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Jeff
Jones		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 210
 
Born: July 29, 1956 in Usa, MI, DETROIT
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1980 23 KCR AL   6 6 7 7 2 3 3 3 4 3
1981 24 KCR AL   6 7 8 7 2 3 3 3 3 3
1982 25 NYA AL   6 7 8 8 2 4 3 3 3 3
1983 26 NYA AL $ 300,000 6 7 8 8 2 4 3 3 3 3
1984 27 NYA AL $ 300,000 6 7 8 8 2 4 3 3 3 3
1985 28 NYA AL $ 300,000 7 7 8 7 2 4 3 3 3 3
1986 29 NYA AL   7 6 7 7 1 2 1 3 3 3
1987 30 NYA AL   7 6 7 7 1 2 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings   6 6 7 7 1 2 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000 7 7 8 8 2 4 3 3 4 3
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1980 23 KCR AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1981 24 KCR AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1982 25 NYA AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1983 26 NYA AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1984 27 NYA AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1985 28 NYA AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1986 29 NYA AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1987 30 NYA AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
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
1980 23 AA   2 2 .500 28 0 0 0 2 42.3 36 10 2 23 39 2.13 .235 .335 .314 .649  
1981 24 AA   2 6 .250 13 13 2 0 0 94.0 66 33 10 33 94 3.16 .196 .268 .336 .605  
1982 25 AA   0 1 .000 6 0 0 0 0 5.0 7 1 1 2 4 1.80 .368 .429 .579 1.008  
1983 26 NYA AL 3 8 .273 67 1 0 0 0 140.0 143 81 19 79 101 5.21 .260 .352 .437 .789 3.2
1984 27 NYA AL 0 2 .000 2 2 0 0 0 10.0 18 12 1 7 7 10.80 .383 .463 .532 .995 0.0
    AA   2 1 .667 54 0 0 0 4 48.0 23 9 2 30 44 1.69 .156 .299 .238 .538  
1985 28 NYA AL 6 9 .400 54 15 3 1 0 140.0 128 69 17 82 103 4.44 .244 .347 .408 .755 6.1
1987 30 AAA   6 8 .429 21 21 0 0 0 106.3 87 51 23 75 116 4.32 .221 .345 .429 .774  
1988 31 AAA   11 8 .579 27 27 0 0 0 152.3 134 54 17 85 190 3.19 .231 .329 .351 .680  
3 Years Sim 9 19 .321 123 18 3 1 0 290.0 289 162 37 168 211 5.03 .257 .354 .427 .782 9.3
2 Years AAA 17 16 .515 48 48 0 0 0 258.7 221 105 40 160 306 3.65 .227 .336 .383 .718  
4 Years AA 6 10 .375 101 13 2 0 6 189.3 132 53 15 88 181 2.52 .202 .296 .316 .612  
6 Years Minors 23 26 .469 149 61 2 0 6 448.0 353 158 55 248 487 3.17 .217 .320 .356 .676  
Season Average 3 6 .333 41 6 1 0 0 96.7 96 54 12 56 70 5.03 .257 .354 .427 .782  
Career Highs 6 9 .400 67 15 3 1 0 140.0 143 81 19 82 103 10.80 .383 .463 .532 .995  
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   141 82 21 82 132   .239 .332 .424 .756
vs LH   148 80 16 86 79   .278 .378 .432 .810
Home 5 11 .313 68 5 1 0 0 134.0 122 76 21 76 101 5.10 .241 .340 .442 .781
Away 4 8 .333 55 13 2 1 0 156.0 167 86 16 92 110 4.96 .271 .366 .416 .781
Mar/Apr 0 2 .000 17 1 0 0 0 35.0 27 19 7 16 23 4.89 .209 .297 .395 .692
May 0 5 .000 28 0 0 0 0 37.3 54 33 6 31 28 7.96 .340 .447 .541 .988
June 3 4 .429 19 6 0 0 0 52.3 59 29 7 29 41 4.99 .284 .371 .481 .852
July 3 3 .500 15 4 1 0 0 50.0 44 27 4 38 34 4.86 .239 .369 .370 .739
August 1 1 .500 26 0 0 0 0 52.0 48 25 7 18 39 4.33 .239 .301 .443 .744
Sep/Oct 2 4 .333 18 7 2 1 0 63.3 57 29 6 36 46 4.12 .236 .335 .355 .690
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
1980 23 AA   13 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 -0.2  
1983 26 NYA AL 17 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5 0.0
1984 27 AA   16 3 5 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333 1.1  
1 Years Sim 17 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5 0.0
2 Years AA 29 5 7 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 .600 .600 .600 1.200 0.8  
162 Game Average 19 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -4.8  
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   2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5
Home 7 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
Close/Late   1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
May 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
July 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4
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 26 NYA AL P 67 1 140.0 10 14 0 1 1.000 1.54    
1984 27 NYA AL P 2 2 10.0 0 2 0 0 1.000 1.80    
1985 28 NYA AL P 54 15 140.0 12 21 0 2 1.000 2.12    
    SS 1 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
  P 123 18 290.0 22 37 0 3 1.000 1.83    
  SS 1 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
Career Totals   124 18 292.0 23 38 0 3 1.000 1.88    
Career Highs   67 15 142.0 13 22 0 2 1.000 2.22    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Games Pitched
1983-7-67
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 1    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  6. Bob Moorhead (973)
  7. Johnny Kucab (973)
  8. Carl Erskine (972)
  9. Bucky Walters (971)
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History
Drafted in 4th round, 88th overall pick, by Kansas City in 1980
Traded from Kansas City to New York (A) on 7/1/1982 (Going to KCR: SS Dave Hilton. Going to NYA: SS Dick Allen, P Jeff Jones)
Earned first career win on 6/2/1983
Injured on 3/16/1986 with a Bone Chips Shoulder, out for full season
Injured on 5/23/1987 with a Fractured Jaw, out for 4 weeks
Injured on 6/27/1987 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 4/5/1988 with a Tight Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks
Released by New York (A) on 9/1/1988
 
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