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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 Endurance B-   Ldrship C+
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L 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 (0.5%) LF --- Arm B+ WS Appearances 2
2B A+ (98.9%) CF ---   Health LCS Appearances 6
3B (0.6%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 2
* League requires 75% rating to start at catcher.

Year Vs G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1986 Away 56 176 22 47 12 0 3 19 16 28 4 0 0 .720 .333 .386 .119 .267
1986 Home 56 149 22 45 5 0 4 26 16 32 5 4 1 .786 .370 .416 .114 .302
1987 Away 70 264 38 77 7 1 10 40 33 49 11 7 5 .814 .374 .439 .148 .292
1987 Home 69 242 38 59 10 2 4 24 27 43 14 2 8 .669 .317 .351 .107 .244
1988 Away 61 142 23 36 7 2 3 11 15 25 2 1 4 .719 .325 .394 .141 .254
1988 Home 66 157 21 41 9 4 1 22 15 26 1 2 7 .712 .324 .389 .127 .261
1989 Away 59 142 14 32 6 4 3 22 11 31 1 1 1 .665 .277 .387 .162 .225
1989 Home 66 149 25 34 8 0 3 18 10 27 0 4 7 .617 .275 .342 .114 .228
1990 Away 59 72 17 26 2 3 2 12 9 14 2 0 1 .982 .427 .556 .194 .361
1990 Home 55 102 22 30 8 0 4 13 14 12 1 1 2 .877 .387 .490 .196 .294
1991 Away 44 96 18 24 8 1 1 13 9 18 1 2 2 .694 .308 .385 .135 .250
1991 Home 52 81 19 26 4 3 4 15 15 13 4 0 2 1.026 .433 .593 .272 .321
1992 Away 69 302 39 90 16 2 9 39 30 51 9 4 5 .817 .363 .454 .156 .298
1992 Home 70 285 46 85 10 3 8 29 25 45 14 4 8 .794 .356 .439 .140 .298
1993 Away 70 305 51 89 12 7 8 40 25 54 11 6 9 .804 .348 .456 .164 .292
1993 Home 69 284 52 68 11 6 6 28 32 60 12 4 8 .701 .318 .384 .144 .239
1994 Away 70 252 31 56 10 0 4 23 31 63 10 6 3 .614 .304 .310 .087 .222
1994 Home 69 241 46 62 7 0 7 29 39 45 7 2 7 .736 .363 .373 .116 .257
1995 Away 69 255 35 76 12 4 3 32 34 45 19 5 5 .788 .377 .412 .114 .298
1995 Home 70 259 38 75 15 3 4 25 35 49 19 1 5 .793 .376 .417 .127 .290
1996 Away 71 234 30 59 9 5 4 35 24 43 4 7 8 .704 .319 .385 .132 .252
1996 Home 79 250 43 58 8 3 7 27 36 41 8 3 7 .698 .326 .372 .140 .232
1997 Away 49 101 10 29 5 3 2 12 11 16 0 0 2 .813 .357 .455 .168 .287
1997 Home 58 94 11 23 5 1 4 14 12 23 1 1 1 .780 .333 .447 .202 .245
1998 Away 10 9 2 4 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 1.056 .500 .556 .111 .444
1998 Home 19 15 1 4 1 0 0 3 2 3 0 1 0 .686 .353 .333 .067 .267
Total Away 757 2350 330 645 107 32 52 300 249 439 74 39 45 .757 .344 .414 .139 .274
Total Home 798 2308 384 610 101 25 56 273 278 419 86 29 63 .747 .344 .403 .138 .264
Total 1555 4658 714 1255 208 57 108 573 527 858 160 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.