Todd Jones

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1993-2008)

W–L 58–63
ERA 3.97
WHIP 1.41
SO 868
Pitcher PIV 13862.7
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
L / R
Height / Weight
6'3" / 200 lb
Born
4/24/1968 in Marietta, GA, USA
MLB Debut
1993-07-07
Last Game
2008-08-15
Awards
All-Star · Reliever of the Year

Full name: Todd Barton Givin Jones

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
58 63 982 1 0 0 319 1072.0 1,072 473 93 443 868 3.97 13862.7

Career ERA 3.97 vs. league average 4.45 across their career seasons — 10.8% 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
1993 HOU NL 1 2 27 0 0 0 2 37.3 28 13 15 25 3.13 4.19 (+25%) -127.9
1994 HOU NL 5 2 48 0 0 0 5 72.7 52 22 26 63 2.72 4.51 (+40%) 2697.9
1995 HOU NL 6 5 68 0 0 0 15 99.7 89 34 52 96 3.07 4.45 (+31%) 1233.0
1996 HOU NL 6 3 51 0 0 0 17 57.3 61 28 32 44 4.40 4.61 (+5%) -136.9
1997 DET AL 5 4 68 0 0 0 31 70.0 60 24 35 70 3.09 4.39 (+30%) 2095.2
1998 DET AL 1 4 65 0 0 0 28 63.3 58 35 36 57 4.97 4.43 (-12%) -228.6
1999 DET AL 4 4 65 0 0 0 30 66.3 64 28 35 64 3.80 4.71 (+19%) 847.5
2000 DET AL 2 4 67 0 0 0 42 64.0 67 25 25 67 3.52 4.77 (+26%) 2093.8
2001 DET AL 4 5 45 0 0 0 11 48.7 60 25 22 39 4.62 4.42 (-5%) 15.0
2001 MIN AL 1 0 24 0 0 0 2 19.3 27 7 7 15 3.26 4.42 (+26%) -88.6
2002 COL NL 1 4 79 0 0 0 1 82.3 84 43 28 73 4.70 4.28 (-10%) 797.0
2003 COL NL 1 4 33 1 0 0 0 39.3 61 36 18 28 8.24 4.40 (-87%) -1279.6
2003 BOS AL 2 1 26 0 0 0 0 29.3 32 18 13 31 5.52 4.40 (-26%) 933.9
2004 CIN NL 8 2 51 0 0 0 1 57.0 49 24 25 37 3.79 4.46 (+15%) 624.2
2004 PHI NL 3 3 27 0 0 0 1 25.3 35 14 8 22 4.97 4.46 (-11%) 46.7
2005 FLO NL 1 5 68 0 0 0 40 73.0 61 17 14 62 2.10 4.29 (+51%) 3546.9
2006 DET AL 2 6 62 0 0 0 37 64.0 70 28 11 28 3.94 4.53 (+13%) 1274.7
2007 DET AL 1 4 63 0 0 0 38 61.3 64 29 23 33 4.26 4.47 (+5%) 852.0
2008 DET AL 4 1 45 0 0 0 18 41.7 50 23 18 14 4.97 4.32 (-15%) -1333.6
Career · 19 seasons 58 63 982 1 0 0 319 1,072.0 1,072 473 443 868 3.97 — 13,863

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
982 19 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 .211 .250 .263 .513 0

Career AVG .211 vs. league average .267 across their career seasons — 21.0% below league average.

Career OBP .250 vs. league average .336 across their career seasons — 25.6% below league average.

Career SLG .263 vs. league average .423 across their career seasons — 37.8% below league average.

Career OPS .513 vs. league average .759 across their career seasons — 32.4% below 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
1993 HOU NL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1994 HOU NL 48 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 — — — — 0.0
1995 HOU NL 68 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 — — — — 0.0
1996 HOU NL 51 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1997 DET AL 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1998 DET AL 65 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1999 DET AL 65 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2000 DET AL 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2001 DET AL 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2001 MIN AL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2002 COL NL 79 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
2003 COL NL 33 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2003 BOS AL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2004 CIN NL 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2004 PHI NL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2005 FLO NL 68 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 — — — — 0.0
2006 DET AL 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2007 DET AL 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2008 DET AL 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 19 seasons 982 19 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 .211 — — — — 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
8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2006 ALCS DET 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2006 ALDS1 DET 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2006 WS DET 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2003 ALCS BOS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 0 8 0 4 7.0 8 0 2 5 0.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2006 ALCS DET 0 0 3 0 2 3.0 3 0 1 2 0.00
2006 ALDS1 DET 0 0 2 0 1 2.0 1 0 0 2 0.00
2006 WS DET 0 0 2 0 1 1.7 3 0 0 0 0.00
2003 ALCS BOS 0 0 1 0 0 0.3 1 0 1 1 0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home494121300.250
Away48870100.143

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home494545.05662481984184.10
Away488527.05062252454503.84

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2008-08-15 DETBAL — 0.2350300
2008-07-30 DETCLE — 1.1111011
2008-07-25 DETCHW L 1.0222001
2008-07-23 DETKCR — 1.0000000
2008-07-20 DETBAL — 0.1000100
2008-07-17 DETBAL SV 1.0110100
2008-07-13 DETMIN SV 1.0000010
2008-07-10 DETMIN — 0.2321000
2008-07-09 DETCLE W 1.0100000
2008-07-06 DETSEA SV 1.0000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 982 1 70 112 8 6

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1993 HOU P 27 0 4 2 0 0
1994 HOU P 48 0 4 3 0 0
1995 HOU P 68 0 3 11 1 1
1996 HOU P 51 0 4 6 0 0
1997 DET P 68 0 1 4 0 0
1998 DET P 65 0 7 7 0 2
1999 DET P 65 0 2 5 1 0
2000 DET P 67 0 3 2 0 0
2001 DET P 45 0 5 9 1 0
2001 MIN P 24 0 2 1 0 0
2002 COL P 79 0 11 13 0 1
2003 COL P 33 1 5 4 1 1
2003 BOS P 26 0 4 3 0 0
2004 CIN P 51 0 3 5 1 0
2004 PHI P 27 0 1 2 1 0
2005 FLO P 68 0 5 13 1 0
2006 DET P 62 0 2 10 0 1
2007 DET P 63 0 2 7 1 0
2008 DET P 45 0 2 5 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 982

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
2005 Reliever of the Month August
2000 Reliever of the Year Award
2000 TSN Fireman of the Year

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2008 DET AL $7,000,000
2007 DET AL $4,809,159
2006 DET AL $5,792,956
2005 FLO NL $1,100,000
2004 CIN NL $500,000
2003 COL NL $3,000,000
2002 COL NL $1,000,000
2001 DET AL $3,975,000
2000 DET AL $3,650,000
1999 DET AL $2,500,000
1998 DET AL $2,250,000
1997 DET AL $975,000
1996 HOU NL $300,000
1995 HOU NL $175,000
1994 HOU NL $146,500
1993 HOU NL $109,000
Total Career Earnings $37,282,615

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
Jacksonville State University Jacksonville AL 1988, 1989

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
2000 Cy Young Award AL 5th 3.0 140 0

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

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

  1. 98
    Roberto Hernandez
    67-71, 3.45 ERA
  2. 97
    Bob Wickman
    63-61, 3.57 ERA
  3. 95
    Fernando Rodney
    48-71, 3.80 ERA
  4. 90
    Jason Isringhausen
    51-55, 3.64 ERA
  5. 84
    Francisco Cordero
    47-53, 3.38 ERA
  6. 73
    Eddie Guardado
    46-61, 4.31 ERA

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Frequently Asked Questions about Todd Jones

What years did Todd Jones play?
Todd Jones played in Major League Baseball from 1993 to 2008.
Was Todd Jones a pitcher?
Yes. Todd Jones pitched in the major leagues, recording 58 wins and 868 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Todd Jones hit?
Todd Jones hit 0 career home runs with 4 hits.