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Willie JonesWWikipedia↗

Bats: R Β· Throws: R Β· Born 1925-08-16 Β· Played 1947–1961 Β· Career WAR 24.8 (bWAR) Β·

IDsBBREF=joneswi01, LAHMAN=joneswi01, MLBAM=116741, RETROSHEET=jonew101

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Batting

YearTeamLgGPAABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOBAOBPSLGOPSWAR
1947PHINL186251401010270.226.304.258.562-0.2
1948PHINL17609202029035.333.365.467.8320.4
1949PHINL14953271130351197736566.244.328.421.7492.2
1950PHINL157610100163286258856140.267.337.456.7933.9
1951PHINL148564791612852281626047.285.358.470.8284.3
1952PHINL147541601351231872535336.250.323.383.7061.7
1953PHINL149481611081621970118545.225.342.385.7272.3
1954PHINL142535641452831256416154.271.342.402.7441.6
1955PHINL146516651332031681627751.258.352.401.7532.1
1956PHINL149520881442041778549249.277.383.429.8123.4
1957PHINL1334405896192947106141.218.310.332.6420.1
1958PHINL118398521081511460124945.271.351.420.7711.1
1959PHINL47160234391724001914.269.343.469.8121.4
1959CLEAL11181410010013.222.263.278.541
1959CINNL722333358121731022826.249.330.399.729
1960CINNL79149164070327103116.268.388.376.7640.5
1961CINNL971000000023.000.222.000.2220.0
Total169158267861502252331908124017755541.258.343.410.75324.8

Fielding

YearTeamLgPosGGSInnPOAEDP
1947PHINL3B17194163
1948PHINL3B17303351
1949PHINL3B1451813082719
1950PHINL3B1571903232530
1951PHINL3B1471902861733
1952PHINL3B1472162811631
1953PHINL3B1471762531136
1954PHINL3B1411401244.01842771523
1955PHINL3B1461461277.02022351822
1956PHINL3B1491491321.22022641323
1957PHINL3B1261211095.11401971218
1958PHINL1B118.04000
1958PHINL3B110105941.21371861113
1959PHINL3B4646389.2407635
1959CLEAL3B4423.031012
1959CINNL3B6864566.19210579
1960CINNL2B101.01000
1960CINNL3B4635318.2435945
1961CINNL3B101.00010
Total16168117187.120502934192273

Ejections (12)

DateAsReason
1950-07-23PlayerFighting
1951-05-26PlayerHeckling from bench
1951-08-07PlayerHidden ball trick
1952-06-04PlayerCall at HP
1952-06-11PlayerCall at 2B (Appeal)
1953-05-09PlayerCall at 3B
1953-09-14PlayerCall at 1B
1954-07-15PlayerCall at 1B
1957-08-04PlayerHBP non-call
1958-07-14PlayerCall at 3B
1958-09-06PlayerCall at 3B
1961-04-27PlayerBalls and strikes