Ruppert Jones

Position: Centerfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-10, 170lb (178cm, 77kg)

Born: March 12, 1955 in Dallas, TX us

Draft: Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 3rd round of the 1973 MLB June Amateur Draft from Berkeley HS (Berkeley, CA).

High School: Berkeley HS (Berkeley, CA)

Debut: August 1, 1976 (Age 21-142d, 13,774th in major league history)
vs. TEX 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 4, 1987 (Age 32-206d)
vs. CLE 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1977 season

Full Name: Ruppert Sanderson Jones

Nicknames: Rupe

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

22.6

4415

1103

147

.250

643

RBI

579

143

OBP

.330

SLG

.416

OPS

.746

OPS+

106

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1977 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1977 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 6	SEA		CAL	L,0-7	CG	44	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	CF
2	2	Apr 7	SEA		CAL	L,0-2	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
3	3	Apr 8	SEA		CAL	W,7-6	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
4	4	Apr 9	SEA		CAL	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
5	5	Apr 10	SEA		CAL	L,5-12	CG	44	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
6	6	Apr 11	SEA		MIN	L,3-12	CG	43	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF
7	7	Apr 12	SEA		MIN	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
8	8	Apr 13	SEA		MIN	W,3-2	CG	54	13.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
9	9	Apr 14	SEA		MIN	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
10	10	Apr 15	SEA	@	CAL	L,0-7	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
11	11	Apr 16	SEA	@	CAL	L,4-6	CG	40	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
12	12	Apr 17	SEA	@	CAL	W,11-7	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
13	13	Apr 18	SEA		TEX	W,8-6	CG	39	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	CF
14	14	Apr 19	SEA		TEX	L,1-3	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
15	15	Apr 20	SEA		TEX	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
16	16	Apr 22	SEA		KCR	L,5-6	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
17	17	Apr 23	SEA		KCR	L,6-8	CG	39	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF
18	18	Apr 24 (1)	SEA		KCR	L,1-16	CG	48	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
19	19	Apr 24 (2)	SEA		KCR	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
20	20	Apr 26	SEA	@	MIN	L,3-5	CG	39	8.0	1	1	0	2	1	CF
21	21	Apr 27	SEA	@	MIN	L,3-5	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
22	22	Apr 28	SEA	@	MIN	W,4-3	GS	20	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
23	23	Apr 29	SEA	@	NYY	L,0-3	CG	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
24	24	Apr 30	SEA	@	NYY	L,2-7	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	25	May 1	SEA	@	NYY	L,2-5	GS	30	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
26	26	May 3	SEA	@	BOS	W,10-8	CG	47	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
27	27	May 4	SEA	@	BOS	L,2-5	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
28	28	May 5	SEA	@	BOS	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
29	31 (2)	May 8	SEA	@	BAL	L,4-6	CG	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
30	32	May 9	SEA	@	TOR	L,4-10	CG	41	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
31	33	May 10	SEA	@	TOR	L,3-9	CG	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
32	34	May 11	SEA		NYY	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
33	35	May 12	SEA		NYY	W,8-6	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
34	36	May 13	SEA		BOS	L,5-7	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
35	37	May 14	SEA		BOS	L,4-8	CG	41	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
36	38	May 15	SEA		BOS	L,4-5	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
37	39	May 16	SEA		BAL	W,8-3	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
38	40	May 17	SEA		BAL	W,10-2	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
39	41	May 19	SEA	@	OAK	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
40	42	May 20	SEA	@	OAK	L,5-14	CG	43	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
41	43	May 21	SEA	@	OAK	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
42	44	May 22	SEA	@	OAK	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
43	45	May 24	SEA	@	CLE	L,5-7	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
44	46	May 25	SEA	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	50	11.1	5	0	0	5	0	CF
45	47	May 27	SEA	@	DET	W,2-1	CG	29	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
46	48	May 28	SEA	@	DET	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
47	49	May 29	SEA	@	DET	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
48	50	May 30 (1)	SEA	@	TEX	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	CF
49	51	May 30 (2)	SEA	@	TEX	W,9-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
50	52	Jun 1	SEA		OAK	L,3-6	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
51	53	Jun 2	SEA		OAK	L,0-1	CG	34	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	CF
52	54	Jun 3	SEA		CLE	L,1-7	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
53	55	Jun 4	SEA		CLE	L,5-7	CG	44	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
54	56	Jun 5	SEA		CLE	W,6-1	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
55	57	Jun 7	SEA		DET	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
56	58	Jun 8	SEA		DET	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
57	59	Jun 9	SEA		DET	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
58	60	Jun 10	SEA		TOR	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
59	61	Jun 11	SEA		TOR	L,4-5	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
60	62	Jun 12	SEA		TOR	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
61	63	Jun 14	SEA		OAK	L,3-6	CG	46	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF
62	64	Jun 15	SEA		OAK	W,6-5	CG	48	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
63	65	Jun 16	SEA		OAK	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
64	66	Jun 17 (1)	SEA	@	TEX	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
65	67	Jun 17 (2)	SEA	@	TEX	L,6-8	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
66	68	Jun 18	SEA	@	TEX	W,6-1	CG	43	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
67	69	Jun 19	SEA	@	TEX	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
68	70	Jun 20	SEA	@	KCR	W,4-2	GS	28	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
69	71	Jun 21	SEA	@	KCR	L,3-13	CG	46	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
70	72	Jun 22	SEA	@	KCR	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	4	0	1	5	0	CF
71	73	Jun 23	SEA	@	KCR	W,8-6	CG	44	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
72	74	Jun 24	SEA	@	MIL	L,1-7	CG	42	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
73	75	Jun 25	SEA	@	MIL	W,8-3	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
74	76	Jun 26	SEA	@	MIL	L,6-8	CG	39	8.2	1	0	0	1	0	CF
75	77	Jun 27	SEA	@	CHW	L,4-10	CG	42	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
76	78	Jun 28	SEA	@	CHW	L,4-10	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
77	79	Jun 29	SEA	@	CHW	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
78	80	Jul 1	SEA		MIL	L,1-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
79	81	Jul 2	SEA		MIL	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
80	82	Jul 3	SEA		MIL	L,3-10	CG	44	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
81	83	Jul 4	SEA		CHW	L,2-6	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
82	84	Jul 5	SEA		CHW	L,1-4	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
83	85	Jul 6	SEA		CHW	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
84	86	Jul 8	SEA	@	MIN	W,13-11	CG	43	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF
85	87	Jul 9	SEA	@	MIN	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
86	88	Jul 10	SEA	@	MIN	L,0-15	CG	50	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
87	89	Jul 11	SEA	@	OAK	L,1-8	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
88	90	Jul 12	SEA	@	OAK	L,2-3	CG	42	9.2	4	0	0	4	0	CF
89	91	Jul 13	SEA	@	OAK	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
90	92	Jul 14	SEA	@	CAL	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
91	93	Jul 15	SEA	@	CAL	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
92	95 (1)	Jul 17	SEA	@	CAL	W,8-7	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
93	96	Jul 21	SEA		OAK	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
94	97	Jul 22	SEA		OAK	L,3-5	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
95	98	Jul 23	SEA		OAK	W,10-3	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
96	99	Jul 24 (1)	SEA		CAL	L,1-3	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
97	100	Jul 24 (2)	SEA		CAL	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
98	101	Jul 25	SEA		CAL	L,2-7	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
99	102	Jul 26	SEA		MIN	W,9-7	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
100	103	Jul 27	SEA		MIN	L,1-4	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
101	104	Jul 28	SEA		MIN	W,5-2	GF	12	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
102	105	Jul 29	SEA		BAL	L,4-5	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
103	106	Jul 30	SEA		BAL	L,3-5	CG	45	11.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
104	107	Jul 31	SEA		BAL	W,6-1	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
105	108	Aug 2	SEA		BOS	L,2-3	CG	39	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
106	109	Aug 3	SEA		BOS	L,4-12	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
107	110	Aug 5	SEA		NYY	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
108	111	Aug 6	SEA		NYY	W,9-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
109	112	Aug 7	SEA		NYY	L,1-7	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
110	113	Aug 8	SEA	@	CHW	L,4-5	CG	31	8.1	6	0	0	6	0	CF
111	114	Aug 9	SEA	@	CHW	L,3-13	CG	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
112	115	Aug 10	SEA	@	BAL	L,4-5	CG	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
113	116	Aug 11	SEA	@	BAL	L,3-4	CG	40	8.2	3	0	0	3	0	CF
114	117	Aug 12	SEA	@	BOS	L,2-7	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
115	118	Aug 13	SEA	@	BOS	L,6-13	CG	41	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
116	119	Aug 14	SEA	@	BOS	L,1-11	CG	40	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
117	120	Aug 15	SEA	@	DET	L,1-13	CG	42	8.0	3	1	0	4	1	CF
118	121	Aug 16	SEA	@	DET	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
119	122	Aug 17	SEA	@	MIN	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
120	123	Aug 18	SEA	@	MIN	L,2-8	CG	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
121	124	Aug 19	SEA		DET	L,4-6	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
122	125	Aug 20	SEA		DET	L,3-7	CG	42	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
123	126	Aug 21	SEA		DET	L,4-5	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
124	127	Aug 22 (1)	SEA		CLE	L,1-12	CG	51	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
125	128	Aug 22 (2)	SEA		CLE	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
126	129	Aug 24 (1)	SEA		TOR	L,0-7	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
127	130	Aug 24 (2)	SEA		TOR	L,3-9	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
128	131	Aug 26	SEA	@	CLE	W,4-2	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
129	132	Aug 27	SEA	@	CLE	L,0-10	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
130	133	Aug 28	SEA	@	CLE	L,6-10	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
131	134	Aug 30	SEA	@	NYY	L,5-6	CG	46	10.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
132	138 (3)	Sep 4	SEA	@	TOR	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
133	139	Sep 5	SEA		KCR	L,4-8	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
134	140	Sep 6	SEA		KCR	L,0-10	GS	37	7.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
135	141	Sep 7	SEA		KCR	L,7-10	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
136	142	Sep 8	SEA		KCR	L,2-7	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
137	143	Sep 9	SEA		TEX	W,8-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
138	144	Sep 10 (1)	SEA		TEX	L,2-5	CG	46	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
139	146 (1)	Sep 11	SEA		TEX	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
140	147	Sep 13	SEA		MIL	L,5-6	CG	44	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
141	148	Sep 14	SEA		MIL	L,5-8	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
142	149	Sep 16	SEA	@	KCR	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	CF
143	150	Sep 17	SEA	@	KCR	L,5-7	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
144	151	Sep 18	SEA	@	KCR	L,3-8	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
145	152	Sep 20	SEA	@	MIL	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
146	153	Sep 21	SEA	@	MIL	W,11-4	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
147	154	Sep 22	SEA		CHW	L,4-5	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
148	155	Sep 23	SEA		CHW	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
149	156	Sep 24	SEA		CHW	L,3-8	CG	46	9.0	7	0	1	8	0	CF
150	157	Sep 25	SEA		CHW	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
151	158	Sep 28	SEA	@	TEX	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
152	159	Sep 29	SEA	@	TEX	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
153	160	Oct 1 (1)	SEA	@	CHW	W,5-3	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
154	161	Oct 1 (2)	SEA	@	CHW	L,1-6	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
155	162	Oct 2	SEA	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
							155gm		1357.2	465	11	9	485	3