Willie Jones

Position: Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 188lb (185cm, 85kg)

Born: August 16, 1925 in Dillon, SC us

Died: October 18, 1983 in Cincinnati, OH

Buried: Hillside Memorial Cemetery, Laurinburg, NC

Debut: September 10, 1947 (Age 22-025d, 8,003rd in MLB history)
vs. STL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 7, 1961 (Age 35-264d)
vs. MLN 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1949 season

Full Name: Willie Edward Jones

Nicknames: Puddin' Head

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2x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

25.0

AB

5826

R

786

H

1502

BA

.258

HR

190

RBI

812

SB

OBP

.343

SLG

.410

OPS

.753

OPS+

101

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Games by Position

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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-min	B	123	489	489		150	37	9	10						.307	.307	.481	.787		235							TER · IIIL
1947	21	PHI	NL	18	69	62	5	14	0	1	0	10	2	0	7	0	.226	.304	.258	.562	54	16	3	0	0		0	5
1948	22	PHI-min	AAA,A	144	589	537	69	149	28	9	10	58	5		45	45	.277	.334	.419	.753		225		1	6				TTO,UTI · IL,EL
1948	22	PHI	NL	17	66	60	9	20	2	0	2	9	0	0	3	5	.333	.365	.467	.832	126	28	3	0	2		0	5
1949	23	PHI	NL	149	604	532	71	130	35	1	19	77	3	4	65	66	.244	.328	.421	.749	102	224	20	1	6		2	*5	MVP-27
1950	24	PHI	NL	*157*	678	610	100	163	28	6	25	88	5	1	61	40	.267	.337	.456	.793	108	278	15	3	4		2	*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	123	265	9	4	19		3	*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		11	*5
1953	27	PHI	NL	149	573	481	61	108	16	2	19	70	1	1	85	45	.225	.342	.385	.727	89	185	10	1	4		12	*5
1954	28	PHI	NL	142	610	535	64	145	28	3	12	56	4	1	61	54	.271	.342	.402	.744	94	215	10	0	8	6	6	*5
1955	29	PHI	NL	146	612	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	91	93	8	1	1	2	1	5
1960	34	CIN	NL	79	183	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 Yrs				1691	6717	5826	786	1502	252	33	190	812	40	22	755	541	.258	.343	.410	.753	101	2390	148	22	74	37	60
162 Game Avg.				162	643	558	75	144	24	3	18	78	4	2	72	52	.258	.343	.410	.753	101	229	14	2	7		6
				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	6241	5419	735	1400	232	32	180	753	39	20	693	493	.258	.343	.413	.756	102	2236	138	21	72	32	56
CIN (3 yrs)				160	457	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	6698	5808	785	1498	251	33	190	811	40	22	754	538	.258	.343	.411	.754	102	2385	148	22	74	37	60
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

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

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Willie Jones

SUMMARY

WAR

AB

R

H

BA

HR

RBI

SB

OBP

SLG

OPS

OPS+

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