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Barry Zito League
3-28-2103
Howie Jones Shortstop
Retired (1998, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .269 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .752 Status Deceased (2037) Option Years 0  
H 1255 Age at Death 76 Date of Birth 04-20-1961
HR 108 Drafted Round 2, Pick 27
(1979)		 Majors Svc Time 13 years
(14 games)
RBI 573
SB 160 Salary $0.67M Final Contract Year 1998
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A- Contact vs. L B  Endurance B-   Ldrship C+
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L B  Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B+ Bunt D- Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS A+ (100%) Range B+ WS Rings 1
1B F  (0.5%) LF --- Arm B+ WS Appearances 2
2B A+ (98.9%) CF ---   Health C  LCS Appearances 6
3B F  (0.6%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 2
* League requires 75% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1986 CHN
112
325
44
92
17
0
7
45
32
 60 2 1
9
 4 1
.750
.350
.400
.117
.283
1987 CHN
139
506
76
136
17
3
14
64
60
 92 3 4
25
 9 13
.745
.347
.397
.128
.269
1988 CHN
127
299
44
77
16
6
4
33
30
 51 0 1
3
 3 11
.716
.324
.391
.134
.258
1989 CHN
125
291
39
66
14
4
6
40
21
 58 0 3
1
 5 8
.640
.276
.364
.137
.227
1990 MIN
114
174
39
56
10
3
6
25
23
 26 2 2
3
 1 3
.920
.403
.517
.195
.322
1991 MIN
96
177
37
50
12
4
5
28
24
 31 1 2
5
 2 4
.848
.368
.480
.198
.282
1992 WAS
139
587
85
175
26
5
17
68
55
 96 2 1
23
 8 13
.806
.360
.446
.148
.298
1993 WAS
139
589
103
157
23
13
14
68
57
 114 3 2
23
 10 17
.754
.333
.421
.154
.267
1994 WAS
139
493
77
118
17
0
11
52
70
 108 1 3
17
 8 10
.674
.333
.341
.101
.239
1995 WAS
139
514
73
151
27
7
7
57
69
 94 1 3
38
 6 10
.791
.376
.414
.121
.294
1996 WAS
150
484
73
117
17
8
11
62
60
 84 0 4
12
 10 15
.701
.323
.378
.136
.242
1997 SF
107
195
21
52
10
4
6
26
23
 39 1 1
1
 1 3
.797
.345
.451
.185
.267
1998 STL
29
24
3
8
2
0
0
5
3
 5 0 0
0
 1 0
.824
.407
.417
.083
.333
Total
1555
4658
714
1255
208
57
108
573
527
 858 16 27
160
 68 108
.752
.344
.408
.139
.269
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1998-11-01Howie Jones has retired from the St. Louis Writers
1998-03-30The St. Louis Writers have promoted Howie Jones to the major league team.
1998-03-29Howie Jones has signed with the St. Louis Writers for $0.67M per year for 1 year.
1997-03-30The San Francisco EDGE have promoted Donnie Willey to the major league team. The San Francisco EDGE have promoted Jack Phillips to the major league team. The San Francisco EDGE have promoted Jay Derrington to the major league team. The San Francisco EDGE have promoted Paul Strahler to the major league team. The San Francisco EDGE have promoted Howie Jones to the major league team. The San Francisco EDGE have promoted Roy Appleton to the major league team.
1997-03-30Howie Jones has signed with the San Francisco EDGE for $1.99M per year for 1 year.
1992-03-28The Washington Insiders have promoted Howie Jones to the major league team. The Washington Insiders have promoted Osvaldo Rackley to the major league team. The Washington Insiders have sent Allen Bell to the minors.
1992-03-28Howie Jones has signed with the Washington Insiders for $3.65M per year for 5 years.
1990-08-28Howie Jones of the Minnesota Lumberjacks is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
1990-04-01The Minnesota Lumberjacks have promoted Hobe Boswell to the major league team. The Minnesota Lumberjacks have promoted Jim Morton to the major league team. The Minnesota Lumberjacks have promoted Dave Bell to the major league team. The Minnesota Lumberjacks have promoted Mitch Espy to the major league team. The Minnesota Lumberjacks have promoted Joe Misuraca to the major league team. The Minnesota Lumberjacks have promoted Red Schulze to the major league team. The Minnesota Lumberjacks have promoted Brian Richardson to the major league team. The Minnesota Lumberjacks have promoted Howie Jones to the major league team. The Minnesota Lumberjacks have promoted Gino Holloway to the major league team. The Minnesota Lumberjacks have promoted Edwin Reyes to the major league team. The Minnesota Lumberjacks have promoted Rodrigo Weiss to the major league team. The Minnesota Lumberjacks have promoted Osvaldo Rackley to the major league team. The Minnesota Lumberjacks have promoted Rod Bell to the major league team. The Minnesota Lumberjacks have promoted Clay Campos to the major league team. The Minnesota Lumberjacks have promoted Kurt Cedeno to the major league team.
1990-03-29Howie Jones has signed with the Minnesota Lumberjacks for $2.5M per year for 2 years.
1986-04-04The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Howie Jones to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Jim Berry to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Ray Washington to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Cal Chiozza to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have sent Roger Hernon to the minors. The Chicago Cubbies have sent Luis Stroughter to the minors. The Chicago Cubbies have sent Wilbur Santiago to the minors. The Chicago Cubbies have sent Sam Knight to the minors.
1984-03-30The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Arlas Lawson to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Ron Duran to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Ken Kotsay to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have sent Howie Jones to the minors. The Chicago Cubbies have sent Ray Washington to the minors. The Chicago Cubbies have sent Jim Beltre to the minors.
1984-03-29The Chicago Cubbies have promoted John Carew to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Jim Beltre to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Brian Llewellyn to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Howie Jones to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Ray Washington to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Sam Knight to the major league team.
1983-03-31The Chicago Cubbies have promoted George Busby to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have sent Howie Jones to the minors.
1983-03-30The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Howie Jones to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Ray Washington to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Chubby Stone to the major league team.