Sherman Jones

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-4, 205lb (193cm, 92kg)

Born: February 10, 1935 in Winton, NC us

Died: February 21, 2007 in Kansas City, KS

Buried: Leavenworth National Cemetery, Leavenworth, KS

Debut: August 2, 1960 (Age 25-174d, 11,763rd in major league history)
vs. PHI 0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 9, 1962 (Age 27-211d)
vs. HOU 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1961 season

Full Name: Sherman Jarvis Jones

Nicknames: Roadblock

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.2

ERA

4.73

110.1

WHIP

1.495

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1953	18	NYG-min	C	0	6	.000		12																										MSK WA
1954	19	NYG-min	D	13	7	.650	4.33	26	18		11	3		156.0	133	95	75	7	125		103	4	1	6				1.654	7.7	0.4	7.2	5.9	0.82	DNV MSOH
1955	20	NYG-min	B	8	6	.571	3.62	28	12		3	0		112.0	107	55	45	4	80		77	5	0	3				1.670	8.6	0.3	6.4	6.2	0.96	DAN CARL
1956	21	MLN-min	A					35															1											TPK WL
1960	25	SFG-min	AAA	10	0	1.000	2.49	47	0		0	0		83.0	81	28	23	5	31		56	1	0	7				1.349	8.8	0.5	3.4	6.1	1.81	TAC PCL
1960	25	SFG	NL	1	1	.500	3.09	16	0	8	0	0	1	32.0	37	17	11	3	11	1	10	1	0	0	143	115	4.25	1.500	10.4	0.8	3.1	2.8	0.91
1961	26	CIN-SFG-min	AAA	6	2	.750	1.53	22	3		3	1		59.0	42	10	10	2	20	0	43	0	0	1				1.051	6.4	0.3	3.1	6.6	2.15	JER,TAC IL,PCL
1961	26	CIN	NL	1	1	.500	4.42	24	2	9	0	0	3	55.0	51	32	27	6	27	6	32	2	2	3	239	92	4.41	1.418	8.3	1.0	4.4	5.2	1.19
1962	27	LAD-WSA-min	A,AAA	6	4	.600	4.66	17	12		6	0		87.0	104	48	45	6	31	1	50	1	0	2				1.552	10.8	0.6	3.2	5.2	1.61	GRV,SYR SALL,IL
1962	27	NYM	NL	0	4	.000	7.71	8	3	1	0	0	0	23.1	31	22	20	3	8	2	11	2	1	3	110	54	4.63	1.671	12.0	1.2	3.1	4.2	1.38
1963	28	NYM-min	A	12	6	.667	2.10	21	21		14	2		163.0	134	54	38	3	34	3	118	4	0	3				1.031	7.4	0.2	1.9	6.5	3.47	RAL CARL
1964	29	NYM-MLN-min	AAA																															BFL,TTO IL
1965	30	NYM-min	AAA	0	0		2.25	1	0		0	0		4.0	6	1	1	0	5	1	2	0	0	0				2.750	13.5	0.0	11.3	4.5	0.40	BFL IL
3 Yrs				2	6	.250	4.73	48	5	18	0	0	4	110.1	119	71	58	12	46	9	53	5	3	6	492	83	4.41	1.495	9.7	1.0	3.8	4.3	1.15
162 Game Avg.				3	8	.250	4.73	62	6	23	0	0	5	142	153	91	74	15	59	12	68	6	4	8	631	83	4.41	1.495	9.7	1.0	3.8	4.3	1.15

NYM (1 yr)				0	4	.000	7.71	8	3	1	0	0	0	23.1	31	22	20	3	8	2	11	2	1	3	110	54	4.63	1.671	12.0	1.2	3.1	4.2	1.38
SFG (1 yr)				1	1	.500	3.09	16	0	8	0	0	1	32.0	37	17	11	3	11	1	10	1	0	0	143	115	4.25	1.500	10.4	0.8	3.1	2.8	0.91
CIN (1 yr)				1	1	.500	4.42	24	2	9	0	0	3	55.0	51	32	27	6	27	6	32	2	2	3	239	92	4.41	1.418	8.3	1.0	4.4	5.2	1.19

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