Andruw Jones

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1996-2012)

Andruw Jones was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1996 to 2012 for 5 teams, including the Atlanta Braves, a span of 17 seasons. In 2,196 career games, he hit .254 with 1,933 hits, 434 home runs, and 1,289 RBI. Andruw Jones was a 5-time All-Star, a 10-time Gold Glove, a Silver Slugger, and a Hank Aaron Award. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 13,983.

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

AVG .254
HR 434
RBI 1,289
H 1,933
OPS .823
PIV 13,983
Position
Outfielder
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'1" / 225 lb
Born
4/23/1977 in Willemstad, Curaçao
MLB Debut
1996-08-15
Last Game
2012-10-03
Awards
5× All-Star · 10× Gold Glove · Silver Slugger · Hank Aaron Award

Full name: Andruw Rudolf Jones

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Career Batting Statistics

Andruw Jones — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
2,196 7,599 1,204 1,933 383 36 434 1,289 152 891 1,748 .254 .337 .486 .823 13,983

Career AVG .254 vs. league average .264 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .337 vs. league average .333 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .486 vs. league average .420 across their career seasons — +15.5% above league average.

Career OPS .823 vs. league average .754 across their career seasons — +9.2% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Andruw Jones 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
1996 ATL NL 31 106 11 23 7 1 5 13 3 7 29 .217 .269 (-20%) .340 (-22%) .426 (+4%) .767 (-8%) -176.3
1997 ATL NL 153 399 60 92 18 1 18 70 20 56 107 .231 .266 (-14%) .336 (-2%) .419 (-1%) .756 (-1%) -60.8
1998 ATL NL 159 582 89 158 33 8 31 90 27 40 129 .271 .266 (+2%) .335 (-4%) .420 (+23%) .755 (+11%) 1063.4
1999 ATL NL 162 592 97 163 35 5 26 84 24 76 103 .275 .271 (+2%) .344 (+6%) .433 (+11%) .778 (+9%) 1253.4
2000 ATL NL 161 656 122 199 36 6 36 104 21 59 100 .303 .270 (+12%) .344 (+6%) .437 (+24%) .782 (+16%) 2229.8
2001 ATL NL 161 625 104 157 25 2 34 104 11 56 142 .251 .263 (-5%) .332 (-6%) .426 (+8%) .758 (+2%) 76.6
2002 ATL NL 154 560 91 148 34 0 35 94 8 83 135 .264 .261 (+1%) .331 (+10%) .416 (+23%) .747 (+17%) 2175.3
2003 ATL NL 156 595 101 165 28 2 36 116 4 53 125 .277 .264 (+5%) .332 (+2%) .422 (+21%) .754 (+13%) 1496.4
2004 ATL NL 154 570 85 149 34 4 29 91 6 71 147 .261 .266 (-2%) .335 (+3%) .427 (+14%) .762 (+9%) 1116.3
2005 ATL NL 160 586 95 154 24 3 51 128 5 64 112 .263 .264 (-1%) .330 (+5%) .418 (+37%) .749 (+23%) 2778.2
2006 ATL NL 156 565 107 148 29 0 41 129 4 82 127 .262 .269 (-3%) .336 (+8%) .431 (+23%) .768 (+16%) 2075.2
2007 ATL NL 154 572 83 127 27 2 26 94 5 70 138 .222 .268 (-17%) .335 (-7%) .422 (-2%) .758 (-5%) -487.1
2008 LAN NL 75 209 21 33 8 1 3 14 0 27 76 .158 .263 (-40%) .333 (-23%) .416 (-40%) .749 (-33%) -1115.2
2009 TEX AL 82 281 43 60 18 0 17 43 5 45 72 .214 .262 (-19%) .332 (-3%) .417 (+10%) .750 (+4%) 214.1
2010 CHA AL 107 278 41 64 12 1 19 48 9 45 73 .230 .257 (-11%) .325 (+5%) .402 (+21%) .728 (+14%) 767.2
2011 NYA AL 77 190 27 47 8 0 13 33 0 29 62 .247 .255 (-3%) .320 (+11%) .399 (+24%) .719 (+18%) 693.3
2012 NYA AL 94 233 27 46 7 0 14 34 0 28 71 .197 .254 (-22%) .318 (-8%) .405 (+1%) .724 (-3%) -117.1
Career · 17 seasons 2,196 7,599 1,204 1,933 383 36 434 1,289 152 891 1,748 .254 — — — — 13,983

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

Andruw Jones — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
76 238 43 65 8 0 10 34 34 50 .273

Playoff Batting by Year

Andruw Jones — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2011 ALDS1 NYA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000
2005 NLDS2 ATL 4 17 5 8 3 0 1 5 2 3 .471
2004 NLDS2 ATL 5 19 4 10 2 0 2 5 2 3 .526
2003 NLDS2 ATL 5 17 1 1 0 0 0 1 4 7 .059
2002 NLDS1 ATL 5 19 4 6 1 0 0 2 2 3 .316
2001 NLCS ATL 5 17 4 3 0 0 1 1 1 5 .176
2001 NLDS1 ATL 3 12 2 6 0 0 1 1 0 3 .500
2000 NLDS1 ATL 3 9 3 1 0 0 1 1 4 1 .111
1999 NLCS ATL 6 23 5 5 0 0 0 1 4 3 .217
1999 NLDS1 ATL 4 18 1 4 1 0 0 2 1 3 .222
1999 WS ATL 4 13 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .077
1998 NLCS ATL 6 22 3 6 0 0 1 2 1 4 .273
1998 NLDS1 ATL 3 9 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 .000
1997 NLCS ATL 5 9 0 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 .444
1997 NLDS2 ATL 3 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 .000
1996 NLCS ATL 5 9 3 2 0 0 1 3 3 2 .222
1996 NLDS1 ATL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
1996 WS ATL 6 20 4 8 1 0 2 6 3 6 .400

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Andruw Jones — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home11033717608944202623.254
Away10933882596989232666.255

Last 10 Games — Batting

Andruw Jones — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2012-10-03 NYYBOSW 100000000
2012-09-29 NYYTORL 200000002
2012-09-25 NYYMINL 111001100
2012-09-22 NYYOAKW 000000110
2012-09-19 NYYTORW 100000000
2012-09-16 NYYTBRW 200000001
2012-09-15 NYYTBRW 100000000
2012-09-14 NYYTBRL 300000000
2012-09-13 NYYBOSW 100000120
2012-09-12 NYYBOSW 100000010

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Andruw Jones — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 8 4 32 1 0 6
OF 2043 1920 4954 124 50 29

Season-by-Season Fielding

Andruw Jones — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1996 ATL OF 29 22 73 4 2 0
1997 ATL OF 147 96 287 14 7 2
1998 ATL OF 159 156 413 20 2 6
1999 ATL OF 162 162 492 13 10 1
2000 ATL OF 161 161 438 9 2 2
2001 ATL OF 161 161 461 10 6 6
2002 ATL OF 154 152 404 5 3 1
2003 ATL OF 155 153 390 8 3 1
2004 ATL OF 154 153 389 10 3 2
2005 ATL OF 159 158 365 11 2 1
2006 ATL OF 153 152 378 4 2 1
2007 ATL OF 154 153 396 3 2 1
2008 LAN OF 66 55 133 1 1 0
2009 TEX 1B 8 4 32 1 0 6
2009 TEX OF 17 17 30 0 0 0
2010 CHA OF 89 66 136 8 3 2
2011 NYA OF 57 48 88 1 1 1
2012 NYA OF 66 55 81 3 1 2

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Andruw Jones Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
First Base 8
Left Field 112
Center Field 1724
Right Field 224
Designated Hitter 107

Awards & Honors

Andruw Jones — Awards & Honors
Year Award Notes
2007 Gold Glove OF
2006 Gold Glove OF
2006 Player of the Week Week of 2006-09-23
2006 TSN All-Star OF
2005 Gold Glove OF
2005 Hank Aaron Award
2005 MLB Players Choice Outstanding Player
2005 MLB Players Choice Player of the Year
2005 Player of the Month August
2005 Player of the Month June
2005 Player of the Week Week of 2005-09-10
2005 Player of the Week Week of 2005-06-25
2005 Silver Slugger OF
2005 TSN All-Star OF
2005 TSN Major League Player of the Year
2004 Gold Glove OF
2003 Gold Glove OF
2002 Gold Glove OF
2002 Player of the Week Week of 2002-06-08
2001 Gold Glove OF
2000 Gold Glove OF
1999 Gold Glove OF
1998 Gold Glove OF

Salary History

Andruw Jones's recorded salaries total $106,933,410 over 17 seasons, 1996 to 2012. Jones's career, 1996 to 2012, falls within 1985 to 2016, the years the salary data covers.

Andruw Jones — Salary History
Year Team League Salary
2012 NYA AL $2,000,000
2011 NYA AL $1,500,000
2010 CHA AL $500,000
2009 TEX AL $500,000
2008 LAN NL $14,726,910
2007 ATL NL $14,000,000
2006 ATL NL $13,500,000
2005 ATL NL $13,000,000
2004 ATL NL $12,500,000
2003 ATL NL $12,000,000
2002 ATL NL $10,000,000
2001 ATL NL $8,200,000
2000 ATL NL $3,700,000
1999 ATL NL $330,000
1998 ATL NL $215,000
1997 ATL NL $152,500
1996 ATL NL $109,000
Total recorded salary $106,933,410

Award Voting History

Andruw Jones — Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
2006 Most Valuable Player NL 11th 29.0 448 0
2005 Most Valuable Player NL 2nd 351.0 448 13
2003 Most Valuable Player NL 13th 15.0 448 0
2002 Most Valuable Player NL 16th 7.0 448 0
2000 Most Valuable Player NL 8th 95.0 448 0
1997 Rookie of the Year NL 5th 15.0 140 0

Most Similar Players

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Career Spans

Andruw Jones (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Dale Murphy
    .265 avg, 398 HR
  2. 74
    Jose Canseco
    .266 avg, 462 HR
  3. 69
    Justin Upton
    .261 avg, 325 HR
  4. 66
    George Foster
    .274 avg, 348 HR
  5. 65
    Greg Vaughn
    .242 avg, 355 HR
  6. 62
    Alfonso Soriano
    .270 avg, 412 HR

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Andruw Jones: the record in brief

August 15, 1996 and October 3, 2012 bracket Andruw Jones's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. The team column moves through the Atlanta Braves (1996 through 2007), the Los Angeles Dodgers (2008), the Texas Rangers (2009), the Chicago White Sox (2010), and the New York Yankees (2011 to 2012). Jones is listed as an outfielder at 6-foot-1 and 225 pounds. The bio says Jones threw and hit right-handed. Jones was born on April 23, 1977, in Willemstad, Curaçao. The bio lists the given name Andruw Rudolf.

Jones collected 1,933 hits in 7,599 at bats across 2,196 games, good for a .254 batting average; the totals also include 434 home runs, 1,289 RBI, and 152 stolen bases. Jones got on base at a .337 rate and slugged .486 (.823 OPS). Jones hit .254 while the league hit .264 over the same span, a figure close to average.

Frequently Asked Questions about Andruw Jones

What years did Andruw Jones play?
Andruw Jones played in Major League Baseball from 1996 to 2012.
Was Andruw Jones a pitcher?
No. Andruw Jones was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Andruw Jones hit?
Andruw Jones hit 434 career home runs with 1,933 hits.
What teams did Andruw Jones play for?
Andruw Jones played for 5 teams: the Atlanta Braves (1996–2007), the Los Angeles Dodgers (2008), the Texas Rangers (2009), the Chicago White Sox (2010), and the New York Yankees (2011–2012).
Did Andruw Jones win an MVP award?
No. Andruw Jones did not win the MVP award.
What awards did Andruw Jones win?
Andruw Jones won 10 Gold Gloves (1998–2007) and the Silver Slugger award (2005). He was selected to 5 All-Star Games.
What were Andruw Jones's career stats?
In 2,196 games, Andruw Jones had 1,933 hits, 434 home runs, 1,289 RBI, 1,204 runs, and 152 stolen bases, with a .254 batting average.
How much did Andruw Jones earn in his career?
Andruw Jones's recorded salaries total $106,933,410 over 17 seasons, 1996 to 2012. Jones's career, 1996 to 2012, falls within 1985 to 2016, the years the salary data covers.
What was Andruw Jones's salary?
Andruw Jones's last recorded salary was $2,000,000, in 2012. His highest recorded salary was $14,726,910, in 2008, and his lowest was $109,000, in 1996. The Salary History table lists each season from 1996 to 2012.
What position did Andruw Jones play?
Andruw Jones played primarily as an outfielder, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Andruw Jones and how much did he weigh?
Andruw Jones was listed at 6 feet 1 inch and 225 pounds.
How many home runs did Andruw Jones hit each season?
Andruw Jones's home runs by season: 5 in 1996, 18 in 1997, 31 in 1998, 26 in 1999, 36 in 2000, 34 in 2001, 35 in 2002, 36 in 2003, 29 in 2004, 51 in 2005, 41 in 2006, 26 in 2007, 3 in 2008, 17 in 2009, 19 in 2010, 13 in 2011, and 14 in 2012. His most in one season was 51, in 2005.
What was Andruw Jones's career batting average?
Andruw Jones batted .254 over his career, with 1,933 hits in 7,599 at bats.
How many RBI did Andruw Jones have?
Andruw Jones drove in 1,289 runs in his career.