Chipper Jones

Chipper Jones: Biography in Details

Who is Chipper Jones?

Chipper Jones is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) player who was the Atlanta Braves number one overall pick in the 1990 MLB draft. Similarly, he was their primary third baseman from 1995 to 2012. He was the winner of the 1999 National League (NL) Most Valuable Player Award and the 1999 and 2000 NL Silver Slugger Award for third basemen.

Chipper Jones: Age, Parents, Ethnicity

He was born on 24th April 1972 in DeLand, Florida. As of 2021, he is 49 years old. Similarly, he was the son of Larry Wayne Jones, Sr., and Lynne Jones. His father was a teacher and coach at T. DeWitt Taylor High School in Pierson, the same high school Jones would later attend and play baseball.

Likewise, he belongs to American nationality and his ethnicity is mixed (English, Irish).

In which school did Chipper Jones attend?

Talking about his education, he attended T. Dewitt Taylor High School in Pierson. Similarly, his father was a teacher and a coach at the same school. Likewise, he graduated from college at Bolles School, Jacksonville, Florida, where he played for three seasons and won a state double-A championship with his team.

Chipper Jones: Professional Life, Career 

He was the Atlanta Braves number one overall pick in the 1990 MLB draft and their primary third baseman from the year 1995 to 2012. But he ended his career in 2012 with a .303 career batting average, 468 home runs, and 1,623 RBI. Similarly, he has the most career RBI for a third baseman and holds the Braves team record for career on-base percentage (.402). He ranks third on the Brave’s career home run list.

Similarly, Chipper Jones spent his entire 19-year MLB career and all 23 years as a professional baseball player in the Atlanta organization. Among switch hitters, he ranks second behind Eddie Murray for career RBI. Likewise, he is the only switch hitter in MLB history with a career batting average of at least .300 and 400 or more home runs.

Moreover, he was the 18th player in MLB history to accumulate 5,000 at-bats and finish with at least a .300 batting average, .400 on-base percentage, and .500 slugging percentage—and the only switch hitter to reach all of these milestones. Further, on June 28, 2013, the Braves retired Jones’ number 10 and inducted him into the team’s Hall of Fame. Likewise, on July 29, 2018, he was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility.

Social Media

Chipper Jones is active on social media. He has around 187.7k followers on Facebook, 1.12M followers on Twitter, and 91.8k followers on Instagram.

Awards, Nominations

He won the 1999 National League (NL) Most Valuable Player Award and the 1999 and 2000 NL Silver Slugger Award for third basemen. Similarly, he was the MLB batting champion in 2008 after hitting 364.

What is the net worth of Chipper Jones?

The raised salary of Chipper Jones is around $13 million. His current net worth is reported as around $110 million as of 2022 which doesn’t show any significant increase or decrease since 2012. Similarly, he is also one of the highest earnings MLB players with career earnings of $168,552,133.

On August 1, 2000, he signed a 6-year contract worth $90 million. Likewise, the Braves signed a contract extension with him on December 2, 2005, for $37 million over 3-years. Also, he signed with the Braves on March 31, 2009. The contract was for 3-year and the worth was $42 million. It earned him an annual salary of $13 million accompanied by a signing bonus of $3 million.

It was also the last contract of his career.

Chipper Jones: Rumors and Controversy/Scandal

There are no big rumors and controversies about Chipper. He is successful in maintaining his life free from rumors.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight

Chipper Jones has a height of 6 feet 3 inches and weighs around 95 kg. Similarly, his hair color is salt and pepper and he has blue color eyes. There is no information about his other body measurements.

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