2B Bill 'Jack Rabbit' Jones #29
Sioux Falls Prairie Dogs WBL
Age: 29 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
11/01/1974
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2B BILL 'JACK RABBIT' JONES #29 - AGE: 29 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
88 292 72 9 6 8 64 60 68 .247 .374 .401 2 1.5
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/17/1974 PUE Loss, 8-10 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/16/1974 PUE Win, 7-0 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 0
09/15/1974 PUE Loss, 4-5 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
09/14/1974 @ BIL Win, 16-6 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/13/1974 @ BIL Win, 5-4 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/12/1974 @ BIL Win, 11-2 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 0
09/11/1974 CAS Win, 4-3 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/10/1974 CAS Win, 17-1 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 0
09/09/1974 CAS Win, 11-5 5 2 4 5 1 0 0 0
09/07/1974 @ TOP Win, 4-3 3 1 1 1 0 1 2 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:06/07/1945
Born in:Seale, AL
Nationality:American
Height:6' 3"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:4 Years, None
Service This Yr:182 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:11 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1963, 13th Pick in Round 9
WESTERN BASEBALL LEAGUE 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 88 292 72 9 6 8 64 52 60 68 .247 .374 .401 .775 .389 .154 93
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 83 361 2 1 0 6 3 4 117 23 2 5 28.6 46.9 5.32 1.5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   99 27 5 3 1 17 17 18 19 2 0 0 .273 .378 .414 .792
Versus Right   193 45 4 3 7 47 35 42 49 2 3 2 .233 .372 .394 .766
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   33 7 0 0 1 7 3 6 7 0 0 0 .212 .333 .303 .636
May   97 24 1 2 3 24 20 19 24 2 1 0 .247 .364 .392 .756
June   38 8 2 1 1 7 3 7 12 0 2 0 .211 .333 .395 .728
August   74 19 2 2 1 10 16 18 14 0 0 2 .257 .415 .378 .793
September   50 14 4 1 2 16 10 10 11 2 0 0 .280 .387 .520 .907
Last Year   420 108 15 7 6 87 69 86 83 7 7 3 .257 .382 .369 .751
2 Years Ago   489 145 31 13 8 92 98 102 142 5 3 3 .297 .417 .462 .880
Career   1549 427 73 37 27 329 285 331 384 18 20 10 .276 .403 .423 .825
Home   136 36 7 3 3 41 25 31 24 4 1 1 .265 .395 .426 .822
Road   156 36 2 3 5 23 27 29 44 0 2 1 .231 .355 .378 .733
Grass   292 72 9 6 8 64 52 60 68 4 3 2 .247 .374 .401 .775
Day   87 24 3 3 3 24 19 21 25 2 0 1 .276 .414 .483 .897
Night   205 48 6 3 5 40 33 39 43 2 3 1 .234 .356 .366 .722
As Starter   290 72 9 6 8 64 50 57 68 4 3 2 .248 .371 .403 .775
As Reliever / Substitution   2 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 .000 .600 .000 .600
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1963 Ottumwa - R 17 22 91 34 6 1 3 14 9 12 0 1 12 2 2 .374 .442 .560 1.003 130 131 0.5
1963 Savannah - A 17 50 157 49 7 2 4 24 21 13 1 0 20 0 1 .312 .368 .459 .827 111 99 0.5
1964 Burlington - R 18 57 233 77 10 4 5 39 41 36 1 1 34 2 6 .330 .421 .472 .893 112 115 1.6
1964 Winston-Salem - A 18 19 78 33 8 1 1 13 17 14 0 0 5 0 0 .423 .511 .590 1.101 181 196 1.7
1965 Winston-Salem - A 19 29 100 28 4 2 2 10 11 22 0 1 21 0 1 .280 .407 .420 .827 106 113 0.8
1965 Wichita - A 19 83 289 78 8 4 7 41 41 44 3 2 65 0 3 .270 .370 .398 .768 103 102 1.4
1965 Knoxville - AA 19 11 42 10 2 0 0 0 4 5 0 0 10 0 0 .238 .319 .286 .605 62 56 0.0
1966 Wichita - A 20 4 10 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 0 0 .300 .417 .300 .717 110 121 0.1
1966 Knoxville - AA 20 60 202 50 5 2 1 15 23 18 1 1 46 0 4 .248 .311 .307 .618 71 67 -0.1
1966 Little Rock - AAA 20 23 46 11 3 1 1 14 4 4 0 1 13 0 0 .239 .294 .413 .707 90 92 0.1
1967 Knoxville - AA 21 59 189 47 11 1 0 25 15 18 0 1 38 1 0 .249 .312 .317 .630 83 85 0.5
1967 Little Rock - AAA 21 10 14 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .143 .200 .143 .343 -6 -32 -0.2
1968 Knoxville - AA 22 43 127 38 5 1 2 21 20 7 0 1 22 1 0 .299 .333 .402 .735 119 115 0.5
1968 Little Rock - AAA 22 6 5 1 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .429 .600 1.029 177 176 0.1
1970 Winston-Salem - A 24 2 6 1 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .500 .667 102 82 0.1
1970 Wichita - A 24 17 37 5 1 0 1 1 3 4 0 0 14 0 0 .135 .220 .243 .463 32 17 -0.1
1970 Knoxville - AA 24 8 10 2 0 0 1 2 5 2 1 0 1 0 0 .200 .385 .500 .885 163 181 0.3
1971 Sioux Falls - A 25 103 348 102 18 11 5 86 66 83 2 2 91 3 2 .293 .430 .451 .881 129 123 3.5
1972 Sioux Falls - A 26 136 489 145 31 13 8 92 98 102 3 5 142 6 1 .297 .417 .462 .880 135 134 5.6
1973 Sioux Falls - A 27 118 420 108 15 7 6 87 69 86 3 7 83 4 4 .257 .382 .369 .751 94 92 2.2
1974 Sioux Falls - A 28 88 292 72 9 6 8 64 52 60 2 4 68 2 5 .247 .374 .401 .775 92 93 1.5
Total DIX 181 570 147 23 4 4 63 67 50 2 3 117 2 4 .258 .318 .333 .652 86 85
Total HL 104 336 86 9 4 8 42 45 50 3 2 82 0 3 .256 .355 .378 .733 96 94
Total SEL 100 341 111 19 6 7 50 50 49 1 1 46 0 2 .326 .411 .478 .889 125 125
Total WBL 445 1549 427 73 37 27 329 285 331 10 18 384 15 12 .276 .403 .423 .825 114 112
Total UMVA 79 324 111 16 5 8 53 50 48 1 2 46 4 8 .343 .427 .497 .924 117 120
Total CL 39 65 14 3 2 1 16 5 7 0 1 14 0 0 .215 .288 .369 .657 79 75
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1963 Savannah - A 2B 18 16 26 36 10 66 4 .939 134.0 4.16 -0.7 .917
1963 Savannah - A 3B 4 4 3 5 0 9 1 .889 27.0 2.67 -1.4 .803
1963 Ottumwa - R 3B 2 1 0 3 0 4 1 .750 9.0 3.00 -0.4 .760
1963 Savannah - A SS 28 28 45 73 17 124 6 .952 221.1 4.80 +1.0 .970
1963 Ottumwa - R SS 20 20 28 48 8 78 2 .974 170.1 4.02 -1.7 .954
1964 Winston-Salem - A 2B 15 15 34 35 8 69 0 1.000 127.0 4.89 +3.0 1.189
1964 Burlington - R 2B 52 50 141 122 25 272 9 .967 432.0 5.48 +5.9 1.087
1964 Winston-Salem - A 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1964 Winston-Salem - A SS 5 3 6 11 3 17 0 1.000 30.0 5.10 +0.6 1.099
1964 Burlington - R SS 5 4 7 10 2 17 0 1.000 36.0 4.25 -0.2 1.088
1965 Knoxville - AA 2B 10 10 26 24 2 51 1 .980 84.1 5.34 +0.7 1.061
1965 Wichita - A 2B 65 64 138 181 54 330 11 .967 547.2 5.24 +3.6 1.092
1965 Winston-Salem - A 2B 17 17 39 35 8 77 3 .961 143.2 4.64 +1.2 1.004
1965 Wichita - A 3B 2 1 1 3 0 5 1 .800 10.1 3.48 -0.6 .797
1965 Knoxville - AA SS 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 9.0 1.00 +0.2 1.089
1965 Wichita - A SS 20 14 29 47 10 79 3 .962 123.1 5.55 -1.3 1.007
1965 Winston-Salem - A SS 10 10 22 27 9 49 0 1.000 85.2 5.15 +1.1 1.117
1966 Little Rock - AAA 2B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 -0.1 .000
1966 Knoxville - AA 2B 36 32 65 76 15 144 3 .979 285.2 4.44 +3.5 1.051
1966 Wichita - A 2B 3 3 4 7 2 11 0 1.000 22.0 4.50 +0.1 1.036
1966 Little Rock - AAA 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1966 Knoxville - AA 3B 15 14 8 32 0 41 1 .976 119.0 3.03 -0.7 .925
1966 Little Rock - AAA SS 21 14 23 43 6 67 1 .985 132.1 4.49 -0.8 .900
1966 Knoxville - AA SS 11 7 10 18 3 31 3 .903 66.2 3.78 -2.2 .834
1967 Little Rock - AAA 2B 5 3 7 4 0 11 0 1.000 29.0 3.41 -0.2 1.000
1967 Knoxville - AA 2B 34 26 49 68 13 121 4 .967 249.2 4.22 +0.0 1.076
1967 Little Rock - AAA 3B 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 +0.3 1.000
1967 Knoxville - AA 3B 24 23 18 34 2 55 3 .945 190.2 2.45 -1.1 .942
1967 Little Rock - AAA SS 1 0 0 1 0 3 2 .333 3.0 3.00 -0.5 .333
1967 Knoxville - AA SS 4 3 4 9 0 13 0 1.000 27.0 4.33 +0.5 1.090
1968 Little Rock - AAA 2B 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 1.000 5.0 3.60 -0.1 .000
1968 Knoxville - AA 2B 18 11 30 28 7 61 3 .951 103.2 5.04 -0.4 .958
1968 Knoxville - AA 3B 18 15 8 24 1 36 4 .889 137.1 2.10 -2.3 .896
1968 Little Rock - AAA SS 2 0 3 3 1 6 0 1.000 4.1 12.46 -0.2 1.000
1968 Knoxville - AA SS 10 6 11 22 5 36 3 .917 58.0 5.12 -0.3 .950
1968 Knoxville - AA LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1968 Knoxville - AA CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1970 Knoxville - AA 2B 6 2 9 9 2 18 0 1.000 25.0 6.48 +0.7 1.030
1970 Wichita - A 2B 8 3 15 12 4 29 2 .931 40.1 6.02 +0.3 1.122
1970 Winston-Salem - A 2B 1 1 1 5 2 6 0 1.000 9.0 6.00 +0.9 1.343
1970 Knoxville - AA 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1970 Wichita - A 3B 1 1 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 10.0 2.70 +0.1 1.066
1970 Knoxville - AA SS 1 1 2 3 1 5 0 1.000 7.0 6.43 +0.1 1.076
1970 Wichita - A SS 6 4 6 7 0 13 0 1.000 39.2 2.95 +0.4 1.080
1971 Sioux Falls - A 2B 90 89 216 231 93 459 12 .974 756.1 5.32 +9.9 1.138
1971 Sioux Falls - A 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1971 Sioux Falls - A SS 19 10 23 27 10 51 1 .980 93.0 4.84 +1.2 1.013
1972 Sioux Falls - A 2B 120 116 258 276 92 546 12 .978 1005.1 4.78 +13.9 1.129
1972 Sioux Falls - A 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1972 Sioux Falls - A SS 18 12 17 40 10 61 4 .934 122.2 4.18 -0.4 .991
1973 Sioux Falls - A 2B 63 60 153 180 64 345 12 .965 511.0 5.86 +9.6 1.091
1973 Sioux Falls - A 3B 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 1.0 18.00 +0.1 1.059
1973 Sioux Falls - A SS 58 54 107 173 53 292 12 .959 486.0 5.19 +5.6 1.065
1974 Sioux Falls - A 2B 76 74 183 206 78 397 8 .980 595.0 5.88 +13.9 1.182
1974 Sioux Falls - A SS 20 9 18 36 13 58 4 .931 91.1 5.32 +0.0 .963
TOTAL 2B 640 592 1396 1536 480 3016 84 .972 5108.2 5.17 +65.6 1.103
TOTAL 3B 74 59 40 105 3 156 11 .929 512.2 2.55 -6.0 .913
TOTAL SS 260 200 361 599 151 1001 41 .959 1806.2 4.78 +2.9 1.001
PLAYER HISTORY
06/18/1963 Drafted in the 1963 first-year player draft (Round 9, Pick 13, 173rd overall pick) by the Cleveland Foresters, out of high school Newnan (Newnan; Newnan, GA).
07/23/1963 Goes 5-5 against the Moline Pioneers, with 1 2B, 2 HR, 5 RBI and 2 R.
08/26/1963 Wins the SEL Player of the Week Award.
10/09/1963 Named the #76 prospect in the FABL
10/27/1963 Was traded by the Cleveland Foresters to the New York Imperials, along with RP Marty Czyzewski, in exchange for LF Walt Denny.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 1; Eye: 2.
04/13/1964 Named the #59 prospect in the FABL
07/09/1964 Named the #99 prospect in the FABL
10/15/1964 Named the #27 prospect in the FABL
03/31/1965 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his quality of contact at the New York Imperials development complex.
05/27/1965 Injured (mild calf strain),day-to-day for 3 days.
09/05/1965 Injured (mild oblique strain),day-to-day for 1 day.
04/07/1966 Injured (bruised heel),day-to-day for 3 days.
07/27/1970 Released by the New York organization.
09/11/1970 Wins the 1970 Heartland League Heartland League Championship Series with the Wichita Rustlers!
03/21/1971 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Sioux Falls Prairie Dogs organization.
05/21/1971 Injured (sprained elbow),day-to-day for 3 weeks.
06/17/1971 Injured (sprained elbow),day-to-day for 2 days.
06/26/1971 Goes 5-6 against the Rapid City Runners, with 3 2B, 7 RBI and 3 R.
08/12/1971 Injured (torn ankle ligaments),out for 5 weeks.
03/24/1972 Outstandingly completed training to improve his strength and conditioning at the Sioux Falls Prairie Dogs development complex.
06/05/1972 Wins the WBL Player of the Week Award.
07/01/1972 Wins the WBL Batter of the Month Award.
09/11/1972 Goes 5-5 against the Santa Fe Coyotes, with 1 2B, 1 RBI and 0 R.
06/06/1973 Injured (sprained ankle),out for 2 weeks.
04/22/1974 Injured (strained rib cage muscle),day-to-day for 4 days.
06/15/1974 Injured (sprained thumb),out for 6 weeks.
09/09/1974 Hits for the CYCLE, going 4-5 against the Casper Drillers, with 5 RBI and 2 runs scored.
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