -7 -5 13 -17 -1.9 -10 -1.1 -0.8 $19,000
1967 25 SFG NL 534 -1 -4 0 0 -5 -7 18 1 0.0 6 0.6 -0.6 $19,000 *
1968 26 SFG NL 436 -11 -3 -1 -2 -1 -6 15 -8 -1.2 -8 -1.0 -0.2 $
1969 27 HOU NL 476 -16 1 -1 0 -9 -6 16 -15 -1.7 -6 -0.6 -1.1 $ *
1970 28 HOU NL 487 -1 2 2 -1 -7 -5 14 4 0.4 11 1.1 -0.7 $
1971 29 HOU NL 455 -6 -3 -1 1 12 -5 14 12 1.0 0 0.0 1.0 $ *
1972 30 HOU NL 102 2 -1 0 -1 0 -1 3 2 0.2 2 0.2 0.0 $
1973 31 HOU NL 58 -3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 -2 -0.3 -1 -0.1 -0.2 $
1973 31 OAK AL 111 0 -1 -1 0 1 -2 4 1 0.1 0 0.0 0.1 $27,500
1974 32 OAK AL 232 -4 -2 0 0 4 -5 8 1 0.0 -3 -0.3 0.3 $27,500
1975 33 NYM NL 108 -4 0 0 -1 -2 -1 3 -5 -0.5 -3 -0.3 -0.2 $
1978 36 HOU NL 152 4 0 -2 0 -4 -1 4 1 0.2 5 0.6 -0.4 $
1979 37 HOU NL 49 0 0 2 -1 1 0 1 3 0.4 2 0.2 0.2 $ /3
15 Seasons 4577 -69 -12 -5 -9 -9 -57 150 -9 -2.3 -2 -0.4 -1.9 $93,000
HOU (7 yrs) 1779 -20 -1 0 -2 -8 -18 54 5 0.2 13 1.4 -1.2 $
SFG (6 yrs) 2347 -41 -8 -4 -6 -4 -31 81 -11 -2.1 -9 -1.2 -0.9 $38,000
OAK (2 yrs) 343 -4 -3 -1 0 5 -7 12 2 0.1 -3 -0.3 0.4 $55,000
NYM (1 yr) 108 -4 0 0 -1 -2 -1 3 -5 -0.5 -3 -0.3 -0.2 $

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1973 31 OAK AL ALCS BAL W 4 6 6 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 2 0 0 0 0 0
1973 31 OAK AL WS NYM W 7 20 19 0 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .158 .150 .211 .361 4 0 0 0 1 0
1974 32 OAK AL ALCS BAL W 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 1 0 0 0 0 0
1974 32 OAK AL WS LAD W 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Seasons (4 Series) 13 28 27 0 6 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 .222 .214 .259 .474 7 0 0 0 1 0
2 ALCS 5 7 7 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .429 .429 .429 .857 3 0 0 0 0 0
2 WS 8 21 20 0 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 .150 .143 .200 .343 4 0 0 0 1 0

Standard Fielding

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Adv Fielding w/ run summary
Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1963 SFG NL 21 OF 12 8 7 0 1 0 .875 -2 0.58 .978 2.00
1963 SFG NL 21 LF 10 2 2 33.1 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 0 14 1.35 0.50 .972 1.81 1.79
1963 SFG NL 21 RF 4 1 1 15.0 3 2 0 1 0 .667 -2 -176 1.20 0.50 .977 1.86 1.82
1964 SFG NL 22 OF 108 185 172 8 5 2 .973 5 1.67 .973 1.98
1964 SFG NL 22 RF 98 76 69 727.2 156 145 7 4 2 .974 2 3 1.88 1.55 .973 1.89 1.87
1964 SFG NL 22 LF 11 6 5 60.2 23 21 1 1 0 .957 4 87 3.26 2.00 .965 1.71 1.69
1964 SFG NL 22 CF 5 1 0 24.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 -1 -55 1.88 1.00 .976 2.36 2.32
1965 SFG NL 23 OF 136 250 238 7 5 0 .980 6 1.80 .975 2.00
1965 SFG NL 23 RF 132 127 112 1106.0 239 227 7 5 0 .979 7 7 1.90 1.77 .975 1.95 1.95
1965 SFG NL 23 LF 7 5 3 41.1 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -12 1.96 1.29 .966 1.70 1.71
1966 SFG NL 24 OF 100 150 141 4 5 1 .967 -7 1.45 .974 2.03
1966 SFG NL 24 RF 58 49 36 437.2 82 80 1 1 1 .988 -6 -18 1.67 1.40 .978 1.95 1.95
1966 SFG NL 24 LF 54 42 26 384.2 67 60 3 4 1 .940 -1 -3 1.47 1.17 .963 1.74 1.74
1967 SFG NL 25 OF 123 211 195 5 11 2 .948 -5 1.63 .976 2.03
1967 SFG NL 25 LF 79 72 64 653.1 115 108 2 5 1 .957 -6 -11 1.52 1.39 .969 1.74 1.74
1967 SFG NL 25 RF 50 43 38 397.2 94 86 3 5 1 .947 1 2 2.01 1.78 .976 2.03 2.03
1968 SFG NL 26 OF 105 187 175 10 2 2 .989 -1 1.76 .975 2.03
1968 SFG NL 26 RF 64 56 47 500.0 124 117 5 2 0 .984 4 9 2.20 1.91 .981 2.01 2.02
1968 SFG NL 26 LF 50 41 30 385.2 60 56 4 0 1 1.000 -4 -14 1.40 1.20 .963 1.64 1.65
1969 HOU NL 27 OF 112 195 173 8 14 1 .928 -9 1.62 .973 2.01
1969 HOU NL 27 LF 65 56 42 494.2 89 81 4 4 1 .955 -2 -6 1.55 1.31 .963 1.69 1.67
1969 HOU NL 27 RF 58 52 43 451.1 84 71 3 10 0 .881 -7 -19 1.48 1.28 .975 1.83 1.82
1970 HOU NL 28 OF 108 182 169 6 7 2 .962 -7 1.62 .976 2.06
1970 HOU NL 28 RF 89 84 57 689.0 128 118 4 6 1 .953 -6 -11 1.59 1.37 .976 1.99 1.98
1970 HOU NL 28 LF 29 20 18 204.1 46 42 3 1 1 .978 -0 -3 1.98 1.55 .971 1.75 1.75
1971 HOU NL 29 OF 109 240 229 7 4 3 .983 12 2.17 .979 2.19
1971 HOU NL 29 RF 63 59 41 505.0 147 140 5 2 3 .986 10 24 2.58 2.30 .982 2.07 2.06
1971 HOU NL 29 LF 51 44 36 392.1 95 91 2 2 0 .979 2 5 2.13 1.82 .970 1.87 1.87
1972 HOU NL 30 OF 23 33 32 0 1 0 .970 0 1.39 .978 2.19
1972 HOU NL 30 RF 14 8 7 86.1 18 17 0 1 0 .944 -1 -8 1.77 1.21 .979 2.02 2.03
1972 HOU NL 30 LF 10 6 5 58.1 14 14 0 0 0 1.000 1 19 2.16 1.40 .974 1.91 1.93
1973 TOT MLB 31 OF 35 58 56 1 1 1 .983 0 1.63 .978 2.25
1973 TOT MLB 31 LF 19 17 15 147.0 37 35 2 0 1 1.000 1 9 2.27 1.95 .977 2.00 1.99
1973 TOT MLB 31 RF 17 10 7 100.2 22 21 0 1 0 .955 -1 -12 1.88 1.24 .974 2.03 2.02
1973 OAK AL 31 OF 21 41 40 1 0 1 1.000 1 1.95 .979 2.27
1973 HOU NL 31 OF 14 17 16 0 1 0 .941 -1 1.14 .977 2.23
1973 HOU NL 31 RF 13 7 6 81.0 16 15 0 1 0 .938 -1 -19 1.67 1.15 .973 2.01 2.01
1973 HOU NL 31 LF 1 0 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 360 9.00 1.00 .980 1.80 2.00
1973 OAK AL 31 LF 18 17 15 146.0 36 34 2 0 1 1.000 1 7 2.22 2.00 .977 2.00 1.99
1973 OAK AL 31 DH 6 5
1973 OAK AL 31 RF 4 3 1 19.2 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 0 18 2.75 1.50 .977 2.11 2.08
1974 OAK AL 32 OF 25 38 35 3 0 1 1.000 4 1.52 .980 2.40
1974 OAK AL 32 DH 37 37
1974 OAK AL 32 RF 16 8 6 91.2 32 28 4 0 1 1.000 3 35 3.14 2.00 .976 2.18 2.17
1974 OAK AL 32 LF 9 1 0 22.0 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 1 76 3.68 1.00 .974 2.13 2.11
1975 NYM NL 33 OF 20 27 23 3 1 0 .963 -2 1.30 .978 2.28
1975 NYM NL 33 LF 15 10 3 87.1 16 14 2 0 0 1.000 -1 -10 1.65 1.07 .973 2.10 2.10
1975 NYM NL 33 RF 5 5 5 44.0 12 10 1 1 0 .917 -1 -22 2.25 2.20 .974 2.02 2.02
1978 HOU NL 36 OF 28 42 40 1 1 0 .976 -4 1.46 .980 2.29
1978 HOU NL 36 LF 27 26 14 198.2 39 37 1 1 0 .974 -4 -22 1.72 1.41 .978 1.99 1.97
1978 HOU NL 36 RF 1 1 0 7.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -17 2.57 2.00 .975 2.19 2.10
1979 HOU NL 37 OF 6 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 1 1.00 .978 2.32
1979 HOU NL 37 1B 1 2 2 0 0 1 1.000 -0 2.00 .990 9.90
1979 HOU NL 37 LF 5 1 0 17.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 1 64 3.18 1.20 .970 2.01 2.00
1979 HOU NL 37 RF 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 2.20
15 Seasons OF 1050 1812 1691 63 58 15 .968 -9 1.67 .976 2.07
15 Seasons RF 670 579 469 5160.0 1143 1064 40 39 9 .966 1 0 1.93 1.65 .977 1.97 1.96
15 Seasons LF 441 349 263 3180.2 630 588 24 18 6 .971 -8 -3 1.73 1.39 .968 1.78 1.79
1 Season CF 5 1 0 24.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 -1 -55 1.88 1.00 .976 2.36 2.32
1 Season 1B 1 2 2 0 0 1 1.000 -0 2.00 .990 9.90
15 Seasons TOT 1051 1814 1693 63 58 16 .968 -9 1.67 .976 2.08
Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Hall of Fame
1985 BBWAA ( 0.3%)

Defensive WAR† s c a p y
1971 NL  1.0 (5th)

Singles s c a p y
1965 NL  130 (6th)

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1965 NL  21 (2nd)
1968 NL  20 (2nd)

AB per SO s c a p y
1965 NL  13.6 (3rd)
1967 NL  13.1 (5th)
1970 NL  30.5 (7th)**
Career  16.3 (232nd)

Total Zone Runs† s c a p y
1971 NL  12 (5th)

Errors Committed as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
Career  39 (90th)

Errors Committed as OF s c a p y
1967 NL  11 (3rd)
1969 NL  14 (2nd)

Range Factor/9Inn as RF (s.1954)† s c a p y
1964 NL  1.88 (5th)

Total Zone Runs as OF s c a p y
1971 NL  12 (2nd)

Fielding % as OF s c a p y
1968 NL  .989 (5th)

             
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.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 2 (1908), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 6 (2187), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses
Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes
196624San Francisco Giants$19,0003/25/67 TSN
196725San Francisco Giants$19,0003/25/67 TSN
197331Oakland Athletics$27,500Noll/Fort/Hylan database
197432Oakland Athletics$27,500Noll/Fort/Hylan database
Career to date (may be incomplete)$93,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
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