Thornton Kipper

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 190lb (190cm, 86kg)

Born: September 27, 1928 in Bagley, WI us

Died: March 29, 2006 in Scottsdale, AZ

High School: Bagley HS (Bagley, WI)

School: University of Wisconsin at Madison (Madison, WI)

Last Game: July 17, 1955 (Age 26-293d)
vs. CHC 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 3 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1953 season

Full Name: Thornton John Kipper

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.2

ERA

5.27

99.0

WHIP

1.758

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1950	21	-2.8	Utica	EL	A	PHI	4	5	.444	6.23	6.69	17			3	0		78.0	97	58	54		29		30	2	0	1		1.615	11.2		3.3	3.5	1.03

1952	23		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-B	PHI	6	7	.462	3.75	4.50	24	11		5	0		108.0	104	54	45		34		6	1	0	0		1.278	8.7		2.8
1952	23	-0.6	Schenectady	EL	A	PHI	6	7	.462	3.62	4.24	21	11		5	0		102.0	95	48	41		30		6	1	0	0		1.225	8.4		2.6	0.5	0.20
1952	23	0.3	Terre Haute	IIIL	B	PHI	0	0		6.00	9.00	3						6.0	9	6	4		4							2.167	13.5		6.0
1953	24	0.0	Schenectady	EL	A	PHI	9	1	.900	2.49	2.49	10	8		7	2		76.0	66	21	21	2	14		33	1	0	1		1.053	7.8	0.2	1.7	3.9	2.36
1953	24	-4.5	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	3	3	.500	4.73	5.12	20	3	12	0	0	0	45.2	59	26	24	8	12	3	15	0	1	1	202	1.555	11.6	1.6	2.4	3.0	1.25
1954	25	-2.5	Syracuse	IL	AAA	PHI	0	0				4
1954	25	-3.5	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	0	0		7.90	8.56	11	0	7	0	0	0	13.2	22	13	12	0	12	2	5	1	0	0	72	2.488	14.5	0.0	7.9	3.3	0.42
1955	26	-1.8	Syracuse	IL	AAA	PHI	3	3	.500	2.34	2.52	11	4		2	0		50.0	39	14	13	3	18		21	1	0	1		1.140	7.0	0.5	3.2	3.8	1.17
1955	26	-2.0	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	0	1	.000	4.99	5.22	24	0	10	0	0	0	39.2	47	23	22	4	22	4	15	1	0	2	182	1.739	10.7	0.9	5.0	3.4	0.68
1956	27		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA	PHI	5	9	.357	4.97	6.26	40	5		1	0		105.0	122	73	58	8	41	0	49	1	0	1		1.552	10.5	0.7	3.5	4.2	1.20
1956	27	1.3	Louisville	AA	AAA	WSH	3	4	.429	3.67	5.67	17	4		1	0		54.0	56	34	22	5	14	0	22	1	0	1		1.296	9.3	0.8	2.3	3.7	1.57
1956	27	-1.1	Miami	IL	AAA	PHI	2	5	.286	6.35	6.88	23	1		0	0		51.0	66	39	36	3	27		27	0	0	0		1.824	11.6	0.5	4.8	4.8	1.00
1957	28		3 Teams	3 Lgs	B-A-AA	PHI	16	12	.571			40	28		25	3		230.0	231	101	80	13	60		157	3	2	5
1957	28	2.3	Tulsa	TL	AA	PHI	0	0				1
1957	28	4.5	Schenectady	EL	A	PHI	0	1	.000			5
1957	28	4.0	Lewiston	NORW	B	PHI	16	11	.593	3.13	3.95	34	28		25	3		230.0	231	101	80	13	60		157	3	2	5		1.265	9.0	0.5	2.3	6.1	2.62
1958	29	5.5	Lewiston	NORW	B		23	11	.676	2.71	4.15	36	34		32	2		282.0	269	130	85	18	74		193	2	0	3		1.216	8.6	0.6	2.4	6.2	2.61
1959	30	6.4	Lewiston	NORW	B		10	10	.500	3.75	4.62	34	15		12	1		187.0	181	96	78	9	50		115	7	0	2		1.235	8.7	0.4	2.4	5.5	2.30
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (3 seasons)					Majors		3	4	.429	5.27	5.64	55	3	29	0	0	0	99.0	128	62	58	12	46	9	35	2	1	3	456	1.758	11.6	1.1	4.2	3.2	0.76
Minors (9 seasons)					Minors		76	58	.567			216	105		87	8		1116.0	1109	547	434	53	320	0	604	18	2	14
All Levels (9 Seasons)							79	62	.560			271	108	29	87	8	0	1215.0	1237	609	492	65	366	9	639	20	3	17	456

AAA (3 seasons)					Minors		8	12	.400			55	9		3	0		155.0	161	87	71	11	59	0	70	2	0	2
AA (1 season)					Minors		0	0				1
A (4 seasons)					Minors		19	14	.576			53	19		15	2		256.0	258	127	116	2	73		69	4	0	2
B (4 seasons)					Minors		49	32	.605	3.15	4.25	107	77		69	6		705.0	690	333	247	40	188		465	12	2	10		1.245	8.8		2.4