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Nippy Jones
Vernal Leroy Jones

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 185 lb.

MLB Debut June 8, 1946
Final Game September 29, 1957
Born June 29, 1925 in Los Angeles, CA
Died October 3, 1995 (age 70)

Batting   Glossary     Home Run Log       Vs. All Pitchers
 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 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1946 21 WAA AL   16   11    2    4   0   0   0    3   0   0    4    1  .364  .500  .364  .864   121     4   0   1   3   0   0  
 1947 22 PHA AL   26   78    5   24   4   0   0    8   0   0    1    7  .308  .316  .359  .675    92    28   0   0   0   0   4  
 1948 23 SLN NL   58   56    7   14   2   0   2    8   0   0    6    7  .250  .317  .393  .710    93    22   0   1   0   0   2  
 1949 24 SLN NL  123  423   51  133  24   0  11   88   1   0   19   23  .314  .343  .449  .792   106   190   0   9   3   4  15  
 1950           [Did not play]
 1951 26 SLN NL   13   29    3    3   1   0   0    4   0   0    3    2  .103  .176  .138  .314    42     4   0   2   0   0   0  
 1952           [Did not play]
 1953           [Did not play]
 1954           [Did not play]
 1955           [Did not play]
 1956           [Did not play]
 1957 32 MLN NL    9    9    1    3   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    2  .333  .333  .667 1.000   139     6   0   0   0   0   0  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
  6 Seasons      245  606   69  181  31   0  14  113   1   0   33   42  .299  .332  .419  .751         254   0  13   6   4  21
 Per 600 PA           554   63  166  28   0  13  103   1   0   30   38                                 232   0  12   5   4  19
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With SLN      194  508   61  150  27   0  13  100   1   0   28   32  .295  .330  .425  .755         216   0  12   3   4  17
   With PHA       26   78    5   24   4   0   0    8   0   0    1    7  .308  .316  .359  .675          28   0   0   0   0   4
   With WAA       16   11    2    4   0   0   0    3   0   0    4    1  .364  .500  .364  .864           4   0   1   3   0   0
   With MLN        9    9    1    3   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    2  .333  .333  .667 1.000           6   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals      412 1381  146  369  60  12  25  209   4   2   71  102  .267  .304  .382  .687         528  15   0   1   3  58
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 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
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1946 21 WAA AL  13    2   8.1  11   4   0  .364   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  PH             102   
 1947 22 PHA AL  81    7   3.5   3   1   0  .333   0    5    1  .200    0    0  .000  OF   4(+5)e8    66   
 1948 23 SLN NL   8    6   4.1  50  11   0  .220   0    1    0  .000    0    0  .000  PH               6   
 1949 24 SLN NL  35   62   5.3  18   6   1  .333  15   35   13  .371    0    0  .000  1B   4e23       36   
 1950           [Did not play]
 1951 26 SLN NL  38    1   1.0   4   1   0  .250   0    2    1  .500    0    0  .000  1B   4e16     -306   
 1952           [Did not play]
 1953           [Did not play]
 1954           [Did not play]
 1955           [Did not play]
 1956           [Did not play]
 1957 32 MLN NL   0    2   9.0   7   2   0  .286   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  PH             315   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
  6 Seasons           81   4.8  93  25   1  .269  15   43   15  .349    0    0  .000                  25   0
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 0.0 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 2.5 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1947 22 PHA AL  RF    17    23     0    0    0  1.000    16   124.0   1.67
                 LF     5     1     0    0    0  1.000     5    32.0   0.28
 1948 23 SLN NL  1B     2    15     3    0    2  1.000     1    11.0  14.73
                 LF     1     3     0    0    0  1.000     0     3.0   9.00
 1949 24 SLN NL  1B    98   869    82   15  100   .984    98   872.2   9.81
 1950           [Did not play]
 1951 26 SLN NL  1B     7    59     3    0    8  1.000     7    59.0   9.46
 1952           [Did not play]
 1953           [Did not play]
 1954           [Did not play]
 1955           [Did not play]
 1956           [Did not play]
 1957 32 MLN NL  CF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     2.0   0.00
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 1B   107   943    88   15  110   .986   106   942.2   9.84
                 RF    17    23     0    0    0  1.000    16   124.0   1.67
                 LF     6     4     0    0    0  1.000     5    35.0   1.03
                 CF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     2.0   0.00
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+

Postseason Stats   Postseason Register
 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA   OBP   SLG  SB 
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+
 1948 WS    SLN BOA   L    3   3  1  1  0  0  1   1  0  0  .333  .333 1.333  0
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+


Draft History


Transaction History


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1946  WAA   68-86   Larry Cupp
 1947  PHA   80-74   Drew Kennedy
 1948  SLN   97-57   Mike Rescigno
 1949  SLN   87-67   Mike Rescigno
 1951  SLN   84-70   Mike Rescigno
 1957  MLN   86-68   John Storer

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