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Sheldon Jones

Sheldon Leslie Jones (Available)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: February 2, 1922 in Tecumseh, NE
High School: York (York, NE)
Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent in 1941. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 9, 1946
Teams (by GP): Giants/Braves/Cubs 1946-1953

Final Game: June 28, 1953
Died: April 18, 1991 in Greenville, NC
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Fine Details  · Last Updated Dec 23, 2011, 8:25AM
All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson… 

Standard Pitching

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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
1946 24 NYG NL 1 2 .333 3.21 6 4 1 1 0 0 28.0 21 10 10 4 17 24 1 0 0 122 109 1.357 6.8 1.3 5.5 7.7 1.41
1947 25 NYG NL 2 2 .500 3.88 15 6 5 0 0 0 55.2 51 27 24 2 29 24 3 0 1 240 106 1.437 8.2 0.3 4.7 3.9 0.83
1948 26 NYG NL 16 8 .667 3.35 55 21 17 8 1 5 201.1 204 89 75 15 90 82 6 0 10 879 118 1.460 9.1 0.7 4.0 3.7 0.91
1949 27 NYG NL 15 12 .556 3.34 42 27 9 11 1 0 207.1 198 93 77 19 88 79 10 0 4 902 120 1.379 8.6 0.8 3.8 3.4 0.90
1950 28 NYG NL 13 16 .448 4.61 40 28 4 11 2 2 199.0 188 114 102 26 90 97 7 0 2 858 89 1.397 8.5 1.2 4.1 4.4 1.08
1951 29 NYG NL 6 11 .353 4.26 41 12 14 2 0 4 120.1 119 77 57 12 52 58 4 0 8 523 92 1.421 8.9 0.9 3.9 4.3 1.12
1952 30 BSN NL 1 4 .200 4.76 39 1 18 0 0 1 70.0 81 45 37 7 31 40 1 0 3 321 77 1.600 10.4 0.9 4.0 5.1 1.29
1953 31 CHC NL 0 2 .000 5.40 22 2 8 0 0 0 38.1 47 24 23 3 16 9 5 1 0 179 82 1.643 11.0 0.7 3.8 2.1 0.56
8 Seasons 54 57 .486 3.96 260 101 76 33 4 12 920.0 909 479 405 88 413 413 37 1 28 4024 101 1.437 8.9 0.9 4.0 4.0 1.00
162 Game Avg. 10 11 .486 3.96 49 19 14 6 1 2 173 171 90 76 17 78 78 7 0 5 758 101 1.437 8.9 0.9 4.0 4.0 1.00
NYG (6 yrs) 53 51 .510 3.83 199 98 50 33 4 11 811.2 781 410 345 78 366 364 31 0 25 3524 105 1.413 8.7 0.9 4.1 4.0 0.99
BSN (1 yr) 1 4 .200 4.76 39 1 18 0 0 1 70.0 81 45 37 7 31 40 1 0 3 321 77 1.600 10.4 0.9 4.0 5.1 1.29
CHC (1 yr) 0 2 .000 5.40 22 2 8 0 0 0 38.1 47 24 23 3 16 9 5 1 0 179 82 1.643 11.0 0.7 3.8 2.1 0.56

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg IP GS R Rrep Rdef aLI RAR WAR Salary Awards
1946 24 NYG NL 28.0 4 10 14 0 1.0 4 0.5 $
1947 25 NYG NL 55.2 6 27 34 0 1.0 7 0.7 $
1948 26 NYG NL 201.1 21 89 118 0 1.0 29 3.0 $
1949 27 NYG NL 207.1 27 93 124 2 1.0 31 2.8 $
1950 28 NYG NL 199.0 28 114 123 7 1.0 9 0.1 $
1951 29 NYG NL 120.1 12 77 71 2 1.0 -6 -1.0 $
1952 30 BSN NL 70.0 1 45 39 -1 1.0 -6 -0.7 $
1953 31 CHC NL 38.1 2 24 30 -2 .7 6 0.3 $
8 Seasons 920.0 101 479 553 8 1.0 74 5.7 $
NYG (6 yrs) 811.2 98 410 484 11 1.0 74 6.1 $
BSN (1 yr) 70.0 1 45 39 -1 1.0 -6 -0.7 $
CHC (1 yr) 38.1 2 24 30 -2 .7 6 0.3 $

Postseason Pitching

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1951 29 NYG NL WS L NYY 0 0 2.08 2 0 1 0 0 1 4.1 5 3 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 19 1.385 10.4 2.1 2.1 4.2 2.00
1 WS 0 0 2.08 2 0 1 0 0 1 4.1 5 3 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 19 1.385 10.4 2.1 2.1 4.2 2.00

Standard Batting

More Stats

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
1946 24 NYG NL 6 8 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .250 .250 .250 .500 42 2 0 0 0 /1
1947 25 NYG NL 15 17 16 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 .125 .125 .125 .250 -34 2 0 0 1 1
1948 26 NYG NL 55 74 64 5 13 3 1 0 6 0 1 19 .203 .215 .281 .497 33 18 1 0 9 1
1949 27 NYG NL 42 72 66 2 8 0 1 0 1 0 0 15 .121 .121 .152 .273 -28 10 2 0 6 1
1950 28 NYG NL 40 72 57 3 6 0 0 0 3 0 5 22 .105 .177 .105 .283 -24 6 3 0 10 1
1951 29 NYG NL 41 32 31 1 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 6 .097 .125 .194 .319 -16 6 0 0 0 1
1952 30 BSN NL 39 9 8 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .125 .125 .125 .250 -30 1 0 0 1 1
1953 31 CHC NL 22 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 1
8 Seasons 260 291 257 12 35 4 3 0 13 0 0 7 71 .136 .159 .175 .334 -11 45 6 0 27
162 Game Avg. 162 181 160 7 22 2 2 0 8 0 4 44 .136 .159 .175 .334 -11 28 4 0 17
NYG (6 yrs) 199 275 242 11 34 4 3 0 12 0 0 7 68 .140 .165 .182 .346 -8 44 6 0 26
BSN (1 yr) 39 9 8 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .125 .125 .125 .250 -30 1 0 0 1
CHC (1 yr) 22 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1946 24 NYG NL 8 -1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ /1
1947 25 NYG NL 17 -3 0 0 0 0 1 1 -1 -0.2 -1 -0.1 -0.1 $ 1
1948 26 NYG NL 74 -6 0 0 0 0 5 2 1 0.1 1 0.1 0.0 $ 1
1949 27 NYG NL 72 -12 0 0 0 0 5 2 -5 -0.5 -5 -0.5 0.0 $ 1
1950 28 NYG NL 72 -10 0 0 0 0 5 2 -3 -0.3 -3 -0.3 0.0 $ 1
1951 29 NYG NL 32 -5 0 0 0 0 2 1 -2 -0.2 -2 -0.2 0.0 $ 1
1952 30 BSN NL 9 -1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ 1
1953 31 CHC NL 7 -2 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ 1
8 Seasons 291 -40 0 0 0 0 21 8 -11 -1.2 -11 -1.1 -0.1 $
NYG (6 yrs) 275 -37 0 0 0 0 19 8 -10 -1.1 -10 -1.0 -0.1 $
BSN (1 yr) 9 -1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $
CHC (1 yr) 7 -2 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
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
1951 29 NYG NL WS NYY L 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG SB CS CS% PO Awards
1946 NYG NL 24 P 6 4 1 28.0 5 1 4 0 0 1.000 1.61 0.83 .960 2.25 2.22
1947 NYG NL 25 P 15 6 0 55.2 10 4 5 1 0 .900 1.46 0.60 .966 2.10 2.07
1948 NYG NL 26 P 55 21 8 201.1 50 10 38 2 1 .960 2.15 0.87 .963 2.11 2.08
1949 NYG NL 27 P 42 27 11 207.1 47 11 35 1 2 .979 2.00 1.10 .953 2.04 2.02
1950 NYG NL 28 P 40 28 11 199.0 33 8 25 0 0 1.000 1.49 0.83 .961 2.12 2.10 5 5 50% 0
1951 NYG NL 29 P 41 12 2 120.1 30 5 23 2 2 .933 2.09 0.68 .962 2.14 2.14 6 5 45% 0
1952 BSN NL 30 P 39 1 0 70.0 18 4 13 1 1 .944 2.19 0.44 .953 2.19 2.16 1 2 67% 0
1953 CHC NL 31 P 22 2 0 38.1 11 4 6 1 2 .909 2.35 0.45 .956 2.07 2.02 1 0 0% 0
8 Seasons P 260 101 33 920.0 204 47 149 8 8 .961 1.92 0.75 .959 2.11 2.09 13 12 48% 0
8 Seasons TOT 260 101 33 920.0 204 47 149 8 8 .961 1.92 0.75 .959 2.11 2.09 13 12 48% 0
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
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Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1950 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1950 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1919 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1950 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1919) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1948 NL  3.35 (7th)

Wins s c a p y
1948 NL  16 (6th)
1949 NL  15 (8th)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1948 NL  .667 (5th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1949 NL  8.595 (10th)
1950 NL  8.503 (10th)

Games Played s c a p y
1948 NL  55 (4th)

Saves s c a p y
1948 NL  5 (6th)
1951 NL  4 (9th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1950 NL  2 (9th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1949 NL  19 (9th)
1950 NL  26 (7th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1948 NL  90 (6th)
1949 NL  88 (8th)
1950 NL  90 (9th)

Hits s c a p y
1948 NL  204 (9th)

Losses s c a p y
1950 NL  16 (5th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1948 NL  10 (1st)
1951 NL  8 (3rd)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1948 NL  6 (1st)
1949 NL  10 (1st)
1950 NL  7 (4th)
1953 NL  5 (8th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1948 NL  17 (7th)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1948 NL  118 (8th)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1948 NL  9 (8th)
1950 NL  10 (6th)

Def. Games as P s c a p y
1948 NL  55 (4th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 27 (867), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 6 (1203), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 3 (1705), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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