Bob
Jones
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 215
 
Born: October 11, 1949 in Usa, MD, ELKTON
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1974 24 MIN AL     4 4 3 5 6 6 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 7 6
1975 25 MIN AL     4 4 4 5 6 6 3 4 4 3 4 4 5 6 6
1976 26 MIN AL     6 6 6 6 7 6 4 5 5 4 5 5 6 7 7
1977 27 MIN AL     6 6 6 7 7 7 4 5 5 4 5 5 5 7 6
1978 28 MIN AL $ 300,000   6 6 6 7 8 7 4 5 5 4 5 5 5 7 6
1979 29 MIN AL $ 300,000   7 7 6 7 8 7 4 5 5 4 5 5 5 7 6
1980 30 MIN AL $ 300,000   6 6 6 7 7 7 4 5 5 4 5 5 5 7 6
1981 31 MIN AL $ 1,240,714   5 5 5 7 8 7 3 4 4 4 5 4 4 6 5
1982 32 MIN AL $ 1,240,714   5 5 5 7 7 7 3 4 4 3 4 4 4 5 5
1983 33 MIN AL $ 1,240,714   5 5 4 7 7 7 3 4 4 3 4 4 3 5 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 3 5 6 6 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 5 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,240,714   7 7 6 7 8 7 4 5 5 4 5 5 6 7 7
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1974 24 A   137 507 96 139 18 3 39 103 0 1 83 54 .274 .376 .552 .929 104.3  
1975 25 A   136 499 84 157 12 0 36 96 1 2 81 49 .315 .410 .555 .965 109.2  
1976 26 AA   56 219 38 67 10 0 15 38 2 0 37 33 .306 .406 .557 .963 48.1  
    A   81 294 54 99 13 0 31 61 0 0 54 27 .337 .440 .697 1.137 81.1  
1977 27 AAA   137 507 80 155 21 2 37 90 2 0 66 58 .306 .386 .574 .960 107.0  
1978 28 MIN AL 104 192 31 50 11 0 10 49 0 0 12 22 .260 .304 .474 .778 27.3 5.3
1979 29 MIN AL 117 243 30 68 9 0 6 37 0 0 26 35 .280 .354 .391 .745 34.0 6.5
1980 30 MIN AL 116 317 38 73 12 0 12 46 0 0 24 48 .230 .285 .382 .667 35.4 4.0
1981 31 MIN AL 53 167 14 38 3 0 6 16 0 0 11 24 .228 .278 .353 .631 16.6 1.4
1982 32 MIN AL 74 195 22 42 6 1 12 30 0 0 9 38 .215 .257 .441 .698 20.7 2.2
1983 33 MIN AL 42 85 10 22 2 0 6 11 1 0 4 14 .259 .289 .494 .783 11.4 2.0
6 Years Sim 506 1199 145 293 43 1 52 189 1 0 86 181 .244 .297 .412 .709 145.3 21.3
1 Years AAA 137 507 80 155 21 2 37 90 2 0 66 58 .306 .385 .574 .959 107.0  
1 Years AA 56 219 38 67 10 0 15 38 2 0 37 33 .306 .405 .557 .962 48.1  
3 Years A 354 1300 234 395 43 3 106 260 1 3 218 130 .304 .404 .586 .990 294.7  
5 Years Minors 547 2026 352 617 74 5 158 388 5 3 321 221 .305 .399 .580 .979 449.8  
162 Game Average 383 46 93 13 0 16 60 0 0 27 57 .244 .297 .412 .709 46.5  
Career Highs 117 317 38 73 12 1 12 49 1 0 26 48 .280 .354 .494 .783 35.4  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   896 105 231 28 1 40 141 1 0 70 122 .258 .315 .425 .741 119.9
vs LH   303 40 62 15 0 12 48 0 0 16 59 .205 .243 .373 .616 27.9
Home 247 604 79 150 24 0 28 95 1 0 43 93 .248 .301 .427 .728 77.8
Away 259 595 66 143 19 1 24 94 0 0 43 88 .240 .293 .397 .690 70.0
RISP   320 0 84 20 0 15 135 0 0 27 52 .263 .310 .466 .776 47.0
Pinch Hitting   193 22 50 4 0 7 40 0 0 14 20 .259 .315 .389 .703 23.5
Close/Late   207 20 62 12 1 8 40 0 0 14 29 .300 .352 .483 .836 32.5
Mar/Apr 72 156 21 43 5 1 8 25 0 0 13 23 .276 .333 .474 .808 24.2
May 81 202 19 43 8 0 6 27 0 0 16 32 .213 .278 .342 .620 19.1
June 99 255 29 65 9 0 14 45 0 0 15 37 .255 .299 .455 .754 34.5
July 74 145 22 41 3 0 6 19 0 0 7 20 .283 .321 .428 .748 19.2
August 101 248 31 53 7 0 8 26 1 0 23 43 .214 .284 .339 .622 24.8
Sep/Oct 79 193 23 48 11 0 10 47 0 0 12 26 .249 .287 .461 .748 26.0
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1978 28 MIN AL RF 23 12 126.7 33 1 0 1 1.000 2.42   1.0
    CF 13 11 99.0 37 0 0 0 1.000 3.36    
    LF 15 10 84.3 19 3 0 2 1.000 2.35    
    SS 1 0 4.7 1 2 0 1 1.000 5.79   0.0
    3B 2 0 3.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 6.00   0.0
    2B 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
1979 29 MIN AL CF 51 10 178.3 49 1 0 1 1.000 2.52   1.4
    LF 18 18 155.3 39 0 0 0 1.000 2.26    
    RF 20 11 119.3 31 2 0 1 1.000 2.49    
    2B 1 0 3.3 0 1 0 1 1.000 2.70   0.0
    SS 2 0 3.0 0 3 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
1980 30 MIN AL RF 48 42 367.0 86 0 0 0 1.000 2.11   0.9
    CF 35 18 193.3 48 0 0 0 1.000 2.23    
    LF 9 8 71.3 10 0 0 0 1.000 1.26    
1981 31 MIN AL RF 16 12 120.0 44 0 0 0 1.000 3.30   0.8
    LF 10 10 93.0 17 0 0 0 1.000 1.65    
    CF 12 11 92.3 27 0 0 0 1.000 2.63    
1982 32 MIN AL LF 13 10 98.0 25 0 0 0 1.000 2.30   0.7
    CF 12 11 98.0 26 0 0 0 1.000 2.39    
    RF 11 8 84.3 23 0 0 0 1.000 2.45    
    3B 1 0 2.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.0
1983 33 MIN AL CF 15 11 104.0 27 1 0 1 1.000 2.42   0.4
    RF 15 4 54.7 10 0 0 0 1.000 1.65    
    LF 5 1 19.0 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.42    
  RF 133 89 872.0 227 3 0 2 1.000 2.37   2.7
  CF 138 72 765.0 214 2 0 2 1.000 2.54   1.7
  LF 70 57 521.0 113 3 0 2 1.000 2.00   0.7
  SS 3 0 7.7 1 5 0 1 1.000 7.05   0.1
  3B 3 0 5.0 2 1 0 0 1.000 5.40   0.0
  2B 2 0 4.3 1 1 0 1 1.000 4.16   0.0
Career Totals   349 218 2175.0 558 15 0 8 1.000 2.37   5.2
Career Highs   92 68 631.7 144 7 0 4 1.000 2.80    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1978 28 MIN AL 8 10 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .200 .182 .300 .482
Career Post-Season Batting 8 10 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .200 .182 .300 .482
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  1. Rip Repulski (985)
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  4. George Crowe (966)
  5. Bo Jackson (965)
  6. Benny Distefano (956)
  7. Champ Summers (955)
  8. Chet Laabs (954)
  9. Bud Stewart (953)
  10. Ruben Sierra (953)
History
Drafted in 4th round, 61st overall pick, by Minnesota in 1974
Injured on 6/6/1976 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
Had first career hit on 4/3/1978, off Joe Moeller (KCR)
Hit first career homerun on 4/15/1978, off George Lauzerique (LAD)
Injured on 5/2/1980 with a Sore Back, out for 1-2 weeks
2/2/1981: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,240,714 through salary arbitration