Sledgehammer
Neff
 
Nickname: Jonboy
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 185
 
Born: December 30, 2000 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Zachary Matthews Award 2024    2025   
All-Star Selections 2025   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2021 20 NY FF $ 300,000   5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 2 2 2 5 5 5
2022 21 NY FF $ 300,000   7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 7 7 7
2023 22 TX GE $ 300,000   7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 3 3 3 7 7 7
2024 23 TX GE $ 300,000   6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 3 3 3 7 7 7
2025 24 TX GE $ 300,000   6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 3 3 3 6 6 6
2026 25 TX GE $ 300,000   4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 5 5 5
2027 26 TX GE $ 300,000   4 4 4 8 8 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5
2028 27 TX GE $ 300,000   4 4 4 8 8 8 6 6 6 8 7 7 5 5 5
2029 28 TX GE $ 300,000   4 4 4 8 8 8 6 6 6 8 8 8 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 2 2 2 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000   7 7 7 8 8 8 6 6 6 8 8 8 7 7 7
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Tyson Bacon Award or Bick Horizon Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
2021 20 AA   17 68 10 23 3 0 2 9 2 1 1 6 .338 .348 .471 .818 10.1  
    A   121 525 88 167 24 4 21 64 26 7 34 62 .318 .360 .499 .859 90.3  
2022 21 NY FF 134 470 66 130 10 1 9 42 58 10 25 46 .277 .315 .360 .674 59.0 10.9
2023 22 TX GE 158 643 89 189 24 5 11 80 54 9 28 53 .294 .324 .398 .723 85.8 17.0
2024 23 TX GE 155 644 82 163 25 3 9 50 60 21 32 51 .253 .296 .343 .639 70.7 10.4
2025 24 TX GE 157 640 85 179 26 6 16 61 39 15 38 80 .280 .325 .414 .739 86.0 16.6
2026 25 TX GE 155 563 56 119 19 2 17 59 35 12 34 95 .211 .258 .343 .601 55.0 5.1
2027 26 TX GE 141 338 36 66 8 1 6 28 24 4 25 58 .195 .252 .278 .530 29.0 2.5
2028 27 TX GE 94 286 31 56 15 6 10 41 10 1 21 53 .196 .256 .395 .652 31.4 3.7
2029 28 TX GE 155 509 65 104 20 7 21 65 36 7 66 96 .204 .300 .395 .695 66.1 8.6
8 Years Sim 1149 4093 510 1006 147 31 99 426 316 79 269 532 .246 .296 .369 .665 483.0 74.8
1 Years AA 17 68 10 23 3 0 2 9 2 1 1 6 .338 .343 .471 .813 10.1  
1 Years A 121 525 88 167 24 4 21 64 26 7 34 62 .318 .364 .499 .863 90.3  
2 Years Minors 138 593 98 190 27 4 23 73 28 8 35 68 .320 .362 .496 .857 100.4  
162 Game Average 577 71 141 20 4 13 60 44 11 37 75 .246 .296 .369 .665 68.1  
Career Highs 158 644 89 189 26 7 21 80 60 21 66 96 .294 .325 .414 .739 86.0  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   2970 370 717 103 23 65 296 230 55 206 392 .241 .295 .357 .652 332.2
vs LH   1123 140 289 44 8 34 130 86 24 63 140 .257 .299 .402 .700 139.6
Home 577 2014 239 490 66 15 52 214 146 39 125 260 .243 .291 .368 .659 226.5
Away 572 2079 271 516 81 16 47 212 170 40 144 272 .248 .301 .370 .671 245.4
RISP   833 0 210 32 6 24 307 0 0 60 119 .252 .301 .391 .693 98.4
Pinch Hitting   99 12 16 0 0 4 8 8 2 11 21 .162 .254 .283 .537 8.3
Close/Late   511 59 116 18 6 8 41 0 0 38 69 .227 .282 .333 .615 47.7
Mar/Apr 166 565 76 133 16 4 17 53 49 13 44 72 .235 .298 .368 .667 66.3
May 203 734 81 181 29 6 15 69 43 15 42 113 .247 .290 .364 .654 78.4
June 206 735 87 182 35 5 17 74 43 13 60 90 .248 .306 .378 .685 88.3
July 191 695 100 187 21 6 23 93 55 12 45 82 .269 .316 .416 .731 95.6
August 191 662 72 146 25 6 14 79 54 12 35 92 .221 .262 .340 .602 63.1
Sep/Oct 192 702 94 177 21 4 13 58 72 14 43 83 .252 .300 .349 .649 80.2
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Zachary Matthews Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
2021 20 NY FF CF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
2022 21 NY FF CF 111 104 932.7 262 5 8 1 .971 2.58   4.5
    RF 13 8 88.0 28 0 1 0 .966 2.86    
2023 22 TX GE CF 156 149 1321.0 433 12 7 6 .985 3.03   5.7
2024 23 TX GE CF 153 147 1339.0 452 9 7 2 .985 3.10   4.5
    RF 1 0 6.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 3.00    
2025 24 TX GE CF 154 147 1328.7 478 12 10 3 .980 3.32   2.3
2026 25 TX GE CF 152 143 1297.3 486 7 6 3 .988 3.42   4.9
2027 26 TX GE CF 81 79 677.7 255 6 2 2 .992 3.47   2.2
    RF 9 2 37.0 9 0 0 0 1.000 2.19    
2028 27 TX GE CF 70 68 563.3 153 2 2 0 .987 2.48   0.6
    RF 8 8 69.0 13 0 2 0 .867 1.70    
2029 28 TX GE CF 152 152 1293.3 361 7 10 1 .974 2.56   2.2
    RF 3 0 5.0 4 0 0 0 1.000 7.20    
  CF 1030 989 8754.0 2880 60 52 18 .983 3.02   27.0
  RF 34 18 205.0 56 0 3 0 .949 2.46    
Career Totals   1064 1007 8959.0 2936 60 55 18 .982 3.01   27.0
Career Highs   156 152 1345.0 486 12 10 6 .993 3.42    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
2022 21 NY FF 18 75 12 23 1 1 0 9 8 3 2 9 .307 .313 .347 .659
Career Post-Season Batting 18 75 12 23 1 1 0 9 8 3 2 9 .307 .313 .347 .659
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Games
2023-4-158
2025-7-157
At-Bats
2023-2-643
2024-3-644
2025-3-640
Hits
2023-4-189
2025-7-179
Singles
2023-3-149
2025-7-131
Stolen Bases
2022-2-58
2023-4-54
2024-3-60
2025-9-39
2026-10-35
Caught Stealing
2024-4-21
Strikeouts
2026-9-95
2029-9-96
         
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 26)
   Gray Ink Test: 21    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 157)
 
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  1. Herbert Quintanilla (953)
  2. Ken Averett (939)
  3. Paul McCracken (931)
  4. Norman Davis (930)
  5. Lawrence Noel (929)
  6. Rafael Delrosario (928)
  7. Rafe Gaez (925)
  8. Andre Moreno (920)
  9. James Hennen (919)
  10. Tony Bergeron (919)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 17th overall pick, by New York in 2021
Injured on 7/29/2021 with a Strained Hip Muscle, out for 5 days
Had first career hit on 4/17/2022, off Darius Wells (MD)
Hit first career homerun on 6/29/2022, off Robert Silvera (TN)
Traded from New York to Texas on 3/3/2023 (Going to NY: P Al West, LF Timothy Tavares, P Chris Beamish. Going to TX: CF Sledgehammer Neff, NY's 1st round picks in 2023 and 2024)
Won Mays Award at Centerfield in 2024
Was selected to the 2025 Allstar game
Won Mays Award at Centerfield in 2025
Won Player of the Week award on 7/26/2026, hitting .414 with 4 HR, 10 RBI