What years did Ron Jackson play?

Ron Jackson played in Major League Baseball from 1975 to 1984.

Was Ron Jackson a pitcher?

No. Ron Jackson was a position player (First Baseman).

How many home runs did Ron Jackson hit?

Ron Jackson hit 56 career home runs with 774 hits.

What was Ron Jackson's career batting average?

Ron Jackson batted .259 over his career, with 774 hits in 2,986 at bats.

How many RBI did Ron Jackson have?

Ron Jackson drove in 342 runs in his career.

Is Ron Jackson in the Hall of Fame?

No. Ron Jackson has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Ron Jackson

First Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1975-1984)

Ron Jackson was a first baseman who played in Major League Baseball from 1975 to 1984 for 4 teams, including the California Angels, a span of 10 seasons. In 926 career games, he hit .259 with 774 hits, 56 home runs, and 342 RBI.

AVG (Batting Average):: Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):: Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):: Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):: On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated October 12, 2026

AVG .259

HR 56

RBI 342

H 774

OPS .700

PIV -488

Position: First Baseman
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 200 lb
Born: 5/9/1953 in Birmingham, AL, USA
MLB Debut: 1975-09-12
Last Game: 1984-09-29

Full name: Ronnie Damien Jackson

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Career Batting Statistics

Ron Jackson — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
926	2,986	356	774	165	22	56	342	23	213	329	.259	.314	.385	.700	-488

Career AVG .259 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .314 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .385 vs. league average .384 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .700 vs. league average .709 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Ron Jackson (b. 1953) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1975	CAL	AL	13	39	2	9	2	0	0	2	1	2	10	.231	—	—	—	—	0.0
1976	CAL	AL	127	410	44	93	18	3	8	40	5	30	58	.227	.255 (-11%)	.320 (-10%)	.360 (-5%)	.681 (-7%)	-480.3
1977	CAL	AL	106	292	38	71	15	2	8	28	3	24	42	.243	.264 (-8%)	.329 (-9%)	.401 (-3%)	.730 (-5%)	-288.0
1978	CAL	AL	105	387	49	115	18	6	6	57	2	16	31	.297	.257 (+15%)	.323 (+4%)	.378 (+11%)	.702 (+8%)	483.0
1979	MIN	AL	159	583	85	158	40	5	14	68	3	51	59	.271	.265 (+2%)	.329 (+2%)	.397 (+8%)	.727 (+5%)	605.1
1980	MIN	AL	131	396	48	105	29	3	5	42	1	28	41	.265	.264 (avg)	.326 (-3%)	.387 (+1%)	.714 (-1%)	-111.4
1981	MIN	AL	54	175	17	46	9	0	4	28	2	10	15	.263	.255 (+3%)	.320 (-5%)	.368 (+4%)	.688 (avg)	-29.1
1981	DET	AL	31	95	12	27	8	1	1	12	4	8	11	.284	.255 (+11%)	.320 (+5%)	.368 (+14%)	.688 (+10%)	-29.1
1982	CAL	AL	53	142	15	47	6	0	2	19	0	10	12	.331	.261 (+27%)	.324 (+17%)	.388 (+7%)	.712 (+12%)	320.4
1983	CAL	AL	102	348	41	80	16	1	8	39	2	27	33	.230	.260 (-12%)	.324 (-10%)	.389 (-10%)	.714 (-10%)	-555.1
1984	CAL	AL	33	91	5	15	2	1	0	5	0	7	13	.165	.259 (-37%)	.322 (-31%)	.384 (-46%)	.707 (-39%)	-564.9
1984	BAL	AL	12	28	0	8	2	0	0	2	0	0	4	.286	—	—	—	—	-564.9
Career · 12 seasons			926	2,986	356	774	165	22	56	342	23	213	329	.259	—	—	—	—	-1,214

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Ron Jackson — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Ron Jackson — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1982	ALCS	CAL	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Ron Jackson — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	461	1447	179	379	28	181	.262
Away	465	1539	177	395	28	161	.257

Last 10 Games — Batting

Ron Jackson — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	2B	RBI	SO
1984-09-29	BAL	BOS	W	4	3	2	2	0
1984-09-27	BAL	BOS	L	3	0	0	0	1
1984-09-26	BAL	NYY	L	1	0	0	0	1
1984-09-25	BAL	NYY	L	1	0	0	0	0
1984-09-24	BAL	NYY	W	4	1	0	0	0
1984-09-24	BAL	NYY	W	2	0	0	0	0
1984-09-23	BAL	BOS	L	3	1	0	0	0
1984-09-22	BAL	BOS	L	3	2	0	0	0
1984-09-19	BAL	NYY	L	1	0	0	0	1
1984-09-18	BAL	NYY	L	3	1	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Ron Jackson — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	552	480	4650	388	37	491
2B	7	1	5	3	0	1
3B	250	214	212	437	32	45
OF	56	36	85	3	6	0
SS	2	0	0	0	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Ron Jackson — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1975	CAL	3B	3	1	2	3	1	0
1975	CAL	OF	9	9	17	1	1	0
1976	CAL	2B	7	1	5	3	0	1
1976	CAL	3B	114	103	85	222	16	19
1976	CAL	OF	4	1	1	0	0	0
1977	CAL	1B	43	33	278	27	3	27
1977	CAL	3B	30	25	33	48	3	6
1977	CAL	OF	3	2	3	0	0	0
1977	CAL	SS	1	0	0	0	0	0
1978	CAL	1B	75	71	580	56	4	50
1978	CAL	3B	31	26	25	32	3	6
1978	CAL	OF	1	1	1	0	1	0
1979	MIN	1B	157	152	1447	137	9	175
1979	MIN	3B	1	1	1	3	0	0
1979	MIN	OF	1	0	0	0	0	0
1979	MIN	SS	1	0	0	0	0	0
1980	MIN	1B	119	91	983	74	10	105
1980	MIN	3B	2	0	0	0	0	0
1980	MIN	OF	15	6	17	0	0	0
1981	MIN	1B	36	32	309	26	4	26
1981	MIN	3B	3	3	2	3	1	0
1981	MIN	OF	7	7	18	1	0	0
1981	DET	1B	29	21	218	15	0	20
1982	CAL	1B	37	31	315	19	2	37
1982	CAL	3B	9	5	2	12	0	0
1983	CAL	1B	35	31	334	21	3	34
1983	CAL	3B	38	36	41	92	6	9
1983	CAL	OF	15	10	27	1	4	0
1984	CAL	1B	21	18	186	13	2	17
1984	CAL	3B	9	7	9	10	1	1
1984	CAL	OF	1	0	1	0	0	0
1984	BAL	3B	10	7	12	12	1	4

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Ron Jackson (b. 1953) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
First Base	552
Second Base	7
Third Base	251
Shortstop	2
Left Field	51
Center Field	1
Right Field	4
Designated Hitter	52

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Career Spans

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Ron Jackson: the record in brief

Between the debut on September 12, 1975 and the final game on September 29, 1984, Ron Jackson built the record summarized on this page. The team column moves through the California Angels (1975 to 1984), the Minnesota Twins (1979 through 1981), the Detroit Tigers (1981), and the Baltimore Orioles (1984). Jackson, born on May 9, 1953, in Birmingham, AL, USA, is listed as a first baseman and batted and threw right-handed. Size on record: 6 feet, 0 inches and 200 pounds. The given name on file is Ronnie Damien Jackson.

Across 926 games at the plate, Jackson's career line reads 774 hits in 2,986 at bats for a .259 average, adding 56 home runs, 342 runs batted in, and 23 stolen bases. Jackson got on base at a .314 rate and slugged .385 (.700 OPS). The .259 career average is close to the .261 the league hit across the same seasons. The single-season home run high is 14, set in 1979. Jackson collected a career-high 158 hits in 1979. In 1978, a season of regular play, Jackson hit .297 while the league hit .257.

Frequently Asked Questions about Ron Jackson

What years did Ron Jackson play?: Ron Jackson played in Major League Baseball from 1975 to 1984.
Was Ron Jackson a pitcher?: No. Ron Jackson was a position player (First Baseman).
How many home runs did Ron Jackson hit?: Ron Jackson hit 56 career home runs with 774 hits.
What was Ron Jackson's career batting average?: Ron Jackson batted .259 over his career, with 774 hits in 2,986 at bats.
How many RBI did Ron Jackson have?: Ron Jackson drove in 342 runs in his career.
Is Ron Jackson in the Hall of Fame?: No. Ron Jackson has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.