What years did Davy Jones play?

Davy Jones played in Major League Baseball from 1901 to 1918.

Was Davy Jones a pitcher?

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

How many home runs did Davy Jones hit?

Davy Jones hit 9 career home runs with 1020 hits.

Davy Jones

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1901-1918)

AVG .270

HR 9

RBI 288

H 1,020

OPS .680

PIV 4,975

Position: Outfielder
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 5'10" / 165 lb
Born: 6/30/1880 in Cambria, WI, USA
Died: 3/30/1972 in Mankato, MN, USA
MLB Debut: 1901-09-15
Last Game: 1918-09-02

Full name: David Jefferson Jones

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,090	3,774	643	1,020	98	40	9	288	207	478	310	.270	.356	.325	.680	4,975

Career AVG .270 vs. league average .255 across their career seasons — +5.9% above league average.

Career OBP .356 vs. league average .317 across their career seasons — +12.0% above league average.

Career SLG .325 vs. league average .333 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .680 vs. league average .651 across their career seasons — near 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
1901	MLA	AL	14	52	12	9	0	0	3	5	4	11	6	.173	.271 (-36%)	.326 (avg)	.359 (-4%)	.686 (-2%)	23.2
1902	SLA	AL	15	49	4	11	1	1	0	3	5	6	5	.224	—	—	—	—	-67.5
1902	CHN	NL	64	243	41	74	12	3	0	14	12	38	37	.305	.266 (+14%)	.321 (+24%)	.343 (+10%)	.665 (+17%)	-67.5
1903	CHN	NL	130	497	64	140	18	3	1	62	15	53	44	.282	.261 (+8%)	.316 (+11%)	.345 (-3%)	.662 (+4%)	567.8
1904	CHN	NL	98	336	44	82	11	5	3	39	14	41	22	.244	.246 (-1%)	.300 (+10%)	.321 (+4%)	.622 (+7%)	493.7
1906	DET	AL	84	323	41	84	12	2	0	23	21	41	24	.260	.247 (+5%)	.307 (+13%)	.315 (-2%)	.622 (+5%)	448.5
1907	DET	AL	126	491	101	134	10	6	0	27	30	60	39	.273	.245 (+11%)	.304 (+17%)	.308 (+3%)	.613 (+10%)	1122.1
1908	DET	AL	56	121	17	25	2	1	0	10	11	13	9	.207	.240 (-14%)	.298 (-5%)	.306 (-22%)	.605 (-14%)	-192.1
1909	DET	AL	69	204	44	57	2	2	0	10	12	28	26	.279	.244 (+14%)	.306 (+20%)	.312 (-1%)	.618 (+10%)	447.5
1910	DET	AL	113	377	77	100	6	6	0	24	25	51	38	.265	.249 (+6%)	.317 (+14%)	.326 (-4%)	.644 (+5%)	548.3
1911	DET	AL	98	341	78	93	10	0	0	19	25	41	25	.273	.266 (+2%)	.336 (+5%)	.356 (-15%)	.693 (-5%)	-147.5
1912	DET	AL	99	316	54	93	5	2	0	24	16	38	19	.294	.268 (+9%)	.335 (+10%)	.358 (-10%)	.694 (avg)	139.5
1913	CHA	AL	12	21	2	6	0	0	0	0	1	9	0	.286	—	—	—	—	0.0
1914	PTF	FL	97	352	58	96	9	8	2	24	15	42	16	.273	.255 (+7%)	.322 (+10%)	.339 (+6%)	.661 (+8%)	594.2
1915	PTF	FL	14	49	6	16	0	1	0	4	1	6	0	.327	—	—	—	—	151.3
1918	DET	AL	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 16 seasons			1,090	3,774	643	1,020	98	40	9	288	207	478	310	.270	—	—	—	—	4,062

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
15	49	8	13	0	0	1	1	7	2	.265

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1909	WS	DET	7	30	6	7	1	1	2	1	.233
1908	WS	DET	3	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	.000
1907	WS	DET	5	17	1	6	0	0	4	0	.353

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	585	1909	332	524	2	132	.274
Away	519	1863	311	495	7	132	.266

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	3B	RBI	BB	SO
1918-09-02	DET	CHW	W	2	0	0	0	0	0	1
1915-05-07	PTF	BLF	W	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
1915-05-06	PTF	NEW	W	4	1	1	0	0	1	0
1915-05-03	PTF	BRF	L	5	1	1	0	0	0	2
1915-05-03	PTF	BRF	W	4	0	0	0	0	0	1
1915-05-01	PTF	BRF	W	4	1	2	0	0	0	0
1915-04-29	PTF	SLF	L	4	1	3	0	2	1	1
1915-04-29	PTF	SLF	W	4	1	1	0	0	1	1
1915-04-27	PTF	SLF	L	4	0	1	1	1	0	1
1915-04-25	PTF	SLF	W	4	1	1	0	0	1	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
OF	1007	477	1971	119	83	25

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1901	MLA	OF	14	0	41	0	4	0
1902	SLA	OF	15	0	31	5	1	3
1902	CHN	OF	64	0	146	3	7	1
1903	CHN	OF	130	0	249	14	8	3
1904	CHN	OF	97	97	128	8	10	0
1906	DET	OF	83	81	193	10	4	3
1907	DET	OF	125	124	282	15	9	2
1908	DET	OF	32	26	67	5	3	2
1909	DET	OF	57	54	103	4	2	1
1910	DET	OF	101	95	181	13	9	2
1911	DET	OF	92	0	156	15	9	3
1912	DET	OF	81	0	141	13	6	4
1913	CHA	OF	9	0	11	2	2	0
1914	PTF	OF	93	0	216	11	7	1
1915	PTF	OF	13	0	24	1	2	0
1918	DET	OF	1	0	2	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Left Field	555
Center Field	281
Right Field	174

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Dixon College	Dixon	IL	1900, 1901

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Frequently Asked Questions about Davy Jones

What years did Davy Jones play?: Davy Jones played in Major League Baseball from 1901 to 1918.
Was Davy Jones a pitcher?: No. Davy Jones was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Davy Jones hit?: Davy Jones hit 9 career home runs with 1020 hits.