Willie Jones
1947–1961 · bats R / throws R · Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Guardians, NLS, Philadelphia Phillies
1,691G
.258AVG
.343OBP
.410SLG
More career statistics
1,502H
190HR
812RBI
40SB
3Rare 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.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Caught stealing | 17 | 24 |
| Batting · Hits | 1,502 | 1,501 |
| Batting · Hit by pitch | 22 | 24 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 541 | 542 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 6,714 | 6,717 |
| Batting · Runs | 786 | 787 |
| Batting · RBI | 812 | 809 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,691 | 6,714 | 5,826 | 786 | 1,502 | 252 | 33 | 190 | 812 | 755 | 541 | 40 | 17 | 22 | 37 | 2,390 | .258 | .343 | .410 | .753 |
Streaks
23longest hitting streak · 1949-09-21 to 1950-05-04
25longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79 | Four-Double Game | 1949-04-20 | 1 in 3,923 games | box score ↗ |
| 68 | Eight-RBI Game | 1958-08-20 | 1 in 1,372 games | box score ↗ |
| 56 | Four Extra-Base Hits | 1949-04-20 | 1 in 450 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 845 | 3313 | 724 | 95 | 390 | 388 | 249 | .254 | .336 | .414 |
| Away | 846 | 3404 | 777 | 95 | 419 | 367 | 293 | .261 | .336 | .406 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 137 | 532 | 127 | 23 | 80 | 67 | 49 | .280 | .365 | .494 |
| May | 290 | 1175 | 253 | 43 | 143 | 141 | 104 | .251 | .335 | .441 |
| June | 305 | 1207 | 261 | 34 | 135 | 137 | 101 | .248 | .330 | .401 |
| July | 338 | 1348 | 307 | 36 | 154 | 162 | 104 | .267 | .348 | .416 |
| August | 319 | 1276 | 281 | 24 | 152 | 142 | 88 | .253 | .332 | .368 |
| September | 296 | 1153 | 264 | 28 | 136 | 103 | 95 | .257 | .318 | .384 |
| October | 6 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 1 | .348 | .423 | .696 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chicago-cubs | 256 | 1047 | 216 | 24 | 139 | 108 | 93 | .236 | .309 | .369 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 244 | 945 | 204 | 23 | 99 | 115 | 79 | .250 | .338 | .382 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 231 | 917 | 218 | 39 | 131 | 104 | 50 | .276 | .351 | .477 |
| cincinnati-reds | 216 | 881 | 183 | 17 | 93 | 94 | 63 | .240 | .314 | .378 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 195 | 796 | 190 | 36 | 121 | 79 | 88 | .270 | .338 | .486 |
| new-york-giants | 187 | 769 | 177 | 21 | 73 | 82 | 53 | .264 | .337 | .410 |
| milwaukee-braves | 161 | 614 | 128 | 13 | 57 | 89 | 51 | .247 | .353 | .365 |
| boston-braves | 87 | 382 | 103 | 7 | 51 | 37 | 26 | .304 | .366 | .428 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 18 | 62 | 14 | – | 10 | 2 | .226 | – | – |
| 1948 | Philadelphia Phillies | 17 | 60 | 20 | 2 | 9 | – | .333 | – | – |
| 1949 | Philadelphia Phillies | 149 | 532 | 129 | 19 | 75 | 3 | .242 | – | – |
| 1950 | Philadelphia Phillies | 157 | 610 | 163 | 25 | 88 | 5 | .267 | – | – |
| 1951 | Philadelphia Phillies | 148 | 564 | 161 | 22 | 81 | 6 | .285 | – | – |
| 1952 | Philadelphia Phillies | 147 | 541 | 135 | 18 | 72 | 5 | .250 | – | – |
| 1953 | Philadelphia Phillies | 149 | 481 | 108 | 19 | 70 | 1 | .225 | – | – |
| 1954 | Philadelphia Phillies | 142 | 535 | 145 | 12 | 56 | 4 | .271 | – | – |
| 1955 | Philadelphia Phillies | 146 | 516 | 133 | 16 | 81 | 6 | .258 | – | – |
| 1956 | Philadelphia Phillies | 149 | 520 | 144 | 17 | 78 | 5 | .277 | – | – |
| 1957 | Philadelphia Phillies | 133 | 440 | 96 | 9 | 47 | 1 | .218 | – | – |
| 1958 | Philadelphia Phillies | 118 | 398 | 108 | 14 | 60 | 1 | .271 | – | – |
| 1959 | Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Guardians, Philadelphia Phillies | 130 | 411 | 105 | 14 | 55 | – | .255 | – | – |
| 1960 |  Cincinnati Reds | 79 | 149 | 40 | 3 | 27 | 1 | .268 | – | – |
| 1961 | Cincinnati Reds | 9 | 7 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – |