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Rick Jones

Thomas Frederick Jones

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 5", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: April 16, 1955 in Jacksonville, FL
High School: Forrest HS (Jacksonville, FL)
Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 5th round of the 1973 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 18, 1976
Teams (by GP): RedSox/Mariners 1976-1978

Final Game: September 30, 1978
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Standard Pitching

Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1976 21 BOS AL 5 3 .625 3.36 24 14 5 1 0 0 104.1 133 48 39 6 26 1 45 1 0 2 464 118 1.524 11.5 0.5 2.2 3.9 1.73
1977 22 SEA AL 1 4 .200 5.10 10 10 0 0 0 0 42.1 47 25 24 10 37 2 16 0 0 0 203 81 1.984 10.0 2.1 7.9 3.4 0.43
1978 23 SEA AL 0 2 .000 5.84 3 2 1 0 0 0 12.1 17 8 8 1 7 0 11 0 0 0 61 68 1.946 12.4 0.7 5.1 8.0 1.57
3 Yrs 6 9 .400 4.02 37 26 6 1 0 0 159.0 197 81 71 17 70 3 72 1 0 2 728 100 1.679 11.2 1.0 4.0 4.1 1.03
162 Game Avg. 6 10 .400 4.02 40 28 6 1 0 0 172 213 87 77 18 76 3 78 1 0 2 786 100 1.679 11.2 1.0 4.0 4.1 1.03
SEA (2 yrs) 1 6 .143 5.27 13 12 1 0 0 0 54.2 64 33 32 11 44 2 27 0 0 0 264 78 1.976 10.5 1.8 7.2 4.4 0.61
BOS (1 yr) 5 3 .625 3.36 24 14 5 1 0 0 104.1 133 48 39 6 26 1 45 1 0 2 464 118 1.524 11.5 0.5 2.2 3.9 1.73

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Awards
1976 21 BOS AL 104.1 24 14 48 4.14 4.07 0.15 -0.01 108.3 4.24 1 0.2 .7 -0.1 1.0 11 .507 .501 $
1977 22 SEA AL 42.1 10 10 25 5.31 4.48 0.02 0.14 100.9 4.64 -3 -0.3 -0.0 0.0 2 .467 .498 $
1978 23 SEA AL 12.1 3 2 8 5.84 4.32 -0.23 0.09 100.2 4.66 -2 -0.2 .1 -0.0 -0.1 -0 .445 .499 $
3 Seasons 159.0 37 26 81 4.58 4.20 0.08 0.04 105.7 4.38 -3 -0.3 .7 -0.1 0.9 13 .491 .499 $
SEA (2 yrs) 54.2 13 12 33 5.43 4.45 -0.03 0.13 100.7 4.64 -5 -0.5 .1 -0.0 -0.1 1 .462 .498 $
BOS (1 yr) 104.1 24 14 48 4.14 4.07 0.15 -0.01 108.3 4.24 1 0.2 .7 -0.1 1.0 11 .507 .501 $

Batting Against -- Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB ROE
1976 21 BOS AL 24 464 427 48 133 29 1 6 5 6 26 45 .311 .348 .426 .774 .332 182 10 1 4 6 1 6
1977 22 SEA AL 10 203 166 25 47 4 4 10 12 4 37 16 .283 .414 .536 .950 .264 89 5 0 0 0 2 4
1978 23 SEA AL 3 61 54 8 17 7 1 1 2 0 7 11 .315 .393 .537 .930 .381 29 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Yrs 37 728 647 81 197 40 6 17 19 10 70 72 .304 .370 .464 .834 .319 300 15 1 4 6 3 10
162 Game Avg. 40 786 698 87 213 43 6 18 21 11 76 78 .304 .370 .464 .834 .319 324 16 1 4 6 3 11
MLB Averages .259 .324 .381 .705 .283

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg PtchR PitchW Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI LevHi LevMd LevLo
1976 21 BOS AL 4.7 0.5 478 -0.2 6.8 -7.0 .86 -0.5 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.86 -6.7 2 1 7
1977 22 SEA AL -3.6 -0.4 220 -0.6 4.0 -4.6 1.12 -1.6 1.1 -5.6 -0.5 1.12 -16.9 0 0 0
1978 23 SEA AL -2.1 -0.2 63 -0.3 0.9 -1.3 .89 -0.4 -0.0 -3.0 -0.3 0.89 -3.6 0 0 1
3 Yrs -1.1 -0.1 761 -1.1 11.7 -12.8 .94 -2.5 1.3 -8.6 -0.8 0.94 -27.2 2 1 8

Starting Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G GS Wgs Lgs ND Wchp Ltuf Wtm Ltm tmW-L% Wlst Lsv CG SHO QS QS% GmScA Best Wrst BQR BQS sDR lDR RS/GS RS/IP IP/GS Pit/GS <80 80-99 100-119 ≥120 Max
1976 21 BOS AL 24 14 4 3 7 1 0 8 6 .571 2 2 1 0 6 43% 48.0 65 29 20 3 4 3 5.1 4.2 5.4
1977 22 SEA AL 10 10 1 4 5 0 0 5 5 .500 1 2 0 0 1 10% 43.0 64 23 14 1 2 3 4.5 4.5 4.2
1978 23 SEA AL 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0% 40.0 43 37 4 1 0 1 2.0 2.3 5.7
3 Yrs 37 26 5 9 12 1 0 13 13 .500 3 4 1 0 7 27% 45 65 23 38 5 6 7 4.6 4.1 4.9
MLB Averages .500 54% 51 104 -13 4.2 4.2 6.4

Reliever Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G GR GF Wgr Lgr SVOpp SV BSv SV% SVSit Hold IR IS IS% 1stIP aLI LevHi LevMd LevLo Ahd Tie Bhd Runr Empt >3o <3o IPmult 0DR Out/GR Pit/GR
1976 21 BOS AL 24 10 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 0 0% 6 .858 2 1 7 1 0 9 3 7 7 2 8 0 8.8
1978 23 SEA AL 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 .891 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3.0
2 Yrs 27 11 6 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 0 0% .862 2 1 8 1 0 10 3 8 7 2 8 0 8.3

Ratio Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
1976 21 BOS AL 464 25% 1.3% 9.7% 5.6% 7.8% 27% 0.78 82% 91 10 11%
1977 22 SEA AL 203 34% 4.9% 7.9% 18.2% 8.9% 38% 1.28 69% 31 5 16%
1978 23 SEA AL 61 5% 1.6% 18.0% 11.5% 14.8% 53% 1.17 69% 13 0 0%
3 Yrs 728 26% 2.3% 9.9% 9.6% 8.7% 32% 0.91 77% 135 15 11%
MLB Averages 45% 1.9% 12.9% 8.5% 6.4% 28% 1.09 75% 11%

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

Hits Home Runs Advances Baserunning
Year Age Tm Lg PA H Inf Bnt All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd <2,3B Scr SO % ROE WP PB SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS BT PAu
1976 21 BOS AL 464 133 6 0 11 5 1 4 2 19 14 0 74% 6 2 1 191 5 6 45% 5 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
1977 22 SEA AL 203 47 10 0 3 7 3 3 7 5 0 0 0% 4 0 1 80 12 4 75% 12 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
1978 23 SEA AL 61 17 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 1 2 25% 0 0 0 29 2 0 100% 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Yrs 728 197 17 0 14 13 4 8 9 28 15 2 54% 10 2 2 300 19 10 66% 18 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 12 0
MLB Averages 52% 65%

Cumulative Pitching

Year Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
1976 21 5 3 .625 3.36 24 14 5 1 0 0 104.1 133 48 39 6 26 1 45 1 0 2 464 118 1.524 11.5 0.5 2.2 3.9 1.73 118
1977 22 6 7 .462 3.87 34 24 5 1 0 0 146.2 180 73 63 16 63 3 61 1 0 2 667 104 1.657 11.0 1.0 3.9 3.7 0.97 104
1978 23 6 9 .400 4.02 37 26 6 1 0 0 159.0 197 81 71 17 70 3 72 1 0 2 728 100 1.679 11.2 1.0 4.0 4.1 1.03 100

Neutralized Pitching

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 W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1976 21 6 5 .545 3.65 101.0 137 46 41 6 27 43 1 1.624 12.2 2.4 3.8 1.59 0.5 24
1977 22 1 3 .250 5.77 39.0 48 28 25 10 38 15 0 2.205 11.1 8.8 3.5 0.39 2.3 10
1978 23 0 1 .000 6.00 12.0 17 9 8 1 7 11 0 2.000 12.8 5.3 8.3 1.57 0.8 3
3 Yrs 7 9 .438 4.38 152.0 202 83 74 17 72 69 1 1.803 12.0 4.1 0.96 1.0 37

* 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.

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