Todd Jones (MLB)
[edit] Biography
Born on April 24, 1968 in Marietta, Georgia, Todd Jones (Todd Barton Givin Jones) played for the Houston Astros, Detroit Tigers, Minnesota Twins, Colorado Rockies, Boston Red Sox, Philadelphia Phillies, Cincinnati Reds and Florida Marlins over the course of his 14 year career. Jones broke into the bigs on July 7, 1993 with the Houston Astros, and put up a 2.72 ERA in 72.2 innings pitched in 1994, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Todd Jones's best season was 2005, when he posted a 2.10 ERA, notched 40 saves and struck out 62 batters.
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[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1993
| HOU
| N
| 27
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 3.13
| 25
| 14
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 37.1
| 28
| 4
| 15
| 2
| 1
| 1
|
| 1994
| HOU
| N
| 48
| 0
| 5
| 2
| 2.72
| 63
| 23
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 72.2
| 52
| 3
| 26
| 4
| 1
| 1
|
| 1995
| HOU
| N
| 68
| 0
| 6
| 5
| 3.07
| 96
| 38
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 99.2
| 89
| 8
| 52
| 17
| 5
| 6
|
| 1996
| HOU
| N
| 51
| 0
| 6
| 3
| 4.40
| 44
| 30
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 17
| 57.1
| 61
| 5
| 32
| 6
| 3
| 5
|
| 1997
| DET
| A
| 68
| 0
| 5
| 4
| 3.09
| 70
| 29
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 31
| 70
| 60
| 3
| 35
| 2
| 7
| 1
|
| 1998
| DET
| A
| 65
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 4.97
| 57
| 38
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 28
| 63.1
| 58
| 7
| 36
| 4
| 5
| 2
|
| 1999
| DET
| A
| 65
| 0
| 4
| 4
| 3.80
| 64
| 30
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 30
| 66.1
| 64
| 7
| 35
| 1
| 2
| 1
|
| 2000
| DET
| A
| 67
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 3.52
| 67
| 28
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 42
| 64
| 67
| 6
| 25
| 1
| 2
| 1
|
| 2001
| MIN
| A
| 24
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 3.26
| 15
| 8
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 19.1
| 27
| 3
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2001
| DET
| A
| 45
| 0
| 4
| 5
| 4.62
| 39
| 31
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 48.2
| 60
| 6
| 22
| 1
| 3
| 0
|
| 2001
| TOT
| A
| 69
| 0
| 5
| 5
| 4.24
| 54
| 39
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 68
| 87
| 9
| 29
| 1
| 3
| 0
|
| 2002
| COL
| N
| 79
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 4.70
| 73
| 43
| 43
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 82.1
| 84
| 10
| 28
| 3
| 1
| 3
|
| 2003
| COL
| N
| 33
| 1
| 1
| 4
| 8.24
| 28
| 39
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 39.1
| 61
| 8
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 2003
| BOS
| A
| 26
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 5.52
| 31
| 19
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 29.1
| 32
| 2
| 13
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 2003
| Total
|
| 59
| 1
| 3
| 5
| 7.08
| 59
| 58
| 54
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 68.2
| 93
| 10
| 31
| 2
| 0
| 1
|
| 2004
| PHI
| N
| 27
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 4.97
| 22
| 14
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 25.1
| 35
| 3
| 8
| 3
| 0
| 5
|
| 2004
| CIN
| N
| 51
| 0
| 8
| 2
| 3.79
| 37
| 25
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 57
| 49
| 4
| 25
| 2
| 2
| 1
|
| 2004
| TOT
| N
| 78
| 0
| 11
| 5
| 4.15
| 59
| 39
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 82.1
| 84
| 7
| 33
| 5
| 2
| 6
|
| 2005
| FLA
| N
| 68
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 2.10
| 62
| 19
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 40
| 73
| 61
| 2
| 14
| 2
| 2
| 3
|
| 2006
| DET
| A
| 62
| 0
| 2
| 6
| 3.94
| 28
| 31
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 37
| 64
| 70
| 4
| 11
| 3
| 2
| 3
|
| 2007
| DET
| A
| 63
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 4.26
| 33
| 29
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 38
| 61.1
| 64
| 3
| 23
| 6
| 3
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 452
| 1
| 32
| 30
| 3.82
| 450
| 245
| 231
| 0
| 0
| 82
| 544
| 520
| 47
| 218
| 39
| 15
| 26
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 485
| 0
| 22
| 32
| 4.05
| 404
| 243
| 219
| 0
| 0
| 219
| 486.1
| 502
| 41
| 207
| 20
| 24
| 8
|
| Total
|
|
| 937
| 1
| 54
| 62
| 3.93
| 854
| 488
| 450
| 0
| 0
| 301
| 1030.1
| 1022
| 88
| 425
| 59
| 39
| 34
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1993
| HOU
| N
| P
| 27
| 0
| 37.1
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1994
| HOU
| N
| P
| 48
| 0
| 72.2
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1995
| HOU
| N
| P
| 68
| 0
| 99.2
| 3
| 11
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 9
| 1
| 0
| .933
|
| 1996
| HOU
| N
| P
| 51
| 0
| 57.1
| 4
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1997
| DET
| A
| P
| 68
| 0
| 70
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1998
| DET
| A
| P
| 65
| 0
| 63.1
| 7
| 7
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1999
| DET
| A
| P
| 65
| 0
| 66.1
| 2
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 2
| 0
| .875
|
| 2000
| DET
| A
| P
| 67
| 0
| 64
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2001
| MIN
| A
| P
| 24
| 0
| 19.1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2001
| DET
| A
| P
| 45
| 0
| 48.2
| 5
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
| 2001
| TOT
| A
| P
| 69
| 0
| 68
| 7
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| .944
|
| 2002
| COL
| N
| P
| 79
| 0
| 82.1
| 11
| 13
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2003
| COL
| N
| P
| 33
| 1
| 39.1
| 5
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 0
| .900
|
| 2003
| BOS
| A
| P
| 26
| 0
| 29.1
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2003
| Total
|
| P
| 59
| 1
| 68.2
| 9
| 7
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 3
| 0
| .941
|
| 2004
| PHI
| N
| P
| 27
| 0
| 25.1
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
| 2004
| CIN
| N
| P
| 51
| 0
| 57
| 3
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 2
| 0
| .889
|
| 2004
| TOT
| N
| P
| 78
| 0
| 82.1
| 4
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 5
| 2
| 0
| .846
|
| 2005
| FLA
| N
| P
| 68
| 0
| 73
| 5
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| .947
|
| 2006
| DET
| A
| P
| 62
| 0
| 64
| 2
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2007
| DET
| A
| P
| 63
| 0
| 61.1
| 2
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .900
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 937
| 1
| 1030.1
| 68
| 107
| 8
| 6
| 0
| 11
| 60
| 21
| 0
| .956
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1993
| HOU
| N
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1994
| HOU
| N
| 48
| 5
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .400
| .400
| .400
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1995
| HOU
| N
| 68
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .200
| .200
| .400
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1996
| HOU
| N
| 51
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1997
| DET
| A
| 68
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1998
| DET
| A
| 65
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1999
| DET
| A
| 65
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2000
| DET
| A
| 67
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2001
| MIN
| A
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2001
| DET
| A
| 45
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2001
| TOT
| A
| 69
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2002
| COL
| N
| 79
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2003
| COL
| N
| 33
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 2003
| BOS
| A
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2003
| Total
|
| 59
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 2004
| PHI
| N
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| 1.000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2004
| CIN
| N
| 51
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2004
| TOT
| N
| 78
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| 1.000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2005
| FLA
| N
| 68
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .333
| .333
| .333
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2006
| DET
| A
| 62
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2007
| DET
| A
| 63
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 452
| 19
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| .211
| .250
| .263
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 485
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 937
| 19
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| .211
| .250
| .263
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by New York Mets in the 41st round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 2, 1986).
- Selected by Houston Astros in the 1st round (27th pick overall) of the free-agent draft (June 5, 1989 - signed June 30, 1989).
- Traded by Houston Astros with Doug Brocail, Brian Hunter, Orlando Miller and cash to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Brad Ausmus, Jose Lima, Trever Miller, C.J. Nitkowski and Daryle Ward (December 10, 1996).
- Traded by Detroit Tigers to Minnesota Twins in exchange for Mark Redman (July 28, 2001).
- Granted free agency (November 5, 2001).
- Signed by Colorado Rockies (January 11, 2002).
- Released by Colorado Rockies (June 30, 2003).
- Signed by Boston Red Sox (July 2, 2003).
- Granted free agency (October 30, 2003).
- Signed by Tampa Bay Devil Rays (January 12, 2004).
- Released by Tampa Bay Devil Rays (March 24, 2004).
- Signed by Cincinnati Reds (March 30, 2004).
- Traded by Cincinnati Reds with Brad Correll to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Josh Hancock and Anderson Machado (July 30, 2004).
- Granted free agency (October 29, 2004).
- Signed by Florida Marlins (December 14, 2004).
- Granted free agency (October 28, 2005).
- Signed by Detroit Tigers (December 22, 2005).
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