Niles Jordan Stats

Niles Jordan was born on Tuesday, December 1, 1925, in Lyman, Washington. Jordan was 25 years old when he broke into the big leagues on August 26, 1951, 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 Niles Jordan baseball stats page.

"Sonny played professional baseball in the National League with the Philadelphia Phillies, Cincinnati Reds and St. Louis Cardinals. 'Glorious and awestruck' is how he described his time in the show. Among his best memories were the games he pitched with Hall of Fame pitcher Robin Roberts. He said 'pitching with him was mind-boggling'." - AP Wire (Obituary)

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Niles Jordan
 
 
Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Niles Chapman Jordan
Nickname:   Sonny
Born On:   12-01-1925
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Lyman, Washington
Zodiac:   Sagittarius
Year of Death Data Died On:   03-15-2008
Place of Death Data Died In:   Sedro-Woolley, Washington
Cemetery:   Sedro-Woolley Union Cemetery, Sedro-Woolley, WA
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   5-11
Player Weight Chart Weight:   180
First Game:   08-26-1951 (Age 25)
Last Game:   09-16-1952
Draft:   Not Applicable
Niles Jordan

Niles Jordan 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
1951 Phillies 5 5 0 2 3 .400 3.19 2 1 0 36.2 149 35 13 15 4 8 - 11 0 0 1 -
1952 Reds 3 1 0 0 1 .000 9.95 0 0 0 6.1 34 14 7 7 1 3 - 2 0 0 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
2 Years 8 6 0 2 4 .333 4.19 2 1 0 43.0 183 49 20 22 5 11 - 13 0 0 1 -
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Niles Jordan Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1951 Phillies 5 13 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 - 4 0 - 0 0 .077 .143 .077
1952 Reds 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 1 - 0 0 .000 .000 .000
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
2 Years 8 14 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 - 5 1 - 0 0 .071 .133 .071
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Niles Jordan Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1951 Phillies P 5 5 110 7 1.4 7 3 4 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.72 -
1952 Reds P 3 1 19 1 0.3 1 0 1 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.42 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
P Totals 8 6 129 8 1.0 8 3 5 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.67 --
2 Years 8 6 129 8 1.0 8 3 5 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.67 --
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Niles Jordan Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1951 Phillies 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 3.3 13.0 1.38 2.70 1.96
1952 Reds 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.67 2.84 4.26
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
2 Years 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 2.8 14.0 1.18 2.72 2.30
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Niles Jordan Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1951 Philadelphia Phillies 41 Undetermined - -
1952 Cincinnati Reds 25, 40 Undetermined - -


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