P John Jones #23
Topeka Jayhawks WBL
Age: 36 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Good
11/01/1974
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P JOHN JONES #23 - AGE: 36 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
29 29 11-5 0 2.71 179.1 136 7 95 140 1.29 5.3
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/15/1974 BIL Loss, 3-4 X 5.1 2 0 0 4 4
09/10/1974 FAR Win, 11-3 X 8.0 9 3 3 2 6 Win
09/04/1974 @ SFC Loss, 3-6 X 5.1 5 5 5 5 6 Loss
08/30/1974 CSM Win, 7-6 X 7.0 4 3 3 3 5
08/25/1974 RPD Win, 9-1 X 9.0 6 1 1 5 8 Win
08/20/1974 @ PAN Loss, 6-14 X 5.2 4 1 1 2 4
08/15/1974 GIG Win, 9-5 X 6.0 2 1 1 5 4 Win
08/08/1974 PUE Win, 14-13 X 5.1 3 0 0 2 3
08/03/1974 CAS Win, 6-2 X 9.0 9 2 1 3 6 Win
07/29/1974 @ FAR Loss, 7-12 X 5.1 4 3 1 1 2
PERSONALITY
Birthday:12/08/1937
Born in:Pittsburgh, PA
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Very Popular
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$24,000
Signed Through:1974 Season
Major Service:14 Years, 105 Days
Service This Yr:182 Days
40-Man Service:3 Years, 104 Days
Pro Service:18 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1956, 1st Pick in Round 6
WESTERN BASEBALL LEAGUE 1974 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 29 29 11 5 0 2.71 179.1 136 58 54 7 95 140 3 10.3 0 10 34.5
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 0 0 11.79 6.83 7.03 4.77 4.61 1.29 74 5.3 .259        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 175 37 4 2 3 19 23 43 1 2 2 .211 .308 .309 .617      
vs. RHB 463 99 11 2 4 39 72 97 6 8 2 .214 .319 .272 .591      
WESTERN BASEBALL LEAGUE 1974 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 2 2 1 0 0 2.19 12.1 8 3 3 0 7 10  
May 6 6 2 2 0 3.44 34.0 26 14 13 5 18 26  
June 6 6 1 2 0 3.16 37.0 29 13 13 0 25 27  
July 6 6 3 0 0 2.55 35.1 29 12 10 0 14 31  
August 6 6 3 0 0 1.50 42.0 28 8 7 1 20 30  
September 3 3 1 1 0 3.86 18.2 16 8 8 1 11 16  
Last Year 29 29 13 10 0 3.23 186.2 162 77 67 9 119 169  
2 Years Ago 29 29 17 3 0 2.52 171.1 128 50 48 6 80 214  
Career 353 351 153 76 0 3.04 2083.1 1670 787 704 97 1002 2010  
Home 16 16 8 2 0 1.91 108.1 76 25 23 5 48 93  
Road 13 13 3 3 0 3.93 71.0 60 33 31 2 47 47  
Grass 29 29 11 5 0 2.71 179.1 136 58 54 7 95 140  
Day 9 9 4 3 0 3.55 58.1 54 24 23 2 37 43  
Night 20 20 7 2 0 2.31 121.0 82 34 31 5 58 97  
As Starter 29 29 11 5 0 2.71 179.1 136 58 54 7 95 140  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1959 Philadelphia - FABL 21 24 0 0 0 0 4.55 59.1 61 31 30 8 37 37 0 0 1.65 .282 5.30 -0.4 97
1961 Philadelphia - FABL 23 2 1 0 0 0 3.86 4.2 4 2 2 1 1 4 0 0 1.07 .231 4.51 0.0 112
1962 Kansas City - FABL 24 15 0 1 2 1 7.11 19.0 26 16 15 3 14 14 0 0 2.11 .359 5.85 -0.2 64
Total FABL 41 1 1 2 1 5.10 83.0 91 49 47 12 52 55 0 0 1.72 .298 5.38 -0.6 87
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1956 Pensacola - R 18 3 0 1 0 1 1.84 14.2 9 3 3 2 6 14 0 0 1.02 .219 3.97 0.1 217
1956 Everett - A 18 7 6 2 4 1 3.33 51.1 65 21 19 4 8 47 4 0 1.42 .372 2.51 1.2 97
1956 Trenton - A 18 4 4 2 2 0 3.27 33.0 33 18 12 1 15 15 3 0 1.45 .281 3.47 0.8 130
1957 Beaumont - R 19 6 2 1 0 0 7.41 17.0 23 14 14 2 7 10 0 0 1.76 .356 4.50 0.2 61
1957 Everett - A 19 1 1 1 0 0 0.00 9.0 9 0 0 0 1 5 1 1 1.11 .310 2.06 0.3 999
1957 Bakersfield - A 19 2 2 1 1 0 1.42 19.0 13 3 3 1 2 17 2 0 0.79 .250 2.20 0.5 216
1957 Total - A 19 3 3 2 1 0 0.96 28.0 22 3 3 1 3 22 3 1 0.89 .273 2.16 0.8 318
1957 Allentown - A 19 10 0 3 0 0 3.86 14.0 11 7 6 3 4 10 0 0 1.07 .205 4.83 -0.1 104
1958 Allentown - A 20 17 0 3 1 0 2.73 29.2 22 10 9 2 15 25 0 0 1.25 .250 3.19 0.2 128
1958 New Orleans - AA 20 6 4 4 0 0 0.69 39.1 21 3 3 1 15 28 4 2 0.92 .194 2.43 1.3 554
1959 New Orleans - AA 21 13 13 5 7 0 4.72 95.1 94 55 50 13 48 62 9 0 1.49 .277 4.57 0.6 84
1960 New Orleans - AA 22 10 10 6 4 0 5.26 66.2 68 43 39 8 33 35 3 0 1.51 .287 4.64 0.6 80
1960 Louisville - AAA 22 22 7 3 2 2 2.73 66.0 54 24 20 1 38 47 0 0 1.39 .269 2.71 1.5 133
1961 Louisville - AAA 23 7 7 3 1 0 3.15 34.1 22 12 12 4 18 21 0 0 1.17 .196 4.48 0.1 114
1962 Topeka - A 24 7 7 2 2 0 5.85 32.1 32 22 21 6 15 24 0 0 1.45 .268 4.87 -0.1 60
1962 Seattle - AAA 24 7 1 2 0 0 5.11 12.1 12 7 7 1 5 7 0 0 1.38 .282 3.49 0.2 79
1963 Topeka - A 25 28 28 10 10 0 3.34 156.1 129 62 58 10 64 108 0 0 1.23 .260 3.24 3.2 109
1964 Topeka - A 26 29 29 6 11 0 4.40 147.1 147 86 72 10 82 127 0 0 1.55 .315 3.50 2.7 86
1965 Topeka - A 27 28 28 9 4 0 2.90 155.1 125 55 50 5 72 133 0 0 1.27 .278 3.07 4.4 142
1966 Topeka - A 28 30 30 13 4 0 4.18 157.0 171 84 73 13 91 161 0 0 1.67 .359 5.38 3.4 146
1967 Topeka - A 29 29 28 16 6 0 2.99 177.1 149 72 59 8 78 174 1 0 1.28 .301 3.79 4.7 159
1968 Topeka - A 30 28 27 16 4 0 2.18 177.1 126 48 43 6 61 151 2 0 1.05 .254 3.06 4.4 174
1969 Topeka - A 31 29 29 13 7 0 2.15 193.0 122 53 46 3 65 179 1 0 0.97 .248 2.09 6.8 159
1970 Topeka - A 32 29 29 14 5 0 2.89 171.0 124 60 55 3 82 203 0 0 1.20 .301 3.39 5.8 174
1971 Topeka - A 33 29 29 13 5 0 2.92 179.0 119 60 58 11 98 227 1 0 1.21 .271 4.33 4.6 183
1972 Topeka - A 34 29 29 17 3 0 2.52 171.1 128 50 48 6 80 214 1 0 1.21 .307 3.61 5.7 207
1973 Topeka - A 35 29 29 13 10 0 3.23 186.2 162 77 67 9 119 169 2 0 1.51 .302 4.51 5.3 181
1974 Topeka - A 36 29 29 11 5 0 2.71 179.1 136 58 54 7 95 140 3 0 1.29 .259 4.61 5.3 224
Total DIX 29 27 15 11 0 4.11 201.1 183 101 92 22 96 125 16 2 1.39 .267 4.18 98.7
Total GWL 7 1 2 0 0 5.11 12.1 12 7 7 1 5 7 0 0 1.38 .282 3.49 78.8
Total UL 29 14 6 3 2 2.87 100.1 76 36 32 5 56 68 0 0 1.32 .246 3.31 125.8
Total MAL 31 4 8 3 0 3.17 76.2 66 35 27 6 34 50 3 0 1.30 .258 3.61 123.8
Total COW 10 9 4 5 1 2.50 79.1 87 24 22 5 11 69 7 1 1.24 .340 2.38 128.1
Total GSL 9 2 2 0 1 4.83 31.2 32 17 17 4 13 24 0 0 1.42 .308 4.25 92.0
Total WBL 353 351 153 76 0 3.04 2083.1 1670 787 704 97 1002 2010 11 0 1.28 .287 3.73 150.6
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1956 Trenton - A P 4 4 2 7 0 9 0 1.000 33.0 2.45 +0.3 1.033
1956 Everett - A P 7 6 4 1 1 5 0 1.000 51.1 0.88 -0.0 .000
1956 Pensacola - R P 3 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 14.2 1.23 +0.4 .941
1957 Allentown - A P 10 0 0 2 0 3 1 .667 14.0 1.29 +0.1 .000
1957 Everett - A P 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 9.0 1.00 +0.0 .995
1957 Bakersfield - A P 2 2 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 19.0 0.95 +0.0 .995
1957 Beaumont - R P 6 2 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 17.0 1.06 +0.9 .969
1958 New Orleans - AA P 6 4 2 4 0 6 0 1.000 39.1 1.37 +0.3 .986
1958 Allentown - A P 17 0 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 29.2 1.21 +0.1 .978
1959 Philadelphia - MLB P 24 0 3 7 1 11 1 .909 59.1 1.52 -0.4 .956
1959 New Orleans - AA P 13 13 5 3 1 10 2 .800 95.1 0.76 +1.2 1.953
1960 Louisville - AAA P 22 7 7 3 0 10 0 1.000 66.0 1.36 +0.2 1.237
1960 New Orleans - AA P 10 10 3 13 1 17 1 .941 66.2 2.16 -0.9 1.056
1961 Philadelphia - MLB P 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 4.2 1.93 +0.4 .981
1961 Louisville - AAA P 7 7 2 4 0 6 0 1.000 34.1 1.57 +0.4 1.000
1962 Kansas City - MLB P 15 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 19.0 0.47 +0.3 .972
1962 Seattle - AAA P 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 12.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1962 Topeka - A P 7 7 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 32.1 0.84 +0.1 .947
1963 Topeka - A P 28 28 10 13 1 23 0 1.000 156.1 1.32 +1.7 .976
1964 Topeka - A P 29 29 5 11 0 19 3 .842 147.1 0.98 -3.1 .802
1965 Topeka - A P 28 28 7 16 1 23 0 1.000 155.1 1.33 -1.2 .962
1966 Topeka - A P 30 30 4 9 0 14 1 .929 157.0 0.75 -1.6 .811
1967 Topeka - A P 29 28 4 21 2 26 1 .962 177.1 1.27 +3.2 .997
1968 Topeka - A P 27 27 9 13 2 22 0 1.000 177.1 1.12 +0.4 1.031
1969 Topeka - A P 29 29 13 15 2 28 0 1.000 193.0 1.31 +1.7 1.028
1970 Topeka - A P 29 29 5 20 0 25 0 1.000 171.0 1.32 -0.3 1.087
1971 Topeka - A P 29 29 7 7 1 15 1 .933 179.0 0.70 +0.0 .934
1972 Topeka - A P 29 29 2 10 0 12 0 1.000 171.1 0.63 +1.7 .937
1973 Topeka - A P 29 29 6 13 2 19 0 1.000 186.2 0.92 +1.6 1.026
1974 Topeka - A P 29 29 5 17 1 22 0 1.000 179.1 1.10 +0.6 1.166
TOTAL P 508 409 108 222 16 341 11 .968 2668.0 1.11 +8.3 1.004
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1956 Drafted in the 1956 first-year player draft out of high school (Ursuline; Youngstown, OH) by the Washington Eagles. (Round 6, Pick 1, 81st overall pick).
04/25/1957 Pitches a 9-hit shutout against the Bakersfield Bears with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
06/29/1957 Released by the Washington organization.
07/03/1957 Signed a minor league contract with the Washington Eagles organization.
07/04/1957 Released by the Washington Eagles.
07/12/1957 Signed a minor league contract with the Philadelphia Keystones organization.
09/11/1958 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Memphis Excelsiors with 6 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
09/16/1958 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Chattanooga Reliables with 8 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
10/01/1958 Wins the DIX Pitcher of the Month Award.
08/31/1960 Injured (elbow ligament reconstruction surgery),out for 11-12 months.
10/12/1960 Added to the secondary (40-man) roster for the Philadelphia Keystones.
08/10/1961 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for 4 days.
09/12/1961 Injured (sore shoulder),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
10/19/1961 Wins the 1961 World Championship Series with the Philadelphia Keystones.
03/07/1962 Successfully completed training to increase his endurance on the mound at the Philadelphia Keystones development complex.
04/15/1962 Was claimed off waivers by Kansas City while with Philadelphia.
06/15/1962 Injured (shoulder subluxation),day-to-day for one week.
06/22/1962 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
07/30/1962 Released by the Kansas City organization.
08/14/1962 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the Topeka Jayhawks organization.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 3; Control: 2.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 3; Control: 2.
03/24/1963 Outstandingly completed training to improve his secondary pitch at the Topeka Jayhawks development complex.
04/20/1963 Successfully completed training to work on his bunting at the Topeka Jayhawks development complex.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 3; Control: 2.
03/24/1964 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his strength and conditioning at the Topeka Jayhawks development complex.
04/20/1964 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his infield defense at the Topeka Jayhawks development complex.
07/06/1964 Injured (cold),day-to-day for 1 day.
03/24/1965 Unsuccessfully completed training to increase his velocity at the Topeka Jayhawks development complex.
04/20/1965 Successfully completed training to work on his bunting at the Topeka Jayhawks development complex.
09/18/1965 Wins the 1965 Championship with the Topeka Jayhawks!
03/24/1966 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his strength and conditioning at the Topeka Jayhawks development complex.
04/20/1966 Successfully completed training to improve his infield defense at the Topeka Jayhawks development complex.
09/17/1966 Injured (thumb contusion),day-to-day for one week.
09/18/1966 Wins the 1966 Championship with the Topeka Jayhawks!
09/21/1966 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
04/20/1967 Unsuccessfully completed training to increase his velocity at the Topeka Jayhawks development complex.
08/10/1967 Injured (sore elbow),day-to-day for 5 days.
09/18/1967 Wins the 1967 Championship with the Topeka Jayhawks!
03/24/1968 Unsuccessfully completed training to increase his velocity at the Topeka Jayhawks development complex.
04/26/1968 Injured (chronic back soreness),out for 2 weeks.
08/01/1968 Wins the WBL Pitcher of the Month Award.
09/16/1968 Wins the WBL Player of the Week Award.
09/18/1968 Wins the 1968 Championship with the Topeka Jayhawks!
10/01/1968 Wins the WBL Pitcher of the Month Award.
03/24/1969 Successfully completed training to improve his secondary pitch at the Topeka Jayhawks development complex.
04/20/1969 Successfully completed training to work on his bunting at the Topeka Jayhawks development complex.
09/24/1969 Wins the 1969 Western Baseball League WBL Championship Series with the Topeka Jayhawks!
03/24/1970 Outstandingly completed training to improve his strength and conditioning at the Topeka Jayhawks development complex.
09/23/1970 Wins the 1970 Western Baseball League WBL Championship Series with the Topeka Jayhawks!
09/22/1971 Wins the 1971 Western Baseball League WBL Championship Series with the Topeka Jayhawks!
08/01/1972 Injured (mild shoulder strain),day-to-day for 4 days.
08/28/1972 Wins the WBL Player of the Week Award.
04/27/1973 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for one week.
09/22/1973 Wins the 1973 Western Baseball League WBL Championship Series with the Topeka Jayhawks!
04/20/1974 Successfully completed training to work on his bunting at the Topeka Jayhawks development complex.
09/04/1974 Collects his 2000th career Western Baseball League strikeout!
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