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Cleon Jones
Cleon Joseph Jones

Bats Right, Throws Left
Height 6' 0", Weight 200 lb.
School Alabama A&M

MLB Debut September 14, 1963
Final Game May 1, 1976
Born August 4, 1942 in Plateau, AL (age 81)

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 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1965 22 NYN NL    4   11    1    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    5  .091  .091  .182  .273    38     2   0   0   0   0   0  
 1966 23 NYN NL  142  446   60  115  20   2  13   52  29   8   37   55  .258  .318  .399  .717   102   178  13   1  10   3  17  
 1967 24 NYN NL  133  450   41  106   8   5   6   36  12   7   11   58  .236  .261  .316  .576    91   142   9   2   0   5   7  
 1968 25 NYN NL  156  588   76  155  30   3  13   64  17   8   36  104  .264  .309  .391  .700   110   230   1   7   5   6  14  
 1969 26 NYN NL  154  534   87  195  29   3  19  100  12   5   53   56  .365  .425  .537  .963   141   287   0   7   2   8  19  MVP-14
 1970 27 NYN NL  149  452   67  122  23   6  13   58  11   5   58   73  .270  .356  .434  .790   109   196   0   3   1   4  20  
 1971 28 NYN NL  158  523   98  160  30   4  15   75   1   2   66   91  .306  .382  .465  .847   121   243   1   7   2   3  17  
 1972 29 NYN NL   96  190   23   46   6   0   4   23   0   0    9   53  .242  .286  .337  .623    95    64   0   1   0   3   6  
 1973 30 NYN NL  129  307   44   90  11   0  13   54   0   0   17   42  .293  .344  .456  .800   112   140   0   4   0   9  14  
 1974 31 NYN NL  132  463   54  109  23   0  13   54   2   1   27   84  .235  .293  .369  .663    96   171   0   5   3  13  15  
 1975 32 NYN NL   21   52    2   15   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    8  .288  .288  .288  .577    86    15   0   0   0   0   1  
 1976 33 CIN NL   16   36    3   11   0   0   0    4   0   0    2    1  .306  .342  .306  .648    93    11   1   0   0   0   1  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 12 Seasons     1290 4052  556 1125 181  23 109  522  84  36  316  630  .278  .335  .414  .750        1679  25  37  23  54 131
 Per 600 PA           542   74  151  24   3  15   70  11   5   42   84                                 225   3   5   3   7  18
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With NYN     1274 4016  553 1114 181  23 109  518  84  36  314  629  .277  .335  .415  .751        1668  24  37  23  54 130
   With CIN       16   36    3   11   0   0   0    4   0   0    2    1  .306  .342  .306  .648          11   1   0   0   0   1
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals     1213 4263  565 1196 183  33  93  524  91  48  360  702  .281  .339  .404  .744        1724  26  41  42  40 108
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1965 22 NYN NL 100    0    .5   0   0   0  .000   1    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  OF   3(-1)e9  -101   
 1966 23 NYN NL  49   54   3.9  17   8   2  .471   4   38   20  .526    0    0  .000  OF   3(-1)e8    28   
 1967 24 NYN NL  35   35   2.6   8   1   0  .125   7   54   22  .407    0    0  .000  OF   3(-1)e9   -37   
 1968 25 NYN NL  26   69   4.0   2   0   0  .000  10   54   36  .667    0    0  .000  OF   3(-1)e11  -93   
 1969 26 NYN NL  28  120   8.8   7   3   0  .429   2   36   30  .833    0    0  .000  OF   2(-1)e3    58   
 1970 27 NYN NL   9   67   5.1  21  10   0  .476   6   37   24  .649    0    0  .000  OF   2(-1)e7    21   
 1971 28 NYN NL  34   92   6.4  11   3   0  .273   2   45   39  .867    0    0  .000  OF   2(-1)e6    -9   
 1972 29 NYN NL  35   17   3.1  43  11   2  .256   2   19   10  .526    0    0  .000  OF   4(0)e4    -13   
 1973 30 NYN NL  55   45   5.2  50  13   2  .260   7   15    8  .533    0    0  .000  OF   2(0)e11    90   
 1974 31 NYN NL  42   48   3.5  14   2   2  .143   4   80   42  .525    0    0  .000  OF   3(0)e9   -101   
 1975 32 NYN NL  52    4   2.9  12   5   0  .417   0    6    4  .667    0    0  .000  OF   4(+1)e10   34   
 1976 33 CIN NL  45    3   3.7   8   3   0  .375   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  OF   4(+1)e16  118   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 12 Seasons          558   4.8 193  59   8  .306  45  384  235  .612    0    0  .000                  -9   1
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 15.8 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 19.5 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)

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Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1965 22 NYN NL  CF     3     4     0    1    0   .800     3    22.0   1.64
 1966 23 NYN NL  RF    71   100     3    3    1   .972    62   528.0   1.76
                 LF    48    78     3    0    0  1.000    39   342.1   2.13
                 CF    15    37     1    1    0   .974    13   115.0   2.97
 1967 24 NYN NL  CF   110   213     9    5    0   .978   106   920.1   2.17
                 RF    13     6     0    0    0  1.000     1    29.1   1.84
                 LF    10     7     0    1    0   .875     1    24.2   2.55
 1968 25 NYN NL  LF   154   261     8   10    4   .964   154  1307.2   1.85
 1969 26 NYN NL  LF   148   236    17    2    1   .992   135  1212.2   1.88
                 1B     5    34     1    0    5  1.000     5    34.0   9.26
 1970 27 NYN NL  LF   134   179     9    6    0   .969   108  1030.2   1.64
                 CF     2     0     0    0    0   .000     0     3.0   0.00
 1971 28 NYN NL  LF   118   160    13    2    2   .989    81   851.2   1.83
                 RF    43    69     5    0    1  1.000    43   351.1   1.90
                 CF     3     3     0    0    0  1.000     2    19.0   1.42
 1972 29 NYN NL  LF    46    41     3    1    0   .978    21   213.1   1.86
                 RF    18    20     3    1    1   .958    14   122.0   1.70
                 CF     8     8     0    0    0  1.000     1    29.2   2.43
 1973 30 NYN NL  LF    84    86     4    7    0   .928    51   509.1   1.59
                 RF    14    15     0    0    0  1.000     8    64.2   2.09
                 CF     9     7     1    0    0  1.000     0    23.0   3.13
 1974 31 NYN NL  CF   112   310    16    4    0   .988   109   965.0   3.04
                 LF    14     9     2    0    0  1.000     3    53.1   1.86
 1975 32 NYN NL  CF     8    18     0    0    0  1.000     8    70.0   2.31
                 LF     2     0     0    0    0   .000     1     9.0   0.00
 1976 33 CIN NL  LF     8    17     0    0    0  1.000     6    62.0   2.47
                 RF     1     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     1.0   9.00
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 LF   766  1074    59   29    7   .975   600  5616.2   1.82
                 CF   270   600    27   11    0   .983   242  2167.0   2.60
                 RF   160   211    11    4    3   .982   128  1096.1   1.82
                 1B     5    34     1    0    5  1.000     5    34.0   9.26
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+

Postseason Stats   Postseason Register
 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA   OBP   SLG  SB 
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+
 1969 NLCS  NYN SFN   W    4  17  3  6  0  0  2   6  2  0  .353  .421  .706  1
      WS    NYN BAA   L    6  25  5  9  2  0  0   3  3  3  .360  .429  .440  0
 1971 NLCS  NYN LAN   L    3   7  0  1  0  0  0   0  2  2  .143  .333  .143  0
 1976 NLCS  CIN NYN   W    1   1  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  .000  .000  .000  0
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1965  NYN   60-102  Steve Dewing
 1966  NYN   62-100  Steve Dewing
 1967  NYN   51-111  Chris Colucci, Steve Dewing
 1968  NYN   87-75   Roger Mullon, Steve Bivens
 1969  NYN  106-56   Ray Cappocchi
 1970  NYN  100-62   Ray Cappocchi
 1971  NYN  104-58   Ray Cappocchi
 1972  NYN   80-82   Ray Cappocchi
 1973  NYN   79-83   Ray Cappocchi
 1974  NYN   61-101  Chris Colucci, Jon Fellows
 1975  NYN   67-95   Jon Fellows
 1976  CIN  113-49   Alan Boodman

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