Willie Jones

Third Base

1947—1961

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Player LeveL
Regular
Top 100 Rank
NR
Third Base RANK
NR

Player Detail

Willie Edward
GIVEN NAME
Jones
SURNAME
August 16, 1925, in Dillon, SC
BORN
October 18, 1983, in Cincinnati, OH, USA
DIED
1947—1961
Playing Career
Played from 21-35
PLAYING AGE
Philadelphia Phillies
Cleveland Indians
Cincinnati Reds
Teams Played For
Third Base
PRIMARY POSITION
Philadelphia Phillies
PRIMARY TEAM
NONE
World Series titles
Puddin' Head
NICKNAME
6
UNIFORM NUMBER
#5 IN LINEUP
BATTING ORDER
6-1 / 188
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
Right / Right
BATTED / THREW
September 10, 1947
Major League Debut
May 7, 1961
FINAL GAME

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Well-liked third baseman for the Phils known as “Puddin Head.”
  • Willie Jones Scouting Report

50

HITTING

50

POWER

40

RUNNING

60

FIELDING

50

THROWING
20 = NOT MLB CALIBER
30 = WELL BELOW AVG
40 = Below Average
50 = MLB AVERAGE
60 = ABOVE AVG
70 = EXCELLENT
80 = RARE, ELITE

Career Stats

GAMES HITS HR RBI AVG
1691
1502
190
812
.258
2 ALL-STAR SELECTIONS

VS. HALL OF FAMERS

JAWS JAWS BY HOFER
22.4
57.0

PLAYER JAWS COMPARED TO HOF PLAYER AT HIS POSITION. JAWS = AVERAGE OF CAREER WAR & WAR7.

VS. HIS PEERS

OPS LG OPS COMP
.753
.749
100.9

PLAYER OPS COMPARED TO AVERAGE PLAYER AT HIS POSITION IN HIS LEAGUE AND ERA. OPS = ON-BASE + SLUGGING.

SLASH LINE

AVG OBP SLG
.258
.343
.410

FOR THE TRADITIONALISTS.

Contemporaries

Hank Thompson
Randy Jackson

HOME BATTING

AVG OBP SLG
.255
.345
.414

TEAMMATE TEAM

CATCHER:
First Base:
Second Base:
Shortstop:
Third Base:
Left Field:
Center Field:
Right Field:
Pitcher:
pitcher:
manager:
Stan Lopata
Frank Robinson
Sparky Anderson
Granny Hamner
George Strickland
Del Ennis
Richie Ashburn
Gus Bell
Robin Roberts
Curt Simmons
Eddie Sawyer

Willie Jones Per Season

PER 600 PLATE APPEARANCES COMPARED TO Contemporaries AT HIS POSITION

AB H R 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB TB TRB AVG OBP SLG OPS
Jones
521
134
70
23
3
17
73
67
48
4
214
204
.258
.343
.410
753
AVG 3B
530
140
74
23
4
15
58
63
5
217
202
.265
.339
.409
.749

Willie Jones Rankings

AT Third Base BY THESE SOURCES

BASEBALL EGG HALL OF STATS BASEBALL SCHOLAR JAWS BILL JAMES
NR
123
95
95
84
Updated THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2020

AT Third Base BY VALUE

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK
93
NR
NR
NR
CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3

Willie Jones PLAYER VALUE

WAR COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 WAR PER SN
24.8
20.1
14.5
11.2
2.37
70.0
44.1
31.5
21.6
5.03
BLUE = Willie Jones
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME 3B

WIN SHARES COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WIN SHARES 7 WIN SHARES 5C WIN SHARES 3 WS PER SN
187.8
131.8
UNK
68.7
17.9
347.8
200.2
143.2
95.5
25.6
BLUE = Willie Jones
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME 3B