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Willie Jones
Willie Edward Jones (Puddin' Head)
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 192 lb.

Born: August 16, 1925 in Dillon, SC
Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1947. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 10, 1947
Final Game: May 7, 1961
Died: October 18, 1983 in Cincinnati, OH
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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
1947 21 PHI NL 18 69 62 5 14 0 1 0 10 2 7 0 .226 .304 .258 .562 53 16 3 0 0 5
1948 22 PHI NL 17 65 60 9 20 2 0 2 9 0 3 5 .333 .365 .467 .832 126 28 3 0 2 5
1949 23 PHI NL 149 604 532 71 130 35 1 19 77 3 65 66 .244 .328 .421 .749 102 224 20 1 6 *5 MVP-27
1950 24 PHI NL 157 678 610 100 163 28 6 25 88 5 61 40 .267 .337 .456 .793 108 278 15 3 4 *5 AS,MVP-36
1951 25 PHI NL 148 647 564 79 161 28 5 22 81 6 2 60 47 .285 .358 .470 .828 122 265 9 4 19 *5 AS
1952 26 PHI NL 147 611 541 60 135 12 3 18 72 5 3 53 36 .250 .323 .383 .706 96 207 14 6 11 *5
1953 27 PHI NL 149 571 481 61 108 16 2 19 70 1 1 85 45 .225 .342 .385 .727 90 185 10 1 4 *5
1954 28 PHI NL 142 610 535 64 145 28 3 12 56 4 1 61 54 .271 .342 .402 .744 95 215 10 0 8 6 *5
1955 29 PHI NL 146 611 516 65 133 20 3 16 81 6 2 77 51 .258 .352 .401 .753 102 207 13 3 6 9 5 *5
1956 30 PHI NL 149 621 520 88 144 20 4 17 78 5 4 92 49 .277 .383 .429 .812 121 223 15 1 3 5 6 *5
1957 31 PHI NL 133 512 440 58 96 19 2 9 47 1 0 61 41 .218 .310 .332 .641 75 146 14 0 5 6 3 *5
1958 32 PHI NL 118 456 398 52 108 15 1 14 60 1 2 49 45 .271 .351 .420 .771 104 167 8 2 3 4 4 *5/3
1959 33 TOT MLB 130 466 411 57 105 22 2 14 56 0 2 48 43 .255 .332 .421 .753 98 173 12 1 2 4 3 *5
1959 33 TOT NL 119 447 393 56 101 21 2 14 55 0 2 47 40 .257 .335 .427 .762 100 168 12 1 2 4 3 *5
1959 33 PHI NL 47 182 160 23 43 9 1 7 24 0 0 19 14 .269 .343 .469 .811 113 75 4 0 1 2 2 5
1959 33 CLE AL 11 19 18 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 .222 .263 .278 .541 51 5 0 0 0 0 0 /5
1959 33 CIN NL 72 265 233 33 58 12 1 7 31 0 2 28 26 .249 .330 .399 .729 90 93 8 1 1 2 1 5
1960 34 CIN NL 79 184 149 16 40 7 0 3 27 1 0 31 16 .268 .388 .376 .764 109 56 2 0 1 3 3 5/4
1961 35 CIN NL 9 9 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 .000 .222 .000 .222 -34 0 0 0 0 0 0 /5
15 Seasons 1691 6714 5826 786 1502 252 33 190 812 40 17 755 541 .258 .343 .410 .753 102 2390 148 22 74 37 24
162 Game Avg. 162 643 558 75 144 24 3 18 78 4 72 52 .258 .343 .410 .753 102 229 14 2 7
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
PHI (13 yrs) 1520 6237 5419 735 1400 232 32 180 753 39 15 693 493 .258 .343 .413 .756 102 2236 138 21 72 32 20
CIN (3 yrs) 160 458 389 50 98 19 1 10 58 1 2 61 45 .252 .351 .383 .734 96 149 10 1 2 5 4
CLE (1 yr) 11 19 18 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 .222 .263 .278 .541 51 5 0 0 0 0 0
NL (15 yrs) 1680 6695 5808 785 1498 251 33 190 811 40 17 754 538 .258 .343 .411 .754 102 2385 148 22 74 37 24
AL (1 yr) 11 19 18 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 .222 .263 .278 .541 51 5 0 0 0 0 0

Postseason Batting

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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
1950 24 PHI NL WS NYY L 4 15 14 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .286 .286 .357 .643 5 0 0 1 0 0
1 WS 4 15 14 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .286 .286 .357 .643 5 0 0 1 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1947 PHI NL 21 3B 17 66 19 41 6 3 .909 3.53 .948 2.80
1948 PHI NL 22 3B 17 68 30 33 5 1 .926 3.71 .941 2.81
1949 PHI NL 23 3B 145 516 181 308 27 19 .948 3.37 .952 2.98 MVP-27
1950 PHI NL 24 3B 157 538 190 323 25 30 .954 3.27 .948 3.01 AS,MVP-36
1951 PHI NL 25 3B 147 493 190 286 17 33 .966 3.24 .952 3.10 AS
1952 PHI NL 26 3B 147 513 216 281 16 31 .969 3.38 .953 2.92
1953 PHI NL 27 3B 147 440 176 253 11 36 .975 2.92 .950 2.72
1954 PHI NL 28 3B 141 140 1244.0 476 184 277 15 23 .968 -1.3 -1.3 -1.3 -2.3 1.0 0 3.34 3.27 .951 3.17 2.82
1955 PHI NL 29 3B 146 146 1277.0 455 202 235 18 22 .960 -2.4 -2.3 -2.4 -2.2 -0.2 0 3.08 2.99 .951 3.13 2.81
1956 PHI NL 30 3B 149 149 1321.2 479 202 264 13 23 .973 -6.7 -6.1 -6.7 -6.1 -0.7 0 3.17 3.13 .955 3.05 2.64
1957 PHI NL 31 3B 126 121 1095.1 349 140 197 12 18 .966 -1.6 -1.8 -1.6 -2.0 0.4 0 2.77 2.67 .951 2.96 2.71
1958 PHI NL 32 3B 110 105 941.2 334 137 186 11 13 .967 -7.7 -9.8 -6.7 -5.3 -1.4 -1 3.09 2.94 .951 3.18 2.86
1958 PHI NL 32 1B 1 1 8.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 -0.5 -75.0 -0.5 -0.5 0.0 4.50 4.00 1.000 9.56 8.10
1959 TOT MLB 33 3B 118 114 979.0 337 135 191 11 16 .967 -3.1 -3.8 -3.1 -0.4 -2.7 0 3.00 2.76 .949 2.98 2.66
1959 TOT NL 33 3B 114 110 956.0 323 132 181 10 14 .969 -4.3 -5.4 -4.3 -1.3 -3.0 0 2.95 2.75 .949 2.97 2.66
1959 PHI NL 33 3B 46 46 389.2 119 40 76 3 5 .975 0.7 2.2 0.7 0.9 -0.2 0 2.68 2.52 .949 2.97 2.66
1959 CLE AL 33 3B 4 4 23.0 14 3 10 1 2 .929 1.2 62.6 1.2 0.9 0.3 0 5.09 3.25 .950 3.21 2.72
1959 CIN NL 33 3B 68 64 566.1 204 92 105 7 9 .966 -5.0 -10.6 -5.0 -2.2 -2.8 0 3.13 2.90 .949 2.97 2.66
1960 CIN NL 34 3B 46 35 318.2 106 43 59 4 5 .962 -3.4 -12.8 -3.4 -1.6 -1.9 0 2.88 2.22 .952 2.97 2.61
1960 CIN NL 34 2B 1 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -360.0 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 0 9.00 1.00 1.000 5.40 4.50
1961 CIN NL 35 3B 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 .000 -0.1 -120.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 1.000 2.70 2.60
15 Seasons 3B 1614 810 7178.1 5171 2045 2934 192 273 .963 -26.3 -4.4 -25.3 -20.0 -5.5 -1 6.24 3.08 .951 3.07 2.84
1 Season 1B 1 1 8.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 -0.5 -75.0 -0.5 -0.5 0.0 4.50 4.00 1.000 9.56 8.10
1 Season 2B 1 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -360.0 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 0 9.00 1.00 1.000 5.40 4.50
15 Seasons TOT 1616 811 7187.1 5176 2050 2934 192 273 .963 -27.1 -4.5 -26.1 -20.8 -5.5 -1 6.24 3.08 .914 3.08 2.84
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1950 (3B)
1951 *

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1949-NL-27-1%
1950-NL-36-0%
0.01 Career Shares (1456th)

On-Base% s c a p y
1956 NL--.384--6th

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1951 NL--.828--10th

Games Played s c a p y
1950 NL--157--1st

At Bats s c a p y
1950 NL--610--6th

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1950 NL--678--7th

Runs Scored s c a p y
1950 NL--100--7th

Total Bases s c a p y
1950 NL--278--9th

Doubles s c a p y
1949 NL--35--5th

Home Runs s c a p y
1950 NL--25--10th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1953 NL--85--6th
1955 NL--77--10th
1956 NL--92--3rd

Strikeouts s c a p y
1949 NL--66--6th

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1949 NL--55--8th
1950 NL--59--10th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1952 NL--6--6th

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1951 NL--19--1st
1952 NL--11--5th

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
1955 NL--9--2nd
1957 NL--6--8th

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1949 NL--20--3rd
1950 NL--15--9th
1957 NL--14--9th

Outs Made s c a p y
1950 NL--466--4th

Oldest s c a p y
1961 NL--born 1925-08-16--10th

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 1 (983), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 17 (1096), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 11 (1086), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 18 (732), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

Before 1947 Season: Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent.

June 6, 1959: Traded by the Philadelphia Phillies to the Cleveland Indians for Jim Bolger and cash.

July 1, 1959: Purchased by the Cincinnati Redlegs from the Cleveland Indians.

May 16, 1961: Released by the Cincinnati Reds.

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