Was Earl Jones a pitcher?

Yes. Earl Jones pitched in the major leagues, recording 0 wins and 13 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Earl Jones hit?

Earl Jones hit 1 career home runs with 2 hits.

Earl Jones

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1945)

W–L 0–0

ERA 2.54

WHIP 1.27

SO 13

Pitcher PIV -27.3

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 5'10" / 190 lb
Born: 6/11/1919 in Fresno, CA, USA
Died: 1/24/1989 in Fresno, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1945-07-06
Last Game: 1945-09-10

Full name: Earl Leslie Jones

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
0	0	10	0	0	0	1	28.3	18	8	0	18	13	2.54	-27.3

Career ERA 2.54 vs. league average 3.67 across their career seasons — 30.7% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1945	SLA	AL	0	0	10	0	0	0	1	28.3	18	8	18	13	2.54	3.67 (+31%)	-27.3
Career · 1 season			0	0	10	0	0	0	1	28.1	18	8	18	13	2.54	—	-27

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
10	10	2	2	1	0	1	3	0	0	4	.200	.200	.600	.800	0

Career AVG .200 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — 23.4% below league average.

Career OBP .200 vs. league average .329 across their career seasons — 39.2% below league average.

Career SLG .600 vs. league average .355 across their career seasons — +69.1% above league average.

Career OPS .800 vs. league average .684 across their career seasons — +17.0% 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
1945	SLA	AL	10	10	2	2	1	0	1	3	0	0	4	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 1 season			10	10	2	2	1	0	1	3	0	0	4	.200	—	—	—	—	0

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	7	7	2	2	1	3	.286
Away	3	3	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	7	20.0	11	5	12	12	2.25
Away	3	8.1	7	3	6	1	3.24

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	SO
1945-09-10	SLA	PHA	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1945-09-02	SLA	CHW	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1945-08-28	SLA	DET	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
1945-08-19	SLA	BOS	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1945-08-15	SLA	NYY	W	1	1	1	1	0	0	0
1945-08-12	SLA	MIN	L	2	0	0	0	0	0	1
1945-08-10	SLA	PHA	W	3	1	1	0	1	3	2
1945-08-06	SLA	CLE	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1945-07-12	SLA	PHA	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
1945-07-06	SLA	MIN	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1945-09-10	SLA	PHA	—	2.0	1	1	1	1	0
1945-09-02	SLA	CHW	—	1.0	1	1	0	2	0
1945-08-28	SLA	DET	—	4.1	3	2	2	1	4
1945-08-19	SLA	BOS	—	0.0	0	0	0	1	0
1945-08-15	SLA	NYY	SV	2.2	0	0	0	2	2
1945-08-12	SLA	MIN	—	3.2	2	0	0	2	1
1945-08-10	SLA	PHA	—	5.1	5	2	2	4	3
1945-08-06	SLA	CLE	—	3.0	1	1	1	2	1
1945-07-12	SLA	PHA	—	5.1	5	3	2	3	1
1945-07-06	SLA	MIN	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	10	0	0	3	0	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1945	SLA	P	10	0	0	3	0	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	10

Frequently Asked Questions about Earl Jones

Was Earl Jones a pitcher?: Yes. Earl Jones pitched in the major leagues, recording 0 wins and 13 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Earl Jones hit?: Earl Jones hit 1 career home runs with 2 hits.