3B Willie 'Puddin' Head' Jones #6
Age: 29 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
01/13/1955
3B WILLIE 'PUDDIN' HEAD' JONES #6 - AGE: 29 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
149 525 135 20 7 16 75 68 34 .257 .339 .413 7 2.8
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 55 55 55 55
Gap 50 50 50 50
Power 50 50 50 50
Eye 60 60 60 60
Avoid K's 60 60 60 60
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 50 20
Errors: - 65 25
Arm: - 60 25
Turn DP: - 45 -
Framing: - - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: 55
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 45
Stealing Aggressiveness: 35
Stealing Ability: 60
Baserunning Inst.: 40
Sacrifice Bunt: 35
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/06/1954 @ NY1 Loss, 1-7 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
10/04/1954 NY1 Loss, 4-6 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10/03/1954 NY1 Loss, 6-9 5 1 3 0 0 1 0 0
10/02/1954 NY1 Win, 4-3 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
09/30/1954 @ NY1 Win, 8-0 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 0
09/29/1954 @ NY1 Loss, 0-6 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/26/1954 KC1 Win, 7-4 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 0
09/25/1954 KC1 Win, 6-1 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/24/1954 KC1 Win, 2-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/22/1954 WS1 Loss, 1-3 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Birthday:08/16/1925
Born in:Dillon, SC
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$42,800
Signed Through:1955 Season
Major Service:6 Years, 142 Days
Service This Yr:167 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1954 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 149 525 135 20 7 16 75 90 68 34 .257 .339 .413 .753 .346 .156 109
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 149 598 0 0 0 13 14 5 217 43 7 6 53.8 74.6 4.71 2.8  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   213 50 9 3 6 31 28 30 14 1 3 0 .235 .328 .390 .718
Versus Right   312 85 11 4 10 44 62 38 20 4 11 0 .272 .347 .429 .777
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   57 15 3 1 0 9 8 8 3 1 1 0 .263 .348 .351 .699
May   102 20 5 0 2 12 16 16 8 0 3 0 .196 .305 .304 .609
June   99 34 4 2 6 21 23 9 5 0 2 0 .343 .398 .606 1.004
July   95 29 3 2 5 18 19 8 3 2 4 0 .305 .352 .537 .889
August   92 22 1 1 2 10 16 13 8 1 1 0 .239 .330 .337 .667
September   80 15 4 1 1 5 8 14 7 1 3 0 .188 .305 .300 .605
All-Star Game   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Spring Training   42 12 3 0 0 4 5 6 3 0 2 0 .286 .375 .357 .732
Postseason   19 5 1 0 0 2 2 3 4 1 0 0 .263 .348 .316 .664
Last Year   525 135 20 7 16 75 90 68 34 5 14 0 .257 .339 .413 .753
2 Years Ago   93 24 4 0 2 8 9 8 7 0 3 1 .258 .324 .366 .689
Career   2815 782 136 17 86 440 408 284 234 23 43 8 .278 .343 .430 .773
Home   248 66 8 4 3 34 45 30 14 4 7 0 .266 .340 .367 .707
Road   277 69 12 3 13 41 45 38 20 1 7 0 .249 .339 .455 .793
Grass   525 135 20 7 16 75 90 68 34 5 14 0 .257 .339 .413 .753
Day   364 93 11 7 14 54 70 50 22 4 10 0 .255 .342 .440 .782
Night   161 42 9 0 2 21 20 18 12 1 4 0 .261 .333 .354 .687
As Starter   525 135 20 7 16 75 90 68 34 5 14 0 .257 .339 .413 .753
Close/Late   96 23 4 1 4 13 19 12 5 1 2 0 .240 .321 .427 .748
Inning 1-3   163 43 4 2 7 25 31 21 12 2 8 0 .264 .344 .442 .786
Inning 4-6   194 47 8 3 4 27 26 31 10 2 4 0 .242 .344 .376 .720
Inning 7-9   164 44 8 1 5 22 32 16 12 1 2 0 .268 .331 .421 .752
Extra Innings   4 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .750 1.000
0 Outs   189 55 11 2 3 16 42 22 15 2 14 0 .291 .362 .418 .779
1 Outs   176 42 8 0 9 30 33 20 8 3 0 0 .239 .312 .438 .749
2 Outs   160 38 1 5 4 29 15 26 11 0 0 0 .237 .344 .381 .725
Scoring Position   136 36 6 2 7 63 23 23 5 5 14 0 .265 .360 .493 .852
Bases Empty   281 79 12 4 7 7 51 31 20 0 0 0 .281 .353 .427 .780
Runner on 1st   108 20 2 1 2 5 16 14 9 0 0 0 .185 .279 .278 .556
Runner on 2nd   33 9 2 1 3 11 7 6 1 0 12 0 .273 .385 .667 1.051
Runner on 3rd   15 3 1 0 1 8 4 0 1 2 0 0 .200 .176 .467 .643
Runner on 1st & 2nd   37 9 0 0 2 12 6 5 1 0 0 0 .243 .333 .405 .739
Runner on 1st & 3rd   16 6 2 0 1 11 3 2 1 0 0 0 .375 .444 .688 1.132
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   13 3 1 0 0 4 1 6 1 0 2 0 .231 .474 .308 .781
Bases Loaded   22 6 0 1 0 17 2 4 0 3 0 0 .273 .345 .364 .708
Two Strikes   191 41 6 1 4 24 27 33 34 0 0 0 .215 .330 .319 .650
First Pitch   106 33 5 1 4 13 19 0 0 1 3 0 .311 .308 .491 .799
Count 0-1   52 13 2 0 3 12 9 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .245 .462 .707
Count 0-2   33 8 2 0 2 6 4 0 3 0 0 0 .242 .242 .485 .727
Count 1-0   51 13 2 2 1 6 9 0 0 1 2 0 .255 .250 .431 .681
Count 1-1   58 15 4 3 0 3 10 0 0 0 3 0 .259 .259 .431 .690
Count 1-2   50 8 1 0 0 1 3 0 10 0 0 0 .160 .160 .180 .340
Count 2-0   16 5 0 0 2 5 2 0 0 0 3 0 .312 .312 .688 1.000
Count 2-1   38 10 1 0 2 8 6 0 0 1 3 0 .263 .256 .447 .704
Count 2-2   59 10 1 0 2 4 7 0 15 0 0 0 .169 .169 .288 .458
Count 3-0   1 0 0 0 0 1 3 18 0 0 0 0 .000 .947 .000 .947
Count 3-1   12 5 0 0 0 3 5 17 0 1 0 0 .417 .733 .417 1.150
Full Count   49 15 2 1 0 13 13 33 6 0 0 0 .306 .585 .388 .973
Behind in Count   135 29 5 0 5 19 16 0 13 1 0 0 .215 .213 .363 .576
Ahead in Count   118 33 3 2 5 23 25 35 0 3 8 0 .280 .436 .466 .902
Batting 5th   35 8 1 2 0 3 7 7 5 1 1 0 .229 .349 .371 .720
Batting 6th   375 97 13 4 12 50 65 49 21 3 13 0 .259 .342 .411 .753
Batting 7th   115 30 6 1 4 22 18 12 8 1 0 0 .261 .328 .435 .763
Low Leverage   224 67 8 4 4 22 43 23 15 2 0 0 .299 .361 .424 .786
Medium Leverage   199 48 8 1 9 27 32 31 14 1 12 0 .241 .342 .427 .769
High Leverage   98 20 4 2 3 26 15 13 4 2 2 0 .204 .292 .378 .670
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1948 Philadelphia - MLB 22 115 396 124 26 0 13 67 63 49 1 1 38 6 11 .313 .389 .477 .867 131 133 3.4
1949 Philadelphia - MLB 23 83 295 76 15 2 11 37 39 38 0 2 33 0 2 .258 .340 .434 .774 114 112 1.3
1949 New York - MLB 23 69 265 70 13 1 9 51 30 27 0 4 31 2 1 .264 .328 .423 .750 105 104 1.8
1949 Total - MLB 23 152 560 146 28 3 20 88 69 65 0 6 64 2 3 .261 .334 .429 .763 110 108 3.1
1950 New York - MLB 24 153 590 162 26 3 19 102 86 41 5 2 45 5 5 .275 .326 .425 .751 102 102 2.5
1951 New York - MLB 25 131 507 154 27 4 15 82 79 42 1 8 35 23 8 .304 .353 .462 .815 118 117 2.9
1952 New York - MLB 26 61 144 37 5 0 1 18 12 11 0 1 11 1 0 .257 .308 .312 .620 78 80 0.1
1953 New York - MLB 27 36 93 24 4 0 2 8 9 8 1 0 7 4 2 .258 .324 .366 .689 89 89 0.3
1954 New York - MLB 28 149 525 135 20 7 16 75 90 68 0 5 34 7 6 .257 .339 .413 .753 101 109 2.8
Total MLB 797 2815 782 136 17 86 440 408 284 8 23 234 48 35 .278 .343 .430 .773 109 110 15.1
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1950 New York - MLB 24 6 21 9 3 0 0 3 7 3 0 0 0 1 1 .429 .500 .571 1.071 189 198 0.4
1951 New York - MLB 25 6 25 12 2 1 2 6 7 0 0 0 3 0 2 .480 .480 .880 1.360 261 260 0.3
1952 New York - MLB 26 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333 1 46 -0.2
1953 New York - MLB 27 2 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 451 488 0.2
1954 New York - MLB 28 6 19 5 1 0 0 2 2 3 0 1 4 0 0 .263 .348 .316 .664 79 88 0.1
Total MLB 23 68 28 6 1 2 14 16 7 0 2 7 1 3 .412 .455 .618 1.072 179 187
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1948 Philadelphia - MLB P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1948 Philadelphia - MLB 3B 109 98 79 173 20 268 16 .940 894.1 2.54 +1.9 1.034
1949 Philadelphia - MLB 3B 83 82 87 163 18 268 18 .933 725.2 3.10 -1.4 .995
1949 New York - MLB 3B 69 69 75 163 20 242 4 .983 601.0 3.56 +5.9 1.060
1950 New York - MLB 3B 150 149 136 309 34 463 18 .961 1302.0 3.08 -0.5 1.007
1951 New York - MLB 3B 131 131 138 231 20 388 19 .951 1148.0 2.89 -3.7 .980
1952 New York - MLB 3B 41 34 24 68 2 99 7 .929 303.1 2.73 -2.5 .965
1952 New York - MLB SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1953 New York - MLB 3B 23 22 18 45 2 64 1 .984 201.2 2.81 +0.5 1.001
1953 New York - MLB P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1954 New York - MLB 3B 149 149 144 303 29 461 14 .970 1283.2 3.13 -1.6 .994
1954 New York - MLB SS 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 .000
TOTAL P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 3B 755 734 701 1455 145 2253 97 .957 6459.2 3.00 -1.4 1.005
TOTAL SS 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
10/09/1946 Signed with the Philadelphia Phillies.
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (50); Power: 40 (55); Eye: 45 (55).
04/14/1947 Named the #26 prospect in the MLB
07/06/1947 Named the #11 prospect in the MLB
10/08/1947 Named the #10 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 50 (55).
04/19/1948 Named the #18 prospect in the MLB
05/28/1948 Goes 5-6 against the New York Giants, with 1 HR, 3 RBI and 1 R.
07/01/1948 Wins the MLB NL Rookie of the Month Award.
07/11/1948 Was selected to the 1948 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
10/24/1948 Finished 2nd in 1948 MLB NL Rookie of the Year Award voting.
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 50 (55).
07/16/1949 Was traded by the Philadelphia Phillies to the New York Yankees, along with RP Julian Ladera, in exchange for SP Vic Raschi, 1B Nippy Jones, and SP Don Johnson.
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 50 (55).
07/09/1950 Was selected to the 1950 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
10/12/1950 Wins the 1950 World Series with the New York Yankees.
01/01/1951 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 50 (60).
01/01/1952 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 55 (60).
10/11/1952 Wins the 1952 World Series with the New York Yankees.
01/01/1953 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 60 (60).
10/08/1953 Wins the 1953 World Series with the New York Yankees.
01/01/1954 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 55 (60).
06/30/1954 Hits for the CYCLE, going 4-6 against the Boston Red Sox, with 2 RBI and 3 runs scored.
07/11/1954 Was selected to the 1954 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
01/01/1955 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 60 (60).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SB Rank
1951 23 8
Year HP Rank
1950 5 9
Year SH Rank
1954 14 7
Year SF Rank
1951 8 3
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