Ken
Jones
 
Nickname: Broadway
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 193
 
Born: April 13, 1903 in Dover, NJ
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1924 21 CHN NL   4 3 3 3 9 9 9 9 9 9
1925 22 CHN NL $ 300,000 4 4 4 4 9 9 9 9 9 9
1926 23 CHN NL $ 300,000 4 4 4 4 9 9 9 9 9 9
1927 24 CHN NL $ 300,000 4 3 3 3 9 9 9 8 8 8
1928 25 CHN NL $ 300,000 4 3 3 3 8 8 8 9 9 9
1929 26 CHN NL $ 350,000 4 3 3 3 9 9 9 9 9 9
OOTP6 Min Ratings   4 3 3 3 8 8 8 8 8 8
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000 4 4 4 4 9 9 9 9 9 9
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  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1924 21 CHN NL     4 4 4 1 1 1 4 4 4 1 1 1 2 2 2
1925 22 CHN NL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 4 4 4 1 1 1 2 2 2
1926 23 CHN NL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 4 4 4 1 1 1 2 2 2
1927 24 CHN NL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 4 4 4 1 1 1 2 2 2
1928 25 CHN NL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 4 4 4 1 1 1 2 2 2
1929 26 CHN NL $ 350,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 4 4 4 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 4 1 1 1 4 4 4 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 4 4 4 1 1 1 2 2 2
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Cy Young Award or Rookie of the Year Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1924 21 AAA   5 2 .714 35 0 0 0 2 84.7 96 25 4 21 23 2.66 .287 .329 .370 .699  
1925 22 CHN NL 1 1 .500 17 0 0 0 13 15.7 14 4 0 3 1 2.30 .237 .266 .254 .520 4.2
    AAA   3 0 1.000 16 0 0 0 1 39.7 45 20 1 9 15 4.54 .296 .335 .388 .724  
1926 23 CHN NL 1 3 .250 25 0 0 0 5 26.3 38 21 3 15 5 7.18 .339 .414 .509 .923 0.0
1927 24 CHN NL 3 5 .375 28 0 0 0 14 28.0 25 9 2 8 11 2.89 .234 .287 .336 .623 5.7
1928 25 CHN NL 1 0 1.000 17 0 0 0 3 19.0 14 5 1 3 4 2.37 .212 .246 .288 .534 3.4
1929 26 CHN NL 4 4 .500 28 0 0 0 2 33.3 43 19 4 9 8 5.13 .309 .351 .489 .841 1.8
5 Years Sim 10 13 .435 115 0 0 0 37 122.3 134 58 10 38 29 4.27 .277 .328 .404 .732 15.1
2 Years AAA 8 2 .800 51 0 0 0 3 124.3 141 45 5 30 38 3.26 .290 .331 .376 .707  
Season Average 2 2 .500 23 0 0 0 7 24.5 26 11 2 7 5 4.27 .277 .328 .404 .732  
Career Highs 4 5 1.000 28 0 0 0 14 33.3 43 21 4 15 11 7.18 .339 .414 .509 .923  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   78 34 7 21 18   .295 .347 .455 .802
vs LH   56 24 3 17 11   .256 .309 .342 .652
Home 5 4 .556 52 0 0 0 9 61.7 63 28 6 25 11 4.09 .266 .336 .388 .724
Away 5 9 .357 63 0 0 0 29 60.7 71 30 4 13 18 4.45 .289 .324 .419 .743
Mar/Apr 0 2 .000 8 0 0 0 3 8.3 13 6 3 4 2 6.49 .371 .436 .686 1.122
May 2 3 .400 15 0 0 0 6 16.0 15 9 0 3 7 5.07 .231 .265 .338 .603
June 4 3 .571 27 0 0 0 6 33.3 34 15 4 18 10 4.05 .266 .356 .414 .770
July 1 3 .250 21 0 0 0 8 18.3 17 8 1 7 7 3.93 .246 .316 .362 .678
August 1 0 1.000 19 0 0 0 9 18.0 27 9 1 1 0 4.50 .346 .354 .449 .803
Sep/Oct 2 2 .500 25 0 0 0 6 28.3 28 11 1 5 3 3.50 .259 .292 .333 .625
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger Award or Rookie of the Year Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1926 23 CHN NL 25 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
1929 26 CHN NL 28 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
2 Years Sim 53 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4 0.0
162 Game Average 15 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.3  
Career Highs 28 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
vs LH   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3
Home 28 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3
Away 25 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
RISP   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
May 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
June 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
Sep/Oct 9 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1925 22 CHN NL P 17 0 15.7 0 1 1 0 .500 0.57    
1926 23 CHN NL P 25 0 26.3 2 6 1 0 .889 2.73    
1927 24 CHN NL P 28 0 28.0 1 2 0 0 1.000 0.96    
1928 25 CHN NL P 17 0 19.0 2 5 0 0 1.000 3.32    
1929 26 CHN NL P 28 0 33.3 0 2 0 1 1.000 0.54    
Career Totals   115 0 122.3 5 16 2 1 .913 1.55    
Career Highs   28 0 33.3 2 6 1 1 1.000 3.32    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1928 25 CHN NL 0 0 .000 4 0 0 0 1 4.3 0 0 0 1 1 0.00 .000 .071 .000 .071
1929 26 CHN NL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 1 0 1 1 9.00 .333 .500 1.000 1.500
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 0 .000 5 0 0 0 1 5.3 1 1 0 2 2 1.69 .063 .167 .188 .354
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Saves
1925-2-13
1926-7-5
1927-2-14
1928-9-3
1929-10-2
CAR-32-37
         
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 45)
   Gray Ink Test: 15    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 231)
 
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History
Drafted in 3rd round, 36th overall pick, by Philadelphia (A) in 1907
Injured on 4/12/1907 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for 3 weeks
Injured on 6/17/1907 with a Pulled Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 6 weeks
Injured on 6/7/1911 with a Pulled Tricep Muscle, out for 5-6 weeks
Had first career hit on 5/31/1913, off Hooks Wiltse (CHA)
Injured on 7/16/1914 with a Inflamed Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Injured on 8/11/1916 with a Strained Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 4 weeks
Earned first career win on 5/9/1917
2/14/1919: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/18/1920: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
6/16/1920: Signed a contract extension with Philadelphia (A), $528,000 per year, for 1 years
7/1/1921: Signed a contract extension with Philadelphia (A), $380,000 per year, for 1 years
Drafted in 5th round, 74th overall pick, by Chicago (N) in 1924
Injured on 5/12/1924 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for 5 days
Earned first career win on 9/21/1925