Ruppert Jones
Ruppert Sanderson Jones
Born: March 12, 1955
Dallas, TX USA
Primary Position: CF
All Position(s) Played: 1B, RF, CF, LF, OF, DH, PH, PR
Bats: L
Throws: L
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 170
Career: 1976-1987
Draft: Round 3 (1973 June Amateur Draft, Kansas City Royals)
School: Berkeley HS (CA)
Minor League Statistics
Ruppert Jones compiled a career batting average of .250 with 147 home runs and 579 RBI in his 1331-game career with the Kansas City Royals, Seattle Mariners, New York Yankees, San Diego Padres, Detroit Tigers and California Angels. He began playing during the 1976 season and last took the field during the 1987 campaign.
 Kansas City Royals |
 Seattle Mariners |
 New York Yankees |
 San Diego Padres |
 Detroit Tigers |
 California Angels |
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 28 | 54 | 51 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 16 | .216 | .259 | .333 | .593 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | AL | Seattle Mariners | 160 | 663 | 597 | 85 | 157 | 26 | 8 | 24 | 76 | 13 | 9 | 55 | 120 | .263 | .324 | .454 | .778 | 271 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| 1978 | AL | Seattle Mariners | 129 | 540 | 472 | 48 | 111 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 46 | 22 | 6 | 55 | 85 | .235 | .312 | .337 | .649 | 159 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| 1979 | AL | Seattle Mariners | 162 | 716 | 622 | 109 | 166 | 29 | 9 | 21 | 78 | 33 | 12 | 85 | 78 | .267 | .356 | .444 | .799 | 276 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 1980 | AL | New York Yankees | 83 | 373 | 328 | 38 | 73 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 42 | 18 | 8 | 34 | 50 | .223 | .299 | .357 | .656 | 117 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| 1981 | NL | San Diego Padres | 105 | 451 | 397 | 53 | 99 | 34 | 1 | 4 | 39 | 7 | 9 | 43 | 66 | .249 | .318 | .370 | .688 | 147 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| 1982 | NL | San Diego Padres | 116 | 493 | 424 | 69 | 120 | 20 | 2 | 12 | 61 | 18 | 15 | 62 | 90 | .283 | .373 | .425 | .798 | 180 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| 1983 | NL | San Diego Padres | 133 | 372 | 335 | 42 | 78 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 49 | 11 | 11 | 35 | 58 | .233 | .305 | .394 | .699 | 132 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 1984 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 79 | 237 | 215 | 26 | 61 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 37 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 47 | .284 | .346 | .516 | .862 | 111 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | AL | California Angels | 125 | 456 | 389 | 66 | 90 | 17 | 2 | 21 | 67 | 7 | 4 | 57 | 82 | .231 | .328 | .447 | .775 | 174 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
| 1986 | AL | California Angels | 126 | 470 | 393 | 73 | 90 | 21 | 3 | 17 | 49 | 10 | 3 | 64 | 87 | .229 | .339 | .427 | .767 | 168 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 5 |
| 1987 | AL | California Angels | 85 | 213 | 192 | 25 | 47 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 38 | .245 | .316 | .432 | .748 | 83 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | 1331 | 5038 | 4415 | 643 | 1103 | 215 | 38 | 147 | 579 | 143 | 84 | 534 | 817 | .250 | .330 | .416 | .746 | 1835 | 87 | 12 | 43 | 34 | 38 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | AL | Kansas City Royals | OF | 17 | 7 | 86.7 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.181 | 1.235 |
| 1977 | AL | Seattle Mariners | OF | 155 | 154 | 1357.7 | 465 | 11 | 9 | 3 | .981 | 3.155 | 3.071 |
| 1978 | AL | Seattle Mariners | OF | 128 | 128 | 1131.0 | 393 | 10 | 6 | 2 | .985 | 3.207 | 3.148 |
| 1979 | AL | Seattle Mariners | OF | 161 | 161 | 1408.0 | 453 | 13 | 5 | 4 | .989 | 2.979 | 2.894 |
| 1980 | AL | New York Yankees | OF | 82 | 82 | 732.7 | 246 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .988 | 3.071 | 3.049 |
| 1981 | NL | San Diego Padres | OF | 104 | 102 | 927.0 | 295 | 9 | 2 | 3 | .993 | 2.951 | 2.923 |
| 1982 | NL | San Diego Padres | OF | 114 | 113 | 1016.3 | 314 | 3 | 5 | 1 | .984 | 2.807 | 2.781 |
| 1983 | NL | San Diego Padres | OF | 111 | 82 | 777.3 | 249 | 3 | 5 | 2 | .981 | 2.918 | 2.270 |
| 1983 | NL | San Diego Padres | 1B | 5 | 3 | 26.0 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .957 | 7.615 | 4.400 |
| 1984 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 73 | 58 | 484.7 | 150 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.860 | 2.110 |
| 1985 | AL | California Angels | OF | 73 | 65 | 601.7 | 179 | 12 | 1 | 5 | .995 | 2.857 | 2.616 |
| 1986 | AL | California Angels | OF | 121 | 103 | 945.7 | 205 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .981 | 1.999 | 1.736 |
| 1987 | AL | California Angels | OF | 66 | 39 | 376.7 | 81 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .965 | 1.959 | 1.242 |
| Totals | 1210 | 1097 | 9871.3 | 3070 | 78 | 44 | 23 | .986 | 2.870 | 2.602 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | AL | Detroit Tigers | ALCS | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .167 | .000 | .167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | AL | Detroit Tigers | WS | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | AL | California Angels | ALCS | 6 | 23 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | .176 | .348 | .235 | .583 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals | 10 | 32 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | .120 | .281 | .160 | .441 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | AL | Detroit Tigers | ALCS | LF | 2 | 1 | 13.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.462 | 2.500 |
| 1984 | AL | Detroit Tigers | WS | LF | 2 | 2 | 10.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.700 | 1.500 |
| 1986 | AL | California Angels | ALCS | RF | 5 | 5 | 42.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.286 | 1.200 |
| Totals | 9 | 8 | 65.0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.938 | 1.556 |
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