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Charley Jones

Charley Jones

1875–1888  ·  Bats R  ·  Throws R  ·  5'11", 202 lb  ·  b. 1852 Alamance County, NC

Career 895 G · 1,115 H · 56 HR · 553 RBI · .298 AVG · 3.00 ERA · 3.0 IP

Seasons leading his league
10
7 best in baseball 3 league only
62 Top-5 finishes
4 Title seasons
8 Categories led
1879 Best season

Spanning 1877–1884, peaking at 5 titles in 1879.

Team records #1 Cincinnati Reds career HR #1 Cincinnati Reds career RBI #1 Keokuk Westerns career RBI #1 Keokuk Westerns career H #1 Cincinnati Reds career R #1 Cincinnati Reds 1876 HR #1 Keokuk Westerns 1875 RBI #1 Keokuk Westerns 1875 H #1 Keokuk Westerns 1875 OPS #2 Cincinnati Reds career H

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

  • 513th League titles 10
  • 308th Best in baseball 7
  • 220th Top-5 finishes 62

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB   led his league
Category Titles Best Streak Seasons
Outfield Putouts 2 1st — 1877 138 1884 AA 207 1878 #2 1879 #2
Runs Batted In 2 1st — 1879 62 1883 AA 80
Outfield Range Factor 1 1st — 1877 3.19 1878 #3
Outfield Fielding Percentage 1 1st — 1879 .933 1878 #2
Walks 1 1st — 1879 29 1877 #2 1884 #3
On-Base Percentage 1 1st — 1884 AA .376 1879 #3
Runs 1 1st — 1879 85 1884 #2 1885 #3
Home Runs 1 1st — 1879 9 1876 #2 1877 #3 1878 #2 1880 #3 1883 #2
Total Bases — #2 — 1879 #2
Triples — #2 — 1877 #2 1878 #2 1885 #3
Slugging Percentage — #2 — 1877 #2 1879 #2
On-Base Plus Slug. — #2 — 1879 #2
Hits — #2 — 1885 #2

Title Seasons

4 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1884 2 OBP .376 OF PO 207
1883 1 RBI 80
1879 5 HR 9 RBI 62 R 85 BB 29 OF FPCT .933
1877 2 OF PO 138 OF RF 3.19

Batting

  led the league   12 seasons
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
1875 KEO +1 NA 14 54 5 14 2 5 0 11 0 6 1 .259 .259 .481 .741
1876 CN1 NL 64 276 40 79 17 4 4 38 7 17 0 .286 .304 .420 .724
1877 CN1 +1 NL 57 240 53 75 12 10 2 38 15 25 0 .313 .353 .471 .824
1878 CN1 NL 61 261 50 81 11 7 3 39 4 17 0 .310 .321 .441 .761
1879 BSN NL 83 355 85 112 22 10 9 62 29 38 0 .315 .367 .510 .877
1880 BSN NL 66 280 44 84 15 3 5 37 11 27 0 .300 .326 .429 .755
1883 CN2 AA 90 391 84 115 15 12 10 80 20 0 0 .294 .328 .471 .799
1884 CN2 AA 112 472 117 148 19 17 7 71 37 0 0 .314 .376 .470 .846
1885 CN2 AA 112 487 108 157 19 17 5 35 21 0 0 .322 .362 .462 .824
1886 CN2 AA 127 500 87 135 22 10 6 68 61 0 3 .270 .356 .390 .746
1887 NY4 +1 AA 103 400 58 111 18 7 5 69 31 27 15 .278 .343 .395 .738
1888 KC2 AA 6 25 2 4 0 1 0 5 1 5 1 .160 .192 .240 .432
Career — — 895 3,741 733 1,115 172 103 56 553 237 162 20 .298 .345 .444 .789

Pitching

1 seasons
Year Team Lg W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER HR BB SO WHIP
1887 NY4 AA 0 0 3.00 2 0 0 3.0 2 1 0 4 0 2.00
Career — — 0 0 3.00 2 0 0 3.0 2 1 0 4 0 2.00

Fielding

3 positions
Year Team Lg Pos GGSINN POAEDPTC FLD%RF
1875 KEO NA OF 14 — 125.0 12 2 5 0 19 .737 1.00
1876 CN1 NL OF 64 — 600.0 151 11 27 2 189 .857 2.53
1877 CN1 NL OF 48 — 441.0 138 15 28 2 181 .845 3.19
1B 10 — 90.0 100 3 9 4 112 .920 10.30
1878 CN1 NL OF 61 — 581.0 120 9 15 1 144 .896 2.11
1879 BSN NL OF 83 — 738.0 162 20 13 1 195 .933 2.19
1880 BSN NL OF 66 — 584.0 108 11 25 3 144 .826 1.80
1883 CN2 AA OF 90 — 783.0 172 12 26 1 210 .876 2.04
1884 CN2 AA OF 112 — 1047.0 207 12 28 0 247 .887 1.96
1885 CN2 AA OF 112 — 999.0 214 22 29 6 265 .891 2.11
1886 CN2 AA OF 127 — 1133.0 217 23 33 1 273 .879 1.89
1887 NY4 AA OF 103 — 864.0 188 25 21 8 234 .910 2.07
P 2 — 3.0 0 0 1 0 1 .000 0.00
1B 1 — 2.0 0 0 1 0 1 .000 0.00
1888 KC2 AA OF 6 — 55.0 8 1 3 0 12 .750 1.50
Career — — OF 886 — 7950.0 1,697 163 253 25 2,113 .880 2.10
— — 1B 11 — 92.0 100 3 10 4 113 .912 9.36
— — P 2 — 3.0 0 0 1 0 1 .000 0.00