Garrett Jones

First Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2007-2015)

AVG .251
HR 122
RBI 400
H 734
OPS .757
PIV 2,213
Position
First Baseman
Bats / Throws
L / L
Height / Weight
6'5" / 235 lb
Born
6/21/1981 in Harvey, IL, USA
MLB Debut
2007-05-15
Last Game
2015-07-29

Full name: Garrett Thomas Jones

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Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
911 2,924 347 734 178 12 122 400 28 265 680 .251 .312 .445 .757 2,213

Career AVG .251 vs. league average .257 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .312 vs. league average .323 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .445 vs. league average .404 across their career seasons — +10.1% above league average.

Career OPS .757 vs. league average .727 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
2007 MIN AL 31 77 7 16 2 1 2 5 1 6 20 .208 .268 (-22%) .335 (-22%) .422 (-20%) .758 (-21%) -287.4
2009 PIT NL 82 314 45 92 21 1 21 44 10 40 76 .293 .262 (+12%) .332 (+12%) .417 (+36%) .750 (+25%) 1464.0
2010 PIT NL 158 592 64 146 34 1 21 86 7 53 123 .247 .257 (-4%) .325 (-6%) .402 (+3%) .728 (-1%) -226.0
2011 PIT NL 148 423 51 103 30 1 16 58 6 48 104 .243 .255 (-5%) .320 (avg) .399 (+8%) .719 (+5%) 365.9
2012 PIT NL 145 475 68 130 28 3 27 86 2 33 103 .274 .254 (+8%) .318 (-1%) .405 (+27%) .724 (+15%) 1194.9
2013 PIT NL 144 403 41 94 26 2 15 51 2 31 101 .233 .253 (-8%) .317 (-9%) .396 (+6%) .714 (-1%) -160.9
2014 MIA NL 146 496 59 122 33 2 15 53 0 46 116 .246 .251 (-2%) .313 (-2%) .386 (+6%) .700 (+3%) 208.4
2015 NYA AL 57 144 12 31 4 1 5 17 0 8 37 .215 .254 (-15%) .316 (-19%) .404 (-11%) .721 (-14%) -346.3
Career · 8 seasons 911 2,924 347 734 178 12 122 400 28 265 680 .251 — — — — 2,213

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 Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.7 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 0.0

Career ERA 0.00 vs. league average 3.96 across their career seasons — 100.0% 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
2015 NYA AL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.7 0 0 1 0 0.00 — 0.0
Career · 1 season 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.2 0 0 1 0 0.00 — 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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2013 NLDS1 PIT 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home446139717934161214.244
Away465152716839361186.257

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home10.200100.00

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2015-07-29 NYYTEXL 400000002
2015-07-28 NYYTEXW 210000001
2015-07-26 NYYMINW 411000101
2015-07-18 NYYSEAL 400000101
2015-07-17 NYYSEAW 100000000
2015-07-10 NYYBOSW 301000001
2015-07-09 NYYOAKW 400000003
2015-07-07 NYYOAKL 402000100
2015-07-05 NYYTBRL 401100000
2015-07-04 NYYTBRW 301100002

Last 1 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2015-05-23 NYYTEX — 0.2000100

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 489 448 3717 365 37 360
OF 332 289 545 14 10 2
P 1 0 0 0 0 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
2007 MIN 1B 8 7 57 4 0 5
2007 MIN OF 6 3 7 0 1 0
2009 PIT 1B 30 29 246 37 1 26
2009 PIT OF 53 53 100 4 0 0
2010 PIT 1B 112 106 893 88 9 70
2010 PIT OF 49 47 101 4 3 0
2011 PIT 1B 34 29 257 17 3 27
2011 PIT OF 90 78 155 2 1 1
2012 PIT 1B 72 65 500 48 5 46
2012 PIT OF 66 58 103 3 4 1
2013 PIT 1B 83 80 671 52 6 73
2013 PIT OF 32 25 37 1 1 0
2014 MIA 1B 129 122 990 107 13 103
2014 MIA OF 9 7 8 0 0 0
2015 NYA 1B 21 10 103 12 0 10
2015 NYA OF 27 18 34 0 0 0
2015 NYA P 1 0 0 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Pitcher 1
First Base 489
Left Field 25
Right Field 309
Designated Hitter 30

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
2009 Rookie of the Month July

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2015 NYA AL $5,000,000
2014 MIA NL $2,750,000
2013 PIT NL $4,500,000
2012 PIT NL $2,250,000
2011 PIT NL $455,500
2010 PIT NL $425,000
Total Career Earnings $15,380,500

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
2009 Rookie of the Year NL 7th 2.0 160 0

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

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

  1. 98
    Joe Crede
    .254 avg, 140 HR
  2. 94
    Matt Adams
    .258 avg, 118 HR
  3. 93
    Jesus Aguilar
    .253 avg, 114 HR
  4. 93
    Bill Hall
    .248 avg, 125 HR
  5. 92
    Jedd Gyorko
    .245 avg, 121 HR
  6. 90
    Lee Stevens
    .254 avg, 144 HR

Frequently Asked Questions about Garrett Jones

What years did Garrett Jones play?
Garrett Jones played in Major League Baseball from 2007 to 2015.
Was Garrett Jones a pitcher?
No. Garrett Jones was a position player (First Baseman), though he did pitch in 1 career game.
How many home runs did Garrett Jones hit?
Garrett Jones hit 122 career home runs with 734 hits.