Ross Jones

Ross A. Jones

Positions: Shortstop, Second Baseman and Third Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: January 14, 1960 in Miami, FL
High School: Hialeah HS (Hialeah, FL)
School: University of Miami (Coral Gables, FL)
Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1st round (9th pick) of the 1980 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 2, 1984
Teams (by GP): Royals/Mets/Mariners 1984-1987

Final Game: October 4, 1987
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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
1980	20	LAD-min	A	70	286	233	35	59	14	3	4	37	8	3	40	49	.253	.363	.391	.754		91		3	5	5			VRO · FLOR
1981	21	LAD-min	AA	129	501	444	75	118	17	2	5	43	6	4	43	94	.266	.333	.347	.680		154		3	9	2	0		SAN · TL
1982	22	LAD-min	AAA	128	537	459	84	132	19	3	9	74	7	5	61	87	.288	.370	.401	.771		184		2	10	5	1		ABQ · PCL
1983	23	LAD-min	AAA	131	535	469	67	128	18	8	3	56	17	5	56	83	.273	.352	.365	.717		171		2	7	1	0		ABQ · PCL
1984	24	NYM-min	AAA	95	348	290	35	64	14	0	5	40	6	3	48	73	.221	.328	.321	.649		93		1	4	5	1		TID · IL
1984	24	NYM	NL	17	13	10	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	3	4	.100	.308	.200	.508	47	2	0	0	0	0	0	/645

1985	25	NYM-min	AAA,AA	69	179	145	18	28	3	0	1	9	0	2	31	40	.193	.339	.234	.573		34		1	2	0	1		TID,JAC · IL,TL
1986	26	SEA-min	AA,AAA	123	477	417	64	121	21	3	9	66	5	8	48	58	.290	.361	.420	.781		175		1	6	5	1		CNG,CGY · SOUL,PCL
1986	26	SEA	AL	11	21	21	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	.095	.095	.095	.190	-48	2	0	0	0	0	0	/645D
1987	27	KCR-SEA-min	AAA	96	392	344	60	109	20	3	5	46	7	7	45	55	.317	.396	.436	.832		150		1	1	1	1		OMA,CGY · AA,PCL
1987	27	KCR	AL	39	124	114	10	29	4	2	0	10	1	0	5	15	.254	.285	.325	.609	60	37	5	1	1	3	0	6/4
1988	28	NYY-OAK-min	AAA	78	318	262	26	59	9	3	4	20	2	2	50	53	.225	.351	.328	.680		86		2	2	2	0		CLB,TAC · IL,PCL
3 Yrs				67	158	145	12	32	5	2	0	11	1	1	8	23	.221	.261	.283	.544	45	41	5	1	1	3	0
162 Game Avg.				162	382	351	29	77	12	5	0	27	2	2	19	56	.221	.261	.283	.544	45	99	12	2	2	7	0

KCR (1 yr)				39	124	114	10	29	4	2	0	10	1	0	5	15	.254	.285	.325	.609	60	37	5	1	1	3	0
NYM (1 yr)				17	13	10	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	3	4	.100	.308	.200	.508	47	2	0	0	0	0	0
SEA (1 yr)				11	21	21	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	.095	.095	.095	.190	-48	2	0	0	0	0	0

AL (2 yrs)				50	145	135	10	31	4	2	0	10	1	1	5	19	.230	.257	.289	.546	44	39	5	1	1	3	0
NL (1 yr)				17	13	10	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	3	4	.100	.308	.200	.508	47	2	0	0	0	0	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
1984	24	NYM	NL	17	13	-1	-0	0	-1	0	-1	-0.2	0	-1	-0.1	.491	.499	-0.1	-0.0	-0	$	/645

1986	26	SEA	AL	11	21	-4	-0	0	-1	0	-6	-0.6	1	-5	-0.5	.447	.496	-0.4	-0.1	-4	$	/645D
1987	27	KCR	AL	39	124	-7	-0	0	1	2	-4	-0.3	4	0	0.0	.490	.498	-0.1	0.3	-1	$65,000	6/4
3 Seasons				67	158	-12	-1	0	-1	2	-11	-1.1	5	-6	-0.6	.483	.498	-0.6	0.2	-5	$65,000

KCR (1 yr)				39	124	-7	-0	0	1	2	-4	-0.3	4	0	0.0	.490	.498	-0.1	0.3	-1	$65,000
NYM (1 yr)				17	13	-1	-0	0	-1	0	-1	-0.2	0	-1	-0.1	.491	.499	-0.1	-0.0	-0	$
SEA (1 yr)				11	21	-4	-0	0	-1	0	-6	-0.6	1	-5	-0.5	.447	.496	-0.4	-0.1	-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
1984	24	NYM	NL	13	9	1	3.0	93	.167	.100	.262	.308	.327	.200	.381	.508	.708	47	.351	-0.6	-0.1	.556	.400	.100

1986	26	SEA	AL	21	20	0	0.0	100	.118	.095	.262	.095	.330	.095	.408	.190	.737	-48	.000	-4.4	-0.4	.050	-.048	.000
1987	27	KCR	AL	124	94	10	2.8	108	.284	.254	.267	.285	.336	.325	.429	.609	.765	60	.264	-6.6	-0.6	.489	.123	.070	.0
3 Yrs				158	123	11	2.4	106	.256	.221	.266	.261	.334	.283	.423	.544	.757	45	.214	-11.6	-1.1	.420	.117	.062	.0
162 Game Avg.				382	297	27	2.4	106	.256	.221	.266	.261	.334	.283	.423	.544	.757	45	.214	-11.6	-1.1	.420	.117	.062

KCR (1 yr)				124	94	10	2.8	108	.284	.254	.267	.285	.336	.325	.429	.609	.765	60	.264	-6.6	-0.6	.489	.123	.070	.0
NYM (1 yr)				13	9	1	3.0	93	.167	.100	.262	.308	.327	.200	.381	.508	.708	47	.352	-0.6	-0.1	.556	.400	.100
SEA (1 yr)				21	20	0	0.0	100	.118	.095	.262	.095	.330	.095	.408	.190	.737	-48	.000	-4.4	-0.4	.050	-.048	.000

AL (2 yrs)				145	114	10	2.3	107	.261	.230	.266	.257	.335	.289	.426	.546	.761	44	.204	-11.0	-1.1	.409	.096	.059	.0
NL (1 yr)				13	9	1	3.0	93	.167	.100	.262	.308	.327	.200	.381	.508	.708	47	.352	-0.6	-0.1	.556	.400	.100

Ratio Batting*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	SO/BB	AB/SO	AB/HR	AB/RBI	GO/AO	IP%
1984	24	NYM	NL	13	0.0%	30.8%	23.1%	7.7%	100%	1.33	2.5		10.0	1.50	46%

1986	26	SEA	AL	21	0.0%	19.1%	0.0%	0.0%	0%		5.3			1.14	81%
1987	27	KCR	AL	124	0.0%	12.1%	4.0%	4.8%	21%	3.00	7.6		11.4	1.14	82%
3 Yrs				158	0.0%	14.6%	5.1%	4.4%	22%	2.88	6.3		13.2	1.15	79%
MLB Averages					2.4%	14.7%	8.7%	7.0%	30%	1.70	6.1	37.9	8.2	1.07	73%

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	BtRuns	BtWins	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	PHlev	AB
1984	24	NYM	NL	-0.6	-0.1	14	0.1	0.4	-0.3	.78	-0.0	0.2	-0.8	-0.1	0.80	-1.1	0.24	3

1986	26	SEA	AL	-4.4	-0.4	22	-0.4	0.1	-0.5	.96	-0.5	0.0	-5.0	-0.5	0.89	-5.0		0
1987	27	KCR	AL	-6.6	-0.6	126	-1.4	1.2	-2.6	.96	-0.8	-0.6	-13.0	-1.2	0.96	-10.2		0
3 Yrs				-11.6	-1.1	162	-1.7	1.7	-3.4	.94	-1.3	-0.5	-18.8	-1.8	0.94	-16.3	0.24	3

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%	1^stS	1^stS2	1^stS3	1^stD	1^stD3	1^stDH	2^ndS	2^ndS3	2^ndSH
1984	24	NYM	NL	0	0	50%	11	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	33%	1	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	1

1986	26	SEA	AL	0	0	0%	5	0	1	0%	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0%	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1987	27	KCR	AL	1	0	29%	51	1	0	100%	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	39%	8	6	2	2	0	2	3	2	1
3 Yrs				1	0	29%	67	1	1	50%	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	4	35%	10	8	2	3	1	2	4	2	2

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
1984	24	NYM	NL	13	46%	1			3	0	0	0	0.24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0%	0	0		4	1	25%	0	0		0	0		0

1986	26	SEA	AL	21	29%	2			0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0%	1	0	0%	13	0	0%	0	0		0	0		0
1987	27	KCR	AL	124	31%	29			0	0	0	0		0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	25%	25	5	20%	17	8	47%	86	11	13%	5	4	80%	8	2	25%	0
3 Yrs				158	32%	32			3	0	0	0	0.24	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	25%	28	5	18%	18	8	44%	103	12	12%	5	4	80%	8	2	25%	0
MLB Averages					60%																			79%			11%			34%			15%			52%			55%

Cumulative Batting

Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF
1984	24	17	13	10	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	3	4	.100	.308	.200	.508	47	2	0	0	0	0
1985	25	17	13	10	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	3	4	.100	.308	.200	.508	47	2	0	0	0	0
1986	26	28	34	31	2	3	1	0	1	0	1	3	8	.097	.176	.129	.306	-14	4	0	0	0	0
1987	27	67	158	145	12	32	5	2	11	1	1	8	23	.221	.261	.283	.544	45	41	5	1	1	3

Neutralized Batting

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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
1984	24	17	13	10	3	1	1	0	0	2	0	3	4	.100	.308	.200	.508	1	17

1986	26	11	21	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	11
1987	27	39	123	113	9	28	4	2	0	9	1	5	15	.248	.279	.319	.597	10	39
3 Yrs		67	157	144	12	29	5	2	0	11	1	8	23	.201	.244	.264	.507	11	67
162 Game Avg.		162	380	348	29	70	12	5	0	27	2	19	56	.201	.244	.264	.507	27	67

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