Jim Jones
Hall of Fame Inductee
Retired
Jim Jones
Nickname:
The Big Steam Engine
Birthdate:
May 8, 1858 (92 y, 7 m, 17 d)
Born In:
Woodstock, IL, USA
Nationality:
American
Position:
1B
Bats/Throws:
L/L
Height/Weight:
6'2"/207
Entry:
Unknown
Contract:
Free Agent
ML Service Time:
None
Player Awards
Award Date Team
Player of the Week May 23, 1898 St. Louis (FABL)
Aug 2, 1897 St. Louis (FABL)
Jul 23, 1894 Detroit (FABL)
Sep 12, 1892 Detroit (FABL)
Jul 8, 1889 Chicago (FABL)
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score
Black Ink7
Grey Ink70
Similar Players (1B)
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
Year GS Rank
1889 136 1
1891 140 5
1892 141 1
1893 140 1
1894 140 1
1896 140 1
Year PA Rank
1891 653 10
Year Hits Rank
1889 186 5
1891 170 7
1892 159 9
Year K Rank
1896 60 2
1897 74 1
Year TB Rank
1889 244 8
Year 2B Rank
1890 41 2
1891 26 8
1894 34 7
1896 36 4
1897 43 1
Year 3B Rank
1892 16 9
1893 24 2
1894 18 7
Year HR Rank
1896 10 4
Year SB Rank
1890 51 10
Year RBI Rank
1889 102 2
1890 92 3
Year BB Rank
1890 73 7
1891 74 7
1892 78 5
1893 77 9
Year IBB Rank
1889 17 6
1891 18 2
1893 17 1
1894 12 8
1896 13 7
Year HBP Rank
1890 12 7
1894 16 4
1895 13 8
1896 10 4
1897 16 4
Year SF Rank
1890 5 9
1895 6 9
Year XBH Rank
1890 50 5
1894 59 6
1896 53 8
1897 57 6
Year Avg Rank
1889 0.346 5
1891 0.304 6
1892 0.303 10
Year OBP Rank
1889 0.421 4
1890 0.393 7
1891 0.391 5
1892 0.396 4
Year SLG Rank
1890 0.411 10
1892 0.404 9
Year ISO Rank
1893 0.150 10
1894 0.162 7
Year OPS Rank
1889 0.875 6
1890 0.804 8
1891 0.801 8
1892 0.800 8
Year G Rank
1889 136 1
1891 140 5
1892 141 1
1893 140 1
1894 140 1
1896 140 1
Year WAR Rank
1889 6.4 6
1892 7.8 7