Willie Jones

Third Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1947-1961)

AVG .258
HR 190
RBI 812
H 1,502
OPS .753
PIV 5,715
Position
Third Baseman
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'1" / 188 lb
Born
8/16/1925 in Dillon, SC, USA
Died
10/18/1983 in Cincinnati, OH, USA
MLB Debut
1947-09-10
Last Game
1961-05-07
Awards
2× All-Star

Full name: Willie Edward Jones

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
5.0 4.0 0 1.0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .400 .500 .900

Negro Leagues (season totals). Additive Retrosheet-digitized totals for seasons not already in the logs above; they are not summed into the career line. No team/league breakdown is available, and coverage may be partial.

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting

Season PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
1926 38.0 34.0 4.0 8.0 4.0 0 0 3.0 2.0 5.0 0 .235 .316 .353 .669
1927 35.0 30.0 2.0 11.0 0 0 0 2.0 2.0 4.0 3.0 .367 .412 .367 .779
1935 5.0 4.0 0 1.0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .400 .500 .900
Listed seasons · 3 78 68 6 20 5 0 0 5 4 9 3 .294 — — —

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,691 5,826 786 1,502 252 33 190 812 40 755 541 .258 .343 .410 .753 5,715

Career AVG .258 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .343 vs. league average .333 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .410 vs. league average .389 across their career seasons — +5.4% above league average.

Career OPS .753 vs. league average .722 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
1947 PHI NL 18 62 5 14 0 1 0 10 2 7 0 .226 .262 (-14%) .336 (-10%) .376 (-31%) .712 (-21%) -197.3
1948 PHI NL 17 60 9 20 2 0 2 9 0 3 5 .333 .263 (+26%) .340 (+7%) .379 (+23%) .719 (+16%) 141.0
1949 PHI NL 149 532 71 130 35 1 19 77 3 65 66 .244 .262 (-7%) .343 (-5%) .384 (+10%) .727 (+3%) 210.9
1950 PHI NL 157 610 100 163 28 6 25 88 5 61 40 .267 .265 (avg) .346 (-3%) .401 (+13%) .747 (+6%) 623.0
1951 PHI NL 148 564 79 161 28 5 22 81 6 60 47 .285 .260 (+9%) .336 (+6%) .385 (+22%) .721 (+15%) 1637.2
1952 PHI NL 147 541 60 135 12 3 18 72 5 53 36 .250 .252 (-1%) .326 (-1%) .369 (+4%) .696 (+1%) 158.6
1953 PHI NL 149 481 61 108 16 2 19 70 1 85 45 .225 .264 (-15%) .335 (+2%) .397 (-3%) .733 (-1%) 84.2
1954 PHI NL 142 535 64 145 28 3 12 56 4 61 54 .271 .261 (+4%) .333 (+3%) .390 (+3%) .723 (+3%) 314.3
1955 PHI NL 146 516 65 133 20 3 16 81 6 77 51 .258 .258 (avg) .332 (+6%) .393 (+2%) .726 (+4%) 498.4
1956 PHI NL 149 520 88 144 20 4 17 78 5 92 49 .277 .258 (+7%) .331 (+16%) .397 (+8%) .728 (+11%) 1521.7
1957 PHI NL 133 440 58 96 19 2 9 47 1 61 41 .218 .257 (-15%) .323 (-4%) .391 (-15%) .715 (-10%) -672.0
1958 PHI NL 118 398 52 108 15 1 14 60 1 49 45 .271 .257 (+5%) .324 (+8%) .394 (+6%) .719 (+7%) 637.5
1959 PHI NL 47 160 23 43 9 1 7 24 0 19 14 .269 .256 (+5%) .323 (+6%) .392 (+20%) .715 (+13%) 350.2
1959 CLE AL 11 18 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 .222 — — — — 350.2
1959 CIN NL 72 233 33 58 12 1 7 31 0 28 26 .249 .256 (-3%) .323 (+2%) .392 (+2%) .715 (+2%) 350.2
1960 CIN NL 79 149 16 40 7 0 3 27 1 31 16 .268 .255 (+5%) .323 (+20%) .387 (-3%) .711 (+7%) 319.1
1961 CIN NL 9 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 17 seasons 1,691 5,826 786 1,502 252 33 190 812 40 755 541 .258 — — — — 6,327

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
4 14 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 .286

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1950 WS PHI 4 14 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 .286

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home845284541272495390.254
Away846298137577795419.261

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1961-05-07 CINATLW 010000010
1961-05-03 CINPHIW 100000001
1961-04-30 CINPITL 100000000
1961-04-27 CINCHCL 100000001
1961-04-22 CINLADL 000000010
1961-04-21 CINLADL 100000000
1961-04-20 CINSFGL 100000000
1961-04-16 CINSTLL 100000000
1961-04-14 CINSTLW 100000001
1960-10-02 CINPHIL 302100010

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 1 1 4 0 0 0
2B 1 0 1 0 0 0
3B 1614 810 2045 2934 192 273

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1947 PHI 3B 17 0 19 41 6 3
1948 PHI 3B 17 0 30 33 5 1
1949 PHI 3B 145 0 181 308 27 19
1950 PHI 3B 157 0 190 323 25 30
1951 PHI 3B 147 0 190 286 17 33
1952 PHI 3B 147 0 216 281 16 31
1953 PHI 3B 147 0 176 253 11 36
1954 PHI 3B 141 140 184 277 15 23
1955 PHI 3B 146 146 202 235 18 22
1956 PHI 3B 149 149 202 264 13 23
1957 PHI 3B 126 121 140 197 12 18
1958 PHI 1B 1 1 4 0 0 0
1958 PHI 3B 110 105 137 186 11 13
1959 PHI 3B 46 46 40 76 3 5
1959 CLE 3B 4 4 3 10 1 2
1959 CIN 3B 68 64 92 105 7 9
1960 CIN 2B 1 0 1 0 0 0
1960 CIN 3B 46 35 43 59 4 5
1961 CIN 3B 1 0 0 0 1 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
First Base 1
Second Base 1
Third Base 1614

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1950 Most Valuable Player NL 36th 1.0 336 0
1949 Most Valuable Player NL 27th 2.0 336 0

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

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

  1. 98
    Pete O'Brien
    .261 avg, 169 HR
  2. 86
    Roy Smalley
    .257 avg, 163 HR
  3. 78
    Rico Petrocelli
    .251 avg, 210 HR
  4. 74
    Don Money
    .261 avg, 176 HR
  5. 70
    Bob Bailey
    .257 avg, 189 HR
  6. 66
    Davey Johnson
    .261 avg, 136 HR

Frequently Asked Questions about Willie Jones

What years did Willie Jones play?
Willie Jones played in Major League Baseball from 1947 to 1961.
Was Willie Jones a pitcher?
No. Willie Jones was a position player (Third Baseman).
How many home runs did Willie Jones hit?
Willie Jones hit 190 career home runs with 1502 hits.