Sonny Jackson Stats

Sonny Jackson was born on Sunday, July 9, 1944, in Washington, D.C.. Jackson was 19 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 27, 1963, with the Houston Colt .45s. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Sonny Jackson baseball stats page.

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Sonny Jackson

Sonny Jackson Autograph on a 1974 Topps (#591)

Sonny Jackson Autograph on a 1974 Topps (#591)
 

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Birth Name:   Roland Thomas Jackson
Nickname:   Sonny
Born On:   07-09-1944  (Cancer)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Washington, D.C.
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Montgomery Blair High School (Silver Spring, MD)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-09   Player Weight Chart Weight:   155
First Game:   09-27-1963 (Age 19)
Last Game:   07-09-1974
Draft:   Not Applicable
Sonny Jackson

Sonny Jackson Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- - Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Sonny Jackson

Sonny Jackson Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1963 19 Colt .45s 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1964 20 Colt .45s 9 23 3 8 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 .348 .400 .391
1965 21 Astros 10 23 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .130 .167 .130
1966 22 Astros 150 596 80 174 6 5 3 0 25 42 0 53 27 2 3 9 .292 .341 .334
1967 23 Astros 129 520 67 123 18 3 0 0 25 36 1 45 8 2 0 14 .237 .285 .283
1968 24 Braves 105 358 37 81 8 2 1 0 19 25 6 35 5 1 3 10 .226 .282 .268
1969 25 Braves 98 318 41 76 3 5 1 0 27 35 2 33 6 2 2 3 .239 .317 .289
1970 26 Braves 103 328 60 85 14 3 0 0 20 45 1 27 3 3 1 3 .259 .347 .320
1971 27 Braves 149 547 58 141 20 5 2 0 25 35 1 45 7 3 1 8 .258 .302 .324
1972 28 Braves 60 126 20 30 6 3 0 0 8 7 0 9 0 0 0 4 .238 .278 .333
1973 29 Braves 117 206 29 43 5 2 0 0 12 22 0 13 1 4 1 1 .209 .283 .252
1974 30 Braves 5 7 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 .429 .429
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
12 Years 936 3,055 396 767 81 28 7 0 162 250 11 265 57 17 11 52 .251 .308 .303
Sonny Jackson

Sonny Jackson Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1963 Colt .45s SS 1 1 15 6 6.0 5 0 5 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .833 9.00
1964 Colt .45s SS 7 5 144 23 3.3 20 8 12 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .870 3.75
1965 Astros 3B 1 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1965 Astros SS 8 7 177 32 4.0 31 16 15 1 3 n/a n/a n/a .969 4.73
1966 Astros SS 150 150 3,933 756 5.0 719 270 449 37 73 n/a n/a n/a .951 4.94
1967 Astros SS 128 124 3,324 618 4.8 583 204 379 35 63 n/a n/a n/a .943 4.74
1968 Braves SS 99 94 2,562 461 4.7 439 132 307 22 35 n/a n/a n/a .952 4.63
1969 Braves SS 97 88 2,343 432 4.5 415 161 254 17 48 n/a n/a n/a .961 4.78
1970 Braves SS 87 78 2,166 389 4.5 363 123 240 26 40 n/a n/a n/a .933 4.52
1971 Braves CF 145 136 3,750 354 2.4 347 339 8 7 0 n/a n/a n/a .980 2.50
1972 Braves 3B 6 5 129 24 4.0 23 13 10 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .958 4.81
1972 Braves CF 9 4 123 6 0.7 6 6 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.32
1972 Braves RF 1 0 6 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1972 Braves SS 17 15 372 82 4.8 80 28 52 2 9 n/a n/a n/a .976 5.81
1973 Braves CF 4 2 81 9 2.3 9 9 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.00
1973 Braves LF 49 10 495 43 0.9 42 41 1 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .977 2.29
1973 Braves RF 4 0 45 4 1.0 4 4 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.40
1973 Braves SS 36 27 717 135 3.8 130 42 88 5 10 n/a n/a n/a .963 4.90
1974 Braves RF 1 1 21 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.29
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
SS Totals 630 589 15,753 2,934 4.7 2,785 984 1,801 149 282 n/a n/a n/a .949 4.77
CF Totals 158 142 3,954 369 2.3 362 354 8 7 0 n/a n/a n/a .981 2.47
LF Totals 49 10 495 43 0.9 42 41 1 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .977 2.29
3B Totals 7 5 132 24 3.4 23 13 10 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .958 4.70
RF Totals 6 1 72 5 0.8 5 5 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.88
12 Years 850 747 20,406 3,375 4.0 3,217 1,397 1,820 158 282 n/a n/a n/a .953 4.26
Sonny Jackson

Sonny Jackson Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1963 Colt .45s 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.0 0.0 - - -
1964 Colt .45s 1 0 1.000 1 2 n/a 0.0 7.7 23.0 - - -
1965 Astros 1 1 .500 1 2 n/a 0.0 23.0 0.0 - - -
1966 Astros 49 14 .778 0 0 n/a 198.7 11.2 23.8 - - -
1967 Astros 22 9 .710 2 0 n/a 0.0 11.6 20.8 - - -
1968 Braves 16 6 .727 4 5 n/a 358.0 10.2 18.8 - - -
1969 Braves 12 7 .632 4 2 n/a 318.0 9.6 11.8 - - -
1970 Braves 11 4 .733 8 12 n/a 0.0 12.1 16.4 - - -
1971 Braves 7 6 .538 2 6 n/a 273.5 12.2 21.9 - - -
1972 Braves 1 0 1.000 26 6 n/a 0.0 14.0 15.8 - - -
1973 Braves 6 3 .667 35 15 n/a 0.0 15.8 17.2 - - -
1974 Braves 0 1 .000 4 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
12 Years 126 51 .712 87 50 n/a 436.4 11.5 18.9 - - -
Sonny Jackson

Sonny Jackson Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1963 Houston Colt .45s 19 Undetermined - -
1964 Houston Colt .45s 19 Undetermined - -
1965 Houston Astros 19 Undetermined - -
1966 Houston Astros 16 Undetermined - -
1967 Houston Astros 16 Undetermined - -
1968 Atlanta Braves 16 Undetermined - -
1969 Atlanta Braves 16 Undetermined - -
1970 Atlanta Braves 16 Undetermined - -
1971 Atlanta Braves 16 Undetermined - -
1972 Atlanta Braves 16 Undetermined - -
1973 Atlanta Braves 16 Undetermined - -
1974 Atlanta Braves 16 Undetermined - -


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