3B Don Jones #31
Houston Comets FABL
Age: 32 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
10/14/1975
BNN Index | FABL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
3B DON JONES #31 - AGE: 32 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
127 342 99 15 2 8 57 41 50 .289 .370 .415 14 2.9
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/28/1975 @ STL Win, 3-0 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/27/1975 @ STL Win, 6-4 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 1
09/26/1975 @ STL Loss, 1-3 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/24/1975 LAF Win, 10-1 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/23/1975 STL Loss, 1-6 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
09/22/1975 STL Win, 10-1 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/21/1975 MIN Win, 7-2 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/20/1975 MIN Win, 3-1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/19/1975 MIN Win, 6-0 4 1 4 1 0 0 0 0
09/18/1975 @ LAF Loss, 1-8 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:05/12/1943
Born in:Holyoke, MA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$55,000
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:8 Years, 117 Days
Service This Yr:175 Days
40-Man Service:9 Years, 98 Days
Pro Service:14 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:1 option year left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1961, 2nd Pick in Round 10
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1975 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 127 342 99 15 2 8 57 47 41 50 .289 .370 .415 .785 .353 .126 123
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 79 389 4 7 0 8 0 2 142 25 14 2 87.5 55.2 5.84 2.9  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   69 23 6 1 3 17 11 5 10 0 0 1 .333 .387 .580 .966
Versus Right   273 76 9 1 5 40 36 36 40 2 0 3 .278 .366 .374 .740
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   26 11 3 1 0 3 5 0 2 0 0 1 .423 .444 .615 1.060
May   42 9 2 0 0 3 1 0 4 0 0 1 .214 .233 .262 .494
June   47 12 0 0 0 3 8 9 7 0 0 0 .255 .375 .255 .630
July   59 16 1 0 4 13 9 9 9 0 0 1 .271 .377 .492 .868
August   87 27 3 1 1 14 12 13 15 1 0 0 .310 .396 .402 .798
September   81 24 6 0 3 21 12 10 13 1 0 1 .296 .376 .481 .858
Spring Training   44 12 1 1 1 8 7 3 5 2 0 2 .273 .333 .409 .742
Last Year   241 67 6 0 7 32 29 22 40 4 0 5 .278 .346 .390 .736
2 Years Ago   400 113 14 2 9 54 55 50 63 3 1 5 .282 .367 .395 .762
Career   2114 558 79 7 64 292 263 218 363 21 2 21 .264 .336 .399 .734
Home   173 55 10 2 3 26 27 23 21 1 0 1 .318 .399 .451 .850
Road   169 44 5 0 5 31 20 18 29 1 0 3 .260 .340 .379 .719
Grass   339 99 15 2 8 57 47 41 48 2 0 3 .292 .371 .419 .790
Turf   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 .000 .250 .000 .250
Day   80 29 4 0 2 19 9 10 16 0 0 0 .362 .433 .487 .921
Night   262 70 11 2 6 38 38 31 34 2 0 4 .267 .351 .393 .744
As Starter   299 88 13 1 8 53 43 37 42 2 0 2 .294 .374 .425 .798
As Reliever / Substitution   43 11 2 1 0 4 4 4 8 0 0 2 .256 .347 .349 .696
Pinch Hitting   36 10 1 1 0 2 4 1 6 0 0 2 .278 .333 .361 .694
Close/Late   87 29 6 2 3 20 12 10 10 0 0 1 .333 .408 .552 .960
Inning 1-3   99 28 5 0 1 14 12 17 18 1 0 1 .283 .390 .364 .753
Inning 4-6   108 29 2 0 2 17 16 10 15 1 0 1 .269 .333 .343 .676
Inning 7-9   131 42 8 2 5 25 19 12 15 0 0 2 .321 .386 .527 .913
Extra Innings   4 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
0 Outs   108 28 4 0 0 6 17 10 13 2 0 0 .259 .317 .296 .613
1 Outs   108 25 4 1 3 19 13 16 17 0 0 1 .231 .336 .370 .706
2 Outs   126 46 7 1 5 32 17 15 20 0 0 3 .365 .444 .556 1.000
Scoring Position   109 41 6 1 5 50 19 21 17 2 0 1 .376 .474 .587 1.061
Bases Empty   157 38 5 0 0 0 16 13 24 0 0 2 .242 .308 .274 .582
Runner on 1st   76 20 4 1 3 7 12 7 9 0 0 1 .263 .333 .461 .794
Runner on 2nd   46 16 2 0 3 15 6 9 9 0 0 1 .348 .464 .587 1.051
Runner on 3rd   14 6 3 0 0 7 2 4 2 1 0 0 .429 .526 .643 1.169
Runner on 1st & 2nd   28 11 1 1 1 12 7 2 5 0 0 0 .393 .433 .607 1.040
Runner on 1st & 3rd   7 4 0 0 0 6 1 3 1 0 0 0 .571 .700 .571 1.271
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   3 1 0 0 1 5 3 2 0 1 0 0 .333 .500 1.333 1.833
Bases Loaded   11 3 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 .273 .333 .273 .606
Two Strikes   141 32 4 1 3 21 16 17 50 0 0 1 .227 .314 .333 .648
First Pitch   58 16 6 0 2 8 8 3 0 0 0 2 .276 .333 .483 .816
Count 0-1   32 11 2 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 .344 .344 .406 .750
Count 0-2   34 11 3 1 0 5 3 0 10 0 0 0 .324 .324 .471 .794
Count 1-0   36 10 0 1 0 4 2 1 0 1 0 0 .278 .289 .333 .623
Count 1-1   29 14 2 0 1 9 6 1 0 0 0 0 .483 .500 .655 1.155
Count 1-2   40 9 1 0 2 10 4 0 16 0 0 0 .225 .225 .400 .625
Count 2-0   12 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 .250 .286 .250 .536
Count 2-1   27 10 1 0 1 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 .370 .370 .519 .889
Count 2-2   39 6 0 0 1 5 5 0 14 0 0 1 .154 .175 .231 .406
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   7 3 0 0 1 3 4 10 0 0 0 1 .429 .778 .857 1.635
Full Count   28 6 0 0 0 1 4 17 10 0 0 0 .214 .511 .214 .725
Behind in Count   106 31 6 1 2 19 11 0 26 0 0 0 .292 .292 .425 .717
Ahead in Count   82 26 1 1 2 15 13 20 0 2 0 1 .317 .448 .427 .874
Batting Leadoff   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Batting 2nd   16 5 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .312 .312 .438 .750
Batting 3rd   20 2 0 0 1 4 4 0 6 1 0 0 .100 .095 .250 .345
Batting 4th   175 56 9 1 4 36 25 28 25 1 0 1 .320 .415 .451 .866
Batting 5th   36 8 0 0 0 2 4 5 3 0 0 0 .222 .317 .222 .539
Batting 6th   29 12 2 0 1 6 5 3 4 0 0 1 .414 .485 .586 1.071
Batting 7th   24 5 0 0 2 4 3 1 3 0 0 0 .208 .240 .458 .698
Batting 8th   13 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 .231 .286 .231 .516
Batting 9th   27 8 2 1 0 4 2 2 5 0 0 1 .296 .367 .444 .811
Low Leverage   119 36 4 1 2 9 12 12 18 0 0 1 .303 .371 .403 .775
Medium Leverage   140 36 6 1 3 21 20 18 22 2 0 2 .257 .346 .379 .724
High Leverage   80 27 5 0 3 27 15 11 10 0 0 1 .338 .424 .512 .936
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
1966 Pittsburgh - FABL 23 72 162 33 3 0 3 17 17 16 2 1 39 4 1 .204 .282 .278 .560 64 58 0.0
1967 Pittsburgh - FABL 24 40 71 14 3 0 2 7 7 6 0 1 19 0 0 .197 .256 .324 .580 76 86 0.0
1968 Pittsburgh - FABL 25 11 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200 -34 -51 -0.1
1969 Pittsburgh - FABL 26 71 101 18 3 0 3 7 14 12 0 0 23 0 2 .178 .265 .297 .563 60 68 -0.3
1970 Pittsburgh - FABL 27 41 53 17 6 0 3 10 9 5 0 0 14 0 0 .321 .379 .604 .983 158 166 0.7
1971 Pittsburgh - FABL 28 74 206 54 9 1 7 28 22 19 0 2 31 3 2 .262 .322 .417 .739 112 111 1.0
1972 Houston - FABL 29 150 530 143 20 2 22 80 63 45 5 8 83 8 8 .270 .328 .440 .768 129 126 3.3
1973 Houston - FABL 30 129 400 113 14 2 9 54 55 50 5 3 63 9 4 .282 .367 .395 .762 112 110 1.9
1974 Houston - FABL 31 114 241 67 6 0 7 32 29 22 5 4 40 4 2 .278 .346 .390 .736 109 111 1.2
1975 Houston - FABL 32 127 342 99 15 2 8 57 47 41 4 2 50 14 2 .289 .370 .415 .785 115 123 2.9
Total FABL 829 2114 558 79 7 64 292 263 218 21 21 363 42 21 .264 .336 .399 .734 109 110 10.5
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
1961 Jackson - R 18 35 61 7 4 0 1 7 10 17 0 1 12 2 1 .115 .304 .230 .533 35 40 -0.3
1961 Spokane - A 18 6 11 4 2 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .364 .364 .818 1.182 220 254 0.3
1962 Jackson - R 19 38 31 9 3 0 1 6 5 6 0 0 6 0 1 .290 .405 .484 .889 134 134 0.2
1962 Spokane - A 19 71 261 69 9 1 3 19 20 10 1 1 43 2 2 .264 .293 .341 .634 82 81 0.4
1963 Spokane - A 20 46 148 44 7 0 2 11 15 5 0 0 25 3 0 .297 .320 .385 .705 97 93 0.8
1963 Gary - A 20 57 122 30 5 0 4 22 16 25 0 1 33 1 1 .246 .372 .385 .757 104 102 0.7
1964 Spokane - A 21 1 4 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .600 .500 1.100 212 237 0.0
1964 Gary - A 21 28 91 26 4 1 4 17 20 20 2 2 20 1 2 .286 .417 .484 .901 135 138 0.6
1964 Birmingham - AA 21 85 292 77 17 0 10 46 31 49 4 0 62 5 1 .264 .377 .425 .801 112 111 2.0
1964 St. Paul - AAA 21 13 27 2 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 0 7 0 0 .074 .265 .074 .339 -4 16 -0.2
1965 Houston - AAA 22 139 540 155 24 1 34 110 98 88 5 3 95 12 5 .287 .390 .524 .914 152 158 7.0
1967 Houston - AAA 24 18 54 10 2 0 2 10 9 11 0 1 9 0 0 .185 .318 .333 .652 96 71 0.2
1968 Houston - AAA 25 84 257 76 10 3 16 46 36 51 6 1 53 10 5 .296 .422 .545 .967 177 172 4.0
Total DIX 85 292 77 17 0 10 46 31 49 4 0 62 5 1 .264 .377 .425 .801 112 111
Total GWL 254 878 243 36 4 52 166 145 157 11 5 164 22 10 .277 .391 .505 .896 151 152
Total HL 85 213 56 9 1 8 39 36 45 2 3 53 2 3 .263 .392 .427 .819 117 118
Total COW 124 424 119 18 1 6 34 38 16 1 1 69 5 2 .281 .308 .370 .678 92 91
Total GSL 73 92 16 7 0 2 13 15 23 0 1 18 2 2 .174 .336 .315 .651 66 70
CAREER POSTSEASON 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
1966 Pittsburgh - FABL 23 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -110 0.1
1969 Pittsburgh - FABL 26 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0.0
1973 Houston - FABL 30 6 24 7 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .292 .346 .417 .763 111 119 -0.1
Total FABL 8 25 7 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 .280 .333 .400 .733 103 111
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1961 Spokane - A C 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.1 .000 0 1 1 100.0
1961 Spokane - A 3B 1 1 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 9.0 3.00 +0.1 1.016
1961 Jackson - R 3B 13 10 7 8 2 15 0 1.000 95.1 1.42 -0.3 .950
1962 Spokane - A C 1 1 8 1 0 9 0 1.000 9.0 9.00 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
1962 Spokane - A 2B 3 3 3 4 0 7 0 1.000 23.2 2.66 +0.1 .990
1962 Spokane - A 3B 62 62 54 96 6 153 3 .980 545.0 2.48 -1.4 .977
1962 Jackson - R 3B 13 0 0 6 2 6 0 1.000 14.2 3.68 +0.2 .997
1963 Gary - A C 5 5 51 4 0 55 0 1.000 49.0 10.10 +0.2 .963 0 2 1 50.0
1963 Spokane - A C 4 2 14 1 0 15 0 1.000 21.2 6.23 -0.0 .000 0 3 1 33.3
1963 Gary - A 2B 1 1 3 2 0 5 0 1.000 9.0 5.00 -0.6 .647
1963 Spokane - A 2B 1 1 3 2 0 5 0 1.000 9.0 5.00 +0.0 .984
1963 Gary - A 3B 37 22 25 41 2 70 4 .943 211.1 2.81 +1.0 1.020
1963 Spokane - A 3B 30 25 27 52 3 81 2 .975 255.0 2.79 +1.6 1.055
1964 Birmingham - AA C 2 2 8 2 0 10 0 1.000 18.0 5.00 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
1964 Gary - A C 1 1 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 8.0 6.75 -0.4 .000 1 1 0 0.0
1964 Birmingham - AA 2B 5 4 11 8 0 21 2 .905 35.2 4.79 -1.8 .717
1964 Gary - A 2B 6 5 13 6 2 21 2 .905 41.0 4.17 -1.7 .699
1964 Spokane - A 2B 1 1 2 2 1 4 0 1.000 9.0 4.00 -0.5 .540
1964 St. Paul - AAA 3B 11 8 3 18 3 21 0 1.000 72.0 2.62 +0.5 1.005
1964 Birmingham - AA 3B 77 76 50 160 11 223 13 .942 659.1 2.87 +3.2 1.010
1964 Gary - A 3B 21 17 22 34 7 58 2 .966 158.1 3.18 -0.1 1.031
1965 Houston - AAA 2B 12 11 29 27 6 59 3 .949 94.1 5.34 -3.6 .828
1965 Houston - AAA 3B 126 124 116 242 29 375 17 .955 1117.1 2.88 +4.2 1.024
1966 Pittsburgh - MLB C 12 0 26 1 0 27 0 1.000 25.1 9.59 +0.0 .000 0 2 1 50.0
1966 Pittsburgh - MLB 2B 3 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 5.0 3.60 +0.0 1.009
1966 Pittsburgh - MLB 3B 57 39 34 96 9 138 8 .942 374.0 3.13 +0.8 1.026
1967 Pittsburgh - MLB C 5 0 8 2 0 10 0 1.000 9.1 9.64 +0.2 .000 0 3 2 66.7
1967 Pittsburgh - MLB 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1967 Houston - AAA 2B 3 2 6 7 0 13 0 1.000 20.0 5.85 -0.4 .877
1967 Pittsburgh - MLB 3B 24 16 16 46 2 69 7 .899 153.1 3.64 -1.8 .952
1967 Houston - AAA 3B 13 12 15 22 1 38 1 .974 108.2 3.06 +1.8 1.098
1968 Houston - AAA C 4 3 28 2 0 30 0 1.000 28.2 9.42 -0.5 1.067 0 3 0 0.0
1968 Houston - AAA 2B 3 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 4.0 6.75 +0.1 .000
1968 Pittsburgh - MLB 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1968 Houston - AAA 3B 71 66 52 124 8 184 8 .957 576.0 2.75 +0.6 1.002
1968 Pittsburgh - MLB CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1968 Pittsburgh - MLB RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1969 Pittsburgh - MLB C 2 0 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 8.0 11.25 -0.2 .000 1 0 0 0.0
1969 Pittsburgh - MLB 2B 8 0 5 4 1 11 2 .818 15.1 5.28 -1.4 .629
1969 Pittsburgh - MLB 3B 30 14 8 32 0 43 3 .930 150.1 2.39 -0.5 .968
1970 Pittsburgh - MLB C 4 0 8 2 0 10 0 1.000 9.1 9.64 +0.0 1.001 0 0 0 0.0
1970 Pittsburgh - MLB 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1970 Pittsburgh - MLB 3B 18 6 7 20 2 29 2 .931 69.0 3.52 -0.2 .959
1971 Pittsburgh - MLB 1B 30 27 247 21 16 268 0 1.000 227.1 10.61 +0.7 1.007
1971 Pittsburgh - MLB 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1971 Pittsburgh - MLB 3B 32 27 24 59 8 86 3 .965 250.2 2.98 +0.2 .989
1972 Houston - MLB 1B 112 111 982 68 74 1065 15 .986 929.2 10.16 +4.5 1.047
1972 Houston - MLB 3B 65 29 25 76 6 106 5 .953 328.2 2.77 -1.8 .971
1973 Houston - MLB 1B 100 97 899 62 94 971 10 .990 832.2 10.39 +4.1 1.043
1973 Houston - MLB 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1973 Houston - MLB 3B 31 5 6 20 3 27 1 .963 88.1 2.65 +0.1 1.052
1974 Houston - MLB 1B 55 45 406 30 44 438 2 .995 394.2 9.94 +2.1 1.055
1974 Houston - MLB 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1974 Houston - MLB 3B 28 4 9 21 0 34 4 .882 85.2 3.15 -0.5 .967
1975 Houston - MLB 1B 9 8 80 6 7 87 1 .989 68.0 11.38 +0.4 1.047
1975 Houston - MLB 2B 7 7 11 16 3 30 3 .900 61.0 3.98 -3.2 .742
1975 Houston - MLB 3B 74 64 50 122 9 178 6 .966 584.2 2.65 +3.3 1.045
TOTAL C 41 14 167 16 0 183 0 1.000 188.1 8.75 -0.4 .758 2 15 6 40.0
TOTAL 1B 306 288 2614 187 235 2829 28 .990 2452.1 10.28 +11.8 1.043
TOTAL 2B 53 35 90 79 13 181 12 .934 327.0 4.65 -12.9 .776
TOTAL 3B 836 627 550 1298 113 1937 89 .954 5908.1 2.82 +11.2 1.010
TOTAL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1961 Drafted in the 1961 first-year player draft out of high school (Catskill; Catskill, NY) by the Pittsburgh Miners. (Round 10, Pick 2, 146th overall pick).
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 2; Eye: 3.
07/10/1963 Injured (mild hamstring strain),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 2; Eye: 3.
08/01/1964 Wins the DIX Batter of the Month Award.
05/25/1967 Injured (hamstring soreness),day-to-day for 5 days.
02/25/1968 Added to the secondary (40-man) roster for the Pittsburgh Miners.
05/20/1968 Wins the GWL Player of the Week Award.
10/16/1971 Was traded by the Pittsburgh Miners to the Houston Comets in exchange for RP Mike Dunlavy and RF Les Reid.
05/29/1972 Injured (viral infection),day-to-day for 2 days.
07/05/1973 Goes 5-6 against the Los Angeles Suns, with 1 2B, 1 RBI and 2 R.
07/15/1974 Injured (bruised shin),day-to-day for 4 days.
09/08/1975 Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year HR Rank
1972 22 4
Year SF Rank
1972 8 2
Year ISO Rank
1972 .170 7
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