P Sam 'Toothpick Sam' Jones #33
Seattle Mariners FORT
Age: 34 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
12/31/2001
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P SAM 'TOOTHPICK SAM' JONES #33 - AGE: 34 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
29 29 14-9 0 3.50 203.0 170 23 63 194 1.15 4.0
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 6 6 7 6
Movement 5 5 5 5
Control 5 5 5 5
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 6 6
Slider 9 9
Changeup 6 6
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 92-94 Mph
Stamina 8
Suggested Role Starter
Type Flyball Pitcher
Hold Runners 4
Defense 4
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 1
Baserunning Inst.: 2
Sacrifice Bunt: 3
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
10/26/2001 COL Loss, 1-6 X 6.0 7 5 5 0 7 Loss
10/20/2001 @ MIN Win, 3-1 X 6.2 4 1 0 3 10 Win
10/15/2001 MIN Loss, 7-9 X 6.0 7 5 5 2 8
10/08/2001 @ DET Win, 2-0 X 8.0 4 0 0 2 12 Win
09/24/2001 @ MIA Win, 5-1 X 9.0 5 1 1 2 6 Win
09/17/2001 @ ARI Loss, 3-6 X 6.0 7 2 2 5 4
09/10/2001 BOS Win, 4-3 X 6.2 8 3 3 1 5
09/04/2001 CHC Win, 17-0 X 9.0 2 0 0 1 13 Win
08/28/2001 CHW Loss, 3-4 X 6.0 6 3 3 2 7
08/22/2001 @ BAL Loss, 1-2 X 8.0 6 2 2 1 6 Loss
PERSONALITY
Jones is an innate leader.
High: Leader, Loyalty
Birthday:12/14/1967
Born in:Unknown
Nationality:American
Height:6' 4"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$4,600,000
Signed Through:2005 Season
Major Service:8 Years, 63 Days
Service This Yr:184 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1992, 14th Pick in Round 1
FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST 2001 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 29 29 14 9 0 3.50 203.0 170 87 79 23 63 194 5 17.2 1 23 79.3
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 0 0 11.00 7.54 8.60 2.79 3.98 1.15 88 4.0 .274        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 402 101 19 4 10 52 43 96 0 6 7 .251 .334 .393 .727      
vs. RHB 349 69 14 0 13 35 20 98 2 3 8 .198 .256 .350 .606      
FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST 2001 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 6 6 2 4 0 5.17 40.0 34 23 23 7 15 37  
May 5 5 3 1 0 2.73 33.0 27 15 10 3 11 37  
June 6 6 3 1 0 3.21 42.0 37 15 15 4 12 37  
July 4 4 2 2 0 6.00 27.0 27 18 18 5 10 25  
August 4 4 2 1 0 2.08 30.1 23 10 7 3 6 30  
September 4 4 2 0 0 1.76 30.2 22 6 6 1 9 28  
Spring Training 6 6 1 0 0 5.24 22.1 24 13 13 4 4 24  
Postseason 4 4 2 1 0 3.38 26.2 22 11 10 4 7 37  
Last Year 31 31 14 2 0 4.05 202.1 188 97 91 26 73 193  
2 Years Ago 33 33 17 12 0 4.50 224.0 214 122 112 30 89 200  
Career 310 137 78 59 22 4.42 1098.0 1032 593 539 129 455 990  
Home 15 15 8 3 0 3.58 103.0 89 42 41 10 35 113  
Road 14 14 6 6 0 3.42 100.0 81 45 38 13 28 81  
Grass 29 29 14 9 0 3.50 203.0 170 87 79 23 63 194  
Day 15 15 8 3 0 3.58 103.0 89 42 41 10 35 113  
Night 14 14 6 6 0 3.42 100.0 81 45 38 13 28 81  
As Starter 29 29 14 9 0 3.50 203.0 170 87 79 23 63 194  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1993 St. Louis - FORT 25 10 10 1 6 0 7.76 51.0 56 49 44 6 34 44 1 0 1.76 .323 5.31 0.2 58
1994 St. Louis - FORT 26 42 10 8 5 3 5.03 91.1 92 61 51 10 46 73 1 0 1.51 .305 4.99 0.6 97
1995 St. Louis - FORT 27 33 24 10 12 2 4.77 162.1 155 91 86 17 66 128 2 1 1.36 .288 4.57 2.0 97
1996 St. Louis - FORT 28 31 0 1 3 6 3.89 41.2 31 19 18 6 19 42 0 0 1.20 .238 4.70 0.1 121
1997 St. Louis - FORT 29 40 0 1 2 6 5.12 45.2 56 28 26 2 23 44 0 0 1.73 .391 3.73 0.6 91
1998 St. Louis - FORT 30 61 0 12 8 5 3.76 76.2 70 39 32 9 42 72 0 0 1.46 .292 4.53 0.6 125
1999 Chicago (N) - FORT 31 12 12 6 4 0 2.85 79.0 68 32 25 9 26 73 2 0 1.19 .272 4.46 1.5 175
1999 St. Louis - FORT 31 4 4 1 2 0 7.66 22.1 30 20 19 6 9 17 0 0 1.75 .324 6.57 -0.1 65
1999 Seattle - FORT 31 17 17 10 6 0 4.99 122.2 116 70 68 15 54 110 4 1 1.39 .294 4.63 1.8 96
1999 Total - FORT 31 33 33 17 12 0 4.50 224.0 214 122 112 30 89 200 6 1 1.35 .290 4.76 3.2 108
2000 Seattle - FORT 32 31 31 14 2 0 4.05 202.1 188 97 91 26 73 193 3 1 1.29 .297 4.41 3.6 119
2001 Seattle - FORT 33 29 29 14 9 0 3.50 203.0 170 87 79 23 63 194 5 1 1.15 .274 3.98 4.0 129
Total FORT 310 137 78 59 22 4.42 1098.0 1032 593 539 129 455 990 18 4 1.35 .294 4.51 15.0 106
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1992 Providence - AAA 24 35 35 12 16 0 4.07 271.2 265 137 123 16 92 378 19 1 1.31 .387 3.62 6.4 110
1993 Providence - AAA 25 21 21 8 8 0 3.40 166.2 127 65 63 9 63 206 9 1 1.14 .306 3.53 3.6 124
Total MAAA 56 56 20 24 0 3.82 438.1 392 202 186 25 155 584 28 2 1.25 .357 3.59 114.7
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1995 St. Louis - FORT 27 2 2 0 2 0 10.12 8.0 12 9 9 2 4 8 0 0 2.00 .385 6.13 -0.0 46
1996 St. Louis - FORT 28 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.2 3 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 1.07 .231 3.40 0.1 999
1997 St. Louis - FORT 29 4 0 0 0 0 10.38 4.1 6 5 5 1 3 2 0 0 2.08 .312 6.84 -0.1 45
1998 St. Louis - FORT 30 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 .000 3.20 0.0 999
2001 Seattle - FORT 33 4 4 2 1 0 3.38 26.2 22 11 10 4 7 37 0 0 1.09 .300 3.51 0.7 134
Total FORT 14 6 2 3 0 4.87 44.1 43 25 24 7 16 50 0 0 1.33 .308 4.29 94.1
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1992 Providence - AAA P 35 35 19 22 1 42 1 .976 271.2 1.36 -0.9 1.038
1993 St. Louis - MLB P 10 10 2 4 1 6 0 1.000 51.0 1.06 +0.8 1.981
1993 Providence - AAA P 21 21 7 16 1 23 0 1.000 166.2 1.24 -1.5 1.194
1994 St. Louis - MLB P 41 10 3 9 0 13 1 .923 91.1 1.18 -0.7 .995
1995 St. Louis - MLB P 33 24 3 11 0 15 1 .933 162.1 0.78 -2.0 .917
1996 St. Louis - MLB P 29 0 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 41.2 0.86 +0.5 1.488
1997 St. Louis - MLB P 39 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 45.2 0.20 -0.4 .000
1998 St. Louis - MLB P 60 0 2 4 0 7 1 .857 76.2 0.70 -1.7 .497
1999 St. Louis - MLB P 4 4 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 22.1 0.81 -0.3 1.012
1999 Chicago (N) - MLB P 12 12 6 3 2 10 1 .900 79.0 1.03 -0.4 .810
1999 Seattle - MLB P 17 17 5 11 0 16 0 1.000 122.2 1.17 +1.4 1.012
2000 Seattle - MLB P 31 31 6 19 0 28 3 .893 202.1 1.11 +0.6 .980
2001 Seattle - MLB P 29 29 10 14 1 24 0 1.000 203.0 1.06 -2.2 .916
TOTAL P 361 193 66 117 6 191 8 .958 1536.1 1.07 -6.9 1.006
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1992 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (10); Movement: 5 (6); Control: 4 (5).
01/01/1992 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (10); Movement: 5 (6); Control: 4 (5).
01/19/1992 Drafted in the 1991 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 14, 14th overall pick) by the St. Louis Cardinals.
04/02/1992 Named the #15 prospect in the FORT
05/04/1992 Strikes out 16 against the Reno Aces.
05/10/1992 Strikes out 16 against the Tulsa Swordfish.
05/20/1992 Strikes out 18 against the Huntington Beach Phoenix.
07/02/1992 Named the #14 prospect in the FORT
07/12/1992 Strikes out 16 against the Madison Mallards.
09/03/1992 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Raleigh Sox with 5 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
11/02/1992 Named the #6 prospect in the FORT
01/01/1993 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (9); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 5 (5).
01/01/1993 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (9); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 5 (5).
04/02/1993 Named the #26 prospect in the FORT
04/02/1993 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his pitch control at the St. Louis Cardinals development complex.
06/28/1993 Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the New Haven Ravens with 11 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
07/02/1993 Named the #15 prospect in the FORT
07/21/1993 Strikes out 15 against the Raleigh Sox.
11/24/1993 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $555,000.
01/01/1994 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (9); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 5 (5).
01/01/1994 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (9); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 5 (5).
02/25/1994 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his pitch control at the St. Louis Cardinals development complex.
11/25/1994 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $555,000.
01/01/1995 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (9); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 5 (5).
01/01/1995 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (9); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 5 (5).
06/14/1995 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Texas Rangers with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
07/06/1995 Was selected to the 1995 Fellowship of Respect and Trust All-Star Game.
09/07/1995 Injured (mild shoulder strain),day-to-day for one week.
11/25/1995 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $555,000.
01/01/1996 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (9); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 5 (5).
01/01/1996 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (9); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 5 (5).
10/31/1996 Wins the 1996 World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals.
11/21/1996 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $1,598,800.
01/01/1997 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (10); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 5 (5).
01/01/1997 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (10); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 5 (5).
03/19/1997 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his secondary pitch at the St. Louis Cardinals development complex.
11/22/1997 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $2,499,200.
01/01/1998 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 5 (5).
01/01/1998 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 5 (5).
02/25/1998 Unsuccessfully completed training to increase his pitch movement at the St. Louis Cardinals development complex.
11/20/1998 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $3,372,000.
01/01/1999 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 5 (5).
01/01/1999 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 5 (5).
04/20/1999 Was traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the Chicago (N) Cubs in exchange for $1.
05/15/1999 Signed a 6-year contract extension worth a total of $34,500,000 with the Chicago (N) Cubs organization.
05/21/1999 Injured (hand soreness),day-to-day for one week.
06/22/1999 Was traded by the Chicago (N) Cubs to the Seattle Mariners, along with RP Kevin Gregg, in exchange for SP Tommy Milone, a 3rd round draft pick, and $1.
09/24/1999 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Miami Marlins with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
10/01/1999 Wins the FORT AL Pitcher of the Month Award.
01/01/2000 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 5 (5).
05/02/2000 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the San Francisco Giants with 7 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
07/06/2000 Was selected to the 2000 Fellowship of Respect and Trust All-Star Game.
08/17/2000 Injured (finger blister),day-to-day for 1 day.
09/07/2000 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 4 days.
09/30/2000 Injured (elbow inflammation),out for 2 weeks.
01/01/2001 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 5 (5).
09/04/2001 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Chicago (N) Cubs with 13 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year G Rank
1998 61 5
Year W Rank
2000 14 5
Year Win. % Rank
2000 .875 1
Year HLD Rank
1998 13 5
Year K Rank
2000 193 2
2001 194 4
Year ERA Rank
2000 4.05 10
2001 3.50 6
Year BABIP Rank
2001 .274 9
Year WHIP Rank
2001 1.15 4
Year K/BB Rank
2000 2.64 9
2001 3.08 7
Year RA/9 Rank
2001 11.00 7
Year H/9 Rank
2000 8.36 8
2001 7.54 3
Year K/9 Rank
1995 7.10 10
2000 8.58 2
2001 8.60 2
Year RA Rank
1998 61 5
Year QS Rank
2001 23 1
Year QSP Rank
2001 .793 1
Year CG Rank
1999 4 7
2001 5 3
Year CGP Rank
2001 .172 3
Year SHO Rank
1995 1 4
1999 1 4
2000 1 4
2001 1 5
Year WAR Rank
2001 4.0 8
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