Sheldon Jones

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 180lb (183cm, 81kg)

Born: February 2, 1922 in Tecumseh, NE us

Died: April 18, 1991 in Greenville, NC

Buried: Greenwood Cemetery, Greenville, NC

High School: York HS (York, NE)

Debut: September 9, 1946 (Age 24-219d, 7,906th in MLB history)
vs. PHI 6.0 IP, 5 H, 6 SO, 5 BB, 4 ER

Last Game: June 28, 1953 (Age 31-146d)
vs. NYG 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1947 season

Full Name: Sheldon Leslie Jones

Nicknames: Available

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

4.8

W

L

ERA

3.96

G

260

GS

101

SV

IP

920.0

SO

413

WHIP

1.437

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
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
1941	19	CLE-min	A1,C	2	15	.118	4.44	38						158.0	146	97	78		101									1.563	8.3		5.8			OKC,SLI TL,WA
1942	20	NYG-min	C,A1,AA	9	10	.474	1.41	37						172.0	152	78	27		94		2							1.430	8.0		4.9	0.1	0.02	FSM,OKC,JER WA,TL,IL
1946	24	NYG-min	A	19	9	.679	2.56	34			20	2		250.0	212	87	71		115		232	12	0	11				1.308	7.6		4.1	8.4	2.02	JCK SALL
1946	24	NYG	NL	1	2	.333	3.21	6	4	1	1	0	0	28.0	21	10	10	4	17	1	24	1	0	0	122	109	4.46	1.357	6.8	1.3	5.5	7.7	1.41
1947	25	NYG-min	AAA	13	3	.813	3.20	23	15		10	0		135.0	123	56	48		62		68	4	0	2				1.370	8.2		4.1	4.5	1.10	JER IL
1947	25	NYG	NL	2	2	.500	3.88	15	6	5	0	0	0	55.2	51	27	24	2	29	3	24	3	0	1	240	106	3.83	1.437	8.2	0.3	4.7	3.9	0.83
1948	26	NYG	NL	16	8	.667	3.35	55	21	17	8	1	5	201.1	204	89	75	15	90	17	82	6	0	10	879	118	4.24	1.460	9.1	0.7	4.0	3.7	0.91
1949	27	NYG	NL	15	12	.556	3.34	42	27	9	11	1	0	207.1	198	93	77	19	88	2	79	10	0	4	902	120	4.36	1.379	8.6	0.8	3.8	3.4	0.90
1950	28	NYG	NL	13	16	.448	4.61	40	28	4	11	2	2	199.0	188	114	102	26	90	6	97	7	0	2	858	89	4.77	1.397	8.5	1.2	4.1	4.4	1.08
1951	29	NYG	NL	6	11	.353	4.26	41	12	14	2	0	4	120.1	119	77	57	12	52	4	58	4	0	8	523	92	4.21	1.421	8.9	0.9	3.9	4.3	1.12
1952	30	BSN	NL	1	4	.200	4.76	39	1	18	0	0	1	70.0	81	45	37	7	31	5	40	1	0	3	321	77	3.92	1.600	10.4	0.9	4.0	5.1	1.29
1953	31	CHC-min	AAA	3	5	.375	3.65	20	7		1	0		74.0	68	32	30	4	25		29	2	0	2				1.257	8.3	0.5	3.0	3.5	1.16	SPF IL
1953	31	CHC	NL	0	2	.000	5.40	22	2	8	0	0	0	38.1	47	24	23	3	16	1	9	5	1	0	179	83	4.78	1.643	11.0	0.7	3.8	2.1	0.56
1954	32	CHC-min	Opn	3	6	.333	4.86	19	11		2	0		74.0	92	47	40	5	21		37	1	0	1				1.527	11.2	0.6	2.6	4.5	1.76	LOS PCL
8 Yrs				54	57	.486	3.96	260	101	76	33	4	12	920.0	909	479	405	88	413	39	413	37	1	28	4024	101	4.36	1.437	8.9	0.9	4.0	4.0	1.00
162 Game Avg.				10	11	.486	3.96	49	19	14	6	1	2	173	171	90	76	17	78	7	78	7	0	5	758	101	4.36	1.437	8.9	0.9	4.0	4.0	1.00

NYG (6 yrs)				53	51	.510	3.83	199	98	50	33	4	11	811.2	781	410	345	78	366	33	364	31	0	25	3524	105	4.37	1.413	8.7	0.9	4.1	4.0	0.99
BSN (1 yr)				1	4	.200	4.76	39	1	18	0	0	1	70.0	81	45	37	7	31	5	40	1	0	3	321	77	3.92	1.600	10.4	0.9	4.0	5.1	1.29
CHC (1 yr)				0	2	.000	5.40	22	2	8	0	0	0	38.1	47	24	23	3	16	1	9	5	1	0	179	83	4.78	1.643	11.0	0.7	3.8	2.1	0.56