What years did Nate Jones play?

Nate Jones played in Major League Baseball from 2012 to 2021.

Was Nate Jones a pitcher?

Yes. Nate Jones pitched in the major leagues, recording 22 wins and 355 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Nate Jones hit?

Nate Jones hit 0 career home runs.

What teams did Nate Jones play for?

Nate Jones played for 4 teams: the Chicago White Sox (2012–2019), the Cincinnati Reds (2020), the Atlanta Braves (2021), and the Los Angeles Dodgers (2021).

What were Nate Jones's career stats?

In 325 games, Nate Jones went 22-16 with a 3.45 ERA, 355 strikeouts, 329.0 innings pitched, and 9 saves.

What was Nate Jones's salary?

Nate Jones's last recorded salary was $900,000, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $900,000, in 2016, and his lowest was $480,000, in 2012. The Salary History table lists each season from 2012 to 2016.

What position did Nate Jones play?

Nate Jones played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Nate Jones and how much did he weigh?

Nate Jones was listed at 6 feet 5 inches and 230 pounds.

What was Nate Jones's career ERA?

Nate Jones finished with a 3.45 career ERA, going 22-16 with 355 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Nate Jones have?

Nate Jones recorded 355 career strikeouts.

Is Nate Jones in the Hall of Fame?

No. Nate Jones has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Nate Jones

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2012-2021)

Nate Jones was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2012 to 2021 for 4 teams, including the Chicago White Sox, a span of 10 seasons. Across 325 career appearances, he went 22-16 with a 3.45 ERA and 355 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 3363.5.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 15, 2026

W–L 22–16

ERA 3.45

WHIP 1.26

SO 355

Pitcher PIV 3363.5

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'5" / 230 lb
Born: 1/28/1986 in Butler, KY, USA
MLB Debut: 2012-04-08
Last Game: 2021-06-12

Full name: Nathan Andrew Jones

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Career Pitching Statistics

Nate Jones — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
22	16	325	0	0	0	9	329.0	286	126	40	128	355	3.45	3363.5

Career ERA 3.45 vs. league average 4.13 across their career seasons — 16.5% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Nate Jones Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2012	CHA	AL	8	0	65	0	71.2	67	19	32	65	2.39	4.01 (+41%)	1139.7
2013	CHA	AL	4	5	70	0	78.0	69	36	26	89	4.15	3.87 (-7%)	2432.8
2014	CHA	AL	0	0	2	0	0.0	2	4	3	0	0.00	—	0.0
2015	CHA	AL	2	2	19	0	19.0	12	7	6	27	3.32	3.96 (+16%)	-331.8
2016	CHA	AL	5	3	71	3	70.2	48	18	15	80	2.29	4.19 (+45%)	2250.5
2017	CHA	AL	1	0	11	0	11.2	9	3	6	15	2.31	4.36 (+47%)	250.7
2018	CHA	AL	2	2	33	5	30.0	28	10	15	32	3.00	4.15 (+28%)	-308.8
2019	CHA	AL	0	1	13	1	10.1	10	4	7	10	3.48	4.51 (+23%)	-416.5
2020	CIN	NL	0	1	21	0	18.2	25	13	6	23	6.27	4.45 (-41%)	-486.1
2021	ATL	NL	0	2	12	0	10.1	8	4	10	7	3.48	4.27 (+18%)	-1167.0
2021	LAN	NL	0	0	8	0	8.2	8	8	2	7	8.31	—	0.0
Career · 11 seasons			22	16	325	9	329.0	286	126	128	355	3.45	—	3,364

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

Nate Jones — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
325	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .252 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .319 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .410 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .730 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Nate Jones Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2012	CHA	AL	65	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2013	CHA	AL	70	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2014	CHA	AL	2	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2015	CHA	AL	19	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2016	CHA	AL	71	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2017	CHA	AL	11	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2018	CHA	AL	33	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2019	CHA	AL	13	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2020	CIN	NL	21	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2021	ATL	NL	12	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2021	LAN	NL	8	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 11 seasons			325	1	.000	—	—	—	—	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

Nate Jones — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	170	1	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	155	0	0	0	0	0	—

Pitching — Home / Away

Nate Jones — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	170	172.2	163	70	73	196	3.65
Away	155	156.1	123	56	55	159	3.22

Last 10 Games — Batting

Nate Jones — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB
2021-06-12	LAD	TEX	L	0
2021-06-08	LAD	PIT	W	0
2021-06-06	LAD	ATL	L	0
2021-06-01	LAD	STL	L	1
2021-05-31	LAD	STL	W	0
2021-05-27	LAD	SFG	W	0
2021-05-26	LAD	HOU	L	0
2021-05-21	LAD	SFG	W	0
2021-05-01	ATL	TOR	L	0
2021-04-29	ATL	CHC	L	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Nate Jones — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2021-06-12	LAD	TEX	—	1.0	3	4	4	2	1	1
2021-06-08	LAD	PIT	—	0.2	2	2	2	0	2	2
2021-06-06	LAD	ATL	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0
2021-06-01	LAD	STL	—	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
2021-05-31	LAD	STL	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2021-05-27	LAD	SFG	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0
2021-05-26	LAD	HOU	—	1.0	2	3	2	0	0	1
2021-05-21	LAD	SFG	—	1.2	0	0	0	0	2	0
2021-05-01	ATL	TOR	L	0.2	1	1	0	2	0	0
2021-04-29	ATL	CHC	—	1.1	2	2	2	2	1	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Nate Jones — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	325	0	13	35	2	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Nate Jones — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
2012	CHA	P	65	6	6	1	1
2013	CHA	P	70	2	8	0	0
2014	CHA	P	2	0	0	0	0
2015	CHA	P	19	1	3	0	0
2016	CHA	P	71	3	13	1	0
2017	CHA	P	11	0	2	0	0
2018	CHA	P	33	0	2	0	0
2019	CHA	P	13	0	1	0	1
2020	CIN	P	21	0	0	0	0
2021	ATL	P	12	1	0	0	0
2021	LAN	P	8	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Nate Jones Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	325

Salary History

Nate Jones's recorded salaries total $2,547,500 over 4 seasons, 2012 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Jones's career ran from 2012 to 2021. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2014.

Nate Jones — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	CHA	AL	$900,000
2015	CHA	AL	$660,000
2013	CHA	AL	$507,500
2012	CHA	AL	$480,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$2,547,500

College History

Nate Jones — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Northern Kentucky University	Highland Heights	KY	2005, 2006, 2007

Nate Jones: the record in brief

Nate Jones played a first major league game on April 8, 2012 and a last one on June 12, 2021. The season rows list, in order, the Chicago White Sox (2012 through 2019), the Cincinnati Reds (2020), the Atlanta Braves (2021), and the Los Angeles Dodgers (2021). Born on January 28, 1986, in Butler, KY, USA, Jones is listed as a pitcher and threw and hit right-handed. Size on record: 6 feet, 5 inches and 230 pounds. Jones's full given name, per the bio, is Nathan Andrew Jones.

Across 325 games (0 starts), Jones recorded 22 wins against 16 losses with a 3.45 ERA. The same table counts 355 strikeouts. That 3.45 ERA compares with a 4.13 league average across the same seasons, 16.5% better. Jones won 8 games in 2012, the most of any season listed. The strikeout high was 89 in 2013. 2016 was Jones's sharpest full season, a 2.29 ERA against the league's 4.19.

Frequently Asked Questions about Nate Jones

What years did Nate Jones play?: Nate Jones played in Major League Baseball from 2012 to 2021.
Was Nate Jones a pitcher?: Yes. Nate Jones pitched in the major leagues, recording 22 wins and 355 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Nate Jones hit?: Nate Jones hit 0 career home runs.
What teams did Nate Jones play for?: Nate Jones played for 4 teams: the Chicago White Sox (2012–2019), the Cincinnati Reds (2020), the Atlanta Braves (2021), and the Los Angeles Dodgers (2021).
What were Nate Jones's career stats?: In 325 games, Nate Jones went 22-16 with a 3.45 ERA, 355 strikeouts, 329.0 innings pitched, and 9 saves.
How much did Nate Jones earn in his career?: Nate Jones's recorded salaries total $2,547,500 over 4 seasons, 2012 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Jones's career ran from 2012 to 2021. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2014.
What was Nate Jones's salary?: Nate Jones's last recorded salary was $900,000, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $900,000, in 2016, and his lowest was $480,000, in 2012. The Salary History table lists each season from 2012 to 2016.
What position did Nate Jones play?: Nate Jones played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Nate Jones and how much did he weigh?: Nate Jones was listed at 6 feet 5 inches and 230 pounds.
What was Nate Jones's career ERA?: Nate Jones finished with a 3.45 career ERA, going 22-16 with 355 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Nate Jones have?: Nate Jones recorded 355 career strikeouts.
Is Nate Jones in the Hall of Fame?: No. Nate Jones has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.