What years did Chipper Jones play?

Chipper Jones played in Major League Baseball from 1993 to 2012.

Was Chipper Jones a pitcher?

No. Chipper Jones was a position player (Third Baseman).

How many home runs did Chipper Jones hit?

Chipper Jones hit 468 career home runs with 2,726 hits.

What teams did Chipper Jones play for?

Chipper Jones played for one team, the Atlanta Braves (1993, 1995–2012).

How many MVP awards did Chipper Jones win?

Chipper Jones won 1 MVP award, in 1999.

What awards did Chipper Jones win?

Chipper Jones won the MVP award (1999) and 2 Silver Slugger awards (1999 and 2000). He was selected to 8 All-Star Games.

What were Chipper Jones's career stats?

In 2,499 games, Chipper Jones had 2,726 hits, 468 home runs, 1,623 RBI, 1,619 runs, and 150 stolen bases, with a .303 batting average.

What was Chipper Jones's salary?

Chipper Jones's last recorded salary was $14,000,000, in 2012. His highest recorded salary was $16,061,802, in 2005, and his lowest was $109,000, in 1993. The Salary History table lists each season from 1993 to 2012.

What position did Chipper Jones play?

Chipper Jones played primarily as a third baseman, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Chipper Jones and how much did he weigh?

Chipper Jones was listed at 6 feet 4 inches and 210 pounds.

How many home runs did Chipper Jones hit each season?

Chipper Jones's home runs by season: 0 in 1993, 23 in 1995, 30 in 1996, 21 in 1997, 34 in 1998, 45 in 1999, 36 in 2000, 38 in 2001, 26 in 2002, 27 in 2003, 30 in 2004, 21 in 2005, 26 in 2006, 29 in 2007, 22 in 2008, 18 in 2009, 10 in 2010, 18 in 2011, and 14 in 2012. His most in one season was 45, in 1999.

What was Chipper Jones's career batting average?

Chipper Jones batted .303 over his career, with 2,726 hits in 8,984 at bats.

Chipper Jones

Third Baseman · Career Stats, Hall of Fame Bio & Records (1993-2012)

Chipper Jones was a third baseman who played in Major League Baseball from 1993 to 2012 for the Atlanta Braves, a span of 20 seasons. In 2,499 career games, he hit .303 with 2,726 hits, 468 home runs, and 1,623 RBI. Chipper Jones was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2018 and was a 8-time All-Star, an MVP, and a 2-time Silver Slugger. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 46,971.

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 17, 2026

⭐ Hall of Fame 2018

AVG .303

HR 468

RBI 1,623

H 2,726

OPS .930

PIV 46,971

Position: Third Baseman
Bats / Throws: B / R
Height / Weight: 6'4" / 210 lb
Born: 4/24/1972 in Deland, FL, USA
MLB Debut: 1993-09-11
Last Game: 2012-10-03
Hall of Fame: Inducted 2018 (BBWAA)
Awards: 8× All-Star · MVP · 2× Silver Slugger

Full name: Larry Wayne Jones

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Career Batting Statistics

Chipper Jones — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
2,499	8,984	1,619	2,726	549	38	468	1,623	150	1,512	1,409	.303	.401	.529	.930	46,971

Career AVG .303 vs. league average .265 across their career seasons — +14.7% above league average.

Career OBP .401 vs. league average .333 across their career seasons — +20.3% above league average.

Career SLG .529 vs. league average .419 across their career seasons — +26.2% above league average.

Career OPS .930 vs. league average .753 across their career seasons — +23.6% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Chipper 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
1993	ATL	NL	8	3	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.667	—	—	—	—	0.0
1995	ATL	NL	140	524	87	139	22	3	23	86	8	73	99	.265	.266 (-1%)	.337 (+4%)	.417 (+8%)	.755 (+6%)	753.8
1996	ATL	NL	157	598	114	185	32	5	30	110	14	87	88	.309	.269 (+15%)	.340 (+15%)	.426 (+24%)	.767 (+20%)	2729.2
1997	ATL	NL	157	597	100	176	41	3	21	111	20	76	88	.295	.266 (+10%)	.336 (+10%)	.419 (+14%)	.756 (+12%)	1630.0
1998	ATL	NL	160	601	123	188	29	5	34	107	16	96	93	.313	.266 (+18%)	.335 (+20%)	.420 (+30%)	.755 (+26%)	3525.0
1999	ATL	NL	157	567	116	181	41	1	45	110	25	126	94	.319	.271 (+18%)	.344 (+28%)	.433 (+46%)	.778 (+38%)	5121.8
2000	ATL	NL	156	579	118	180	38	1	36	111	14	95	64	.311	.270 (+15%)	.344 (+17%)	.437 (+30%)	.782 (+24%)	3183.1
2001	ATL	NL	159	572	113	189	33	5	38	102	9	98	82	.330	.263 (+25%)	.332 (+29%)	.426 (+42%)	.758 (+36%)	4699.2
2002	ATL	NL	158	548	90	179	35	1	26	100	8	107	89	.327	.261 (+25%)	.331 (+31%)	.416 (+29%)	.747 (+30%)	3954.9
2003	ATL	NL	153	555	103	169	33	2	27	106	2	94	83	.305	.264 (+15%)	.332 (+21%)	.422 (+23%)	.754 (+22%)	2832.1
2004	ATL	NL	137	472	69	117	20	1	30	96	2	84	96	.248	.266 (-7%)	.335 (+8%)	.427 (+13%)	.762 (+11%)	1208.2
2005	ATL	NL	109	358	66	106	30	0	21	72	5	72	56	.296	.264 (+12%)	.330 (+25%)	.418 (+33%)	.749 (+29%)	2274.8
2006	ATL	NL	110	411	87	133	28	3	26	86	6	61	73	.324	.269 (+20%)	.336 (+21%)	.431 (+38%)	.768 (+31%)	2631.8
2007	ATL	NL	134	513	108	173	42	4	29	102	5	82	75	.337	.268 (+26%)	.335 (+27%)	.422 (+43%)	.758 (+36%)	3939.2
2008	ATL	NL	128	439	82	160	24	1	22	75	4	90	61	.364	.263 (+38%)	.333 (+41%)	.416 (+38%)	.749 (+39%)	3999.3
2009	ATL	NL	143	488	80	129	23	2	18	71	4	101	89	.264	.262 (+1%)	.332 (+16%)	.417 (+3%)	.750 (+9%)	1257.8
2010	ATL	NL	95	317	47	84	21	0	10	46	5	61	47	.265	.257 (+3%)	.325 (+17%)	.402 (+6%)	.728 (+11%)	832.4
2011	ATL	NL	126	455	56	125	33	1	18	70	2	51	80	.275	.255 (+8%)	.320 (+7%)	.399 (+18%)	.719 (+13%)	1122.2
2012	ATL	NL	112	387	58	111	23	0	14	62	1	57	51	.287	.254 (+13%)	.318 (+18%)	.405 (+12%)	.724 (+15%)	1276.5
Career · 19 seasons			2,499	8,984	1,619	2,726	549	38	468	1,623	150	1,512	1,409	.303	—	—	—	—	46,971

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

Chipper Jones — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
93	338	58	97	18	0	13	47	72	61	.287

Playoff Batting by Year

Chipper Jones — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2012	NLWC	ATL	1	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.200
2005	NLDS2	ATL	4	17	3	3	2	1	2	4	4	.176
2004	NLDS2	ATL	5	20	4	4	0	0	0	3	2	.200
2003	NLDS2	ATL	5	18	3	3	0	2	6	3	4	.167
2002	NLDS1	ATL	5	17	3	5	0	0	2	5	2	.294
2001	NLCS	ATL	5	19	1	5	1	0	2	3	6	.263
2001	NLDS1	ATL	3	9	2	4	0	2	5	3	1	.444
2000	NLDS1	ATL	3	12	2	4	1	0	1	1	4	.333
1999	NLCS	ATL	6	19	3	5	2	0	1	9	7	.263
1999	NLDS1	ATL	4	13	2	3	0	0	1	5	2	.231
1999	WS	ATL	4	13	2	3	0	1	2	4	2	.231
1998	NLCS	ATL	6	24	2	5	1	0	1	4	5	.208
1998	NLDS1	ATL	3	10	2	2	0	0	1	4	3	.200
1997	NLCS	ATL	6	24	5	7	1	2	4	2	3	.292
1997	NLDS2	ATL	3	8	3	4	0	1	2	3	2	.500
1996	NLCS	ATL	7	25	6	11	2	0	4	3	1	.440
1996	NLDS1	ATL	3	9	2	2	0	1	2	3	4	.222
1996	WS	ATL	6	21	3	6	3	0	3	4	2	.286
1995	NLCS	ATL	4	16	3	7	0	1	3	3	1	.438
1995	NLDS1	ATL	4	18	4	7	2	2	4	2	2	.389
1995	WS	ATL	6	21	3	6	3	0	1	4	3	.286

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Chipper Jones — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	1271	4450	838	1396	259	888	.314
Away	1228	4534	781	1330	209	735	.293

Last 10 Games — Batting

Chipper Jones — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO
2012-10-03	ATL	PIT	W	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
2012-10-01	ATL	PIT	L	3	0	0	0	0	1	0
2012-09-30	ATL	NYN	W	2	1	1	0	0	2	0
2012-09-29	ATL	NYN	W	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
2012-09-28	ATL	NYN	L	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
2012-09-27	ATL	MIA	W	3	0	0	0	0	1	0
2012-09-26	ATL	MIA	W	2	0	0	0	0	2	0
2012-09-25	ATL	MIA	W	2	2	1	1	1	1	0
2012-09-22	ATL	PHI	W	5	1	2	1	1	0	2
2012-09-21	ATL	PHI	L	4	0	0	0	0	0	2

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Chipper Jones — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
3B	1992	1970	1159	3447	223	276
OF	364	360	551	20	14	3
SS	49	41	61	114	6	29

Season-by-Season Fielding

Chipper Jones — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1993	ATL	SS	3	0	1	1	0	0
1995	ATL	3B	123	121	81	254	25	19
1995	ATL	OF	20	17	22	1	0	0
1996	ATL	3B	118	116	48	185	13	9
1996	ATL	OF	1	1	2	0	0	0
1996	ATL	SS	38	38	53	103	4	27
1997	ATL	3B	152	151	77	241	15	17
1997	ATL	OF	5	3	6	0	0	0
1998	ATL	3B	158	159	105	290	12	28
1999	ATL	3B	156	157	88	238	17	10
1999	ATL	SS	1	0	0	1	0	0
2000	ATL	3B	152	152	90	297	23	23
2000	ATL	SS	6	3	6	8	2	2
2001	ATL	3B	149	148	75	233	18	12
2001	ATL	OF	8	8	16	0	0	0
2002	ATL	OF	152	152	268	8	7	0
2003	ATL	OF	149	149	202	9	7	2
2004	ATL	3B	96	93	58	177	6	13
2004	ATL	OF	29	30	35	2	0	1
2005	ATL	3B	101	100	80	169	5	18
2006	ATL	3B	105	104	87	177	18	22
2007	ATL	3B	126	126	75	226	9	17
2007	ATL	SS	1	0	1	1	0	0
2008	ATL	3B	115	115	64	235	13	21
2009	ATL	3B	133	131	85	208	22	30
2010	ATL	3B	89	86	40	159	10	10
2011	ATL	3B	116	111	65	177	6	19
2012	ATL	3B	103	100	41	181	11	8

Career Games by Position

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Chipper Jones Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Third Base	1992
Shortstop	49
Left Field	356
Right Field	9
Designated Hitter	28

Awards & Honors

Chipper Jones — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2012	MLB Players Choice Man of the Year
2008	Player of the Week	Week of 2008-06-07
2006	Player of the Week	Week of 2006-07-01
2002	Player of the Week	Week of 2002-08-03
2001	TSN All-Star	3B
2000	Silver Slugger	3B
2000	TSN All-Star	3B
1999	MLB Players Choice Outstanding Player
1999	Most Valuable Player
1999	Silver Slugger	3B
1999	TSN All-Star	3B
1998	Player of the Week	Week of 1998-04-18
1995	MLB Players Choice Outstanding Rookie
1995	TSN Rookie Player of the Year

Salary History

Chipper Jones's recorded salaries total $169,552,133 over 20 seasons, 1993 to 2012. Jones's career, 1993 to 2012, falls within 1985 to 2016, the years the salary data covers.

Chipper Jones — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2012	ATL	NL	$14,000,000
2011	ATL	NL	$14,000,000
2010	ATL	NL	$14,000,000
2009	ATL	NL	$10,000,000
2008	ATL	NL	$12,333,333
2007	ATL	NL	$12,333,333
2006	ATL	NL	$12,333,333
2005	ATL	NL	$16,061,802
2004	ATL	NL	$15,333,333
2003	ATL	NL	$13,333,333
2002	ATL	NL	$11,333,333
2001	ATL	NL	$10,333,333
2000	ATL	NL	$4,750,000
1999	ATL	NL	$4,175,000
1998	ATL	NL	$2,550,000
1997	ATL	NL	$1,525,000
1996	ATL	NL	$825,000
1995	ATL	NL	$114,000
1994	ATL	NL	$109,000
1993	ATL	NL	$109,000
Total recorded salary			$169,552,133

Award Voting History

Chipper Jones — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
2012	Most Valuable Player	NL	32th	1.0	448	0
2008	Most Valuable Player	NL	12th	44.0	448	0
2007	Most Valuable Player	NL	6th	107.0	448	0
2006	Most Valuable Player	NL	20th	3.0	448	0
2003	Most Valuable Player	NL	25th	4.0	448	0
2002	Most Valuable Player	NL	11th	50.0	448	0
2001	Most Valuable Player	NL	8th	100.0	448	0
2000	Most Valuable Player	NL	11th	23.0	448	0
1999	Most Valuable Player	NL	1st	432.0	448	29
1998	Most Valuable Player	NL	9th	56.0	448	0
1997	Most Valuable Player	NL	9th	70.0	392	0
1996	Most Valuable Player	NL	4th	158.0	392	0
1995	Most Valuable Player	NL	18th	3.0	392	0
1995	Rookie of the Year	NL	2nd	104.0	140	10

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Chipper Jones: the record in brief

According to the bio, Chipper Jones debuted on September 11, 1993 and played a final game on October 3, 2012. Jones spent the whole of the career shown here with one club, the Atlanta Braves. Jones is listed as a third baseman at 6-foot-4 and 210 pounds. The bio says Jones switch-hit and threw right-handed. Jones was born on April 24, 1972, in Deland, FL, USA. The given name on file is Larry Wayne Jones.

Jones's career batting table shows 2,499 games, 8,984 at bats and 2,726 hits, a .303 average, along with 468 homers, 1,623 RBI, and 150 stolen bases. The on-base percentage is .401 and the slugging percentage .529, for an OPS of .930. Set against a .265 league average for the same years, Jones's .303 average sits 14.7% above it. By OPS the gap is 23.6% above league average (.930 against .753). Jones's most home runs in a season came in 1999, when the total reached 45 for the Atlanta Braves.

Frequently Asked Questions about Chipper Jones

What years did Chipper Jones play?: Chipper Jones played in Major League Baseball from 1993 to 2012.
Was Chipper Jones a pitcher?: No. Chipper Jones was a position player (Third Baseman).
How many home runs did Chipper Jones hit?: Chipper Jones hit 468 career home runs with 2,726 hits.
Is Chipper Jones in the Hall of Fame?: Yes. Chipper Jones was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2018.
What teams did Chipper Jones play for?: Chipper Jones played for one team, the Atlanta Braves (1993, 1995–2012).
How many MVP awards did Chipper Jones win?: Chipper Jones won 1 MVP award, in 1999.
What awards did Chipper Jones win?: Chipper Jones won the MVP award (1999) and 2 Silver Slugger awards (1999 and 2000). He was selected to 8 All-Star Games.
What were Chipper Jones's career stats?: In 2,499 games, Chipper Jones had 2,726 hits, 468 home runs, 1,623 RBI, 1,619 runs, and 150 stolen bases, with a .303 batting average.
How much did Chipper Jones earn in his career?: Chipper Jones's recorded salaries total $169,552,133 over 20 seasons, 1993 to 2012. Jones's career, 1993 to 2012, falls within 1985 to 2016, the years the salary data covers.
What was Chipper Jones's salary?: Chipper Jones's last recorded salary was $14,000,000, in 2012. His highest recorded salary was $16,061,802, in 2005, and his lowest was $109,000, in 1993. The Salary History table lists each season from 1993 to 2012.
What position did Chipper Jones play?: Chipper Jones played primarily as a third baseman, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Chipper Jones and how much did he weigh?: Chipper Jones was listed at 6 feet 4 inches and 210 pounds.
How many home runs did Chipper Jones hit each season?: Chipper Jones's home runs by season: 0 in 1993, 23 in 1995, 30 in 1996, 21 in 1997, 34 in 1998, 45 in 1999, 36 in 2000, 38 in 2001, 26 in 2002, 27 in 2003, 30 in 2004, 21 in 2005, 26 in 2006, 29 in 2007, 22 in 2008, 18 in 2009, 10 in 2010, 18 in 2011, and 14 in 2012. His most in one season was 45, in 1999.
What was Chipper Jones's career batting average?: Chipper Jones batted .303 over his career, with 2,726 hits in 8,984 at bats.