JaCoby Jones

Position: Centerfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 211lb (188cm, 95kg)

Born: May 10, 1992 in Chickasha, OK us

Draft: Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 19th round of the 2010 MLB June Amateur Draft from Richton HS (Richton, MS) and the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 3rd round of the 2013 MLB June Amateur Draft from Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, LA).

High School: Richton HS (Richton, MS)

School: Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, LA)

Debut: August 30, 2016 (Age 24-112d, 21,257th in major league history)
vs. CHW 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2017 season

2022 Contract Status: Minor League Deal

Service Time (01/2022): 4.020 • Arb Eligible: 2023 • Free Agent: 2024

Agents: Boras Corporation

Full Name: JaCoby Mylon Jones

Nicknames: Juicy J or J.J.

Pronunciation: \jah-koh-bee\

Twitter: @jacobyjones23

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.1

1093

232

.212

138

RBI

OBP

.275

SLG

.371

OPS

.646

OPS+

2022 Spring Training

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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
2013	21	PIT-min	A-	15	67	61	14	19	2	2	1	10	3	2	3	14	.311	.358	.459	.817		28	1	2	0	1	0		JAM · NYPL
2014	22	PIT-min	A	117	501	445	72	128	21	3	23	70	17	9	33	132	.288	.347	.503	.851		224	8	12	3	8	0		CHL · SALL
2015	23	PIT-DET-min	A+,AA	133	594	525	76	135	25	5	16	80	25	7	49	165	.257	.322	.415	.737		218	11	6	4	10	0		BDT,ERI,ATO · FLOR,EL
2016	24	DET-min	AAA,AA	99	413	369	44	95	20	7	7	43	13	5	35	120	.257	.327	.407	.733		150	7	5	0	4	1		TOL,ERI · IL,EL
2016	24	DET	AL	13	28	28	3	6	3	0	0	2	0	0	0	12	.214	.214	.321	.536	42	9	1	0	0	0	0	/58HD
2017	25	DET-min	AAA	90	393	351	57	86	19	2	9	44	12	4	33	104	.245	.314	.387	.702		136	9	3	5	1	2		TOL · IL
2017	25	DET	AL	56	154	141	14	24	3	1	3	13	6	2	9	65	.170	.240	.270	.510	36	38	5	4	0	0	0	8H/D9
2018	26	DET-min	AAA	3	12	12	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.083	.083	.083	.167		1	1	0	0	0	0		TOL · IL
2018	26	DET	AL	129	467	429	54	89	22	6	11	34	13	5	24	142	.207	.266	.364	.630	69	156	9	11	1	2	0	*87H/D
2019	27	DET-min	AAA,A+	10	47	40	7	13	3	1	0	6	0	1	5	13	.325	.426	.450	.876		18	2	2	0	0	0		TOL,LAK · IL,FLOR
2019	27	DET	AL	88	333	298	39	70	19	3	11	26	7	2	27	94	.235	.310	.430	.740	93	128	6	6	1	1	2	8/HD
2020	28	DET	AL	30	108	97	19	26	9	0	5	14	1	1	7	34	.268	.333	.515	.849	129	50	1	3	0	1	0	8/H
2021	29	DET-min	AAA	73	301	269	31	62	14	0	7	26	1	2	28	103	.230	.312	.361	.673		97	4	4	0	0	0		TOL · AAAE
2021	29	DET	AL	36	105	100	9	17	2	0	2	9	2	2	5	42	.170	.210	.250	.460	27	25	2	0	0	0	0	8/H7D
2022	30	KCR-min	AAA	22	85	80	7	15	4	0	1	7	1	0	4	39	.188	.224	.275	.499		22	2	0	0	1	0		OMA · IL
6 Yrs				352	1195	1093	138	232	58	10	32	98	29	12	72	389	.212	.275	.371	.646	72	406	24	24	2	4	2
162 Game Avg.				162	550	503	64	107	27	5	15	45	13	6	33	179	.212	.275	.371	.646	72	187	11	11	1	2	1

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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