Ruppert Jones
1976–1987 · bats L / throws L · ALS, California Angels, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals, NLS, New York Yankees, San Diego Padres, Seattle Mariners
1,331G
.250AVG
.330OBP
.416SLG
More career statistics
1,103H
147HR
579RBI
143SB
4Rare 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,331 | 5,041 | 4,415 | 643 | 1,103 | 215 | 38 | 147 | 579 | 534 | 817 | 143 | 84 | 12 | 34 | 1,835 | .250 | .330 | .416 | .746 |
Streaks
14longest hitting streak · 1979-09-14 to 1979-09-29
27longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | Three Hits, Three Strikeouts | 1979-08-10 | 1 in 1,070 games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | Hitless in Seven | 1980-04-15 | 1 in 202 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 4 walks | 1979-06-03 | 1 in 2,226 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 654 | 2410 | 555 | 85 | 286 | 267 | 374 | .265 | .341 | .450 |
| Away | 677 | 2631 | 548 | 62 | 293 | 267 | 443 | .237 | .310 | .385 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 192 | 793 | 160 | 20 | 84 | 93 | 130 | .236 | .319 | .384 |
| May | 221 | 859 | 194 | 26 | 117 | 114 | 136 | .266 | .359 | .450 |
| June | 187 | 703 | 155 | 37 | 102 | 78 | 127 | .251 | .331 | .489 |
| July | 217 | 822 | 189 | 25 | 94 | 76 | 135 | .257 | .322 | .425 |
| August | 273 | 1030 | 237 | 27 | 104 | 97 | 151 | .259 | .324 | .418 |
| September | 222 | 776 | 158 | 11 | 75 | 71 | 128 | .229 | .295 | .342 |
| October | 19 | 58 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | .196 | .259 | .275 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| minnesota-twins | 91 | 353 | 81 | 14 | 48 | 27 | 44 | .256 | .306 | .443 |
| texas-rangers | 86 | 340 | 73 | 9 | 39 | 39 | 70 | .244 | .329 | .381 |
| chicago-white-sox | 83 | 317 | 59 | 9 | 40 | 22 | 53 | .206 | .256 | .367 |
| baltimore-orioles | 81 | 286 | 60 | 6 | 28 | 34 | 39 | .242 | .329 | .371 |
| kansas-city-royals | 81 | 301 | 70 | 12 | 47 | 24 | 42 | .257 | .312 | .460 |
| athletics | 75 | 288 | 50 | 7 | 27 | 36 | 55 | .207 | .299 | .351 |
| toronto-blue-jays | 75 | 299 | 79 | 12 | 37 | 36 | 37 | .306 | .385 | .512 |
| milwaukee-brewers | 74 | 286 | 72 | 9 | 36 | 26 | 52 | .280 | .343 | .455 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 |  Kansas City Royals | 28 | 51 | 11 | 1 | 7 | – | .216 | – | – |
| 1977 |  Seattle Mariners | 160 | 597 | 157 | 24 | 76 | 13 | .263 | – | – |
| 1978 | Seattle Mariners | 129 | 472 | 111 | 6 | 46 | 22 | .235 | – | – |
| 1979 | Seattle Mariners | 162 | 622 | 166 | 21 | 78 | 33 | .267 | – | – |
| 1980 |  New York Yankees | 83 | 328 | 73 | 9 | 42 | 18 | .223 | – | – |
| 1981 |  San Diego Padres | 105 | 397 | 99 | 4 | 39 | 7 | .249 | – | – |
| 1982 | San Diego Padres | 116 | 424 | 120 | 12 | 61 | 18 | .283 | – | – |
| 1983 | San Diego Padres | 133 | 335 | 78 | 12 | 49 | 11 | .233 | – | – |
| 1984 |  Detroit Tigers | 79 | 215 | 61 | 12 | 37 | 2 | .284 | – | – |
| 1985 |  California Angels | 125 | 389 | 90 | 21 | 67 | 7 | .231 | – | – |
| 1986 | California Angels | 126 | 393 | 90 | 17 | 49 | 10 | .229 | – | – |
| 1987 | California Angels | 85 | 192 | 47 | 8 | 28 | 2 | .245 | – | – |