Cleon Jones

Position: Leftfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Left

6-0, 185lb (183cm, 83kg)

Born: August 4, 1942 in Plateau, AL us

High School: Mobile County HS (Grand Bay, AL)

Schools: Grambling State University (Grambling, LA), Alabama A&M University (Normal, AL)

Debut: September 14, 1963 (Age 21-041d, 12,172nd in major league history)
vs. HOU 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 1, 1976 (Age 33-271d)
vs. DET 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1966 season

Full Name: Cleon Joseph Jones

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

18.1

4263

1196

.281

565

RBI

524

OBP

.339

SLG

.404

OPS

.744

OPS+

110

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1963	20	NYM-min	A	63	268	227	47	72	6	9	3	29	24	2	40	52	.317	.422	.463	.884		105		1	0	0			RAL,AUB · CARL,NYPL
1963	20	NYM	NL	6	15	15	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	.133	.133	.133	.267	-23	2	0	0	0	0	0	/8H7

1964	21	NYM-min	AAA,WRk	170	674	602	110	169	24	8	16	83	15	3	59	108	.281	.345	.427	.772		257		4	2	7			BFL,MTS · IL,FLIL
1965	22	NYM-min	AAA	123	492	454	61	122	15	3	15	49	14	8	33	77	.269	.321	.414	.735		188		2	3	0			BFL · IL
1965	22	NYM	NL	30	76	74	2	11	1	0	1	9	1	0	2	23	.149	.171	.203	.374	7	15	0	0	0	0	0	8H/97
1966	23	NYM	NL	139	537	495	74	136	16	4	8	57	16	8	30	62	.275	.318	.372	.689	94	184	13	3	5	4	2	*89H/7	RoY-4
1967	24	NYM	NL	129	446	411	46	101	10	5	5	30	12	2	19	57	.246	.282	.331	.613	77	136	8	4	7	5	6	*897H
1968	25	NYM	NL	147	552	509	63	151	29	4	14	55	23	12	31	98	.297	.341	.452	.793	137	230	8	5	4	3	3	*789H
1969	26	NYM	NL	137	558	483	92	164	25	4	12	75	16	8	64	60	.340	.422	.482	.904	151	233	11	7	1	3	10	*73/H	AS,MVP-7
1970	27	NYM	NL	134	574	506	71	140	25	8	10	63	12	3	57	87	.277	.352	.417	.769	106	211	26	5	0	6	2	*7/H8
1971	28	NYM	NL	136	568	505	63	161	24	6	14	69	6	5	53	87	.319	.382	.473	.856	144	239	9	2	3	5	6	*7/H8
1972	29	NYM	NL	106	415	375	39	92	15	1	5	52	1	6	30	83	.245	.305	.331	.636	84	124	10	4	2	4	4	739/8H
1973	30	NYM	NL	92	379	339	48	88	13	0	11	48	1	1	28	51	.260	.315	.395	.710	98	134	11	3	1	8	6	78/9H
1974	31	NYM	NL	124	510	461	62	130	23	1	13	60	3	3	38	79	.282	.343	.421	.763	114	194	11	6	2	3	3	*7/H89
1975	32	NYM	NL	21	53	50	2	12	1	0	0	2	0	0	3	6	.240	.283	.260	.543	55	13	0	0	0	0	0	7/H
1976	33	CHW	AL	12	47	40	2	8	1	0	0	3	0	0	5	5	.200	.304	.225	.529	57	9	1	1	1	0	0	/7DH
13 Yrs				1213	4730	4263	565	1196	183	33	93	524	91	48	360	702	.281	.339	.404	.744	110	1724	108	40	26	41	42
162 Game Avg.				162	632	569	75	160	24	4	12	70	12	6	48	94	.281	.339	.404	.744	110	230	14	5	3	5	6

NYM (12 yrs)				1201	4683	4223	563	1188	182	33	93	521	91	48	355	697	.281	.340	.406	.746	111	1715	107	39	25	41	42
CHW (1 yr)				12	47	40	2	8	1	0	0	3	0	0	5	5	.200	.304	.225	.529	57	9	1	1	1	0	0

NL (12 yrs)				1201	4683	4223	563	1188	182	33	93	521	91	48	355	697	.281	.340	.406	.746	111	1715	107	39	25	41	42
AL (1 yr)				12	47	40	2	8	1	0	0	3	0	0	5	5	.200	.304	.225	.529	57	9	1	1	1	0	0

Player Value--Batting

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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