SAN DIEGO -- Legendary Padres left-hander Randy Jones passed away at the age of 75, the team announced on Wednesday. He was, truly, one of a kind.

Here are five remarkable facts from a career that saw Jones enshrined in the Padres’ Hall of Fame in its inaugural 1999 class:

1. The Padres’ 1976 attendance

We’ll get to Jones’ on-field numbers in a moment. But if ever there were a figure that captures the phenomenon that was Randy Jones, it was the 1976 attendance figures at San Diego Stadium.

How much had Jones captured the city’s imagination? Well, that year, the Padres averaged 27,400 for his 21 home starts. They averaged 15,769 on their other home dates.

Randy Jones was the first true Padres superstar. Those numbers bear it out. And the city fell in love with his style as much as an

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