Lynn Jones
1979–1986 · bats R / throws R · Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals
527G
.252AVG
.308OBP
.321SLG
More career statistics
239H
7HR
91RBI
13SB
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 527 | 1,048 | 947 | 109 | 239 | 34 | 5 | 7 | 91 | 73 | 86 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 304 | .252 | .308 | .321 | .629 |
Streaks
9longest hitting streak · 1981-05-25 to 1981-06-02
9longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 2 stolen bases | 1979-07-19 | 1 in 199 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 12 | 4 hits | 1981-05-25 | 1 in 138 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 12 | 4 RBI | 1979-06-29 | 1 in 128 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 266 | 529 | 131 | 6 | 51 | 43 | 49 | .279 | .329 | .365 |
| Away | 261 | 519 | 108 | 1 | 40 | 30 | 37 | .226 | .266 | .278 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 52 | 117 | 25 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 7 | .238 | .299 | .324 |
| May | 93 | 176 | 41 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 11 | .252 | .267 | .319 |
| June | 68 | 120 | 31 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 5 | .287 | .342 | .389 |
| July | 75 | 145 | 31 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 15 | .228 | .255 | .257 |
| August | 110 | 234 | 59 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 26 | .277 | .321 | .362 |
| September | 116 | 234 | 46 | 1 | 14 | 20 | 19 | .224 | .282 | .268 |
| October | 13 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | .353 | .500 | .529 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| minnesota-twins | 52 | 118 | 33 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 13 | .306 | .347 | .361 |
| new-york-yankees | 47 | 104 | 21 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 7 | .228 | .298 | .283 |
| baltimore-orioles | 47 | 113 | 25 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 8 | .238 | .265 | .305 |
| texas-rangers | 46 | 105 | 27 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 8 | .287 | .352 | .415 |
| chicago-white-sox | 44 | 87 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | .195 | .253 | .208 |
| toronto-blue-jays | 39 | 51 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | .289 | .314 | .400 |
| milwaukee-brewers | 39 | 85 | 25 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 5 | .312 | .318 | .388 |
| cleveland-guardians | 37 | 70 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 7 | .250 | .329 | .317 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 |  Detroit Tigers | 95 | 213 | 63 | 4 | 26 | 9 | .296 | – | – |
| 1980 | Detroit Tigers | 30 | 55 | 14 | – | 6 | 1 | .255 | – | – |
| 1981 | Detroit Tigers | 71 | 174 | 45 | 2 | 19 | 1 | .259 | – | – |
| 1982 | Detroit Tigers | 58 | 139 | 31 | – | 14 | – | .223 | – | – |
| 1983 | Detroit Tigers | 49 | 64 | 17 | – | 6 | 1 | .266 | – | – |
| 1984 |  Kansas City Royals | 47 | 103 | 31 | 1 | 10 | 1 | .301 | – | – |
| 1985 | Kansas City Royals | 110 | 152 | 32 | – | 9 | – | .211 | – | – |
| 1986 | Kansas City Royals | 67 | 47 | 6 | – | 1 | – | .128 | – | – |