Lynn Jones stats

Last played for the Kansas City Royals, 1986

Designated Hitter

Age 73 · 5' 9"

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Lynn Jones played 8 MLB seasons, 1979 to 1986.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
527
AB
947
R
109
H
239
HR
7
RBI
91
SB
13
AVG
.252
Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.
1979DET9521333634269.296
1980DET3055914061.255
1981DET7117419452191.259
1982DET5813915310140.223
1983DET4964917061.266
1984KC4710311311101.301
1985KC1101521232090.211
1986KC674716010.128

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG

Career Postseason

GP
9
AB
11
R
4
H
1
HR
1
RBI
0
SB
0
AVG
.091

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
1,048
TB
304
XBH
46
HBP
6
IBB
1
GIDP
0
P/PA
0.00
Expanded by season
PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included.TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run.XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs.HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base.IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose.GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better.P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter.
1979DET23383121000
1980DET662040000
1981DET1975671100
1982DET1503640000
1983DET702230000
1984KC1094071000
1985KC1693973000
1986KC54820000

What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
-1.7
RC
98.7
RC/27
3.60
ISOP
.069
SECA
.145
BB/K
0.85
AB/HR
135.3
GO/FO
0.00
Advanced by season
WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in.RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced.RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs.ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count.SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat.BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline.AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power.GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out.
1979DET0.330.15.1.0940.20.853.30
1980DET0.28.75.6.1090.3200
1981DET0.320.14.0630.21.8870
1982DET-0.38.62.0360.10.500
1983DET0.07.13.8.0780.10.500
1984KC-0.312.84.5.0870.10.41030
1985KC-1.110.22.2.0460.10.500
1986KC-0.81.51.0430.21.200

What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO

Bio

Age
73 yearsJan 1, 1953
Height
5' 9"
Debut
1979
Birthplace
Meadville, United States
College
Thiel

What were Lynn Jones's career stats?

Lynn Jones played 8 seasons for the Tigers and the Royals. He was a career .252 hitter with 239 hits, 7 home runs and 91 RBI. His best season was 1984: a .301 batting average, 1 home run and 10 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

8 seasons, 2 postseasons, 1979 to 1986

Championships

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