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Sam
Jones		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 210
 
Born: December 14, 1925 in Usa, OH, STEWARTSVILLE
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1954    1959    1963   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1951 25 OAK AL $ 300,000 8 7 9 8 3 4 3 7 7 7
1952 26 OAK AL $ 300,000 8 7 9 8 2 4 3 6 7 7
1953 27 OAK AL $ 300,000 8 7 9 8 3 4 4 7 7 7
1954 28 OAK AL $ 300,000 8 7 9 8 3 4 4 7 7 7
1955 29 OAK AL $ 2,537,143 8 7 9 8 3 4 4 7 7 7
1956 30 OAK AL $ 2,537,143 7 8 9 8 3 4 4 7 7 7
1957 31 DET AL $ 2,537,143 6 8 9 8 3 4 4 7 7 7
1958 32 DET AL $ 800,000 5 8 9 8 3 4 4 7 7 7
1959 33 BSN NL $ 800,000 4 7 9 8 3 4 4 7 7 7
1960 34 BSN NL $ 800,000 3 7 9 8 3 4 3 7 7 7
1961 35 BSN NL $ 800,000 3 7 9 8 3 4 4 7 7 7
1962 36 BSN NL $ 800,000 2 7 8 8 3 4 3 7 7 7
1963 37 BSN NL $ 800,000 1 6 7 7 1 3 2 5 6 5
1964 38 BSN NL $ 800,000 1 5 6 6 1 2 1 4 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 1 5 6 6 1 2 1 4 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,537,143 8 8 9 8 3 4 4 7 7 7
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1951 25 OAK AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1952 26 OAK AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1953 27 OAK AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1954 28 OAK AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1955 29 OAK AL $ 2,537,143   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1956 30 OAK AL $ 2,537,143   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1957 31 DET AL $ 2,537,143   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1958 32 DET AL $ 800,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1959 33 BSN NL $ 800,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1960 34 BSN NL $ 800,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1961 35 BSN NL $ 800,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1962 36 BSN NL $ 800,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1963 37 BSN NL $ 800,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1964 38 BSN NL $ 800,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,537,143   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
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
1951 25 OAK AL 7 14 .333 26 26 2 0 0 170.3 183 114 27 109 122 6.02 .274 .377 .453 .830 1.4
    AAA   2 2 .500 6 6 0 0 0 37.3 28 12 1 26 36 2.89 .200 .325 .257 .582  
    AA   4 0 1.000 6 6 1 1 0 48.3 22 1 0 17 57 0.19 .135 .217 .147 .364  
1952 26 OAK AL 2 9 .182 15 15 1 0 0 98.3 94 60 11 67 68 5.49 .253 .368 .429 .797 1.7
    AAA   5 2 .714 17 17 0 0 0 118.3 98 43 12 56 133 3.27 .224 .312 .339 .651  
1953 27 OAK AL 4 10 .286 36 15 0 0 3 114.0 105 66 13 82 73 5.21 .246 .369 .408 .778 2.8
1954 28 OAK AL 11 7 .611 68 4 0 0 5 96.7 69 35 9 69 71 3.26 .202 .339 .361 .700 10.4
1955 29 OAK AL 4 3 .571 48 0 0 0 2 50.0 51 33 10 32 31 5.94 .267 .373 .497 .871 1.2
1956 30 OAK AL 6 9 .400 55 8 2 0 4 107.7 110 61 11 67 74 5.10 .271 .375 .436 .811 4.3
1957 31 DET AL 9 22 .290 49 37 2 1 2 238.0 229 142 27 153 205 5.37 .255 .365 .418 .783 6.4
1958 32 DET AL 4 4 .500 85 0 0 0 4 103.3 98 59 15 69 99 5.14 .250 .364 .452 .816 3.5
1959 33 BSN NL 2 6 .250 47 0 0 0 19 45.7 43 25 5 35 40 4.93 .254 .378 .396 .774 2.6
1960 34 BSN NL 3 4 .429 66 0 0 0 3 69.0 54 35 10 39 70 4.57 .219 .323 .417 .740 3.4
1961 35 BSN NL 2 7 .222 42 0 0 0 17 40.7 41 21 7 16 36 4.65 .265 .335 .452 .787 5.8
1962 36 BSN NL 3 5 .375 46 0 0 0 16 47.0 30 13 3 27 52 2.49 .179 .294 .280 .574 9.0
1963 37 BSN NL 0 4 .000 38 0 0 0 15 35.3 25 15 3 23 31 3.82 .200 .325 .288 .613 4.9
1964 38 BSN NL 3 1 .750 40 0 0 0 6 42.3 39 24 4 42 31 5.10 .244 .401 .406 .807 0.5
    AAA   1 0 1.000 4 0 0 0 0 5.3 3 1 0 7 6 1.69 .176 .417 .235 .652  
14 Years Sim 60 105 .364 661 105 7 1 96 1258.3 1171 703 155 830 1003 5.03 .248 .362 .418 .779 57.9
3 Years AAA 8 4 .667 27 23 0 0 0 161.0 129 56 13 89 175 3.13 .217 .319 .316 .636  
1 Years AA 4 0 1.000 6 6 1 1 0 48.3 22 1 0 17 57 0.19 .135 .217 .147 .364  
4 Years Minors 12 4 .750 33 29 1 1 0 209.3 151 57 13 106 232 2.45 .199 .298 .280 .578  
Season Average 4 7 .364 47 7 0 0 6 89.9 83 50 11 59 71 5.03 .248 .362 .418 .779  
Career Highs 11 22 .750 85 37 2 1 19 238.0 229 142 27 153 205 6.02 .274 .401 .497 .871  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   596 346 74 384 629   .228 .327 .376 .704
vs LH   575 357 81 446 374   .273 .400 .469 .869
Home 31 49 .388 339 53 4 1 37 652.3 597 354 77 436 522 4.88 .244 .359 .409 .768
Away 29 56 .341 322 52 3 0 59 606.0 574 349 78 394 481 5.18 .252 .363 .427 .790
Mar/Apr 14 18 .438 126 15 1 0 13 209.3 194 124 26 127 176 5.33 .247 .352 .408 .761
May 11 23 .324 131 15 1 0 23 236.6 215 121 31 160 187 4.60 .245 .361 .426 .787
June 10 12 .455 106 13 0 0 17 188.0 159 90 13 140 163 4.31 .232 .362 .372 .735
July 10 19 .345 96 19 2 1 13 199.0 196 118 25 119 159 5.34 .259 .359 .437 .796
August 5 22 .185 92 26 2 0 18 225.3 199 136 33 167 165 5.43 .237 .363 .420 .783
Sep/Oct 10 11 .476 110 17 1 0 12 200.0 208 114 27 117 153 5.13 .269 .365 .439 .804
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
1951 25 OAK AL 26 52 1 5 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 19 .096 .130 .135 .264 -0.3 0.0
1952 26 OAK AL 15 31 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 14 .065 .121 .065 .186 -1.3 0.0
1953 27 OAK AL 36 32 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 .063 .063 .094 .156 -1.5 0.0
1954 28 OAK AL 68 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.6 0.0
1956 30 OAK AL 55 20 2 5 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 8 .250 .250 .250 .500 1.3 0.0
1957 31 DET AL 49 73 2 8 2 0 0 4 0 0 1 29 .110 .120 .137 .257 -0.7 0.0
1958 32 DET AL 85 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 0.3 0.0
1960 34 BSN NL 66 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
1962 36 BSN NL 46 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
1963 37 BSN NL 38 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
1964 38 BSN NL 40 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.7 0.0
11 Years Sim 524 235 12 23 5 0 0 7 1 0 5 94 .098 .116 .119 .235 -4.2 0.0
162 Game Average 72 3 7 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 29 .098 .116 .119 .235 -1.3  
Career Highs 85 73 4 8 2 0 0 4 1 0 2 29 .250 .250 .250 .500 1.3  
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   144 7 15 3 0 0 4 0 0 4 62 .104 .128 .125 .253 -2.9
vs LH   91 5 8 2 0 0 3 1 0 1 32 .088 .097 .110 .207 -3.0
Home 231 113 6 9 4 0 0 1 1 0 1 43 .080 .088 .115 .203 -4.1
Away 252 122 6 14 1 0 0 6 0 0 4 51 .115 .142 .123 .265 -1.8
RISP   51 0 6 1 0 0 7 0 0 1 19 .118 .132 .137 .269 -0.8
Close/Late   10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.0
Mar/Apr 31 29 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 9 .103 .100 .103 .203 -1.0
May 71 46 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 24 .043 .083 .043 .127 -2.5
June 26 30 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 .067 .067 .100 .167 -1.5
July 30 38 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 16 .053 .077 .053 .130 -2.1
August 48 56 4 9 4 0 0 2 1 0 1 23 .161 .175 .232 .408 1.4
Sep/Oct 56 36 2 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 12 .139 .162 .139 .301 -0.1
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1951 25 OAK AL P 26 26 170.3 4 25 2 2 .935 1.53    
1952 26 OAK AL P 15 15 98.3 2 12 0 0 1.000 1.28    
1953 27 OAK AL P 36 15 114.0 7 19 0 0 1.000 2.05    
1954 28 OAK AL P 68 4 96.7 5 11 2 0 .889 1.49    
1955 29 OAK AL P 48 0 50.0 1 7 0 0 1.000 1.44    
1956 30 OAK AL P 55 8 107.7 8 19 0 3 1.000 2.26    
1957 31 DET AL P 49 37 238.0 16 30 0 1 1.000 1.74    
1958 32 DET AL P 85 0 103.3 6 16 0 1 1.000 1.92    
1959 33 BSN NL P 47 0 45.7 1 3 0 1 1.000 0.79    
1960 34 BSN NL P 66 0 69.0 4 15 1 1 .950 2.48    
1961 35 BSN NL P 42 0 40.7 4 4 0 0 1.000 1.77    
1962 36 BSN NL P 46 0 47.0 3 7 0 0 1.000 1.91    
1963 37 BSN NL P 38 0 35.3 0 10 0 0 1.000 2.55    
1964 38 BSN NL P 40 0 42.3 1 7 0 0 1.000 1.70    
Career Totals   661 105 1258.3 62 185 5 9 .980 1.77    
Career Highs   85 37 238.0 16 30 2 3 1.000 2.55    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1955 29 OAK AL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 .000 .250 .000 .250
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 .000 .250 .000 .250
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
1957-2-22
 Saves
1959-1-19
1961-2-17
1962-5-16
1963-4-15
CAR-49-96
 Games Pitched
1954-8-68
1958-4-85
1960-8-66
 Walks Allowed
1957-1-153
 Strikeouts per 9IP
1951-1-6.4
1957-5-7.8
CAR-46-7.2
  
 
   Black Ink Test: 5    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 19    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  4. Dick Estelle (888)
  5. Bill Bonham (888)
  6. Ron Taylor (886)
  7. Randy Gumpert (885)
  8. Rick Sutcliffe (884)
  9. Pat Zachry (883)
  10. Glen Hobbie (881)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 9th overall pick, by Oakland in 1951
Had first career hit (double) on 6/2/1951, off Billy Pierce (TAM)
Earned first career win on 6/2/1951
Injured on 9/6/1952 with a Ruptured Elbow Ligament, out for 6 weeks
Was selected to the 1954 Allstar game
2/1/1955: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,537,143 through salary arbitration
2/1/1956: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,537,143 through salary arbitration
2/1/1957: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,537,143 through salary arbitration
Traded from Oakland to Detroit on 2/1/1957 (Going to OAK: P Ralph Branca. Going to DET: DH Pat Seerey, P Sam Jones)
3/3/1957: Signed a contract extension with Detroit, $800,000 per year, for 4 years
Traded from Detroit to Boston (N) on 2/1/1959 (Going to DET: 1B Tom Alston. Going to BSN: CF Lenny Green, P Sam Jones)
Was selected to the 1959 Allstar game
Signed as a free agent by Boston (N) on 2/2/1962 to a 3-year deal worth $800,000 per year
Was selected to the 1963 Allstar game
 
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