What years did Cowboy Jones play?

Cowboy Jones played in Major League Baseball from 1898 to 1901.

Was Cowboy Jones a pitcher?

Yes. Cowboy Jones pitched in the major leagues, recording 25 wins and 147 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Cowboy Jones hit?

Cowboy Jones hit 0 career home runs with 32 hits.

Cowboy Jones

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1898-1901)

W–L 25–34

ERA 3.61

WHIP 1.47

SO 147

Pitcher PIV -688.0

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 160 lb
Born: 8/23/1874 in Golden, CO, USA
Died: 2/9/1958 in Inglewood, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1898-06-24
Last Game: 1901-06-21

Full name: Albert Edward Jones

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
25	34	70	66	52	3	0	526.3	618	211	15	155	147	3.61	-688.0

Career ERA 3.61 vs. league average 3.64 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1898	CL4	NL	4	4	9	9	7	0	72.0	76	24	29	26	3.00	3.59 (+17%)	331.7
1899	SLN	NL	6	5	12	12	9	0	85.3	111	34	22	28	3.59	3.85 (+7%)	936.5
1900	SLN	NL	13	19	39	36	29	3	292.7	334	115	82	68	3.54	3.68 (+4%)	-1101.1
1901	SLN	NL	2	6	10	9	7	0	76.3	97	38	22	25	4.48	3.49 (-29%)	-855.2
Career · 4 seasons			25	34	70	66	52	3	526.1	618	211	155	147	3.61	—	-688

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
70	201	16	32	4	3	0	8	1	16	66	.159	.225	.209	.434	-699

Career AVG .159 vs. league average .275 across their career seasons — 42.2% below league average.

Career OBP .225 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — 32.9% below league average.

Career SLG .209 vs. league average .359 across their career seasons — 41.8% below league average.

Career OPS .434 vs. league average .694 across their career seasons — 37.5% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1898	CL4	NL	9	28	1	2	0	0	1	1	3	14	.071	—	—	—	—	0.0
1899	SLN	NL	12	29	1	5	3	0	0	0	4	4	.172	—	—	—	—	0.0
1900	SLN	NL	39	117	12	21	0	2	7	0	7	37	.179	.279 (-36%)	.338 (-33%)	.366 (-42%)	.705 (-38%)	-699.0
1901	SLN	NL	10	27	2	4	1	1	0	0	2	11	.148	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 4 seasons			70	201	16	32	4	3	8	1	16	66	.159	—	—	—	—	-699

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	36	96	8	18	0	4	.188
Away	34	105	8	14	0	4	.133

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	36	268.1	312	114	81	93	3.82
Away	34	258.0	306	102	74	54	3.56

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	3B	BB	SO
1901-06-21	STL	PHI	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	1
1901-06-19	STL	PHI	W	4	0	0	0	0	0	1
1901-06-04	STL	NY1	L	3	0	1	0	1	0	2
1901-05-22	STL	BRO	L	3	0	1	1	0	0	0
1901-05-15	STL	BSN	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	2
1901-05-10	STL	CHC	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	3
1901-05-06	STL	CIN	W	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
1901-05-01	STL	CIN	L	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
1901-04-24	STL	PIT	L	2	0	1	0	0	0	0
1901-04-20	STL	CHC	W	2	2	1	0	0	1	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1901-06-21	STL	PHI	—	8.0	8	2	2	1	3	1
1901-06-19	STL	PHI	W	9.0	8	2	2	2	2	0
1901-06-04	STL	NY1	L	7.0	7	4	3	4	3	0
1901-05-22	STL	BRO	L	8.0	12	5	5	4	0	0
1901-05-15	STL	BSN	L	8.0	14	8	2	2	0	0
1901-05-10	STL	CHC	L	8.0	7	4	4	2	4	1
1901-05-06	STL	CIN	W	5.0	7	7	2	1	1	0
1901-05-01	STL	CIN	L	5.1	8	5	5	1	2	0
1901-04-24	STL	PIT	L	9.0	11	5	4	2	4	1
1901-04-20	STL	CHC	W	9.0	15	9	9	3	6	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	70	0	21	165	18	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1898	CL4	P	9	2	10	5	0
1899	SLN	P	12	2	30	3	0
1900	SLN	P	39	10	100	10	1
1901	SLN	P	10	7	25	0	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	70

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Frequently Asked Questions about Cowboy Jones

What years did Cowboy Jones play?: Cowboy Jones played in Major League Baseball from 1898 to 1901.
Was Cowboy Jones a pitcher?: Yes. Cowboy Jones pitched in the major leagues, recording 25 wins and 147 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Cowboy Jones hit?: Cowboy Jones hit 0 career home runs with 32 hits.