Nippy Jones
Vernal Leroy Jones
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: June 29, 1925 in Los Angeles, CA
High School: Fremont (Los Angeles, CA)
Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1943. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 8, 1946
Final Game: September 29, 1957
Died: October 3, 1995 in Sacramento, CA
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards
1946 STL NL 21 2B 3 5 2 2 1 1 .800 1.33 .980 5.10
1947 STL NL 22 2B 13 77 32 40 5 5 .935 5.54 .977 5.19
1947 STL NL 22 OF 2 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.00 1.000 2.20 0-0-2
1948 STL NL 23 1B 128 1228 1148 63 17 98 .986 9.46 .990 7.81
1949 STL NL 24 1B 98 931 876 40 15 85 .984 9.35 .991 8.98
1950 STL NL 25 1B 8 58 54 3 1 8 .983 7.13 .990 9.02
1951 STL NL 26 1B 71 753 698 48 7 78 .991 10.51 .989 9.29
1952 PHI NL 27 1B 8 82 73 7 2 8 .976 10.00 .990 9.18
1957 MLN NL 32 1B 20 15 133.0 156 143 12 1 12 .994 3.7 33.4 3.7 1.7 2.0 0 10.49 7.75 .990 9.67 8.82
1957 MLN NL 32 OF 1 1 8.2 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -13.8 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 1.04 1.00 1.000 2.28 2.10
1957 MLN NL 32 RF 1 1 8.2 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -13.8 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 1.04 1.00 1.000 1.97 1.70
6 Seasons 1B 333 15 133.0 3208 2992 173 43 289 .987 3.7 33.4 3.7 1.7 2.0 0 214.17 9.50 .990 9.67 8.59
2 Seasons 2B 16 82 34 42 6 6 .927 4.75 .977 5.18
2 Seasons OF 3 1 8.2 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -13.8 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 3.12 1.00 1.000 2.28 2.17 0-0-3
1 Season (incomplete) RF 1 1 8.2 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -13.8 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 1.04 1.00 1.000 1.97 1.70
8 Seasons TOT 352 16 141.2 3293 3029 215 49 295 .985 3.6 30.5 3.6 1.6 2.0 0 0 206.09 9.22 .975 9.22 8.38 0-0-3

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1946 STL NL 21 16 16 16 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
1947 STL NL 22 23 23 23 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 2 2
1948 STL NL 23 132 132 132 0 0 128 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1949 STL NL 24 110 110 110 0 0 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1950 STL NL 25 13 13 13 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1951 STL NL 26 80 80 80 0 0 71 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1952 PHI NL 27 8 8 8 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1957 MLN NL 32 30 16 30 30 0 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 12 0
8 Seasons 412 16 412 412 0 0 333 16 0 0 0 0 3 3 12 0
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- 1B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag 3U Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 363 361 36 GB GBs LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%
1957 MLN NL 32 554 60% 80% 31% 36 97% 0 143 6 137 0 19 11 6 5 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 12 0 0 1 10 1 2 0 2 0
1 Season 554 60% 80% 31% 36 97% 0 143 6 137 0 19 11 6 5 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 12 0 0 1 10 1 2 0 2 0
MLB Averages 63% 79% 26% 94% 87%

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1957 MLN NL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 36 83% 83% 42% 3 33%
1 Season 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 36 83% 83% 42% 3 33%
MLB Averages 44.0% 3.1% 63% 79% 30% 54%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 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.

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