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Christopher
Jones		  
Nickname: Chipruw
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 160
 
Born: August 30, 1929 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Young Buck 1953   
Platinum Glove Award 1955   
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 22 HOU PL    
1953 23 HOU PL $ 300,000  
1954 24 HOU PL $ 800,000  
1955 25 HOU PL $ 800,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings    
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 800,000  
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Big Stick or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1952 22 AA   67 249 38 79 8 0 5 29 23 6 38 46 .317 .408 .410 .817 44.8  
1953 23 HOU PL 122 456 76 148 18 6 7 44 55 4 30 58 .325 .368 .436 .805 77.7 9.9
1954 24 HOU PL 138 557 111 171 30 6 12 74 73 10 37 59 .307 .348 .447 .795 94.5 16.4
1955 25 HOU PL 134 512 92 151 32 3 14 90 65 3 58 41 .295 .367 .451 .818 93.0 15.6
3 Years Sim 394 1525 279 470 80 15 33 208 193 17 125 158 .308 .360 .445 .806 265.2 42.0
1 Years AA 67 249 38 79 8 0 5 29 23 6 38 46 .317 .410 .410 .819 44.8  
162 Game Average 627 114 193 32 6 13 85 79 6 51 64 .308 .360 .445 .806 109.1  
Career Highs 138 557 111 171 32 6 14 90 73 10 58 59 .325 .368 .451 .818 94.5  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   1168 215 350 66 9 26 157 144 12 95 132 .300 .353 .438 .791 194.7
vs LH   357 64 120 14 6 7 51 49 5 30 26 .336 .385 .468 .853 67.6
Home 202 769 144 239 44 7 19 106 94 9 64 84 .311 .364 .460 .825 135.7
Away 192 756 135 231 36 8 14 102 99 8 61 74 .306 .357 .430 .787 126.5
RISP   395 0 117 26 6 11 176 0 0 44 34 .296 .358 .476 .834 66.1
Pinch Hitting   15 1 4 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 .267 .353 .267 .620 2.0
Close/Late   156 24 42 7 0 3 17 2 0 16 13 .269 .337 .372 .709 20.2
Mar/Apr 34 131 25 45 3 4 3 20 22 1 11 12 .344 .396 .496 .892 27.3
May 74 251 47 66 17 2 2 33 32 0 17 15 .263 .309 .371 .679 33.5
June 77 313 55 97 16 2 10 45 31 1 18 33 .310 .345 .470 .815 53.1
July 72 275 49 84 13 3 9 42 35 1 28 34 .305 .372 .473 .845 52.1
August 80 331 58 105 19 2 5 43 44 10 27 46 .317 .366 .432 .798 54.7
Sep/Oct 57 224 45 73 12 2 4 25 29 4 24 18 .326 .394 .451 .844 41.6
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1953 23 HOU PL CF 66 65 535.0 198 3 0 0 1.000 3.38   3.5
    RF 44 44 375.0 104 2 0 1 1.000 2.54    
1954 24 HOU PL RF 111 104 939.0 244 6 3 3 .988 2.40   3.1
    CF 26 26 215.3 65 1 0 0 1.000 2.76    
    3B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1955 25 HOU PL RF 132 127 1120.3 317 7 9 1 .973 2.60   2.2
  RF 287 275 2434.3 665 15 12 5 .983 2.51   5.3
  CF 92 91 750.3 263 4 0 0 1.000 3.20   3.5
  3B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
Career Totals   380 366 3185.7 928 19 12 5 .987 2.68   8.8
Career Highs   138 130 1155.3 317 7 9 3 1.000 3.04    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1955 25 HOU PL 7 31 3 9 0 0 0 1 4 3 2 4 .290 .324 .290 .614
Career Post-Season Batting 7 31 3 9 0 0 0 1 4 3 2 4 .290 .324 .290 .614
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
At-Bats
1954-4-557
 Runs
1954-4-111
 Hits
1954-7-171
 Singles
1954-7-123
 Stolen Bases
1953-5-55
1954-2-73
1955-6-65
CAR-14-193
  
 
   Black Ink Test: 0
   Gray Ink Test: 13
   Hall of Fame Standards: 31
 
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History
Drafted in 3rd round, 52nd overall pick, by Houston in 1952
Injured on 6/7/1952 with a Broken Foot, out for 10 weeks
Injured on 8/31/1952 with a Strained Hip Muscle, out for one week
Had first career hit on 4/16/1953, off Eduardo Garza (SA)
6/2/1953: Signed a contract extension with Houston, $800,000 per year, for 5 years
Hit first career homerun on 6/17/1953, off Alfred Hadsell (DEN)
Won Young Buck in 1953, hitting .325 with 7 HR, 44 RBI
Had 20-game hitting streak snapped on 4/27/1954
Won Platinum Glove Award at Rightfield in 1955
 
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