Nippy Jones
1B · 8 seasons · 1946 – 1957 · B/T: R/R
Few careers score higher: Nippy Jones sits 1st of 0 hitters all-time in roto value, built over 8 seasons. 1948 was the high-water mark, worth +5.5, 79th that season and 12538th of 111,420 player-seasons on record. Career value accumulated in RBI (+2.7), batting average (+0.8) and home runs (+0.5), and drained away in stolen bases (-2.1).
Hitting
Best Season
5.49
1948 · #12,538 all-time
Career Z
1.8
summed
Avg / Season
0.22
longevity-neutral
Seasons
8
| Season ↑ | Tm | G | Z | Szn | All-Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | STL | 16 | -1.68 | #427 | #44,407 |
| 1947 | STL | 23 | -1.58 | #359 | #42,984 |
| 1948★ | STL | 132 | 5.49 | #79 | #12,538 |
| 1949 | STL | 110 | 4.74 | #67 | #14,318 |
| 1950 | STL | 13 | -2.25 | #274 | #82,943 |
| 1951 | STL | 80 | 0.63 | #142 | #27,372 |
| 1952 | PHI | 8 | -2.13 | #290 | #69,475 |
| 1957 | ML1 | 30 | -1.45 | #218 | #41,397 |
★ Best season by Z