Randy Jones

Full Name: Randall Leo Jones Primary Position: P Height/Weight: 6' 0"/178 First Game: June 16, 1973 Birthdate: January 12, 1950 Final Game: September 7, 1982 Birthplace: Fullerton, California MLB Experience: 10 years Bat/Throw: Right/Left

Biography

Born on January 12, 1950 in Fullerton, California, Randy Jones (Randall Leo Jones) played for the San Diego Padres and New York Mets over the course of his 10 year career. Jones broke into the bigs on June 16, 1973 with the San Diego Padres, and put up a 3.16 ERA in 139.2 innings pitched in 1973, his rookie year.

There is some disagreement on what was Randy Jones's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1976, when he posted a 2.74 ERA, won 22 games and struck out 93 batters. However, others believe that it was 1975, when he posted a 2.24 ERA, won 20 games and struck out 103 batters.

Statistics

Pitching Stats

Year	Team		G	GS	W	L	ERA	K	R	ER	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	IB	WP	HBP
1973	SD	N	20	19	7	6	3.16	77	58	49	6	1	0	139.2	129	13	37	9	3	1
1974	SD	N	40	34	8	22	4.45	124	118	103	4	1	2	208.1	217	16	78	12	4	5
1975	SD	N	37	36	20	12	2.24	103	94	71	18	6	0	285	242	17	56	9	1	0
1976	SD	N	40	40	22	14	2.74	93	109	96	25	5	0	315.1	274	15	50	9	0	4
1977	SD	N	27	25	6	12	4.58	44	85	75	1	0	0	147.1	173	12	36	10	1	0
1978	SD	N	37	36	13	14	2.88	71	104	81	7	2	0	253	263	6	64	20	4	0
1979	SD	N	39	39	11	12	3.63	112	120	106	6	0	0	263	257	17	64	10	2	3
1980	SD	N	24	24	5	13	3.91	53	71	67	4	3	0	154.1	165	14	29	5	1	0
1981	NY	N	13	12	1	8	4.85	14	48	32	0	0	0	59.1	65	8	38	1	2	1
1982	NY	N	28	20	7	10	4.60	44	68	55	2	1	0	107.2	130	11	51	3	1	4
Total			305	285	100	123	3.42	735	875	735	73	19	2	1933	1915	129	503	88	19	18

Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1973	SD	N	P	20	19	139.2	3	24	1	0	0	0	8	0	0	.964
1974	SD	N	P	40	34	208.1	7	44	2	3	0	0	15	8	2	.962
1975	SD	N	P	37	36	285	14	70	4	5	0	0	17	10	6	.955
1976	SD	N	P	40	40	315.1	31	81	0	12	0	0	15	3	2	1.000
1977	SD	N	P	27	25	147.1	8	47	2	0	0	2	11	7	6	.965
1978	SD	N	P	37	36	253	15	51	4	5	0	0	13	13	6	.943
1979	SD	N	P	39	39	263	15	60	3	2	0	1	19	12	4	.962
1980	SD	N	P	24	24	154.1	12	38	1	0	0	0	17	7	5	.980
1981	NY	N	P	13	12	59.1	2	19	0	0	0	0	6	4	1	1.000
1982	NY	N	P	28	20	107.2	7	31	1	3	0	0	11	4	2	.974
Total			P	305	285	1933	114	465	18	30	0	3	132	68	34	.970

Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1973	SD	N	20	48	2	8	0	2	.167	.184	.188	1	0	1	22	0	4	0	0	0
1974	SD	N	46	65	4	10	0	2	.154	.179	.169	1	0	2	29	0	3	0	0	0
1975	SD	N	40	83	7	11	0	4	.133	.182	.157	2	0	5	30	0	17	0	0	1
1976	SD	N	40	103	6	6	0	2	.058	.102	.058	0	0	5	39	0	15	0	0	0
1977	SD	N	28	43	2	5	0	1	.116	.156	.140	1	0	2	20	0	4	0	0	0
1978	SD	N	38	82	6	15	0	4	.183	.200	.195	1	0	2	32	0	6	0	0	1
1979	SD	N	41	86	8	15	0	5	.174	.172	.198	2	0	0	29	0	7	1	0	0
1980	SD	N	25	45	1	3	0	0	.067	.106	.067	0	0	2	15	0	7	0	0	1
1981	NY	N	13	17	0	2	0	0	.118	.118	.118	0	0	0	9	0	1	0	0	0
1982	NY	N	28	27	1	4	0	0	.148	.233	.148	0	0	3	10	0	2	0	0	0
Total			319	599	37	79	0	20	.132	.162	.145	8	0	22	235	0	66	1	0	3

Transactions

• Selected by San Diego Padres in the 5th round of the free-agent draft (June 6, 1972).
• Traded by San Diego Padres to New York Mets in exchange for John Pacella and Jose Moreno (December 15, 1980).
• Released by New York Mets (November 5, 1982).
• Signed by Pittsburgh Pirates (1983).
• Released by Pittsburgh Pirates (March 27, 1983).