Willie Jones Stats

Willie Jones was born on Sunday, August 16, 1925, in Dillon, South Carolina. Jones was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 10, 1947, with the Philadelphia Phillies. 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 Willie Jones baseball stats page.

"In late 1959 (I was 15) Willie Jones visited our high school in Vineland, New Jersey. After his short speech in our auditorium, he offered to answer questions. I asked him: 'Who is your favorite baseball player?' He smiled and answered: 'I have twenty-five favorite baseball players. You know them as the Philadelphia Phillies!' - David J. Anderson (Baseball Almanac Email)

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Willie Jones
 
 
Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Willie Edward Jones
Nickname:   Puddin' Head
Born On:   08-16-1925
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Dillon, South Carolina
Zodiac:   Leo
Year of Death Data Died On:   10-18-1983
Place of Death Data Died In:   Cincinnati, Ohio
Cemetery:   Hillside Memorial Cemetery, Laurinburg, North Carolina
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-01
Player Weight Chart Weight:   192
First Game:   09-10-1947 (Age 22)
Last Game:   05-07-1961
Draft:   Not Applicable
Willie Jones

Willie 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
Willie Jones

Willie Jones Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1947 Phillies 18 62 5 14 0 1 0 0 10 7 - 0 0 - 0 3 .226 .304 .258
1948 Phillies 17 60 9 20 2 0 2 0 9 3 - 5 2 - 0 3 .333 .365 .467
1949 Phillies 149 532 71 130 35 1 19 0 77 65 - 66 6 - 1 20 .244 .328 .421
1950 Phillies 157 610 100 163 28 6 25 2 88 61 - 40 4 - 3 15 .267 .337 .456
1951 Phillies 148 564 79 161 28 5 22 2 81 60 - 47 19 - 4 9 .285 .358 .470
1952 Phillies 147 541 60 135 12 3 18 0 72 53 - 36 11 - 6 14 .250 .323 .383
1953 Phillies 149 481 61 108 16 2 19 0 70 85 - 45 4 - 1 10 .225 .342 .385
1954 Phillies 142 535 64 145 28 3 12 0 56 61 - 54 8 6 0 10 .271 .342 .402
1955 Phillies 146 516 65 133 20 3 16 1 81 77 5 51 6 9 3 13 .258 .352 .401
1956 Phillies 149 520 88 144 20 4 17 1 78 92 6 49 3 5 1 15 .277 .383 .429
1957 Phillies 133 440 58 96 19 2 9 0 47 61 3 41 5 6 0 14 .218 .310 .332
1958 Phillies 118 398 52 108 15 1 14 0 60 49 4 45 3 4 2 8 .271 .351 .420
1959 Phillies 47 160 23 43 9 1 7 0 24 19 2 14 1 2 0 4 .269 .343 .469
1959 Indians 11 18 1 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 .222 .263 .278
1959 Reds 72 233 33 58 12 1 7 1 31 28 1 26 1 2 1 8 .249 .330 .399
1960 Reds 79 149 16 40 7 0 3 0 27 31 3 16 1 3 0 2 .268 .388 .376
1961 Reds 9 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 .000 .222 .000
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
15 Years 1,691 5,826 786 1,502 252 33 190 7 812 755 24 541 74 37 22 148 .258 .343 .410
Willie Jones

Willie Jones Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1947 Phillies 3B 17 - - 66 3.9 60 19 41 6 3 n/a n/a n/a .909 0.00 -
1948 Phillies 3B 17 - - 68 4.0 63 30 33 5 1 n/a n/a n/a .926 0.00 -
1949 Phillies 3B 145 - - 516 3.6 489 181 308 27 19 n/a n/a n/a .948 0.00 -
1950 Phillies 3B 157 - - 538 3.4 513 190 323 25 30 n/a n/a n/a .954 0.00 -
1951 Phillies 3B 147 - - 493 3.4 476 190 286 17 33 n/a n/a n/a .966 0.00 -
1952 Phillies 3B 147 - - 513 3.5 497 216 281 16 31 n/a n/a n/a .969 0.00 -
1953 Phillies 3B 147 - - 440 3.0 429 176 253 11 36 n/a n/a n/a .975 0.00 -
1954 Phillies 3B 141 - - 476 3.4 461 184 277 15 23 n/a n/a n/a .968 0.00 -
1955 Phillies 3B 146 - - 455 3.1 437 202 235 18 22 n/a n/a n/a .960 0.00 -
1956 Phillies 3B 149 - - 479 3.2 466 202 264 13 23 n/a n/a n/a .973 0.00 -
1957 Phillies 3B 126 - - 349 2.8 337 140 197 12 18 n/a n/a n/a .966 0.00 -
1958 Phillies 1B 1 - - 4 4.0 4 4 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1958 Phillies 3B 110 - - 334 3.0 323 137 186 11 13 n/a n/a n/a .967 0.00 -
1959 Phillies 3B 46 - - 119 2.6 116 40 76 3 5 n/a n/a n/a .975 0.00 -
1959 Indians 3B 4 - - 14 3.5 13 3 10 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .929 0.00 -
1959 Reds 3B 68 - - 204 3.0 197 92 105 7 9 n/a n/a n/a .966 0.00 -
1960 Reds 2B 1 - - 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1960 Reds 3B 46 - - 106 2.3 102 43 59 4 5 n/a n/a n/a .962 0.00 -
1961 Reds 3B 1 - - 1 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
3B Totals 1,614 0 0 5,171 3.2 4,979 2,045 2,934 192 273 n/a n/a n/a .963 0.00 --
2B Totals 1 0 0 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 --
1B Totals 1 0 0 4 4.0 4 4 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 --
15 Years 1,616 - - 5,176 3.2 4,984 2,050 2,934 192 273 n/a n/a n/a .963 0.00 --
Willie Jones

Willie Jones Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1947 Phillies 2 - - - - n/a 0.0 0.0 6.2 - - -
1948 Phillies 0 - - - - n/a 30.0 12.0 6.7 - - -
1949 Phillies 3 - - - - n/a 28.0 8.1 6.9 - - -
1950 Phillies 5 - - - - n/a 24.4 15.3 6.9 - - -
1951 Phillies 6 2 .750 - - n/a 25.6 12.0 7.0 - - -
1952 Phillies 5 3 .625 - - n/a 30.1 15.0 7.5 - - -
1953 Phillies 1 1 .500 - - n/a 25.3 10.7 6.9 - - -
1954 Phillies 4 1 .800 - - n/a 44.6 9.9 9.6 - - -
1955 Phillies 6 2 .750 - - n/a 32.3 10.1 6.4 - - -
1956 Phillies 5 4 .556 - - n/a 30.6 10.6 6.7 - - -
1957 Phillies 1 0 1.000 - - n/a 48.9 10.7 9.4 - - -
1958 Phillies 1 2 .333 - - n/a 28.4 8.8 6.6 - - -
1959 Phillies 0 0 .000 - - n/a 22.9 11.4 6.7 - - -
1959 Indians 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 6.0 18.0 - - -
1959 Reds 0 2 .000 - - n/a 33.3 9.0 7.5 - - -
1960 Reds 1 0 1.000 - - n/a 49.7 9.3 5.5 - - -
1961 Reds 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 2.3 0.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
15 Years 40 17 .702 - - n/a 30.7 10.8 7.2 - - -
Willie Jones

Willie Jones Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1947 Philadelphia Phillies 12 Undetermined - -
1948 Philadelphia Phillies 23 Undetermined - -
1949 Philadelphia Phillies 6 Undetermined - -
1950 Philadelphia Phillies 6 Undetermined Stats Stats
1951 Philadelphia Phillies 6 Undetermined Stats -
1952 Philadelphia Phillies 6 Undetermined - -
1953 Philadelphia Phillies 6 Undetermined - -
1954 Philadelphia Phillies 6 Undetermined - -
1955 Philadelphia Phillies 6 Undetermined - -
1956 Philadelphia Phillies 6 Undetermined - -
1957 Philadelphia Phillies 6 Undetermined - -
1958 Philadelphia Phillies 6 Undetermined - -
1959 Philadelphia Phillies 6 Undetermined - -
1959 Cleveland Indians 12 Undetermined - -
1959 Cincinnati Reds 14, 23 Undetermined - -
1960 Cincinnati Reds 14 Undetermined - -
1961 Cincinnati Reds 14 Undetermined - -


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