What years did Al Jones play?

Al Jones played in Major League Baseball from 1983 to 1985.

Was Al Jones a pitcher?

Yes. Al Jones pitched in the major leagues, recording 2 wins and 19 strikeouts.

Al Jones

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1983-1985)

W–L 2–1

ERA 3.77

WHIP 1.57

SO 19

Pitcher PIV -594.9

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'4" / 210 lb
Born: 2/10/1959 in Charleston, MS, USA
MLB Debut: 1983-08-06
Last Game: 1985-09-30

Full name: Alfornia Jones

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
33.0	28.0	3.0	2.0	1.0	0	0	0	2.0	0	0	.071	.133	.107	.240

Pitching

W	L	GS	CG	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
8	25	34	17	7	0	186.0	155	119	15	7	30	24	0.73	0.99

Negro Leagues (season totals). Additive Retrosheet-digitized totals for seasons not already in the logs above; they are not summed into the career line. No team/league breakdown is available, and coverage may be partial.

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting

Season	PA	AB	R	H	2B	BB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
1944	15.0	14.0	1.0	1.0	0	0	.071	.071	.071	.142
1945	18.0	14.0	2.0	1.0	1.0	2.0	.071	.188	.143	.331
Listed seasons · 2	33	28	3	2	1	2	.071	—	—	—

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching

Season	W	L	GS	CG	GF	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
1944	5	12	18	10	3	104.0	72	57	6	2	18	18	0.52	0.86
1945	3	13	16	7	4	82.0	83	62	9	5	12	6	0.99	1.16
Listed seasons · 2	8	25	34	17	7	186.0	155	119	15	7	30	24	0.73	0.99

Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
2	1	27	0	0	0	5	28.7	29	12	3	16	19	3.77	-594.9

Career ERA 3.77 vs. league average 3.86 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1983	CHA	AL	0	0	2	0	2.3	3	1	2	2	3.86	—	0.0
1984	CHA	AL	1	1	20	5	20.3	23	10	11	15	4.43	3.81 (-16%)	-594.9
1985	CHA	AL	1	0	5	0	6.0	3	1	3	2	1.50	—	0.0
Career · 3 seasons			2	1	27	5	28.2	29	12	16	19	3.77	—	-595

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.

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1983	CHA	AL	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1984	CHA	AL	20	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1985	CHA	AL	5	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 3 seasons			27	—	—	—	—	—	0

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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	11	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	16	0	0	0	0	0	—

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	11	13.0	12	5	6	11	3.46
Away	16	15.2	17	7	10	8	4.02

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1985-09-30	CHW	MIN	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
1985-04-21	CHW	BOS	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1985-04-15	CHW	BOS	W	2.1	1	1	0	1	1	0
1985-04-14	CHW	BOS	—	0.2	1	1	1	1	0	0
1985-04-11	CHW	MIL	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1984-07-18	CHW	DET	—	0.0	1	1	1	0	0	1
1984-07-15	CHW	BAL	—	1.0	1	0	0	3	0	0
1984-07-04	CHW	DET	—	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	1
1984-06-30	CHW	BAL	W	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0
1984-06-27	CHW	SEA	—	0.2	2	2	2	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	27	0	1	4	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A
1983	CHA	P	2	0	0
1984	CHA	P	20	0	3
1985	CHA	P	5	1	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	27

Frequently Asked Questions about Al Jones

What years did Al Jones play?: Al Jones played in Major League Baseball from 1983 to 1985.
Was Al Jones a pitcher?: Yes. Al Jones pitched in the major leagues, recording 2 wins and 19 strikeouts.