As a player, Jones was listed at 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) and 185 pounds (84 kg); he batted and threw right-handed.

[4] In his final season, he played in Triple-A for the Phoenix Giants of the Pacific Coast League (PCL).

[4] He worked for multiple franchises: the Kansas City Royals, New York Yankees, Seattle Mariners, Milwaukee Brewers, and Chicago Cubs.

[4] Jones managed Bo Jackson in 1986, when both were with the Memphis Chicks of the Southern League.

[4] His final season as a manager was spent with the Lethbridge Black Diamonds in Alberta, Canada,[4] an early farm team of the Arizona Diamondbacks, who entered MLB in 1998.