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Garrett Jones

Garrett Thomas Jones

Positions: Rightfielder and First Baseman
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 4", Weight: 230 lb.

Born: June 21, 1981 in Harvey, IL
High School: Victor J Andrew HS (Tinley Park, IL)
Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 14th round of the 1999 amateur draft.
Signed June 18, 1999. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 15, 2007
Teams (by GP): Pirates/Twins 2007-2012
2012 Contract Status: 1st Year Arb Eligible (Super 2), 1 yr/$2.25M (12) (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2012): 2.158, Arb Eligible: 2013, Free Agent: 2016 [*],
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Standard Batting

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
2007 26 MIN AL 31 84 77 7 16 2 1 2 5 1 1 6 20 .208 .262 .338 .600 61 26 2 0 0 1 0 D/379
2009 28 PIT NL 82 358 314 45 92 21 1 21 44 10 2 40 76 .293 .372 .567 .938 146 178 6 1 0 3 8 937 RoY-7
2010 29 PIT NL 158 654 592 64 146 34 1 21 86 7 3 53 123 .247 .306 .414 .720 94 245 18 1 0 8 2 *39/D7
2011 30 PIT NL 148 478 423 51 103 30 1 16 58 6 3 48 104 .243 .321 .433 .753 108 183 7 2 0 4 2 93/D
2012 31 PIT NL 40 116 112 8 26 7 1 5 15 1 0 3 33 .232 .250 .446 .696 89 50 1 0 0 1 0 39
5 Yrs 459 1690 1518 175 383 94 5 65 208 25 9 150 356 .252 .318 .449 .767 107 682 34 4 0 17 12
162 Game Avg. 162 596 536 62 135 33 2 23 73 9 3 53 126 .252 .318 .449 .767 107 241 12 1 0 6 4
PIT (4 yrs) 428 1606 1441 168 367 92 4 63 203 24 8 144 336 .255 .321 .455 .776 110 656 32 4 0 16 12
MIN (1 yr) 31 84 77 7 16 2 1 2 5 1 1 6 20 .208 .262 .338 .600 61 26 2 0 0 1 0
NL (4 yrs) 428 1606 1441 168 367 92 4 63 203 24 8 144 336 .255 .321 .455 .776 110 656 32 4 0 16 12
AL (1 yr) 31 84 77 7 16 2 1 2 5 1 1 6 20 .208 .262 .338 .600 61 26 2 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
2007 26 MIN AL 31 84 -4 -0 -0 0 -2 -7 -0.7 3 -4 -0.4 .478 .496 -0.4 -0.2 -4 $ D/379
2009 28 PIT NL 82 358 19 2 1 4 -4 21 2.2 10 31 3.1 .526 .513 2.7 -0.0 27 $ 937 RoY-7
2010 29 PIT NL 158 654 -4 0 -1 -7 -10 -21 -2.2 18 -3 -0.5 .486 .486 0.2 -1.7 4 $425,000 *39/D7
2011 30 PIT NL 148 478 6 -4 0 -7 -7 -12 -1.2 13 2 0.1 .491 .492 0.8 -1.4 8 $455,500 93/D
2012 31 PIT NL 40 116 -3 0 0 0 -2 -4 -0.4 3 -1 -0.1 .489 .497 -0.1 -0.2 -1 $ 39
5 Seasons 459 1690 15 -3 0 -10 -24 -22 -2.4 47 25 2.2 .495 .497 3.2 -3.5 35 $880,500
PIT (4 yrs) 428 1606 19 -3 1 -10 -22 -15 -1.7 44 29 2.6 .496 .497 3.6 -3.3 39 $880,500
MIN (1 yr) 31 84 -4 -0 -0 0 -2 -7 -0.7 3 -4 -0.4 .478 .496 -0.4 -0.2 -4 $

Advanced Batting

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
2007 26 MIN AL 84 65 6 2.5 103 .250 .208 .265 .262 .332 .338 .414 .600 .746 61 .212 -4.6 -0.4 .500 .208 .130 1.3
2009 28 PIT NL 358 233 68 7.8 105 .323 .293 .263 .372 .336 .567 .418 .938 .755 146 .709 20.9 2.0 .987 .427 .274 13.5
2010 29 PIT NL 654 475 73 4.1 101 .274 .247 .260 .306 .329 .414 .409 .720 .738 94 .451 -5.2 -0.5 .649 .264 .167 10.5
2011 30 PIT NL 478 334 60 4.8 96 .283 .243 .256 .321 .322 .433 .398 .753 .720 108 .539 5.4 0.6 .715 .310 .189 8.7
2012 31 PIT NL 116 88 13 4.0 97 .280 .232 .255 .250 .322 .446 .402 .696 .724 89 .438 -2.3 -0.2 .621 .250 .214 1.7
5 Yrs 1690 1195 220 4.9 100 .285 .252 .259 .318 .328 .449 .408 .767 .736 107 .531 14.2 1.4 .723 .306 .197 36.1
162 Game Avg. 596 422 78 4.9 100 .285 .252 .259 .318 .328 .449 .408 .767 .736 107 .531 5 0 .723 .306 .197 13
PIT (4 yrs) 1606 1130 214 5.1 100 .287 .255 .259 .321 .328 .455 .407 .776 .736 110 .546 18.8 1.8 .736 .312 .201 34.8
MIN (1 yr) 84 65 6 2.5 103 .250 .208 .265 .262 .332 .338 .414 .600 .746 61 .212 -4.6 -0.4 .500 .208 .130 1.3
NL (4 yrs) 1606 1130 214 5.1 100 .287 .255 .259 .321 .328 .455 .407 .776 .736 110 .546 18.8 1.8 .736 .312 .201 34.8
AL (1 yr) 84 65 6 2.5 103 .250 .208 .265 .262 .332 .338 .414 .600 .746 61 .212 -4.6 -0.4 .500 .208 .130 1.3

Ratio Batting*

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
2007 26 MIN AL 84 2.4% 23.8% 7.1% 6.0% 31% 3.33 3.9 38.5 15.4 0.53 0.59 67% 19% 6.9% 24%
2009 28 PIT NL 358 5.9% 21.2% 11.2% 12.0% 47% 1.90 4.1 15.0 7.1 0.69 1.00 61% 14% 17.2% 14%
2010 29 PIT NL 654 3.2% 18.8% 8.1% 8.6% 38% 2.32 4.8 28.2 6.9 0.77 1.06 70% 17% 9.0% 13%
2011 30 PIT NL 478 3.4% 21.8% 10.0% 9.8% 46% 2.17 4.1 26.4 7.3 0.55 0.80 64% 18% 8.7% 12%
2012 31 PIT NL 116 4.3% 28.5% 2.6% 11.2% 50% 11.00 3.4 22.4 7.5 0.82 1.04 65% 9% 11.9% 5%
5 Yrs 1690 3.9% 21.1% 8.9% 9.7% 43% 2.37 4.3 23.4 7.3 0.68 0.94 66% 16% 10.7% 13%
MLB Averages 2.6% 18.0% 8.5% 7.8% 33% 2.11 4.9 34.6 7.9 0.80 1.07 69% 19% 7.5% 13%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
2007 26 MIN AL -4.6 -0.4 86 -0.7 1.0 -1.7 .90 -0.3 -0.5 -9.0 -0.9 1.03 -5.0 0.45 5
2009 28 PIT NL 20.9 2.0 374 1.3 6.8 -5.5 .92 2.7 -1.4 11.7 1.1 0.87 30.3 0
2010 29 PIT NL -5.2 -0.5 666 -0.2 12.1 -12.3 1.04 -1.1 0.9 -8.6 -0.9 0.99 -13.1 2.85 4
2011 30 PIT NL 4.8 0.5 490 1.8 9.5 -7.7 1.00 0.2 1.6 19.4 2.0 1.01 5.8 1.32 26
2012 31 PIT NL -2.3 -0.2 118 -0.2 1.8 -2.0 .94 -0.0 -0.2 -0.6 -0.1 0.87 0.4 1.05 8
5 Yrs 13.6 1.3 1734 1.9 31.1 -29.2 .99 1.4 0.5 12.9 1.3 0.96 18.3 1.31 43

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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
2007 26 MIN AL 1 0 25% 23 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 2 2 0 2 2 0 1 1 0
2009 28 PIT NL 3 0 21% 127 10 2 83% 10 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 5 60% 17 8 9 5 1 3 8 2 6
2010 29 PIT NL 7 0 24% 227 7 3 70% 7 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 4 48% 22 15 7 5 2 3 15 4 10
2011 30 PIT NL 4 1 26% 156 6 3 67% 6 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 10 12 24% 21 17 4 8 6 1 16 7 6
2012 31 PIT NL 0 0 13% 32 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 33% 3 3 0 2 0 1 1 0 1
5 Yrs 15 1 23% 565 25 9 74% 25 9 0 0 0 0 4 1 18 24 40% 65 45 20 22 11 8 41 14 23

Situational Hitting*

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
2007 26 MIN AL 84 85% 16 1 0 5 0 0 0 0.45 2 0 3 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 18 2 11% 10 1 10% 65 3 5% 6 1 17% 3 2 67% 0
2009 28 PIT NL 358 70% 92 5 1 0 0 0 0 21 0 3 15 6 13 8 0 0 0 66 6 9% 37 12 32% 184 24 13% 18 9 50% 20 8 40% 0
2010 29 PIT NL 654 65% 146 7 0 4 1 0 0 2.85 21 0 9 15 6 11 10 0 0 0 136 18 13% 58 23 40% 429 69 16% 41 27 66% 24 18 75% 0
2011 30 PIT NL 478 85% 103 4 0 26 7 0 4 1.32 16 0 9 14 2 8 8 0 0 0 95 7 7% 39 13 33% 281 43 15% 24 14 58% 18 12 67% 0
2012 31 PIT NL 116 94% 26 2 0 8 1 0 0 1.05 5 0 2 5 0 3 2 0 0 0 18 1 6% 9 3 33% 54 10 19% 2 1 50% 4 3 75% 0
5 Yrs 1690 75% 383 19 1 43 9 0 4 1.31 65 0 26 51 14 36 29 0 0 0 333 34 10% 153 52 34% 1013 149 15% 91 52 57% 69 43 62% 0
MLB Averages 54% 68% 11% 32% 14% 51% 56%

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Pit Pit/PA Str Str% L/Str S/Str F/Str I/Str AS/Str I/Bll AS/Pit Con 1stS 30% 30c 30s 20% 20c 20s 31% 31c 31s L/SO PAu Pitu Stru
2007 26 MIN AL 84 322 3.83 198 61% 28% 20% 22% 29% 72% 0% 44% 72% 26% 5% 4 0 19% 16 7 11% 9 3 20% 0 0 0
2009 28 PIT NL 359 1434 3.99 880 61% 24% 18% 31% 27% 76% 6% 47% 76% 25% 8% 29 2 19% 70 26 9% 34 22 25% -1 0 0
2010 29 PIT NL 661 2591 3.92 1623 63% 25% 17% 29% 29% 75% 1% 47% 78% 23% 5% 32 1 15% 100 50 8% 52 35 22% -7 0 0
2011 30 PIT NL 480 1955 4.07 1222 63% 24% 20% 29% 26% 76% 1% 47% 73% 24% 7% 33 3 18% 86 35 8% 39 23 13% -2 0 1
2012 31 PIT NL 117 454 3.88 307 68% 20% 22% 32% 26% 80% 0% 54% 72% 26% 3% 4 0 14% 16 7 9% 11 8 15% -1 0 0
5 Yrs 1701 6756 3.97 4230 63% 24% 19% 29% 28% 76% 2% 47% 75% 24% 6% 102 6 17% 288 125 9% 145 91 19% -11 0 1
MLB Averages 3.81 63% 28% 15% 27% 30% 72% 2% 45% 79% 27% 5% 15% 9% 25%

Cumulative Batting

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
2007 26 31 84 77 7 16 2 1 2 5 1 1 6 20 .208 .262 .338 .600 61 26 2 0 0 1 0
2008 27 31 84 77 7 16 2 1 2 5 1 1 6 20 .208 .262 .338 .600 61 26 2 0 0 1 0
2009 28 113 442 391 52 108 23 2 23 49 11 3 46 96 .276 .351 .522 .872 130 204 8 1 0 4 8
2010 29 271 1096 983 116 254 57 3 44 135 18 6 99 219 .258 .324 .457 .781 108 449 26 2 0 12 10
2011 30 419 1574 1406 167 357 87 4 60 193 24 9 147 323 .254 .323 .450 .772 108 632 33 4 0 16 12
2012 31 459 1690 1518 175 383 94 5 65 208 25 9 150 356 .252 .318 .449 .767 107 682 34 4 0 17 12

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
2007 26 31 84 77 7 16 2 1 2 5 1 6 20 .208 .262 .338 .600 7 31
2009 28 82 359 315 46 93 21 1 21 45 10 40 76 .295 .373 .568 .942 68 82
2010 29 158 659 596 67 150 35 1 22 90 7 54 123 .252 .311 .424 .736 79 158
2011 30 148 487 430 57 110 32 1 17 64 6 51 104 .256 .335 .453 .788 65 148
2012 31 40 118 114 9 28 8 1 5 17 1 3 33 .246 .263 .465 .728 14 40
5 Yrs 459 1707 1532 186 397 98 5 67 221 25 154 356 .259 .325 .461 .786 233 459
162 Game Avg. 162 602 541 66 140 35 2 24 78 9 54 126 .259 .325 .461 .786 82 459

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Games Played s c a p y
2010 NL  158 (9th)

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
2010 NL  8 (6th)

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
2010 NL  18 (10th)

Outs Made s c a p y
2010 NL  475 (5th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 1 (2401), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 7 (1934), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
Similar Batters 
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  1. Kevin Reimer (968)
  2. Chris Duncan (965)
  3. Harry Anderson (961)
  4. Bud Souchock (961)
  5. Ben Francisco (958)
  6. Dusty Rhodes (954)
  7. Don Lenhardt (953)
  8. Champ Summers (951)
  9. Colby Rasmus (951)
  10. Jeremy Giambi (950)
Similar Batters through 30 
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  1. Lee Stevens (959)
  2. Rick Ankiel (958)
  3. Dusty Rhodes (954)
  4. Don Lenhardt (954)
  5. Jody Gerut (951)
  6. Raul Ibanez (951)
  7. Jason Lane (950)
  8. Al Ferrara (949)
  9. Carmelo Castillo (949)
  10. Dustan Mohr (948)
Most Similar by Ages 
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  1. Chris Richard (981)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Lee Stevens (959)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

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