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Chipper Jones: Career Highlights and Stats

Chipper Jones had a highly successful career as a switch hitter, batting .304 from the left side and .305 from the right side. As one of only two switch hitters in MLB history with over 400 home runs and a .400 on-base percentage, along with Mickey Mantle. Jones holds the record for most RBIs by a third baseman with over 1,500, surpassing Mike Schmidt and George Brett. Known for his patience at the plate, he walked more times than he struck out over his career. As the number one overall draft pick for the Atlanta Braves in 1990, Jones spent his entire career with the team, accumulating over 2,700 hits and 400 home runs primarily as a third baseman

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Chipper Jones: Career Highlights and Stats

Chipper Jones had a highly successful career as a switch hitter, batting .304 from the left side and .305 from the right side. As one of only two switch hitters in MLB history with over 400 home runs and a .400 on-base percentage, along with Mickey Mantle. Jones holds the record for most RBIs by a third baseman with over 1,500, surpassing Mike Schmidt and George Brett. Known for his patience at the plate, he walked more times than he struck out over his career. As the number one overall draft pick for the Atlanta Braves in 1990, Jones spent his entire career with the team, accumulating over 2,700 hits and 400 home runs primarily as a third baseman

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Feat No. 1 -- .

300 from both sides of the plate


The numbers: Jones hitting left-handed: .304/.405/.542. Hitting right-handed: .
305/.391/.499
Feat No. 2 -- Walking with the Mick
Only two switch-hitters are in the .400 OBP/.500 SLG/400 HR Club:
One is Mickey Mantle. The other: Chipper Jones.
Feat No. 3 -- Topping Schmidt and Brett
only three players ever drove in more than 1,500 runs while spending most of their
careers playing third base. Two were George Brett (1,596) and Mike Schmidt
(1,595). You can learn all about them in Cooperstown, N.Y. But who's the all-time
leader in RBIs by a guy who mostly played third base? Chipper Jones. That's who.
Feat No. 4 -- More walks than whiffs
Career walks:
1505
Career Ks: 1409
Feat No. 5 -- The greatest No. 1 overall pick ever
The numbers: 2,724 hits and 468 homers -- every one of them for the team that
drafted him with the very first pick in 1990, the Atlanta Braves. Only one other No. 1
overall pick ever hit 400 homers for the team that drafted him: Ken Griffey Jr., who
hit 417 for the Mariners.
Feat No. 6 -- 427 games over .500
The numbers: Since the day Chipper Jones moved into the Braves' lineup to stay, on
Opening Day 1995, they've won 427 more games (1,658) than they've lost (1,231).
That would not be a coincidence, ladies and gentlemen. There are only two active
position players who can say their teams are at least 400 games over .500 in their
time as regular players. One is (shocker) Derek Jeter (551 over). The other: Chipper
Jones.

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