Bob Jones Stats

Bob Jones was born on Tuesday, October 11, 1949, in Elkton, Maryland. Jones was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on October 1, 1974, with the Texas Rangers. 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 Bob Jones baseball stats page.

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Bob Jones

Bobby Jones Autograph on a 1985 Jarvis Press (#6)

Bobby Jones Autograph on a 1985 Jarvis Press (#6)
 

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Birth Name:   Robert Oliver Jones
Nickname:   Bob or Bobby
Born On:   10-11-1949  (Libra)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Elkton, Maryland
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Elkton High School (Elkton, MD)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   6-02   Player Weight Chart Weight:   195
First Game:   10-01-1974 (Age 24)
Last Game:   07-05-1986
Draft:   1966 : 1st Round (20th)
Bob Jones

Bob Jones 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
Bob Jones

Bob Jones Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1974 25 Rangers 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1975 26 Rangers 9 11 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 .091 .286 .091
1976 27 Angels 78 166 22 35 6 0 6 0 17 14 3 30 4 2 1 5 .211 .273 .355
1977 28 Angels 14 17 3 3 0 0 1 0 3 4 0 5 0 1 0 1 .176 .318 .353
1981 32 Rangers 10 34 4 9 1 0 3 0 7 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 .265 .286 .559
1983 34 Rangers 41 72 5 16 4 0 1 0 11 5 1 17 0 2 2 2 .222 .284 .319
1984 35 Rangers 64 143 14 37 4 0 4 0 22 10 1 19 0 2 1 0 .259 .308 .371
1985 36 Rangers 83 134 14 30 2 0 5 0 23 11 1 30 0 2 1 1 .224 .284 .351
1986 37 Rangers 13 21 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 .095 .174 .095
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
9 Years 314 603 65 133 17 0 20 0 86 50 6 117 4 9 5 9 .221 .282 .348
Bob Jones

Bob Jones Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1974 Rangers LF 2 1 45 5 2.5 5 5 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.00
1975 Rangers CF 1 0 12 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.25
1975 Rangers LF 3 1 42 5 1.7 5 5 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.21
1975 Rangers RF 1 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1976 Angels CF 25 20 561 50 2.0 50 47 3 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.41
1976 Angels LF 17 6 204 15 0.9 15 14 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.99
1976 Angels RF 21 16 456 42 2.0 41 39 2 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .976 2.43
1981 Rangers LF 1 0 12 2 2.0 2 1 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.50
1981 Rangers RF 9 9 225 22 2.4 22 19 3 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.64
1983 Rangers 1B 1 0 6 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1983 Rangers LF 6 6 156 19 3.2 19 19 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.29
1983 Rangers RF 5 3 78 4 0.8 4 4 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.38
1984 Rangers 1B 15 10 306 103 6.9 102 97 5 1 7 n/a n/a n/a .990 9.00
1984 Rangers LF 11 10 255 27 2.5 27 26 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.86
1984 Rangers RF 11 10 255 18 1.6 18 17 1 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.91
1985 Rangers 1B 4 1 42 14 3.5 14 14 0 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 9.00
1985 Rangers CF 1 0 9 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.00
1985 Rangers LF 8 3 132 9 1.1 9 9 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.84
1985 Rangers RF 22 11 342 20 0.9 20 20 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.58
1986 Rangers 1B 2 2 48 20 10.0 20 19 1 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 11.25
1986 Rangers LF 5 3 99 8 1.6 7 7 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .875 1.91
1986 Rangers RF 4 0 30 3 0.8 3 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.70
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
RF Totals 73 49 1,389 109 1.5 108 102 6 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .991 2.10
LF Totals 53 30 945 90 1.7 89 86 3 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .989 2.54
CF Totals 27 20 582 52 1.9 52 49 3 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.41
1B Totals 22 13 402 137 6.2 136 130 6 1 10 n/a n/a n/a .993 9.13
9 Years 209 112 3,318 403 1.9 400 367 18 3 11 n/a n/a n/a .992 3.13
Bob Jones

Bob Jones Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1974 Rangers 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 5.0 0.0 - - -
1975 Rangers 0 0 .000 1 3 1 0.0 3.7 0.0 - - -
1976 Angels 3 0 1.000 19 8 2 27.7 5.5 9.8 - - -
1977 Angels 0 0 .000 9 2 6 17.0 3.4 5.7 - - -
1981 Rangers 0 1 .000 0 0 0 11.3 4.9 4.9 - - -
1983 Rangers 0 2 .000 25 1 11 72.0 4.2 6.5 - - -
1984 Rangers 1 1 .500 29 1 4 35.8 7.5 6.5 - - -
1985 Rangers 1 0 1.000 47 1 10 26.8 4.5 5.8 - - -
1986 Rangers 0 0 .000 2 1 0 0.0 4.2 7.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
9 Years 5 4 .556 132 17 34 30.2 5.2 7.0 - - -
Bob Jones

Bob Jones Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1974 Texas Rangers 8 $15,000.00 - -
1975 Texas Rangers 8 $16,000.00 - -
1976 California Angels 9, 18 $19,000.00 - -
1977 California Angels 18 Undetermined - -
1981 Texas Rangers 27 Undetermined - -
1983 Texas Rangers 6 Undetermined - -
1984 Texas Rangers 6 Undetermined - -
1985 Texas Rangers 6 $117,500.00 - -
1986 Texas Rangers 6 Undetermined - -


Did you know that Bob Jones served during the Vietnam War? He is one of fifty-four former Major League baseball players who are also veterans of the Vietnam War. A complete list of those who served their country in the armed forces during the Vietnam War appears below:

Baseball Players who are Vietnam War Veterans

Name Name Name
Vic Albury Doug Griffin Thurman Munson
Matt Alexander Tom Heintzelman Bobby Murcer
Frank Baker Phil Hennigan Ray Newman
Jim Bibby Jim Holt Scott Northey
Larry Biittner Mike Jackson Darrell Osteen
Gene Brabender Ray Jarvis Harry Parker
Al Bumbry Bob Johnson Hal Quick
Darrel Chaney Bob Jones Dave Schneck
Bruce Christensen Jerry Kenney Mickey Scott
Mike Davison Jim Kern Rich Severson
Ed Figueroa Jerry Koosman Fred Stanley
Rich Folkers John Lowenstein Leroy Stanton
Ted Ford Garry Maddox Earl Stephenson
Larry French Jim Magnuson Jim Strickland
Wayne Garrett Gene Martin Champ Summers
Roy Gleason Larry Miller Jerry Terrell
Chuck Goggin George Mitterwald Floyd Wicker
Dave Goltz Curt Motton George Zeber

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