He played as a pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago White Sox, Montreal Expos, Philadelphia Phillies, and New York Mets.

Jones graduated from Centerville Senior High School and later attended Indiana University Bloomington.

He had a 2.84 ERA while playing for the Pirates before being dealt to the Chicago White Sox for Dave LaPoint on August 13.

He received the win when the White Sox scored the go-ahead run in the 8th on three errors and two walks [4] On December 23, he was traded along with Ivan Calderon to the Montreal Expos Jeff Carter, Tim Raines, and Mario Brito.

On December 9, he was traded by the Expos to the Philadelphia Phillies for catcher Darrin Fletcher and cash.