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Rick
Jones		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 5''
Weight: 205
 
Born: April 16, 1955 in Usa, FL, JACKSONVILLE
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1976 21 MIN AL   7 4 4 4 6 5 5 4 3 3
1977 22 MIN AL   6 4 4 4 6 5 5 3 3 3
1978 23 MIN AL   6 4 4 4 7 5 6 3 3 3
1979 24 MIN AL   6 5 5 5 7 5 6 4 3 3
1980 25 MIN AL   6 6 5 5 7 6 6 4 4 4
1981 26 MIN AL   6 5 5 5 7 6 6 5 4 4
1982 27 MIN AL   6 5 5 5 7 6 6 5 4 4
1983 28 MIN AL $ 300,000 6 5 4 5 9 8 8 4 4 4
1984 29 MIN AL $ 300,000 6 5 4 5 9 8 8 5 4 4
1985 30 MIN AL $ 300,000 6 4 4 4 9 8 8 4 3 3
1986 31 MIN AL $ 300,000 6 4 4 4 9 8 8 4 3 3
1987 32 MIN AL $ 350,000 6 4 3 4 9 8 8 3 3 3
1988 33 MIN AL $ 350,000 6 4 3 4 9 8 8 3 3 3
1989 34 MIN AL $ 350,000 6 4 3 4 8 7 7 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings   6 4 3 4 6 5 5 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000 7 6 5 5 9 8 8 5 4 4
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1976 21 AA   11 6 .647 23 23 2 0 0 161.0 159 65 19 60 120 3.63 .256 .322 .398 .720  
1977 22 A   18 7 .720 30 30 11 7 0 235.0 167 43 8 53 163 1.65 .198 .246 .255 .501  
1978 23 A   13 8 .619 30 30 6 5 0 227.0 186 64 8 52 203 2.54 .220 .265 .295 .560  
1979 24 A   17 6 .739 30 30 6 2 0 237.3 159 44 12 58 215 1.67 .188 .240 .270 .510  
1980 25 A   21 6 .778 31 31 5 2 0 242.0 179 50 10 49 197 1.86 .205 .247 .275 .522  
1981 26 A   18 5 .783 31 31 6 3 0 239.3 169 48 10 54 250 1.81 .197 .244 .276 .520  
1982 27 A   16 7 .696 31 31 5 3 0 244.0 167 47 3 58 239 1.73 .193 .244 .229 .472  
1983 28 MIN AL 3 0 1.000 32 0 0 0 6 29.3 20 1 1 5 13 0.31 .190 .234 .248 .482 7.7
    AAA   0 1 .000 10 0 0 0 0 9.3 10 5 1 3 5 4.82 .278 .333 .444 .778  
    A   5 0 1.000 6 6 0 0 0 46.3 30 7 1 13 41 1.36 .181 .240 .241 .481  
1984 29 MIN AL 12 7 .632 28 25 1 0 1 193.3 180 53 9 33 92 2.47 .245 .278 .331 .609 19.7
1985 30 MIN AL 9 18 .333 32 32 1 0 0 215.7 239 106 22 40 112 4.42 .275 .304 .415 .719 9.5
1986 31 MIN AL 7 18 .280 32 32 3 1 0 202.7 256 117 17 37 89 5.20 .303 .331 .432 .763 4.7
1987 32 MIN AL 3 1 .750 42 2 0 0 1 99.0 110 44 10 29 44 4.00 .286 .333 .447 .779 7.4
1988 33 MIN AL 3 3 .500 33 0 0 0 1 84.0 92 37 8 19 43 3.96 .273 .311 .398 .709 4.3
1989 34 MIN AL 4 2 .667 27 0 0 0 0 62.0 52 20 7 18 26 2.90 .225 .280 .372 .652 5.3
    AAA   0 0 .000 7 0 0 0 2 19.7 19 5 1 4 14 2.29 .257 .295 .324 .619  
7 Years Sim 41 49 .456 226 91 5 1 9 886.0 949 378 74 181 419 3.84 .271 .305 .395 .701 58.5
2 Years AAA 0 1 .000 17 0 0 0 2 29.0 29 10 2 7 19 3.10 .264 .308 .364 .671  
1 Years AA 11 6 .647 23 23 2 0 0 161.0 159 65 19 60 120 3.63 .256 .322 .398 .720  
7 Years A 108 39 .735 189 189 39 22 0 1471.0 1057 303 52 337 1308 1.85 .199 .247 .266 .513  
10 Years Minors 119 46 .721 229 212 41 22 2 1661.0 1245 378 73 404 1447 2.05 .206 .256 .281 .537  
Season Average 5 7 .417 32 13 0 0 1 126.6 135 54 10 25 59 3.84 .271 .305 .395 .701  
Career Highs 12 18 1.000 42 32 3 1 6 215.7 256 117 22 40 112 5.20 .303 .333 .447 .779  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   685 272 53 140 290   .275 .314 .402 .717
vs LH   264 106 21 41 129   .259 .288 .378 .666
Home 23 22 .511 109 48 3 1 2 459.6 477 187 39 94 220 3.66 .264 .300 .390 .690
Away 18 27 .400 117 43 2 0 7 426.3 472 191 35 87 199 4.03 .278 .313 .401 .715
Mar/Apr 6 10 .375 32 14 2 0 0 150.0 173 70 14 34 64 4.20 .290 .328 .441 .769
May 7 11 .389 39 11 0 0 2 128.0 137 66 14 24 67 4.64 .266 .298 .391 .690
June 8 8 .500 50 17 0 0 0 165.6 169 68 12 29 73 3.69 .261 .292 .377 .669
July 7 4 .636 33 15 1 0 1 137.3 136 37 10 27 67 2.43 .254 .290 .361 .651
August 6 7 .462 33 16 1 1 1 145.3 155 62 12 28 70 3.84 .270 .303 .393 .697
Sep/Oct 7 9 .438 39 18 1 0 5 159.6 179 75 12 39 78 4.23 .282 .324 .407 .731
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1983 28 MIN AL P 32 0 29.3 3 5 0 0 1.000 2.45    
1984 29 MIN AL P 28 25 193.3 13 38 2 2 .962 2.37    
1985 30 MIN AL P 32 32 215.7 13 27 1 3 .976 1.67    
1986 31 MIN AL P 32 32 202.7 18 40 2 2 .967 2.58    
1987 32 MIN AL P 42 2 99.0 3 20 0 4 1.000 2.09    
    3B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1988 33 MIN AL P 33 0 84.0 3 14 0 1 1.000 1.82    
1989 34 MIN AL P 27 0 62.0 5 9 0 1 1.000 2.03    
  P 226 91 886.0 58 153 5 13 .977 2.14    
  3B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
Career Totals   227 91 887.0 58 153 5 13 .977 2.14    
Career Highs   43 32 215.7 18 40 2 4 1.000 2.58    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1984-2-2.47
 Losses
1985-6-18
1986-1-18
 Winning Pct
1984-9-.632
 Hits Allowed
1986-7-256
 Walks per 9IP
1984-5-1.5
1985-8-1.7
1986-8-1.6
 WHiP
1984-4-1.10
OOBP
1984-4-.278
 OSLG
1984-4-.331
 OOPS
1984-4-.609
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 13    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  1. Wayne Lamaster (964)
  2. Fred Kipp (959)
  3. Larry Gura (959)
  4. Teddy Higuera (956)
  5. Pat Underwood (955)
  6. Dave Rozema (950)
  7. Mark Portugal (948)
  8. Bill Monbouquette (945)
  9. Don Cardwell (945)
  10. Greg Swindell (944)
History
Drafted in 5th round, 84th overall pick, by Minnesota in 1976
Injured on 5/3/1977 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Injured on 4/13/1980 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 6 days
Earned first career win on 6/1/1983
Injured on 4/23/1984 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/1984, going 3-1, 1.26
2/2/1987: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/2/1988: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/2/1989: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 7/9/1989 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for one week
 
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