Sonny Jackson stats

Last played for the Atlanta Braves, 1974

Age 82

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Sonny Jackson played 12 MLB seasons, 1963 to 1974.

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
936
AB
3,055
R
396
H
767
HR
7
RBI
162
SB
126
AVG
.251

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

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.
1963HOU1300000.000
1964HOU92338011.348
1965HOU102313001.130
1966HOU1505968017432549.292
1967HOU1295206712302522.237
1968ATL105358378111916.226
1969ATL98318417612712.239
1970ATL103328608502011.259
1971ATL149547581412257.258
1972ATL601262030081.238
1973ATL11720629430126.209
1974ATL5703000.429

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

Career Postseason

GP
1
AB
0
R
0
H
0
HR
0
RBI
0
SB
0
AVG
.000

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
3,390
TB
925
XBH
116
HBP
11
IBB
11
GIDP
0
P/PA
0.00

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

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.
1963HOU3000000
1964HOU25910000
1965HOU24300000
1966HOU670199143000
1967HOU566147210100
1968ATL39296113600
1969ATL3639292200
1970ATL380105171100
1971ATL593177271100
1972ATL1334290000
1973ATL2345271000
1974ATL7300000

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

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
0.8
RC
316.6
RC/27
3.50
ISOP
.052
SECA
.158
BB/K
0.94
AB/HR
436.4
GO/FO
0.00

Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

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.
1963HOU-0.2-0.3-2.8.0000000
1964HOU-0.147.1.0430.20.700
1965HOU-0.3-0.3-0.4.0000.0100
1966HOU2.278.34.5.0420.20.8198.70
1967HOU-0.9452.9.0460.10.800
1968ATL1.129.32.7.0420.10.73580
1969ATL0.832.73.4.0500.21.13180
1970ATL0.242.74.6.0610.21.700
1971ATL-1.955.93.6.0660.10.8273.50
1972ATL0.312.23.4.0950.20.800
1973ATL-0.416.62.6.0440.21.700
1974ATL0.00.94.7.000-0.1000

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

Bio

Age
82 yearsJul 9, 1944
Debut
1963

What were Sonny Jackson's career stats?

Sonny Jackson played 12 seasons for the Astros and the Braves. He was a career .251 hitter with 767 hits, 7 home runs and 162 RBI. His best season was 1974: a .429 batting average, 0 home runs and 0 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

12 seasons, 1 postseason, 1963 to 1974

Sonny Jackson finished top 10 in a stat 1 time.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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