Dalton Jones
James Dalton Jones
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: December 10, 1943 in McComb, MS
High School: Baton Rouge (Baton Rouge, LA)
Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1961. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 17, 1964
Final Game: October 4, 1972
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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
1964 20 BOS AL 118 401 374 37 86 16 4 6 39 6 3 22 38 .230 .274 .342 .616 67 128 2 1 3 1 2 4/56
1965 21 BOS AL 112 400 367 41 99 13 5 5 37 8 1 28 45 .270 .325 .373 .698 94 137 7 2 3 0 0 5/4
1966 22 BOS AL 115 277 252 26 59 11 5 4 23 1 2 22 27 .234 .303 .365 .668 83 92 5 3 0 0 4 4/5
1967 23 BOS AL 89 172 159 18 46 6 2 3 25 0 1 11 23 .289 .333 .409 .742 111 65 2 0 1 1 3 54/3
1968 24 BOS AL 111 375 354 38 83 13 0 5 29 1 1 17 53 .234 .271 .314 .584 71 111 11 1 2 1 0 34/5
1969 25 BOS AL 111 381 336 50 74 18 3 3 33 1 1 39 36 .220 .303 .318 .622 70 107 7 2 2 2 3 3/54
1970 26 DET AL 89 229 191 29 42 7 0 6 21 1 1 33 33 .220 .333 .351 .684 89 67 3 1 1 3 4 453
1971 27 DET AL 83 148 138 15 35 5 0 5 11 1 3 9 21 .254 .304 .399 .703 94 55 3 1 0 0 1 57/934
1972 28 TOT AL 79 173 158 14 24 2 0 4 19 1 0 10 33 .152 .199 .241 .439 33 38 2 0 2 3 1 54/37
1972 28 DET AL 7 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
1972 28 TEX AL 72 166 151 14 24 2 0 4 19 1 0 10 31 .159 .207 .252 .459 39 38 2 0 2 3 1 54/37
9 Seasons 907 2556 2329 268 548 91 19 41 237 20 13 191 309 .235 .295 .343 .639 78 800 42 11 14 11 18
162 Game Avg. 162 457 416 48 98 16 3 7 42 4 2 34 55 .235 .295 .343 .639 78 143 8 2 3 2 3
BOS (6 yrs) 656 2006 1842 210 447 77 19 26 186 17 9 139 222 .243 .298 .347 .646 80 640 34 9 11 5 12
DET (3 yrs) 179 384 336 44 77 12 0 11 32 2 4 42 56 .229 .316 .363 .679 88 122 6 2 1 3 5
TEX (1 yr) 72 166 151 14 24 2 0 4 19 1 0 10 31 .159 .207 .252 .459 39 38 2 0 2 3 1

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1964 20 BOS AL 401 297 36 3.3 100 .242 .230 .261 .274 .330 .342 .406 .616 .736 67 .382 -18.0 -1.9 .526 .179 .112 6.0
1965 21 BOS AL 400 279 46 4.4 97 .297 .270 .257 .325 .328 .373 .394 .698 .723 94 .544 -4.0 -0.4 .630 .199 .104 6.2
1966 22 BOS AL 277 200 27 3.6 98 .249 .234 .260 .303 .328 .365 .401 .668 .729 83 .467 -6.0 -0.6 .580 .214 .131 1.6
1967 23 BOS AL 172 118 21 4.8 91 .321 .289 .253 .333 .323 .409 .379 .742 .702 111 .613 1.9 0.2 .647 .182 .119 .0
1968 24 BOS AL 375 286 28 2.6 86 .263 .234 .246 .271 .317 .314 .364 .584 .681 71 .371 -13.4 -1.5 .456 .127 .079 1.7
1969 25 BOS AL 381 274 34 3.4 100 .237 .220 .262 .303 .340 .318 .395 .622 .735 70 .396 -13.8 -1.4 .548 .214 .098 1.5
1970 26 DET AL 229 157 24 4.1 98 .232 .220 .259 .333 .334 .351 .395 .684 .729 89 .479 -1.9 -0.2 .660 .304 .131 1.7
1971 27 DET AL 148 109 15 3.7 96 .268 .254 .260 .304 .334 .399 .387 .703 .720 94 .461 -1.7 -0.2 .578 .196 .145 1.7
1972 28 TOT AL 173 141 8 1.5 80 .161 .152 .242 .199 .310 .241 .350 .439 .660 33 .171 -13.4 -1.5 .360 .158 .089 1.6
1972 28 DET AL 7 7 0 0.0 85 .000 .000 .250 .000 .319 .000 .361 .000 .680 -100 .000 -1.8 -0.2 .000 .000 .000
1972 28 TEX AL 166 134 8 1.6 80 .168 .159 .242 .207 .310 .252 .349 .459 .659 39 .182 -11.6 -1.3 .380 .166 .093 1.6
9 Seasons 2556 1861 239 3.5 95 .255 .235 .256 .295 .328 .343 .388 .639 .716 78 .436 -70.4 -7.6 .550 .193 .108 26.9
162 Game Avg. 457 332 43 3.5 95 .255 .235 .256 .295 .328 .343 .388 .639 .716 78 .436 -70.4 -7.6 .550 .193 .108 5
BOS (6 yrs) 2006 1454 192 3.6 96 .263 .243 .257 .298 .328 .347 .391 .646 .719 80 .450 -53.4 -5.7 .554 .185 .105 20.6
DET (3 yrs) 384 273 39 3.8 97 .243 .229 .259 .316 .333 .363 .391 .679 .724 88 .461 -5.4 -0.6 .610 .253 .134 3.4
TEX (1 yr) 166 134 8 1.6 80 .168 .159 .242 .207 .310 .252 .349 .459 .659 39 .183 -11.6 -1.3 .380 .166 .093 1.6

Postseason Batting

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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
1967 23 BOS AL WS STL L 6 19 18 2 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 .389 .421 .389 .810 7 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 6 19 18 2 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 .389 .421 .389 .810 7 0 0 0 0 0

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1964 20 BOS AL 401 1.5% 9.5% 5.5% 6.5% 30% 1.73 9.8 62.3 9.6 1.13 83%
1965 21 BOS AL 400 1.3% 11.3% 7.0% 5.8% 23% 1.61 8.2 73.4 9.9 1.23 79%
1966 22 BOS AL 277 1.4% 9.8% 7.9% 7.2% 34% 1.23 9.3 63.0 11.0 0.82 80%
1967 23 BOS AL 172 1.7% 13.4% 6.4% 6.4% 24% 2.09 6.9 53.0 6.4 1.11 78%
1968 24 BOS AL 375 1.3% 14.1% 4.5% 4.8% 22% 3.12 6.7 70.8 12.2 1.12 79%
1969 25 BOS AL 381 0.8% 9.5% 10.2% 6.3% 32% 0.92 9.3 112.0 10.2 0.87 78%
1970 26 DET AL 229 2.6% 14.4% 14.4% 5.7% 31% 1.00 5.8 31.8 9.1 0.88 68%
1971 27 DET AL 148 3.4% 14.2% 6.1% 6.8% 29% 2.33 6.6 27.6 12.5 0.67 76%
1972 28 TOT AL 173 2.3% 19.1% 5.8% 3.5% 25% 3.30 4.8 39.5 8.3 0.74 72%
1972 28 DET AL 7 0.0% 28.6% 0.0% 0.0% 3.5 0.67 71%
1972 28 TEX AL 166 2.4% 18.7% 6.0% 3.6% 25% 3.10 4.9 37.8 7.9 0.75 72%
9 Seasons 2556 1.6% 12.1% 7.5% 5.9% 28% 1.62 7.5 56.8 9.8 0.98 78%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1964 20 BOS AL 5 0 30% 137 6 3 67% 6 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 5 41% 17 12 5 4 2 2 11 5 6
1965 21 BOS AL 4 0 29% 160 8 1 89% 8 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 18 50% 21 12 9 6 3 2 9 2 7
1966 22 BOS AL 5 0 28% 98 1 2 33% 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 9 57% 17 9 8 0 0 0 6 1 5
1967 23 BOS AL 1 0 28% 72 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 55% 13 8 5 4 0 4 3 1 2
1968 24 BOS AL 1 0 34% 127 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 10 53% 14 9 5 9 5 4 11 2 9
1969 25 BOS AL 1 0 42% 120 1 1 50% 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 11 62% 17 5 12 6 5 1 6 1 5
1970 26 DET AL 2 0 33% 85 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 55% 17 9 8 4 3 1 8 1 7
1971 27 DET AL 1 0 25% 54 1 3 25% 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 50% 7 2 4 1 1 0 2 1 1
1972 28 TOT AL 1 0 33% 45 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 39% 10 5 4 0 0 0 3 2 1
1972 28 DET AL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1972 28 TEX AL 1 0 33% 45 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 39% 10 5 4 0 0 0 3 2 1
9 Seasons 21 0 32% 898 20 13 61% 19 13 1 0 0 1 7 0 23 70 52% 133 71 60 34 19 14 59 16 43
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1964 20 BOS AL 401 95% 86 35 11 1 7 1.60 6 0 11 5 1 1 5 0 4 3 75% 56 2 4% 26 7 27% 200 33 17% 13 6 46% 17 8 47% 0
1965 21 BOS AL 399 95% 99 28 4 0 3 1.74 5 0 11 5 0 2 3 0 4 3 75% 66 7 11% 41 15 37% 218 33 15% 17 8 47% 22 12 55% 1
1966 22 BOS AL 276 95% 59 48 13 1 6 1.81 4 0 10 4 0 1 3 0 1 0 0% 46 5 11% 22 2 9% 156 20 13% 14 4 29% 17 7 41% 1
1967 23 BOS AL 172 90% 46 47 13 0 6 2.01 3 0 9 2 1 1 2 0 1 1 100% 28 2 7% 11 2 18% 128 22 17% 15 6 40% 10 5 50% 0
1968 24 BOS AL 375 88% 83 27 11 0 7 1.94 5 0 5 5 0 2 3 0 4 2 50% 87 11 13% 40 10 25% 252 27 11% 12 4 33% 28 13 46% 0
1969 25 BOS AL 381 78% 74 18 3 0 2 1.76 3 0 8 3 0 3 0 0 4 2 50% 96 7 7% 52 11 21% 236 31 13% 20 11 55% 27 10 37% 0
1970 26 DET AL 229 90% 42 29 11 0 4 1.85 6 0 7 6 0 4 2 0 2 1 50% 39 3 8% 22 9 41% 136 17 13% 15 9 60% 11 5 45% 0
1971 27 DET AL 148 87% 35 45 13 1 3 1.82 5 0 3 5 0 3 2 0 1 0 0% 31 3 10% 11 1 9% 81 8 10% 2 1 50% 10 4 40% 0
1972 28 TOT AL 173 92% 24 32 2 0 2 1.46 4 0 7 4 0 3 1 0 3 2 67% 29 2 7% 23 10 43% 117 15 13% 14 6 43% 15 6 40% 0
1972 28 DET AL 7 86% 0 7 0 0 0 2.89 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 2 0 0% 6 0 0% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0
1972 28 TEX AL 166 92% 24 25 2 0 2 1.06 4 0 6 4 0 3 1 0 3 2 67% 28 2 7% 21 10 48% 111 15 14% 13 6 46% 14 6 43% 0
9 Seasons 2554 90% 548 309 81 3 40 1.79 41 0 71 39 2 20 21 0 24 14 58% 478 42 9% 248 67 27% 1524 206 14% 122 55 45% 157 70 45% 2
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1964 20 118 401 374 37 86 16 4 6 39 6 3 22 38 .230 .274 .342 .616 67 128 2 1 3 1 2
1965 21 230 801 741 78 185 29 9 11 76 14 4 50 83 .250 .299 .358 .657 80 265 9 3 6 1 2
1966 22 345 1078 993 104 244 40 14 15 99 15 6 72 110 .246 .300 .360 .660 81 357 14 6 6 1 6
1967 23 434 1250 1152 122 290 46 16 18 124 15 7 83 133 .252 .305 .366 .671 85 422 16 6 7 2 9
1968 24 545 1625 1506 160 373 59 16 23 153 16 8 100 186 .248 .297 .354 .651 82 533 27 7 9 3 9
1969 25 656 2006 1842 210 447 77 19 26 186 17 9 139 222 .243 .298 .347 .646 80 640 34 9 11 5 12
1970 26 745 2235 2033 239 489 84 19 32 207 18 10 172 255 .241 .302 .348 .650 81 707 37 10 12 8 16
1971 27 828 2383 2171 254 524 89 19 37 218 19 13 181 276 .241 .302 .351 .653 82 762 40 11 12 8 17
1972 28 907 2556 2329 268 548 91 19 41 237 20 13 191 309 .235 .295 .343 .639 78 800 42 11 14 11 18

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1964 20 117 399 374 38 88 16 4 6 40 6 23 38 .235 .281 .348 .628 37 118
1965 21 112 403 372 43 104 14 5 5 39 8 29 45 .280 .335 .384 .719 48 112
1966 22 116 279 254 27 60 11 5 4 24 1 22 27 .236 .305 .366 .671 28 115
1967 23 89 173 161 19 48 6 2 3 27 0 11 23 .298 .341 .416 .757 23 89
1968 24 111 380 360 46 89 14 0 5 35 1 18 53 .247 .284 .328 .612 34 111
1969 25 111 382 338 51 76 18 3 3 33 1 40 36 .225 .309 .322 .631 34 111
1970 26 89 235 195 31 46 8 0 7 22 1 36 33 .236 .353 .385 .738 26 89
1971 27 84 150 140 17 36 5 0 5 12 1 9 21 .257 .307 .400 .707 17 83
1972 28 83 187 171 19 31 3 0 5 26 1 13 34 .181 .235 .287 .522 11 79
9 Seasons 912 2588 2365 291 578 95 19 43 258 20 201 310 .244 .305 .355 .660 258 907
162 Game Avg. 162 460 420 52 103 17 3 8 46 4 36 55 .244 .305 .355 .660 46 907

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 1 (3944), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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