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Ron Jackson

Ronnie Damien Jackson

Positions: First Baseman, Third Baseman and Leftfielder
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 200 lb.

Born: May 9, 1953 in Birmingham, AL
High School: Wenonah HS (Birmingham, AL)
Drafted by the California Angels in the 2nd round of the 1971 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 12, 1975
Teams (by GP): Angels/Twins/Tigers/Orioles 1975-1984

Final Game: September 29, 1984
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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
1975 22 CAL AL 13 43 39 2 9 2 0 0 2 1 1 2 10 .231 .268 .282 .550 62 11 0 0 2 0 0 /75D
1976 23 CAL AL 127 454 410 44 93 18 3 8 40 5 4 30 58 .227 .289 .344 .633 91 141 10 7 4 3 1 *5/4D79
1977 24 CAL AL 106 322 292 38 71 15 2 8 28 3 2 24 42 .243 .301 .390 .691 91 114 6 1 3 2 2 35D/76
1978 25 CAL AL 105 418 387 49 115 18 6 6 57 2 3 16 31 .297 .337 .421 .758 116 163 9 9 2 4 1 35/D9
1979 26 MIN AL 159 653 583 85 158 40 5 14 68 3 1 51 59 .271 .337 .429 .766 102 250 14 9 6 4 5 *3/576
1980 27 MIN AL 131 434 396 48 105 29 3 5 42 1 8 28 41 .265 .316 .391 .708 88 155 15 3 4 3 5 *37/58D
1981 28 TOT AL 85 295 270 29 73 17 1 5 40 6 3 18 26 .270 .316 .396 .712 101 107 3 1 4 2 0 3/D759
1981 28 MIN AL 54 191 175 17 46 9 0 4 28 2 2 10 15 .263 .305 .383 .688 93 67 3 1 4 1 0 3/D759
1981 28 DET AL 31 104 95 12 27 8 1 1 12 4 1 8 11 .284 .337 .421 .758 115 40 0 0 0 1 0 3
1982 29 CAL AL 53 159 142 15 47 6 0 2 19 0 1 10 12 .331 .381 .415 .796 119 59 3 2 4 1 0 3/5
1983 30 CAL AL 102 379 348 41 80 16 1 8 39 2 2 27 33 .230 .291 .351 .642 77 122 10 3 1 0 2 53D7/9
1984 31 TOT AL 45 128 119 5 23 4 1 0 7 0 2 7 17 .193 .236 .244 .480 34 29 3 0 1 1 1 35/7
1984 31 CAL AL 33 100 91 5 15 2 1 0 5 0 0 7 13 .165 .222 .209 .431 21 19 3 0 1 1 1 3/57
1984 31 BAL AL 12 28 28 0 8 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 4 .286 .286 .357 .643 80 10 0 0 0 0 0 5
10 Yrs 926 3285 2986 356 774 165 22 56 342 23 27 213 329 .259 .314 .385 .700 94 1151 73 35 31 20 17
162 Game Avg. 162 575 522 62 135 29 4 10 60 4 5 37 58 .259 .314 .385 .700 94 201 13 6 5 3 3
CAL (7 yrs) 539 1875 1709 194 430 77 13 32 190 13 13 116 199 .252 .306 .368 .674 92 629 41 22 17 11 7
MIN (3 yrs) 344 1278 1154 150 309 78 8 23 138 6 11 89 115 .268 .325 .409 .734 96 472 32 13 14 8 10
BAL (1 yr) 12 28 28 0 8 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 4 .286 .286 .357 .643 80 10 0 0 0 0 0
DET (1 yr) 31 104 95 12 27 8 1 1 12 4 1 8 11 .284 .337 .421 .758 115 40 0 0 0 1 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1975 22 CAL AL 13 43 -2 -1 0 -1 -0 -4 -0.5 1 -3 -0.3 .462 .497 -0.2 -0.2 -2 $ /75D
1976 23 CAL AL 127 454 -6 -0 -0 6 2 1 0.2 15 15 1.5 .501 .500 1.0 0.9 10 $ *5/4D79
1977 24 CAL AL 106 322 -3 0 0 2 -4 -5 -0.4 10 6 0.6 .495 .497 0.3 -0.1 3 $ 35D/76
1978 25 CAL AL 105 418 11 -1 -0 -3 -4 2 0.4 14 16 1.6 .502 .502 2.0 -0.7 19 $ 35/D9
1979 26 MIN AL 159 653 3 1 1 3 -10 -2 0.1 21 20 2.0 .499 .499 1.7 -0.5 17 $ *3/576
1980 27 MIN AL 131 434 -10 -3 -1 8 -7 -13 -1.2 13 0 0.0 .490 .492 -0.8 0.2 -7 $115,000 *37/58D
1981 28 MIN AL 54 191 -1 -0 0 2 -3 -3 -0.3 6 3 0.3 .494 .498 0.1 -0.2 2 $200,000 3/D759
1981 28 DET AL 31 104 2 -0 1 2 -1 4 0.4 3 7 0.7 .514 .503 0.5 0.1 5 $ 3
1982 29 CAL AL 53 159 4 -0 -1 -5 -2 -4 -0.4 5 1 0.1 .492 .497 0.6 -0.7 6 $ 3/5
1983 30 CAL AL 102 379 -7 0 -0 0 -4 -11 -1.0 12 1 0.1 .489 .493 0.0 -0.3 0 $ 53D7/9
1984 31 CAL AL 33 100 -7 0 -0 -3 -1 -11 -1.2 3 -8 -0.9 .463 .493 -0.6 -0.4 -6 $ 3/57
1984 31 BAL AL 12 28 -0 -1 0 1 0 0 0.0 1 1 0.1 .500 .500 0.0 0.1 0 $ 5
10 Seasons 926 3285 -17 -4 -1 13 -36 -46 -3.8 104 58 5.8 .495 .497 4.6 -1.6 45 $315,000
CAL (7 yrs) 539 1875 -12 -2 -1 -3 -15 -33 -2.8 60 27 2.7 .494 .497 3.1 -1.4 30 $
MIN (3 yrs) 344 1278 -8 -2 -0 12 -20 -17 -1.4 40 23 2.3 .495 .496 1.0 -0.4 11 $315,000
BAL (1 yr) 12 28 -0 -1 0 1 0 0 0.0 1 1 0.1 .500 .500 0.0 0.1 0 $
DET (1 yr) 31 104 2 -0 1 2 -1 4 0.4 3 7 0.7 .514 .503 0.5 0.1 5 $

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
1982 29 CAL AL ALCS MIL L 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
1 ALCS 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

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
1975 CAL AL 22 LF 9 9 5 78.1 17 15 1 1 0 .941 -0 -8 1.84 1.78 .977 2.18 2.17
1975 CAL AL 22 OF 9 9 5 78.1 19 17 1 1 0 .947 -0 -8 2.07 2.00 .979 2.37 2.36
1975 CAL AL 22 3B 3 1 1 12.0 6 2 3 1 0 .833 -0 -50 3.75 1.67 .953 3.15 3.13
1975 CAL AL 22 DH 1 0
1976 CAL AL 23 3B 114 103 90 943.0 323 85 222 16 19 .950 6 8 2.93 2.69 .953 2.94 2.95
1976 CAL AL 23 2B 7 1 0 16.0 8 5 3 0 1 1.000 -0 -30 4.50 1.14 .975 5.40 5.41
1976 CAL AL 23 DH 7 5
1976 CAL AL 23 OF 4 1 0 11.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -44 0.82 0.25 .980 2.45 2.48
1976 CAL AL 23 LF 3 0 0 6.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 1.50 0.33 .980 2.25 2.23
1976 CAL AL 23 RF 1 1 0 5.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0 -96 0.00 0.00 2.16 2.20
1977 CAL AL 24 1B 43 33 21 285.1 308 278 27 3 27 .990 3 11 9.62 7.09 .990 10.02 9.95
1977 CAL AL 24 3B 30 25 21 236.0 84 33 48 3 6 .964 0 0 3.09 2.70 .957 2.97 2.96
1977 CAL AL 24 DH 20 14
1977 CAL AL 24 LF 3 2 2 19.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -19 1.42 1.00 .977 2.13 2.10
1977 CAL AL 24 OF 3 2 2 19.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -19 1.42 1.00 .977 2.32 2.33
1977 CAL AL 24 SS 1 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 4.95 4.80
1978 CAL AL 25 1B 75 71 58 616.1 640 580 56 4 50 .994 2 3 9.29 8.48 .992 10.05 9.95
1978 CAL AL 25 3B 31 26 25 240.2 60 25 32 3 6 .950 -4 -20 2.13 1.84 .954 3.00 2.98
1978 CAL AL 25 DH 1 0
1978 CAL AL 25 OF 1 1 1 9.0 2 1 0 1 0 .500 -0 -53 1.00 1.00 .980 2.50 2.40
1978 CAL AL 25 RF 1 1 1 9.0 2 1 0 1 0 .500 -0 -53 1.00 1.00 .980 2.20 2.20
1979 MIN AL 26 1B 157 152 144 1346.1 1593 1447 137 9 175 .994 3 3 10.59 10.09 .992 10.08 9.96
1979 MIN AL 26 3B 1 1 0 7.0 4 1 3 0 0 1.000 0 0 5.14 4.00 .952 3.09 3.00
1979 MIN AL 26 LF 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0 -120 0.00 0.00 1.80 2.20
1979 MIN AL 26 OF 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0 -120 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.40
1979 MIN AL 26 SS 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0 -360 0.00 0.00 5.40 5.00
1980 MIN AL 27 1B 119 91 75 830.0 1067 983 74 10 105 .991 8 12 11.46 8.88 .992 10.02 10.00
1980 MIN AL 27 OF 15 6 3 75.2 17 17 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -5 2.02 1.13 .979 2.47 2.46
1980 MIN AL 27 LF 14 6 3 75.1 16 16 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -3 1.91 1.14 .980 2.35 2.35
1980 MIN AL 27 3B 2 0 0 5.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0 -48 0.00 0.00 3.06 3.00
1980 MIN AL 27 CF 1 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 -0 -360 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.90
1980 MIN AL 27 DH 1 0
1981 TOT AL 28 1B 65 53 50 501.2 572 527 41 4 46 .993 3 8 10.19 8.74 .993 10.06 10.03
1981 MIN AL 28 1B 36 32 31 296.2 339 309 26 4 26 .988 1 4 10.16 9.31 .993 10.06 10.03
1981 MIN AL 28 OF 7 7 7 61.0 19 18 1 0 0 1.000 1 26 2.80 2.71 .983 2.48 2.47
1981 MIN AL 28 DH 6 5
1981 MIN AL 28 LF 6 6 6 53.0 17 17 0 0 0 1.000 2 36 2.89 2.83 .979 2.38 2.38
1981 MIN AL 28 3B 3 3 2 24.0 6 2 3 1 0 .833 -1 -40 1.88 1.67 .950 2.96 2.93
1981 MIN AL 28 RF 1 1 1 8.0 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 -0 -45 2.25 2.00 .980 2.14 2.20
1981 DET AL 28 1B 29 21 19 205.0 233 218 15 0 20 1.000 2 14 10.23 8.03 .993 10.06 10.03
1982 CAL AL 29 1B 37 31 26 280.0 336 315 19 2 37 .994 -4 -17 10.74 9.03 .992 9.85 9.81
1982 CAL AL 29 3B 9 5 3 51.0 14 2 12 0 0 1.000 -1 -24 2.47 1.56 .954 3.07 3.04
1983 CAL AL 30 3B 38 36 28 322.0 139 41 92 6 9 .957 2 9 3.72 3.50 .955 3.07 3.05
1983 CAL AL 30 1B 35 31 27 276.2 358 334 21 3 34 .992 -2 -7 11.55 10.14 .992 9.90 9.82
1983 CAL AL 30 DH 16 8
1983 CAL AL 30 OF 15 10 10 115.2 32 27 1 4 0 .875 -0 -3 2.18 1.87 .981 2.50 2.48
1983 CAL AL 30 LF 14 10 10 111.2 29 25 1 3 0 .897 0 0 2.10 1.86 .977 2.32 2.30
1983 CAL AL 30 RF 1 0 0 4.0 2 1 0 1 0 .500 -0 -90 2.25 1.00 .980 2.25 2.20
1984 TOT AL 31 3B 19 14 3 115.0 45 21 22 2 5 .956 -0 -1 3.37 2.26 .950 2.75 2.73
1984 CAL AL 31 1B 21 18 17 169.0 201 186 13 2 17 .990 -2 -11 10.60 9.48 .991 9.75 9.68
1984 CAL AL 31 3B 9 7 2 58.0 20 9 10 1 1 .950 -1 -19 2.95 2.11 .950 2.75 2.73
1984 CAL AL 31 LF 1 0 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -240 9.00 1.00 .980 2.70 2.30
1984 CAL AL 31 OF 1 0 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -240 9.00 1.00 .980 2.70 2.50
1984 BAL AL 31 3B 10 7 1 57.0 25 12 12 1 4 .960 1 17 3.79 2.40 .950 2.75 2.73
8 Seasons 1B 552 480 418 4305.1 5075 4650 388 37 491 .993 12 3 10.53 9.13 .992 10.02 9.95
10 Seasons 3B 250 214 173 1955.2 681 212 437 32 45 .953 2 1 2.99 2.60 .954 2.97 2.96
9 Seasons OF 56 36 28 371.2 94 85 3 6 0 .936 -1 -4 2.13 1.57 .980 2.45 2.44
8 Seasons LF 51 33 26 345.1 84 78 2 4 0 .952 0 1 2.08 1.57 .978 2.29 2.28
1 Season 2B 7 1 0 16.0 8 5 3 0 1 1.000 -0 -30 4.50 1.14 .975 5.40 5.41
4 Seasons RF 4 3 2 26.0 6 3 1 2 0 .667 -1 -65 1.38 1.00 .980 2.18 2.20
2 Seasons SS 2 0 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0 -120 0.00 0.00 5.10 4.90
1 Season CF 1 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 -0 -360 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.90
10 Seasons TOT 867 731 619 6651.2 5858 4952 831 75 537 .987 13 2 7.82 6.67 .987 7.51 7.40
Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
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Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1948 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1948 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1948 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Games Played s c a p y
1979 AL  159 (7th)

Doubles s c a p y
1979 AL  40 (6th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1976 AL  7 (7th)
1978 AL  9 (2nd)
1979 AL  9 (4th)

Putouts† s c a p y
1979 AL  1,448 (2nd)

Def. Games as 1B s c a p y
1979 AL  157 (1st)

Putouts as 1B s c a p y
1979 AL  1,447 (2nd)

Assists as 1B s c a p y
1979 AL  137 (1st)

Errors Committed as 1B s c a p y
1980 AL  10 (2nd)

Total Zone Runs as 1B s c a p y
1980 AL  8 (2nd)
1981 AL  3 (3rd)
Career  12 (62nd)

Range Factor/9Inn as 1B† s c a p y
1979 AL  10.59 (4th)
1980 AL  11.46 (1st)
Career  10.53 (1st)

Range Factor/Game as 1B s c a p y
1979 AL  10.09 (3rd)

Fielding % as 1B s c a p y
Career  .993 (82nd)

Total Zone Runs as 3B s c a p y
1976 AL  6 (3rd)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 3 (2071), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 1 (2250), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 3 (2558), Average HOFer ≈ 50
JAWS First Base (229th), 5.8 career WAR/6.8 7yr-peak WAR/6.3 JAWS
Average HOF 1B (out of 18) = 62.3 career WAR/40.7 7yr-peak WAR/51.5 JAWS

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
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  6. Chris James (946)
  7. Terrence Long (942)
  8. Jimmy Wasdell (936)
  9. Mark Teahen (935)
  10. Darren Bragg (935)
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  5. Chris James (961)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Barry Bonnell (959)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Barry Bonnell (956)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Todd Benzinger (960)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

Transactions

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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
198027Minnesota Twins$115,0001981 TSN GuidePlayer loss; demand $150K
198128Minnesota Twins$200,0001982 TSN GuidePlayer win; team offered $130,525
Career to date (may be incomplete)$315,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
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