Gordon Jones

Q: When was Gordon Jones born?

Gordon Jones was born on April 2, 1930.

Q: Where was Gordon Jones born?

Gordon Jones was born in Portland, OR .

Q: How tall was Gordon Jones?

Gordon Jones was 6-0 (183 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Gordon Jones weigh when playing?

Gordon Jones weighed 185 lbs (83 kg) when playing.

Q: How many seasons did Gordon Jones play?

Gordon Jones played 11 seasons.

Q: Is Gordon Jones in the Hall of Fame?

Gordon Jones has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: How many strikeouts did Gordon Jones have?

Gordon Jones had 232 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has Gordon Jones played for?

Gordon Jones played for 7 teams; the St. Louis Cardinals, New York Giants, San Francisco Giants, Baltimore Orioles, Kansas City Athletics, Houston Colt .45s and Houston Astros.

Q: When did Gordon Jones retire?

Gordon Jones last played in 1965.

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 185lb (183cm, 83kg)

Born: April 2, 1930 in Portland, OR us

Died: April 25, 1994 in Lodi, CA

Buried: Sierra Hills Memorial Park, Sacramento, CA

High School: Sacramento HS (Sacramento, CA)

Debut: August 6, 1954 (Age 24-126d, 11,164th in major league history)
vs. PIT 6.0 IP, 5 H, 3 SO, 2 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: September 11, 1965 (Age 35-162d)
vs. LAD 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1954 season

Full Name: Gordon Bassett Jones

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.3

ERA

4.16

171

378.2

232

WHIP

1.386

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1949	19	STL-min	C	6	4	.600	5.12	23			2	1		72.0	83	48	41		55		46	2	0	1				1.917	10.4		6.9	5.8	0.84	FRE CALL
1950	20	STL-min	C	12	16	.429	4.60	39			19	2		225.0	219	144	115		150		200	4	4	7				1.640	8.8		6.0	8.0	1.33	FRE CALL
1951			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service)
1952			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service)
1953			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service)
1954	24	STL-min	A,AA	12	8	.600	3.93	27	22		9	2		158.0	169	77	69	13	57		133	5	0	0				1.430	9.6	0.7	3.2	7.6	2.33	OMA,HSN WL,TL
1954	24	STL	NL	4	4	.500	2.00	11	10	0	4	2	0	81.0	78	25	18	3	19	4	48	1	0	1	338	207	2.44	1.198	8.7	0.3	2.1	5.3	2.53
1955	25	STL-min	AAA	4	4	.500	4.71	13	13		1	0		86.0	94	49	45	15	20	2	70	0	0	0				1.326	9.8	1.6	2.1	7.3	3.50	OMA AA
1955	25	STL	NL	1	4	.200	5.84	15	9	1	0	0	0	57.0	66	38	37	10	28	5	46	1	0	0	262	70	4.56	1.649	10.4	1.6	4.4	7.3	1.64
1956	26	STL-min	AAA	13	8	.619	2.88	27	21		9	2		172.0	183	70	55	14	32	3	102	4	0	2				1.250	9.6	0.7	1.7	5.3	3.19	OMA AA
1956	26	STL	NL	0	2	.000	5.56	5	1	0	0	0	0	11.1	14	9	7	2	5	0	6	0	0	0	53	70	4.93	1.676	11.1	1.6	4.0	4.8	1.20
1957	27	NYG-min	AAA	9	14	.391	5.04	33	24		7	1		166.0	193	103	93	15	45	11	97	1	1	2				1.434	10.5	0.8	2.4	5.3	2.16	MNE AA
1957	27	NYG	NL	0	1	.000	6.17	10	0	3	0	0	0	11.2	16	9	8	1	3	1	5	1	0	2	57	66	3.74	1.629	12.3	0.8	2.3	3.9	1.67
1958	28	SFG-min	AAA	13	7	.650	5.42	41	13		3	0		113.0	137	73	68	17	20		77	1	1	2				1.389	10.9	1.4	1.6	6.1	3.85	PHX PCL
1958	28	SFG	NL	3	1	.750	2.37	11	1	4	0	0	1	30.1	33	11	8	2	5	1	8	1	1	0	125	164	3.40	1.253	9.8	0.6	1.5	2.4	1.60
1959	29	SFG	NL	3	2	.600	4.33	31	0	10	0	0	2	43.2	45	23	21	6	19	5	29	1	0	0	192	88	4.38	1.466	9.3	1.2	3.9	6.0	1.53
1960	30	BAL	AL	1	1	.500	4.42	29	0	15	0	0	2	55.0	59	28	27	9	13	1	30	1	1	0	228	87	4.33	1.309	9.7	1.5	2.1	4.9	2.31
1961	31	BAL-min	AAA	8	8	.500	4.53	38	18		2	0		139.0	160	83	70	15	31	3	94	2	0	4				1.374	10.4	1.0	2.0	6.1	3.03	ROC IL
1961	31	BAL	AL	0	0		5.40	3	0	2	0	0	1	5.0	5	3	3	3	0	0	4	0	0	0	20	76	8.77	1.000	9.0	5.4	0.0	7.2
1962	32	KCA-HOU-min	AAA	8	7	.533	2.78	28	9		1	1		81.0	81	31	25	5	20	3	54	1	0	1				1.247	9.0	0.6	2.2	6.0	2.70	POR,OKC PCL,AA
1962	32	KCA	AL	3	2	.600	6.34	21	0	16	0	0	6	32.2	31	23	23	10	14	1	28	0	0	0	142	67	6.17	1.378	8.5	2.8	3.9	7.7	2.00

1963	33	HOU-min	AAA	6	8	.429	3.93	48	3		0	0		94.0	94	46	41	12	25	8	85	1	0	3				1.266	9.0	1.1	2.4	8.1	3.40	OKC PCL
1964	34	HOU-min	AAA	3	1	.750	4.26	11	0		0	0		19.0	17	12	9	3	2	1	16	0	0	1				1.000	8.1	1.4	0.9	7.6	8.00	OKC PCL
1964	34	HOU	NL	0	1	.000	4.14	34	0	11	0	0	0	50.0	58	24	23	3	14	2	28	0	0	4	220	84	3.11	1.440	10.4	0.5	2.5	5.0	2.00
1965	35	HOU-min	AAA	4	1	.800	3.68	45	1		0	0		66.0	71	32	27	3	18	6	37	0	0	5				1.348	9.7	0.4	2.5	5.0	2.06	OKC PCL
1965	35	HOU	NL	0	0		0.00	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3		2.52	0.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
11 Yrs				15	18	.455	4.16	171	21	63	4	2	12	378.2	405	193	175	49	120	20	232	6	2	7	1640	95	3.94	1.386	9.6	1.2	2.9	5.5	1.93
162 Game Avg.				5	6	.455	4.16	61	7	22	1	1	4	134	143	68	62	17	42	7	82	2	1	2	581	95	3.94	1.386	9.6	1.2	2.9	5.5	1.93

SFG (3 yrs)				6	4	.600	3.89	52	1	17	0	0	3	85.2	94	43	37	9	27	7	42	3	1	2	374	100	3.94	1.412	9.9	0.9	2.8	4.4	1.56
STL (3 yrs)				5	10	.333	3.74	31	20	1	4	2	0	149.1	158	72	62	15	52	9	100	2	0	1	653	109	3.44	1.406	9.5	0.9	3.1	6.0	1.92
HOU (2 yrs)				0	1	.000	4.06	35	0	12	0	0	0	51.0	58	24	23	3	14	2	28	0	0	4	223	86	3.09	1.412	10.2	0.5	2.5	4.9	2.00
BAL (2 yrs)				1	1	.500	4.50	32	0	17	0	0	3	60.0	64	31	30	12	13	1	34	1	1	0	248	86	4.70	1.283	9.6	1.8	2.0	5.1	2.62
KCA (1 yr)				3	2	.600	6.34	21	0	16	0	0	6	32.2	31	23	23	10	14	1	28	0	0	0	142	67	6.17	1.378	8.5	2.8	3.9	7.7	2.00

NL (8 yrs)				11	15	.423	3.84	118	21	30	4	2	3	286.0	310	139	122	27	93	18	170	5	1	7	1250	102	3.53	1.409	9.8	0.8	2.9	5.3	1.83
AL (3 yrs)				4	3	.571	5.15	53	0	33	0	0	9	92.2	95	54	53	22	27	2	62	1	1	0	390	78	5.22	1.317	9.2	2.1	2.6	6.0	2.30

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Season	Age	Team	Lg	WAR	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	rOBA	Rbat+	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos
1951	Did not play - Military Service
1952	Did not play - Military Service
1953	Did not play - Military Service
1954	24	STL	NL	-0.2	11	29	24	0	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	4	.125	.160	.167	.327	-14	.153	-64	4	0	0	4	0	0	1
1955	25	STL	NL	-0.2	15	19	14	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	3	.071	.125	.071	.196	-46	.159	-54	1	0	0	3	1	0	1
1956	26	STL	NL	0.0	5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	.000	-145	0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1957	27	NYG	NL	0.0	10	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	171	.450	182	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
1958	28	SFG	NL	-0.1	11	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	.000	-150	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1959	29	SFG	NL	-0.1	31	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	.000	-207	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
1960	30	BAL	AL	0.1	29	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	.400	.400	.400	.800	119	.368	116	2	0	0	0	0	0	1
1961	31	BAL	AL	0.0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0								0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1962	32	KCA	AL	-0.1	21	6	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	.000	-195	0	0	0	1	0	0	1

1964	34	HOU	NL	0.0	34	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.250	.250	.250	.500	46	.226	31	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
1965	35	HOU	NL	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0								0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
11 Yrs				-0.6	171	79	67	2	8	1	0	0	4	0	0	2	15	.119	.143	.134	.277	-25	.143	-65	9	0	0	9	1	0	1
162 Game Avg				-0.6	162	75	63	2	8	1	0	0	4	0	0	2	14	.119	.143	.134	.277	-25	.143	-65	9	0	0	9	1	0

NYG (3 Yrs)				-0.2	52	14	13	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.077	.077	.077	.154	-58	.069	-117	1	0	0	1	0	0	1
STL (3 Yrs)				-0.4	31	50	40	2	4	1	0	0	2	0	0	2	8	.100	.140	.125	.265	-29	.148	-64	5	0	0	7	1	0	1
HOU (2 Yrs)				0.0	35	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.250	.250	.250	.500	46	.226	31	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
BAL (2 Yrs)				0.1	32	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	.400	.400	.400	.800	119	.368	116	2	0	0	0	0	0	1
KCA (1 Yr)				-0.1	21	6	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	.000	-195	0	0	0	1	0	0	1

NL (8 Yrs)				-0.6	118	68	57	2	6	1	0	0	2	0	0	2	13	.105	.133	.123	.256	-31	.136	-70	7	0	0	8	1	0	1
AL (3 Yrs)				0.0	53	11	10	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	.200	.200	.200	.400	8	.184	-41	2	0	0	1	0	0	1

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					Standard											Range Factor				Baserunners
Season	Age	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	lgFld%	RF/9	lgRF9	RF/G	lgRFG	WP	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%	Pick	Awards
1951	Did not play - Military Service
1952	Did not play - Military Service
1953	Did not play - Military Service
1954	24	STL	NL	P	11	10	4	81.0	19	7	11	1	0	.947	.960	2.00	2.07	1.64	2.06	1	1	0	0.0	45.0	0
1955	25	STL	NL	P	15	9	0	57.0	5	1	4	0	1	1.000	.950	0.79	2.04	0.33	2.02	0	2	1	33.3	43.7	0
1956	26	STL	NL	P	5	1	0	11.1	2	0	2	0	0	1.000	.965	1.59	2.06	0.40	2.04	0	1	0	0.0	40.0	0
1957	27	NYG	NL	P	10	0	0	11.2	0	0	0	0	0			0.00	2.08	0.00	2.08	2	1	0	0.0	40.0	0
1958	28	SFG	NL	P	11	1	0	30.1	12	2	9	1	1	.917	.955	3.26	1.96	1.00	1.96	0	1	2	66.7	38.7	0
1959	29	SFG	NL	P	31	0	0	43.2	7	1	6	0	1	1.000	.954	1.44	2.00	0.23	1.97	0	1	1	50.0	38.0	0
1960	30	BAL	AL	P	29	0	0	55.0	13	5	8	0	1	1.000	.967	2.13	1.96	0.45	1.95	0	2	1	33.3	40.0	0
1961	31	BAL	AL	P	3	0	0	5.0	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	.950	1.80	1.98	0.33	2.03	0	0	0			0
1962	32	KCA	AL	P	21	0	0	32.2	4	1	3	0	0	1.000	.958	1.10	2.09	0.19	2.07	0	3	1	25.0	36.3	0

1964	34	HOU	NL	P	34	0	0	50.0	11	4	7	0	0	1.000	.953	1.98	2.14	0.32	2.13	4	4	1	20.0	39.6	0
1965	35	HOU	NL	P	1	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0			0.00	1.80	0.00	2.10	0	0	0			0
11 Yrs					171	21	4	378.2	74	22	50	2	4	.973	.958	1.71	2.04	0.42	2.03	7	16	7	30.4	39.6	0

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Gordon Jones born?

Gordon Jones was born on April 2, 1930.

Where was Gordon Jones born?

Gordon Jones was born in Portland, OR.

How tall was Gordon Jones?

Gordon Jones was 6-0 (183 cm) tall.

How much did Gordon Jones weigh when playing?

Gordon Jones weighed 185 lbs (83 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Gordon Jones play?

Gordon Jones played 11 seasons.

Is Gordon Jones in the Hall of Fame?

Gordon Jones has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Gordon Jones play?

Gordon Jones was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Gordon Jones have?

Gordon Jones had 232 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Gordon Jones played for?

Gordon Jones played for 7 teams; the St. Louis Cardinals, New York Giants, San Francisco Giants, Baltimore Orioles, Kansas City Athletics, Houston Colt .45s and Houston Astros.

When did Gordon Jones retire?

Gordon Jones last played in 1965.

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