Ruppert Jones Stats

Ruppert Jones was born on Saturday, March 12, 1955, in Dallas, Texas. Jones was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on August 1, 1976, with the Kansas City Royals. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Ruppert Jones baseball stats page.

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Ruppert Jones

Ruppert Jones Autograph on a 1987 Topps (#53)

Ruppert Jones Autograph on a 1987 Topps (#53)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Ruppert Sanderson Jones
Nickname:   None
Born On:   03-12-1955
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Dallas, Texas
Zodiac:   Pisces
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   5-10
Player Weight Chart Weight:   175
First Game:   08-01-1976 (Age 21)
Last Game:   10-04-1987
Draft:   1973 : 3rd Round (57th)
Ruppert Jones

Ruppert Jones Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
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Ruppert Jones Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1976 Royals 28 51 9 11 1 1 1 0 7 3 0 16 0 0 0 0 .216 .259 .333
1977 Mariners 160 597 85 157 26 8 24 0 76 55 3 120 3 6 2 7 .263 .324 .454
1978 Mariners 129 472 48 111 24 3 6 0 46 55 2 85 8 5 0 15 .235 .312 .337
1979 Mariners 162 622 109 166 29 9 21 0 78 85 4 78 2 4 3 19 .267 .356 .444
1980 Yankees 83 328 38 73 11 3 9 1 42 34 3 50 5 3 3 5 .223 .299 .357
1981 Padres 105 397 53 99 34 1 4 0 39 43 2 66 4 7 0 7 .249 .318 .370
1982 Padres 116 424 69 120 20 2 12 0 61 62 11 90 3 3 1 4 .283 .373 .425
1983 Padres 133 335 42 78 12 3 12 0 49 35 4 58 2 0 0 8 .233 .305 .394
1984 Tigers 79 215 26 61 12 1 12 0 37 21 0 47 0 1 0 5 .284 .346 .516
1985 Angels 125 389 66 90 17 2 21 1 67 57 2 82 8 2 0 5 .231 .328 .447
1986 Angels 126 393 73 90 21 3 17 0 49 64 5 87 7 3 3 8 .229 .339 .427
1987 Angels 85 192 25 47 8 2 8 0 28 20 2 38 1 0 0 4 .245 .316 .432
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
12 Years 1,331 4,415 643 1,103 215 38 147 2 579 534 38 817 43 34 12 87 .250 .330 .416
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Ruppert Jones Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1976 Royals OF 17 - - 21 1.2 21 21 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1977 Mariners CF 155 - - 485 3.1 476 465 11 9 3 n/a n/a n/a .981 0.00 -
1978 Mariners CF 128 - - 409 3.2 403 393 10 6 2 n/a n/a n/a .985 0.00 -
1979 Mariners CF 161 - - 471 2.9 466 453 13 5 4 n/a n/a n/a .989 0.00 -
1980 Yankees CF 82 - - 253 3.1 250 246 4 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .988 0.00 -
1981 Padres CF 104 - - 306 2.9 304 295 9 2 3 n/a n/a n/a .993 0.00 -
1982 Padres CF 114 - - 322 2.8 317 314 3 5 1 n/a n/a n/a .984 0.00 -
1983 Padres 1B 5 - - 23 4.6 22 19 3 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .957 0.00 -
1983 Padres CF 111 - - 257 2.3 252 249 3 5 2 n/a n/a n/a .981 0.00 -
1984 Tigers OF 73 - - 154 2.1 154 150 4 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1985 Angels OF 73 - - 192 2.6 191 179 12 1 5 n/a n/a n/a .995 0.00 -
1986 Angels OF 121 - - 214 1.8 210 205 5 4 0 n/a n/a n/a .981 0.00 -
1987 Angels OF 66 - - 85 1.3 82 81 1 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .965 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
CF Totals 855 0 0 2,503 2.9 2,468 2,415 53 35 16 n/a n/a n/a .986 0.00 --
OF Totals 350 0 0 666 1.9 658 636 22 8 6 n/a n/a n/a .988 0.00 --
1B Totals 5 0 0 23 4.6 22 19 3 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .957 0.00 --
12 Years 1,265 - 0 3,192 2.5 3,148 3,070 78 44 23 n/a n/a n/a .986 0.00 --
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Ruppert Jones Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1976 Royals 0 2 .000 - - 3 51.0 3.2 7.3 - - -
1977 Mariners 13 9 .591 - - 4 24.9 5.0 7.9 - - -
1978 Mariners 22 6 .786 - - 0 78.7 5.6 10.3 - - -
1979 Mariners 33 12 .733 - - 0 29.6 8.0 8.0 - - -
1980 Yankees 18 8 .692 - - 0 36.4 6.6 7.8 - - -
1981 Padres 7 9 .438 - - n/a 99.3 6.0 10.2 - - -
1982 Padres 18 15 .545 - - n/a 35.3 4.7 7.0 - - -
1983 Padres 11 11 .500 - - n/a 27.9 5.8 6.8 - - -
1984 Tigers 2 4 .333 - - 2 17.9 4.6 5.8 - - -
1985 Angels 7 4 .636 - - 43 18.5 4.7 5.8 - - -
1986 Angels 10 3 .769 - - 0 23.1 4.5 8.0 - - -
1987 Angels 2 1 .667 - - 3 24.0 5.1 6.9 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
12 Years 143 84 .630 - - 55 30.0 5.4 7.6 - - -
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Ruppert Jones Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1976 Kansas City Royals 30 $19,000.00 - -
1977 Seattle Mariners 9 $40,000.00 Stats -
1978 Seattle Mariners 9 Undetermined - -
1979 Seattle Mariners 9 Undetermined - -
1980 New York Yankees 22 Undetermined - -
1981 San Diego Padres 22 Undetermined - -
1982 San Diego Padres 22 Undetermined Stats -
1983 San Diego Padres 9 Undetermined - -
1984 Detroit Tigers 32 Undetermined - Stats
1985 California Angels 13 $390,000.00 - -
1986 California Angels 13 $560,000.00 - -
1987 California Angels 9 $450,000.00 - -


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