Cleon Jones
1963–1976 · bats R / throws L · Chicago White Sox, NLS, New York Mets
1,213G
.281AVG
.339OBP
.404SLG
More career statistics
1,196H
93HR
524RBI
91SB
5Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,213 | 4,730 | 4,263 | 565 | 1,196 | 183 | 33 | 93 | 524 | 360 | 702 | 91 | 48 | 40 | 41 | 1,724 | .281 | .339 | .404 | .743 |
Streaks
24longest hitting streak · 1970-08-23 to 1970-09-15
30longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | Triple Play | 1971-07-16 | 1 in 498 games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | Six Times On Base | 1969-05-11 | 1 in 214 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1966-06-07 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 599 | 2280 | 582 | 53 | 277 | 182 | 357 | .285 | .335 | .426 |
| Away | 614 | 2450 | 614 | 40 | 247 | 178 | 345 | .277 | .323 | .385 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 161 | 625 | 156 | 10 | 70 | 41 | 111 | .274 | .315 | .381 |
| May | 195 | 780 | 182 | 17 | 79 | 50 | 130 | .256 | .297 | .378 |
| June | 194 | 754 | 201 | 16 | 84 | 58 | 116 | .295 | .344 | .424 |
| July | 211 | 824 | 204 | 19 | 96 | 70 | 113 | .279 | .333 | .416 |
| August | 233 | 937 | 273 | 16 | 108 | 69 | 92 | .323 | .365 | .443 |
| September | 208 | 771 | 175 | 14 | 83 | 67 | 133 | .254 | .314 | .380 |
| October | 11 | 39 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | .147 | .256 | .235 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chicago-cubs | 140 | 550 | 125 | 14 | 66 | 37 | 79 | .248 | .295 | .378 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 135 | 543 | 140 | 11 | 56 | 50 | 74 | .291 | .350 | .428 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 131 | 513 | 132 | 7 | 52 | 43 | 89 | .289 | .341 | .395 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 129 | 535 | 140 | 9 | 65 | 32 | 74 | .287 | .321 | .400 |
| san-francisco-giants | 109 | 420 | 103 | 7 | 44 | 29 | 70 | .272 | .314 | .365 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 108 | 414 | 117 | 7 | 32 | 18 | 76 | .303 | .326 | .404 |
| houston-astros | 106 | 409 | 97 | 6 | 48 | 31 | 66 | .261 | .313 | .376 |
| cincinnati-reds | 106 | 393 | 94 | 12 | 47 | 32 | 54 | .267 | .321 | .423 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 |  New York Mets | 6 | 15 | 2 | – | 1 | – | .133 | – | – |
| 1965 | New York Mets | 30 | 74 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 1 | .149 | – | – |
| 1966 | New York Mets | 139 | 495 | 136 | 8 | 57 | 16 | .275 | – | – |
| 1967 | New York Mets | 129 | 411 | 101 | 5 | 30 | 12 | .246 | – | – |
| 1968 | New York Mets | 147 | 509 | 151 | 14 | 55 | 23 | .297 | – | – |
| 1969 | New York Mets | 137 | 483 | 164 | 12 | 75 | 16 | .340 | – | – |
| 1970 | New York Mets | 134 | 506 | 140 | 10 | 63 | 12 | .277 | – | – |
| 1971 | New York Mets | 136 | 505 | 161 | 14 | 69 | 6 | .319 | – | – |
| 1972 | New York Mets | 106 | 375 | 92 | 5 | 52 | 1 | .245 | – | – |
| 1973 | New York Mets | 92 | 339 | 88 | 11 | 48 | 1 | .260 | – | – |
| 1974 | New York Mets | 124 | 461 | 130 | 13 | 60 | 3 | .282 | – | – |
| 1975 | New York Mets | 21 | 50 | 12 | – | 2 | – | .240 | – | – |
| 1976 |  Chicago White Sox | 12 | 40 | 8 | – | 3 | – | .200 | – | – |