What years did Cleon Jones play?

Cleon Jones played in Major League Baseball from 1963 to 1976.

Was Cleon Jones a pitcher?

No. Cleon Jones was a position player (Outfielder).

How many home runs did Cleon Jones hit?

Cleon Jones hit 93 career home runs with 1196 hits.

Cleon Jones

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1963-1976)

AVG .281

HR 93

RBI 524

H 1,196

OPS .744

PIV 7,869

Position: Outfielder
Bats / Throws: R / L
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 185 lb
Born: 8/4/1942 in Plateau, AL, USA
MLB Debut: 1963-09-14
Last Game: 1976-05-01
Awards: All-Star

Full name: Cleon Joseph Jones

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,213	4,263	565	1,196	183	33	93	524	91	360	702	.281	.339	.404	.744	7,869

Career AVG .281 vs. league average .250 across their career seasons — +12.3% above league average.

Career OBP .339 vs. league average .316 across their career seasons — +7.2% above league average.

Career SLG .404 vs. league average .368 across their career seasons — +10.0% above league average.

Career OPS .744 vs. league average .684 across their career seasons — +8.7% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1963	NYN	NL	6	15	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	.133	—	—	—	—	0.0
1965	NYN	NL	30	74	2	11	1	0	1	9	1	2	23	.149	.245 (-39%)	.310 (-45%)	.371 (-45%)	.682 (-45%)	-510.7
1966	NYN	NL	139	495	74	136	16	4	8	57	16	30	62	.275	.248 (+11%)	.309 (+3%)	.376 (-1%)	.685 (+1%)	25.9
1967	NYN	NL	129	411	46	101	10	5	5	30	12	19	57	.246	.242 (+1%)	.306 (-8%)	.357 (-7%)	.663 (-8%)	-537.8
1968	NYN	NL	147	509	63	151	29	4	14	55	23	31	98	.297	.236 (+25%)	.298 (+14%)	.340 (+33%)	.638 (+24%)	2083.3
1969	NYN	NL	137	483	92	164	25	4	12	75	16	64	60	.340	.248 (+37%)	.320 (+32%)	.369 (+31%)	.689 (+31%)	3131.1
1970	NYN	NL	134	506	71	140	25	8	10	63	12	57	87	.277	.253 (+9%)	.325 (+8%)	.385 (+8%)	.711 (+8%)	805.7
1971	NYN	NL	136	505	63	161	24	6	14	69	6	53	87	.319	.249 (+28%)	.316 (+21%)	.365 (+30%)	.682 (+25%)	2442.6
1972	NYN	NL	106	375	39	92	15	1	5	52	1	30	83	.245	.243 (+1%)	.310 (-2%)	.353 (-7%)	.664 (-4%)	-241.5
1973	NYN	NL	92	339	48	88	13	0	11	48	1	28	51	.260	.256 (+1%)	.325 (-3%)	.378 (+4%)	.703 (+1%)	-20.4
1974	NYN	NL	124	461	62	130	23	1	13	60	3	38	79	.282	.256 (+10%)	.324 (+6%)	.369 (+14%)	.693 (+10%)	861.5
1975	NYN	NL	21	50	2	12	1	0	0	2	0	3	6	.240	.257 (-7%)	.327 (-14%)	.374 (-30%)	.701 (-23%)	-170.4
1976	CHA	AL	12	40	2	8	1	0	0	3	0	5	5	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 13 seasons			1,213	4,263	565	1,196	183	33	93	524	91	360	702	.281	—	—	—	—	7,869

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

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
20	81	14	23	7	0	2	8	7	9	.284

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1973	NLCS	NYN	5	20	3	6	2	0	3	2	4	.300
1973	WS	NYN	7	28	5	8	2	1	1	4	2	.286
1969	NLCS	NYN	3	14	4	6	2	1	4	1	2	.429
1969	WS	NYN	5	19	2	3	1	0	0	0	1	.158

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	599	2044	276	582	53	277	.285
Away	614	2219	289	614	40	247	.277

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO
1976-05-01	CHW	DET	L	4	0	0	0	0	0	1
1976-04-30	CHW	DET	W	2	0	0	0	0	1	0
1976-04-29	CHW	MIL	L	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
1976-04-28	CHW	MIL	L	4	0	3	1	1	0	0
1976-04-23	CHW	BOS	L	4	0	1	0	0	0	0
1976-04-21	CHW	NYY	L	4	1	2	0	1	0	1
1976-04-20	CHW	NYY	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1976-04-18	CHW	BOS	W	2	1	0	0	0	1	1
1976-04-17	CHW	BOS	L	4	0	0	0	0	0	1
1976-04-15	CHW	BOS	W	5	0	1	0	1	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	35	32	273	19	4	12
OF	1111	1048	2007	64	47	10

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1963	NYN	OF	5	3	6	0	0	0
1965	NYN	OF	23	16	36	2	0	0
1966	NYN	OF	129	125	275	10	6	2
1967	NYN	OF	115	102	210	5	5	3
1968	NYN	OF	139	125	226	7	9	0
1969	NYN	1B	15	12	99	7	0	3
1969	NYN	OF	122	119	223	4	2	0
1970	NYN	OF	130	128	243	10	5	3
1971	NYN	OF	132	130	248	4	5	1
1972	NYN	1B	20	20	174	12	4	9
1972	NYN	OF	84	78	136	8	2	1
1973	NYN	OF	92	86	168	6	6	0
1974	NYN	OF	120	116	220	8	7	0
1975	NYN	OF	12	12	9	0	0	0
1976	CHA	OF	8	8	7	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
First Base	35
Left Field	808
Center Field	268
Right Field	106
Designated Hitter	3

Awards & Honors

Year	Award	Notes
1969	TSN All-Star	OF

Award Voting History

Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1969	Most Valuable Player	NL	7th	82.0	336	0
1966	Rookie of the Year	NL	4th	1.0	20	1

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Frequently Asked Questions about Cleon Jones

What years did Cleon Jones play?: Cleon Jones played in Major League Baseball from 1963 to 1976.
Was Cleon Jones a pitcher?: No. Cleon Jones was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Cleon Jones hit?: Cleon Jones hit 93 career home runs with 1196 hits.