What years did Steve Jones play?

Steve Jones played in Major League Baseball from 1967 to 1969.

Was Steve Jones a pitcher?

Yes. Steve Jones pitched in the major leagues, recording 5 wins and 59 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Steve Jones hit?

Steve Jones hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.

Steve Jones

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1967-1969)

W–L 5–7

ERA 4.44

WHIP 1.44

SO 59

Pitcher PIV -891.6

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 5'10" / 175 lb
Born: 4/22/1941 in Huntington Park, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1967-08-15
Last Game: 1969-09-21

Full name: Steven Howell Jones

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
5	7	38	7	0	0	0	81.0	74	40	7	43	59	4.44	-891.6

Career ERA 4.44 vs. league average 3.32 across their career seasons — 33.9% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1967	CHA	AL	2	2	11	3	25.7	21	12	12	17	4.21	3.30 (-27%)	116.1
1968	WS2	AL	1	2	7	0	10.7	8	7	7	11	5.91	2.98 (-98%)	-790.8
1969	KCA	AL	2	3	20	4	44.7	45	21	24	31	4.23	3.61 (-17%)	-216.9
Career · 3 seasons			5	7	38	7	81.0	74	40	43	59	4.44	—	-892

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
38	13	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	3	.154	.267	.231	.497	0

Career AVG .154 vs. league average .243 across their career seasons — 36.6% below league average.

Career OBP .267 vs. league average .309 across their career seasons — 13.8% below league average.

Career SLG .231 vs. league average .357 across their career seasons — 35.3% below league average.

Career OPS .497 vs. league average .666 across their career seasons — 25.3% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1967	CHA	AL	11	4	0	1	1	0	1	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
1968	WS2	AL	7	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1969	KCA	AL	20	8	1	1	0	2	1	.125	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 3 seasons			38	13	1	2	1	2	3	.154	—	—	—	—	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	23	4	0	1	0	0	.250
Away	15	9	1	1	0	0	.111

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	23	45.0	38	25	23	31	5.00
Away	15	36.0	36	15	20	28	3.75

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1969-09-21	KCR	CHW	—	2.0	4	1	1	0	1	0
1969-09-19	KCR	CHW	—	1.0	2	2	2	1	1	0
1969-09-10	KCR	LAA	—	1.1	2	0	0	1	2	0
1969-09-08	KCR	OAK	—	0.2	0	0	0	2	1	0
1969-06-18	KCR	OAK	—	0.1	0	2	2	2	0	0
1969-06-15	KCR	DET	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1969-06-11	KCR	NYY	—	0.0	0	0	0	2	0	0
1969-06-08	KCR	BOS	—	1.2	0	0	0	0	2	0
1969-05-30	KCR	NYY	L	1.1	6	6	6	2	2	1
1969-05-16	KCR	BAL	L	1.0	1	1	1	3	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	38	7	7	10	3	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E
1967	CHA	P	11	3	0	4	1
1968	WS2	P	7	0	0	0	1
1969	KCA	P	20	4	7	6	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	38

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Whittier College	Whittier	CA	1960, 1961

Frequently Asked Questions about Steve Jones

What years did Steve Jones play?: Steve Jones played in Major League Baseball from 1967 to 1969.
Was Steve Jones a pitcher?: Yes. Steve Jones pitched in the major leagues, recording 5 wins and 59 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Steve Jones hit?: Steve Jones hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.