Sam Jones
1946–1964 · bats R / throws R · Baltimore Orioles, Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Guardians, Cleveland Buckeyes, Detroit Tigers, LCB, NLS, San Francisco Giants
364G
.152AVG
.178OBP
.170SLG
82H
1HR
30RBI
0SB
115–113W–L
1,821IP
1,414K
3.37ERA
252GS
10SV
3Rare feats
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 364 | 606 | 540 | 18 | 82 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 17 | 169 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 92 | .152 | .178 | .170 | .348 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,820.7 | 364 | 252 | 88 | 115 | 113 | 10 | 1,533 | 871 | 682 | 160 | 854 | 1,414 | 0 | 0 | 3.37 | 1.311 |
Streaks
4longest hitting streak · 1960-08-25 to 1960-09-09
6longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | No-Hitter | 1955-05-12 | 1 in 880 games | box score ↗ |
| 60 | 11 scoreless innings | 1957-06-29 | 1 in 3,313 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 53 | 14 strikeouts | 1958-08-22 | 1 in 1,810 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 180 | 282 | 47 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 61 | .193 | .199 | .225 |
| Away | 184 | 324 | 35 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 108 | .118 | .133 | .125 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 29 | 62 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 19 | .176 | .177 | .275 |
| May | 69 | 107 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 31 | .155 | .159 | .165 |
| June | 71 | 122 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 32 | .118 | .139 | .136 |
| July | 66 | 114 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 36 | .151 | .149 | .151 |
| August | 71 | 109 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 30 | .167 | .193 | .177 |
| September | 57 | 92 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 21 | .163 | .174 | .175 |
| October | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| milwaukee-braves | 48 | 82 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 28 | .093 | .110 | .107 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 39 | 107 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 29 | .163 | .187 | .184 |
| cincinnati-reds | 36 | 68 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 14 | .267 | .250 | .267 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 34 | 69 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 15 | .138 | .145 | .155 |
| chicago-cubs | 29 | 62 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 20 | .098 | .145 | .118 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 27 | 51 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | .186 | .157 | .209 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 22 | 43 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | .053 | .070 | .053 |
| birmingham-black-barons | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | CBCleveland Buckeyes | 6 | 6 | 1 | – | – | – | .167 | 23 | 8 |
| 1947 | CBCleveland Buckeyes | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 18 | – |
| 1948 | CBCleveland Buckeyes | 21 | 8 | 3 | – | 3 | – | .375 | 99 | 25 |
| 1949 | LCB | 9 | 4 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 37 | 3 |
| 1951 |  Cleveland Guardians | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 8 | 4 |
| 1952 | Cleveland Guardians | 14 | 10 | 1 | – | – | – | .100 | 36 | 29 |
| 1955 |  Chicago Cubs | 36 | 77 | 14 | – | 5 | – | .182 | 241 | 198 |
| 1956 | Chicago Cubs | 33 | 57 | 10 | – | 1 | – | .175 | 188 | 176 |
| 1957 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 28 | 63 | 10 | – | 3 | – | .159 | 182 | 154 |
| 1958 | St. Louis Cardinals | 35 | 90 | 9 | – | 4 | – | .100 | 250 | 225 |
| 1959 |  San Francisco Giants | 50 | 85 | 11 | – | 8 | – | .129 | 270 | 209 |
| 1960 | San Francisco Giants | 39 | 80 | 16 | – | 5 | – | .200 | 234 | 190 |
| 1961 | San Francisco Giants | 37 | 36 | 5 | – | – | – | .139 | 128 | 106 |
| 1962 |  Detroit Tigers | 30 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | .095 | 81 | 73 |
| 1963 | St. Louis Cardinals | 11 | 1 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 11 | 8 |
| 1964 |  Baltimore Orioles | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | 6 |