Nippy Jones

Positions: First Baseman, Second Baseman and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 185lb (185cm, 83kg)

Born: June 29, 1925 in Los Angeles, CA us

Died: October 3, 1995 in Sacramento, CA

Buried: East Lawn Elk Grove Memorial Park, Elk Grove, CA

High School: Fremont HS (Los Angeles, CA)

Last Game: September 29, 1957 (Age 32-092d)
vs. CIN 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1948 season

Full Name: Vernal Leroy Jones

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2x World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-1.2

1381

369

.267

146

RBI

209

OBP

.305

SLG

.382

OPS

.687

OPS+

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1943	18	-10.7	Sacramento	PCL	AA	STL	129	506	477	44	145	25	6	4	37	9		18	46	.304	.329	.407	.736	194		0	11

1946	21	-5.6	Rochester	IL	AAA	STL	71	302	288	49	99	16	9	5	55	1	4	12	20	.344	.370	.514	.884	148	4	0	2
1946	21	-7.7	STL	NL	Maj	STL	16	14	12	3	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	2	.333	.429	.333	.762	4	2	0	0		0
1947	22	-5.9	Rochester	IL	AAA	STL	118	480	445	66	150	36	12	10	81	2		29	24	.337	.379	.539	.918	240		1	5
1947	22	-6.7	STL	NL	Maj	STL	23	77	73	6	18	4	0	1	5	0	0	2	10	.247	.267	.343	.609	25	2	0	2		0
1948	23	-5.0	STL	NL	Maj	STL	132	523	481	58	122	21	9	10	81	2	0	36	45	.254	.307	.397	.704	191	25	1	5		3
1949	24	-4.1	STL	NL	Maj	STL	110	402	380	51	114	20	2	8	62	1	1	16	20	.300	.330	.426	.756	162	11	1	5		1
1950	25	-2.9	STL	NL	Maj	STL	13	29	26	0	6	1	0	0	6	0	0	3	1	.231	.310	.269	.580	7	3	0	0		0
1951	26	-1.9	Rochester	IL	AAA	STL	23	103	95	15	29	5	1	5	24	0		7	5	.305	.359	.537	.896	51		1	0
1951	26	-2.5	STL	NL	Maj	STL	80	312	300	20	79	12	0	3	41	1	2	9	13	.263	.287	.333	.620	100	13	1	2		0
1952	27	-1.1	Baltimore	IL	AAA	PHI	117	409	378	44	83	12	2	4	31	2		22	14	.220	.266	.294	.560	111		2	7
1952	27	-1.3	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	8	30	30	3	5	0	0	1	5	0	0	0	4	.167	.167	.267	.433	8	2	0	0		0
1953	28	-1.7	Sacramento	PCL	Opn		176	686	641	63	184	33	1	13	102	2		27	27	.287	.318	.403	.720	258	20	2	16
1954	29	-0.8	Sacramento	PCL	Opn		159	646	596	65	181	34	2	12	82	3		40	27	.304	.345	.428	.773	255		0	5	5
1955	30	1.3	Sacramento	PCL	Opn		172	711	666	69	206	32	2	7	91	3		26	24	.309	.332	.395	.727	263	12	2	7	10
1956	31	2.9	Sacramento	PCL	Opn		139	532	487	64	144	28	1	14	72	1		28	23	.296	.328	.444	.771	216	12	1	4	12
1957	32	3.6	Sacramento	PCL	Opn		77	305	283	31	83	16	1	7	35	4		15	9	.293	.332	.431	.763	122	10	2	4	1
1957	32	3.7	MLN	NL	Maj	MLN	30	83	79	5	21	2	1	2	8	0	0	3	7	.266	.293	.392	.685	31	0	0	1	0	1
1958	33	5.1	Sacramento	PCL	AAA		137	534	507	73	153	24	3	16	78	1		18	21	.302	.328	.456	.783	231	10	3	3	3
1959	34	6.3	Sacramento	PCL	AAA	MLN	126	457	426	46	106	19	0	13	52	0	0	15	20	.249	.274	.385	.659	164		3	5	8
1960	35	7.6	Portland	PCL	AAA		136	499	461	46	115	13	3	9	47	0	1	26	20	.250	.291	.349	.640	161		3	4	5
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (8 seasons)					Majors		412	1470	1381	146	369	60	12	25	209	4	3	71	102	.267	.305	.382	.687	528	58	3	15	0	5
Minors (13 seasons)					Minors		1580	6170	5750	675	1678	293	43	119	787	28	5	283	280	.292	.325	.420	.745	2414		20	73	44
All Levels (16 Seasons)							1992	7640	7131	821	2047	353	55	144	996	32	8	354	382	.287	.321	.413	.734	2942		23	88	44	5

Opn (5 seasons)					Minors		723	2880	2673	292	798	143	7	53	382	13		136	110	.299	.331	.417	.748	1114	54	7	36	28
AAA (7 seasons)					Minors		728	2784	2600	339	735	125	30	62	368	6	5	129	124	.283	.318	.425	.743	1106		13	26	16
AA (1 season)					Minors		129	506	477	44	145	25	6	4	37	9		18	46	.304	.329	.407	.736	194		0	11