Davy Jones

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

Davy Jones was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1901 to 1918 for 6 teams, including the Milwaukee Brewers, a span of 18 seasons. In 1,090 career games, he hit .270 with 1,020 hits, 9 home runs, and 288 RBI. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 4,975.

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 .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

Davy Jones — 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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Davy 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
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

Davy Jones — 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

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

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Davy Jones — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home58519093325242132.274
Away51918633114957132.266

Last 10 Games — Batting

Davy Jones — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1918-09-02 DETCHWW 200000001
1915-05-07 PTFBLFW 100000010
1915-05-06 PTFNEWW 411000010
1915-05-03 PTFBRFL 511000002
1915-05-03 PTFBRFW 400000001
1915-05-01 PTFBRFW 412000000
1915-04-29 PTFSLFL 413000211
1915-04-29 PTFSLFW 411000011
1915-04-27 PTFSLFL 401010101
1915-04-25 PTFSLFW 411000011

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Davy Jones — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
OF 1007 477 1971 119 83 25

Season-by-Season Fielding

Davy Jones — 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

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Davy Jones Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Left Field 555
Center Field 281
Right Field 174

College History

Davy Jones — College History
School Name City State Years Attended
Dixon College Dixon IL 1900, 1901

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

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

  1. 98
    Nemo Leibold
    .266 avg, 3 HR
  2. 83
    Matty McIntyre
    .269 avg, 4 HR
  3. 82
    Jimmy Slagle
    .268 avg, 2 HR
  4. 78
    Ollie Pickering
    .271 avg, 9 HR
  5. 75
    Charlie Hemphill
    .271 avg, 22 HR
  6. 72
    Solly Hofman
    .269 avg, 19 HR

Davy Jones: the record in brief

The profile opens with Davy Jones's first major league game on September 15, 1901; the last one listed came on September 2, 1918. Jones played for the Milwaukee Brewers (1901), the St. Louis Browns (1902), the Chicago Orphans (1902), the Chicago Cubs (1903 through 1904), the Detroit Tigers (1906 to 1918), the Chicago White Sox (1913), and the Pittsburgh Rebels (1914 through 1915). The bio lists Jones as an outfielder who threw right-handed and batted left-handed. Height and weight on file: 165 pounds on a 5-foot-10 frame. Jones was born on June 30, 1880, in Cambria, WI, USA. The bio records the death on March 30, 1972, in Mankato, MN, USA. The given name on file is David Jefferson Jones.

Across 1,090 games at the plate, Jones's career line reads 1,020 hits in 3,774 at bats for a .270 average, along with 9 home runs, 288 runs batted in, and 207 stolen bases. Reaching base at a .356 clip and slugging .325, Jones finished with a .680 OPS.

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.
What was Davy Jones's career batting average?
Davy Jones batted .270 over his career, with 1,020 hits in 3,774 at bats.
How many RBI did Davy Jones have?
Davy Jones drove in 288 runs in his career.
Is Davy Jones in the Hall of Fame?
No. Davy Jones has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.