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.

1978 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1978 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 5	SEA		MIN	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
2	2	Apr 6	SEA		MIN	L,4-5	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
3	3	Apr 7	SEA		MIN	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
4	4	Apr 8	SEA		MIN	L,2-8	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
5	5	Apr 9	SEA		MIN	L,6-8	CG	45	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	CF
6	6	Apr 10	SEA	@	OAK	L,0-1	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
7	7	Apr 11	SEA	@	OAK	L,0-2	CG	30	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
8	8	Apr 12	SEA	@	OAK	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
9	9	Apr 13	SEA	@	OAK	L,1-3	CG	31	8.1	2	0	0	2	0	CF
10	10	Apr 14	SEA	@	MIN	L,5-14	CG	49	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
11	11	Apr 15	SEA	@	MIN	L,5-6	CG	45	10.1	3	1	0	4	0	CF
12	12	Apr 16 (1)	SEA	@	MIN	W,8-5	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
13	13	Apr 16 (2)	SEA	@	MIN	W,7-2	CG	41	9.0	6	0	1	7	0	CF
14	14	Apr 17	SEA		CAL	L,3-7	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
15	15	Apr 18	SEA		CAL	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
16	16	Apr 19	SEA		CAL	L,2-11	CG	49	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
17	17	Apr 21	SEA		OAK	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
18	18	Apr 22	SEA		OAK	L,0-3	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
19	19	Apr 23	SEA		OAK	L,0-5	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
20	20	Apr 24	SEA	@	CAL	W,6-5	CG	47	12.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
21	21	Apr 25	SEA	@	CAL	L,0-3	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
22	22	Apr 26	SEA	@	CAL	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
23	23	Apr 27	SEA	@	CAL	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
24	24	Apr 28	SEA		DET	L,4-5	CG	46	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
25	25	Apr 29	SEA		DET	L,0-5	CG	38	9.0	9	0	1	10	0	CF
26	26	Apr 30	SEA		DET	W,4-3	CG	49	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
27	27	May 2	SEA		CLE	L,1-4	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
28	28	May 3	SEA		CLE	L,5-10	CG	46	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
29	29	May 5	SEA		TOR	W,9-1	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
30	30	May 6	SEA		TOR	W,6-0	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
31	31	May 7	SEA		TOR	W,9-7	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
32	32	May 9	SEA	@	CLE	L,4-5	CG	37	8.2	3	0	0	3	0	CF
33	33	May 10	SEA	@	CLE	L,1-6	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
34	34	May 12	SEA	@	TOR	L,3-8	CG	42	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
35	35	May 13	SEA	@	TOR	W,9-6	CG	40	9.0	7	0	2	9	0	CF
36	36	May 15	SEA	@	DET	L,2-4	CG	31	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
37	37	May 16	SEA	@	DET	L,2-4	CG	61	15.2	12	0	0	12	0	CF
38	38	May 19 (1)	SEA		TEX	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
39	39	May 19 (2)	SEA		TEX	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
40	40	May 20	SEA		TEX	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
41	42 (1)	May 22	SEA		KCR	W,10-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
42	43	May 23 (1)	SEA		KCR	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
43	44	May 23 (2)	SEA		KCR	L,3-5	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
44	45	May 24	SEA		KCR	L,5-6	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
45	46	May 25	SEA		KCR	L,4-9	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
46	47	May 26	SEA	@	TEX	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
47	48	May 27	SEA	@	TEX	L,2-3	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
48	49	May 29	SEA	@	KCR	L,2-8	CG	38	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
49	50	May 31	SEA	@	KCR	L,3-8	CG	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
50	51	Jun 1	SEA	@	KCR	L,0-10	CG	39	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
51	52	Jun 2	SEA		BAL	L,9-10	CG	45	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF
52	53	Jun 3	SEA		BAL	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
53	54	Jun 4	SEA		BAL	L,1-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
54	55	Jun 5	SEA		NYY	W,7-3	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
55	56	Jun 6	SEA		NYY	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
56	57	Jun 7	SEA		NYY	L,1-9	CG	41	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
57	58	Jun 9	SEA		BOS	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
58	59	Jun 10	SEA		BOS	L,1-13	CG	48	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
59	60	Jun 11	SEA		BOS	L,3-5	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
60	61	Jun 12	SEA	@	BAL	L,4-5	CG	33	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
61	62	Jun 13	SEA	@	BAL	L,2-3	CG	46	10.1	2	0	0	2	0	CF
62	63	Jun 14	SEA	@	NYY	L,9-11	CG	47	9.2	6	0	0	6	0	CF
63	64	Jun 15	SEA	@	NYY	L,2-5	CG	30	8.0	4	1	0	5	1	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
64	96 (31)	Jul 21	SEA	@	CLE	L,0-11	CG	44	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
65	97	Jul 22	SEA	@	CLE	L,5-8	CG	43	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
66	98	Jul 24 (1)	SEA	@	TOR	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
67	99	Jul 24 (2)	SEA	@	TOR	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
68	100	Jul 25	SEA	@	TOR	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
69	101	Jul 26	SEA	@	KCR	L,3-12	CG	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
70	102	Jul 27	SEA	@	KCR	L,1-3	CG	35	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
71	103	Jul 28	SEA	@	DET	L,3-4	CG	38	8.2	2	0	0	2	0	CF
72	104	Jul 29	SEA	@	DET	L,1-9	CG	42	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
73	105	Jul 30	SEA	@	DET	L,4-5	CG	38	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
74	106	Aug 1	SEA		MIN	W,13-6	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
75	107	Aug 2	SEA		MIN	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
76	108	Aug 3	SEA		MIN	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
77	109	Aug 4	SEA	@	OAK	L,1-6	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
78	110	Aug 5	SEA	@	OAK	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
79	111	Aug 6 (1)	SEA	@	OAK	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
80	112	Aug 6 (2)	SEA	@	OAK	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
81	113	Aug 7	SEA	@	MIN	W,6-5	CG	57	14.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
82	114	Aug 8	SEA	@	MIN	L,2-10	CG	43	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
83	115	Aug 9	SEA	@	MIN	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
84	116	Aug 11	SEA		CAL	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
85	117	Aug 12 (1)	SEA		CAL	L,5-7	CG	44	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
86	118	Aug 12 (2)	SEA		CAL	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
87	119	Aug 13	SEA		CAL	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	CF
88	120	Aug 15	SEA		BAL	L,4-7	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
89	121	Aug 16	SEA		BAL	W,7-5	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
90	122	Aug 18	SEA		NYY	L,1-6	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
91	123	Aug 19	SEA		NYY	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
92	124	Aug 20	SEA		NYY	W,5-4	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
93	125	Aug 22	SEA		BOS	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
94	126	Aug 23	SEA		BOS	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
95	127	Aug 25	SEA	@	BAL	L,0-5	CG	38	8.0	7	1	0	8	1	CF
96	128	Aug 26	SEA	@	BAL	L,2-9	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
97	129	Aug 27	SEA	@	BAL	L,3-4	CG	31	8.1	4	0	0	4	0	CF
98	130	Aug 28	SEA	@	BOS	L,9-10	CG	45	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
99	131	Aug 29	SEA	@	BOS	L,5-10	CG	43	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
100	132	Sep 1	SEA	@	NYY	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
101	133	Sep 2	SEA	@	NYY	L,2-6	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
102	134	Sep 3	SEA	@	NYY	L,3-4	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
103	135	Sep 4 (1)	SEA	@	MIL	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
104	136	Sep 4 (2)	SEA	@	MIL	L,0-5	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
105	137	Sep 7	SEA	@	CHW	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
106	138	Sep 8	SEA	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
107	139	Sep 9	SEA	@	CHW	W,9-6	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
108	140	Sep 10	SEA	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
109	141	Sep 11	SEA		MIL	L,3-5	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
110	142	Sep 12	SEA		MIL	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
111	143	Sep 14	SEA		CHW	L,5-6	GS	34	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
112	144	Sep 15	SEA		CHW	L,3-8	CG	46	10.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
113	145	Sep 16	SEA		CHW	L,1-9	CG	47	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
114	146	Sep 17	SEA		CHW	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
115	147	Sep 18	SEA		KCR	L,6-7	CG	52	11.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
116	148	Sep 19	SEA		KCR	L,8-9	CG	45	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	CF
117	149	Sep 22 (1)	SEA	@	TEX	L,2-10	CG	44	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
118	150	Sep 22 (2)	SEA	@	TEX	L,0-1	CG	29	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
119	151	Sep 23	SEA	@	TEX	L,2-7	CG	39	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
120	152	Sep 24 (1)	SEA	@	TEX	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
121	153	Sep 24 (2)	SEA	@	TEX	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
122	154	Sep 25	SEA	@	KCR	L,2-7	CG	36	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
123	155	Sep 26	SEA	@	KCR	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
124	156	Sep 27	SEA	@	KCR	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
125	157	Sep 28	SEA		TEX	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
126	158	Sep 29	SEA		TEX	L,4-11	CG	46	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
127	159	Sep 30	SEA		TEX	L,1-4	CG	44	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
128	160	Oct 1	SEA		TEX	L,4-9	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
							128gm		1131.0	394	10	6	410	3