Steve Jones

Steven Howell Jones

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: April 22, 1941 in Huntington Park, CA
High School: Bell HS (Bell, CA)
School: Whittier College (Whittier, CA)
Signed
by the Minnesota Twins as an amateur free agent in 1962. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 15, 1967
Teams (by GP): Royals/WhiteSox/Senators 1967-1969

Final Game: September 21, 1969
Relatives: Brother of Gary Jones
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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
1967 26 CHW AL 2 2 .500 4.21 11 3 5 0 0 0 25.2 21 13 12 1 12 0 17 0 1 0 108 73 1.286 7.4 0.4 4.2 6.0 1.42
1968 27 WSA AL 1 2 .333 5.91 7 0 5 0 0 0 10.2 8 8 7 3 7 0 11 0 0 0 46 51 1.406 6.8 2.5 5.9 9.3 1.57
1969 28 KCR AL 2 3 .400 4.23 20 4 5 0 0 0 44.2 45 25 21 3 24 2 31 3 0 6 203 87 1.545 9.1 0.6 4.8 6.2 1.29
3 Yrs 5 7 .417 4.44 38 7 15 0 0 0 81.0 74 46 40 7 43 2 59 3 1 6 357 77 1.444 8.2 0.8 4.8 6.6 1.37
162 Game Avg. 8 11 .417 4.44 57 11 23 0 0 0 122 112 70 60 11 65 3 89 5 2 9 539 77 1.444 8.2 0.8 4.8 6.6 1.37
KCR (1 yr) 2 3 .400 4.23 20 4 5 0 0 0 44.2 45 25 21 3 24 2 31 3 0 6 203 87 1.545 9.1 0.6 4.8 6.2 1.29
WSA (1 yr) 1 2 .333 5.91 7 0 5 0 0 0 10.2 8 8 7 3 7 0 11 0 0 0 46 51 1.406 6.8 2.5 5.9 9.3 1.57
CHW (1 yr) 2 2 .500 4.21 11 3 5 0 0 0 25.2 21 13 12 1 12 0 17 0 1 0 108 73 1.286 7.4 0.4 4.2 6.0 1.42

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
1967 26 CHW AL 25.2 11 3 13 4.56 3.55 0.47 -0.05 89.9 2.73 -5 -0.6 .2 0.1 -0.3 -3 .449 .497 $
1968 27 WSA AL 10.2 7 0 8 6.75 3.86 -0.38 -0.16 99.9 4.07 -3 -0.4 1.5 -0.1 -0.4 -2 .447 .498 $10,000
1969 28 KCR AL 44.2 20 4 25 5.04 4.18 -0.09 -0.04 96.6 4.09 -4 -0.5 .9 -0.0 -0.2 -1 .476 .497 $12,000
3 Seasons 81.0 38 7 46 5.11 3.94 0.05 -0.06 94.9 3.66 -12 -1.4 .9 -0.1 -0.9 -6 .463 .497 $22,000
KCR (1 yr) 44.2 20 4 25 5.04 4.18 -0.09 -0.04 96.6 4.09 -4 -0.5 .9 -0.0 -0.2 -1 .476 .497 $12,000
WSA (1 yr) 10.2 7 0 8 6.75 3.86 -0.38 -0.16 99.9 4.07 -3 -0.4 1.5 -0.1 -0.4 -2 .447 .498 $10,000
CHW (1 yr) 25.2 11 3 13 4.56 3.55 0.47 -0.05 89.9 2.73 -5 -0.6 .2 0.1 -0.3 -3 .449 .497 $

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
1967 26 CHW AL 11 108 94 13 21 4 1 1 0 1 12 17 .223 .311 .319 .630 .263 30 1 0 2 0 0 1
1968 27 WSA AL 7 46 39 8 8 3 0 3 1 1 7 11 .205 .326 .513 .839 .200 20 1 0 0 0 0 1
1969 28 KCR AL 20 203 173 25 45 9 2 3 3 1 24 31 .260 .358 .387 .745 .300 67 2 3 2 1 2 3
3 Yrs 38 357 306 46 74 16 3 7 4 3 43 59 .242 .340 .382 .722 .278 117 4 3 4 1 2 5
162 Game Avg. 57 539 462 70 112 24 5 11 6 5 65 89 .242 .340 .382 .722 .278 177 6 5 6 2 3 8
MLB Averages .243 .309 .356 .665 .273

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg PtchR PitchW Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI LevHi LevMd LevLo
1967 26 CHW AL -3.2 -0.3 113 -0.0 1.2 -1.3 .61 0.1 -0.2 -2.4 -0.3 0.61 0.4 0 1 7
1968 27 WSA AL -3.4 -0.4 48 -0.4 0.7 -1.2 1.32 -0.0 -0.3 -3.1 -0.3 1.32 -3.5 2 0 5
1969 28 KCR AL -3.2 -0.3 215 -0.3 2.3 -2.6 .70 -0.4 -0.1 -4.5 -0.5 0.70 -3.9 4 2 9
3 Yrs -9.8 -1.0 376 -0.8 4.2 -5.0 .75 -0.3 -0.8 -10.0 -1.1 0.75 -7.1 6 3 21

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
1967 26 CHW AL 11 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 2 .333 0 0 0 0 0 0% 44.0 51 36 6 3 1 2 3.1 4.5 4.0
1969 28 KCR AL 20 4 2 2 0 0 1 2 2 .500 0 0 0 0 3 75% 47.2 64 18 13 3 3 1 5.3 6.8 6.1
2 Yrs 31 7 3 4 0 1 1 3 4 .429 0 0 0 0 3 43% 46 64 18 19 6 4 3 4.4 6.1 5.2
MLB Averages .500 58% 55 112 0 3.8 3.7 6.5

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
1967 26 CHW AL 11 8 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 33% 9 .609 0 1 7 1 0 7 1 7 4 1 5 3 5.1
1968 27 WSA AL 7 7 5 1 2 1 0 1 0% 1 0 5 1 20% 7 1.324 2 0 5 1 1 5 4 3 6 1 6 1 4.6
1969 28 KCR AL 20 16 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 5 0 0% 8 .703 4 2 9 1 3 12 3 13 7 4 8 0 3.8
3 Yrs 38 31 15 2 3 1 0 1 0% 3 1 13 2 15% .755 6 3 21 3 4 24 8 23 17 6 19 4 4.3

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%
1967 26 CHW AL 108 23% 0.9% 15.7% 11.1% 5.6% 29% 1.00 70% 9 1 11%
1968 27 WSA AL 46 39% 6.5% 23.9% 15.2% 13.0% 75% 0.82 54% 8 1 13%
1969 28 KCR AL 203 25% 1.5% 15.3% 11.8% 6.9% 31% 0.72 69% 33 2 6%
3 Yrs 357 26% 2.0% 16.5% 12.0% 7.3% 35% 0.82 68% 50 4 8%
MLB Averages 47% 1.9% 15.8% 8.3% 5.8% 27% 1.11 73% 10%

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
1967 26 CHW AL 108 21 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 33% 1 0 0 34 0 1 0% 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 0
1968 27 WSA AL 46 8 3 1 1 1 2 0 3 2 2 0 100% 1 0 0 21 1 1 50% 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1969 28 KCR AL 203 45 3 0 2 2 1 2 1 13 7 3 54% 3 6 1 81 3 1 75% 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
3 Yrs 357 74 7 1 3 3 4 3 4 18 10 3 56% 5 6 1 136 4 3 57% 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 15 0
MLB Averages 48% 61%

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+
1967 26 2 2 .500 4.21 11 3 5 0 0 0 25.2 21 13 12 1 12 0 17 0 1 0 108 73 1.286 7.4 0.4 4.2 6.0 1.42 73
1968 27 3 4 .429 4.71 18 3 10 0 0 0 36.1 29 21 19 4 19 0 28 0 1 0 154 65 1.321 7.2 1.0 4.7 6.9 1.47 65
1969 28 5 7 .417 4.44 38 7 15 0 0 0 81.0 74 46 40 7 43 2 59 3 1 6 357 77 1.444 8.2 0.8 4.8 6.6 1.37 77

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
1967 26 1 1 .500 5.63 24.0 23 17 15 1 13 16 0 1.500 8.6 4.9 6.0 1.23 0.4 11
1968 27 0 1 .000 8.10 10.0 9 10 9 3 8 10 0 1.700 8.1 7.2 9.0 1.25 2.7 7
1969 28 2 2 .500 4.81 43.0 47 26 23 3 25 30 3 1.674 9.8 5.2 6.3 1.20 0.6 20
3 Yrs 3 4 .429 5.49 77.0 79 53 47 7 46 56 3 1.623 9.2 6.5 1.22 0.8 38

* 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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