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Sterling Hitchcock
Sterling Alex Hitchcock

Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 192 lb.

Born: April 29, 1971 in Fayetteville, NC
High School: Seffner (Seffner, FL)
Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 9th round of the 1989 amateur draft.
Signed June 14, 1989. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 11, 1992
Final Game: August 22, 2004
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Standard Batting

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos
1997	26	SDP	NL	32	61	50	4	5	0	0	0	1	0	1	3	30	.100	.151	.100	.251	-30	5	2	0	8	0	0	1
1998	27	SDP	NL	36	56	50	5	7	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	21	.140	.157	.140	.297	-18	7	0	0	5	0	0	1
1999	28	SDP	NL	32	71	61	4	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	34	.082	.125	.082	.207	-44	5	1	0	7	0	0	1
2000	29	SDP	NL	11	23	22	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	12	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	1	0	1	0	0	1
2001	30	TOT	MLB	3	8	8	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		.125	.125	.125	.250	-32	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
2001	30	SDP	NL	3	8	8	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	6	.125	.125	.125	.250	-32	1	0	0	0	0	0	/1
2002	31	NYY	AL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2003	32	TOT	MLB	11	14	12	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.083	.083	.083	.167	-56	1	0	0	2	0	0	1
2003	32	NYY	AL	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2003	32	STL	NL	8	14	12	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.083	.083	.083	.167	-56	1	0	0	2	0	0	/1
2004	33	SDP	NL	4	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	1	0	0	0	0	/1
13 Seasons				131	240	210	14	19	0	0	0	5	0	1	7	106	.090	.120	.090	.210	-43	19	5	0	23	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	297	260	17	23	0	0	0	6	0	1	9	131	.090	.120	.090	.210	-43	23	6	0	28	0	0

SDP (6 yrs)				118	226	198	14	18	0	0	0	5	0	1	7	107	.091	.122	.091	.213	-42	18	5	0	21	0	0
NYY (7 yrs)				5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
STL (1 yr)				8	14	12	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.083	.083	.083	.167	-56	1	0	0	2	0	0

NL (7 yrs)				126	240	210	14	19	0	0	0	5	0	1	7	112	.090	.120	.090	.210	-43	19	5	0	23	0	0
AL (8 yrs)				5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0

Advanced Batting

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Outs	RC	RC/G	AIR	BAbip	BA	lgBA	OBP	lgOBP	SLG	lgSLG	OPS	lgOPS	OPS+	OWn%	BtRuns	BtWins	TotA	SecA	ISO
1997	26	SDP	NL	61	56	1	0.5	102	.250	.100	.262	.151	.333	.100	.411	.251	.744	-30	.014	-9.4	-0.9	.146	.040	.000
1998	27	SDP	NL	56	48	1	0.6	100	.241	.140	.259	.157	.328	.140	.409	.297	.737	-18	.019	-8.3	-0.8	.186	.020	.000
1999	28	SDP	NL	71	64	1	0.4	108	.185	.082	.266	.125	.340	.082	.428	.207	.768	-44	.010	-13.2	-1.2	.140	.049	.000
2000	29	SDP	NL	23	24	0	0.0	109	.000	.000	.263	.000	.339	.000	.430	.000	.770	-100	.000	-6.6	-0.6	.000	.000	.000
2001	30	TOT	MLB	8	7	0	0.0	103	.125	.125	.258	.125	.327	.125	.422	.250	.749	-32	.000	-1.5	-0.1	.143	.000	.000
2001	30	SDP	NL	8	7	0	0.0	103	.500	.125	.258	.125	.327	.125	.422	.250	.749	-32	.000	-1.5	-0.1	.143	.000	.000

2003	32	TOT	MLB	14	13	0	0.0	107	.143	.083	.265	.083	.336	.083	.425	.167	.762	-56	.000	-2.7	-0.3	.091	.000	.000
2003	32	STL	NL	14	13	0	0.0	107	.143	.083	.265	.083	.336	.083	.425	.167	.762	-56	.000	-2.7	-0.3	.091	.000	.000
2004	33	SDP	NL	7	8	0	0.0	102	.000	.000	.257	.000	.327	.000	.417	.000	.744	-100	.000	-2.0	-0.2	.000	.000	.000
13 Seasons				240	220	3	0.4	104	.183	.090	.262	.120	.334	.090	.419	.210	.753	-43	.008	-43.7	-4.1	.127	.029	.000
162 Game Avg.				297	272	4	0.4	104	.183	.090	.262	.120	.334	.090	.419	.210	.753	-43	.008	-43.7	-4.1	.127	.029	.000

SDP (6 yrs)				226	207	3	0.4	104	.198	.091	.262	.122	.334	.091	.419	.213	.753	-42	.009	-41.0	-3.8	.129	.030	.000
STL (1 yr)				14	13	0	0.0	107	.143	.083	.265	.083	.336	.083	.425	.167	.762	-56	.000	-2.7	-0.3	.091	.000	.000

NL (7 yrs)				240	220	3	0.4	104	.194	.090	.262	.120	.334	.090	.419	.210	.753	-43	.008	-43.7	-4.1	.127	.029	.000

Postseason Batting

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Series	Opp	Rslt	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1998	27	SDP	NL	NLDS	HOU	W	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
1998	27	SDP	NL	NLCS	ATL	W	2	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	1	0	0	0	0	0
1998	27	SDP	NL	WS	NYY	L	1	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	1	0	0	0	0	0

2001	30	NYY	AL	WS	ARI	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
2 Seasons (4 Series)							5	9	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.222	.222	.222	.444	2	0	0	0	0	0
1 NLDS							1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
1 NLCS							2	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	1	0	0	0	0	0
2 WS							2	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	1	0	0	0	0	0

Ratio Batting*

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	SO/BB	AB/SO	AB/RBI	GB/FB	GO/AO	IP%	LD%	HR/FB	IF/FB
1997	26	SDP	NL	61	0.0%	49.2%	4.9%	0.0%	0%	10.00	1.7	50.0	3.00	10.50	33%	4%	0.0%	0%
1998	27	SDP	NL	56	0.0%	37.5%	1.8%	0.0%	0%	21.00	2.4	25.0	1.80	5.75	52%	18%	0.0%	10%
1999	28	SDP	NL	71	0.0%	47.9%	4.2%	0.0%	0%	11.33	1.8		3.17	13.50	38%	12%	0.0%	33%
2000	29	SDP	NL	23	0.0%	52.2%	0.0%	0.0%			1.8	22.0	4.00	2.50	43%	9%	0.0%	50%
2001	30	TOT	MLB	8	0.0%	75.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0%		1.3	8.0	1.00		25%	50%	0.0%	0%
2001	30	SDP	NL	8	0.0%	75.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0%		1.3	8.0	1.00		25%	50%	0.0%	0%

2003	32	TOT	MLB	14	0.0%	35.7%	0.0%	0.0%	0%		2.4		6.00	3.50	50%	11%	0.0%	0%
2003	32	STL	NL	14	0.0%	35.7%	0.0%	0.0%	0%		2.4		6.00	3.50	50%	11%	0.0%	0%
2004	33	SDP	NL	7	0.0%	57.1%	0.0%	0.0%			1.8			3.00	43%	0%
13 Seasons				240	0.0%	46.7%	2.9%	0.0%	0%	16.00	1.9	42.0	2.75	6.13	41%	12%	0.0%	17%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	ROE	XI	RS%	SBO	SB	CS	SB%	SB2	CS2	SB3	CS3	SBH	CSH	PO	PCS	OOB	BT	XBT%	1^stS	1^stS2	1^stS3	1^stD	1^stD3	1^stDH	2^ndS	2^ndS3	2^ndSH
1997	26	SDP	NL	1	0	50%	15	0	1	0%	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0%	3	3	0	1	1	0	2	2	0
1998	27	SDP	NL	0	0	63%	12	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20%	3	3	0	1	1	0	1	0	1
1999	28	SDP	NL	1	0	50%	16	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	33%	3	3	0	0	0	0	3	1	2
2000	29	SDP	NL	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2001	30	TOT	MLB	0	0	100%	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
2001	30	SDP	NL	0	0	100%	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0

2003	32	TOT	MLB	0	0	0%	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2003	32	STL	NL	0	0	0%	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2004	33	SDP	NL	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13 Seasons				2	0	54%	46	0	1	0%	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	16%	10	10	0	2	2	0	7	4	3
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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						Hits			Pinch Hitting					Home Runs								SH			GIDP			PrdOut			BaseRunners			Advances
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Ptn%	H	Inf	Bnt	AB	H	HR	RBI	PHlev	All	GS	GSo	vRH	vLH	Hm	Rd	IP	Att	Suc	%	Opp	DP	%	Opp	Suc	%	BR	BRS	BRS%	<2,3B	Scr	%	0,2B	Adv	%	PAu
1997	26	SDP	NL	61	84%	5	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	12	8	67%	20	2	10%	19	4	21%	41	2	5%	3	0	0%	2	0	0%	0
1998	27	SDP	NL	56	68%	7	4	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	6	5	83%	9	0	0%	13	6	46%	40	2	5%	1	0	0%	4	1	25%	0
1999	28	SDP	NL	71	76%	5	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	9	7	78%	13	1	8%	17	6	35%	46	0	0%	5	0	0%	6	2	33%	0
2000	29	SDP	NL	23	35%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	33%	7	1	14%	9	3	33%	12	2	17%	2	2	100%	1	0	0%	0
2001	30	TOT	MLB	8	88%	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0		2	1	50%	1	1	100%	0	0		0
2001	30	SDP	NL	8	88%	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0		2	1	50%	1	1	100%	0	0		0

2003	32	TOT	MLB	14	36%	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	67%	2	0	0%	3	1	33%	9	0	0%	1	0	0%	1	1	100%	0
2003	32	STL	NL	14	36%	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	67%	2	0	0%	3	1	33%	9	0	0%	1	0	0%	1	1	100%	0
2004	33	SDP	NL	7	71%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0%	2	1	50%	2	0	0%	4	0	0%	1	0	0%	0	0		0
13 Seasons				240	70%	19	7	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	34	23	68%	53	5	9%	63	20	32%	154	7	5%	14	3	21%	14	4	29%	0
MLB Averages

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Pit	Pit/PA	Str	Str%	L/Str	S/Str	F/Str	I/Str	AS/Str	I/Bll	AS/Pit	Con	1stS	30%	30c	30s	20%	20c	20s	31%	31c	31s	L/SO	PAu	Pitu	Stru
1997	26	SDP	NL	58	194	3.34	139	72%	33%	27%	20%	19%	67%	0%	48%	59%	43%	5%	3	0	9%	5	0	2%	1	1	24%	3	0	0
1998	27	SDP	NL	56	175	3.13	133	76%	26%	26%	23%	26%	74%	0%	56%	65%	52%	0%	0	0	4%	2	0	0%	0	0	38%	0	0	0
1999	28	SDP	NL	71	256	3.61	173	68%	36%	25%	19%	20%	64%	0%	43%	60%	32%	7%	5	0	14%	10	3	7%	5	0	32%	0	0	0
2000	29	SDP	NL	23	93	4.04	66	71%	35%	21%	27%	17%	65%	0%	46%	67%	17%	0%	0	0	9%	2	0	0%	0	0	50%	0	0	0
2001	30	TOT	MLB	8	31	3.88	24	77%	33%	42%	17%	8%	67%	0%	52%	38%	25%	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	33%	0	0	0
2001	30	SDP	NL	8	31	3.88	24	77%	33%	42%	17%	8%	67%	0%	52%	38%	25%	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	33%	0	0	0

2003	32	TOT	MLB	14	49	3.50	36	73%	31%	19%	25%	25%	69%	0%	51%	72%	36%	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	40%	0	0	0
2003	32	STL	NL	14	49	3.50	36	73%	31%	19%	25%	25%	69%	0%	51%	72%	36%	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	40%	0	0	0
2004	33	SDP	NL	7	27	3.86	19	70%	32%	32%	21%	16%	68%	0%	48%	54%	43%	14%	1	0	14%	1	0	14%	1	1	25%	0	0	0
7 Seasons				237	825	3.48	590	72%	32%	26%	21%	20%	68%	0%	48%	62%	38%	4%	9	0	8%	20	3	3%	7	2	33%	3	0	0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	RBI	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	SH
1997	26	32	61	50	4	5	1	1	3	30	.100	.151	.100	.251	-30	5	2	8
1998	27	68	117	100	9	12	3	1	4	51	.120	.154	.120	.274	-24	12	2	13
1999	28	100	188	161	13	17	3	1	7	85	.106	.143	.106	.248	-32	17	3	20
2000	29	111	211	183	13	17	4	1	7	97	.093	.126	.093	.219	-40	17	4	21
2001	30	114	219	191	14	18	5	1	7	97	.094	.126	.094	.221	-40	18	4	21
2002	31	116	219	191	14	18	5	1	7	97	.094	.126	.094	.221	-40	18	4	21
2003	32	127	233	203	14	19	5	1	7	102	.094	.124	.094	.217	-41	19	4	23
2004	33	131	240	210	14	19	5	1	7	106	.090	.120	.090	.210	-43	19	5	23

Neutralized Batting

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Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	RC	Gact
1997	26	32	55	51	5	6	0	0	0	1	0	4	30	.118	.182	.118	.299	1	32
1998	27	36	51	50	4	7	0	0	0	1	0	1	21	.140	.157	.140	.297	1	36
1999	28	32	66	62	4	6	0	0	0	0	0	4	34	.097	.152	.097	.248	1	32
2000	29	11	22	22	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	12	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	11
2001	30	3	8	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	3

2003	32	11	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	11
2004	33	4	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	4
7 Seasons		129	221	212	13	19	0	0	0	3	0	9	112	.090	.127	.090	.216	3	129
162 Game Avg.		162	278	266	16	24	0	0	0	4	0	11	141	.090	.127	.090	.216	4	129

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Awards (yr-lg-award)
1998-NL-NLCS MVP

Youngest s c a p y
1992 AL--born 1971-04-29--2nd

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Summation of season totals only works for the initial case when the table is in year order. On a sorted table the results may get a bit goofy.

HIGHLIGHTING: Adding a range or series of player's career seasons (like '#1972', '#1970-1980-sum', or '#1998,1999,2001,2002,sum') onto the end of a player page url causes the seasons to the highlighted and summed. After changing address bar, reload the page to see highlighting. This will work even in links e-mailed to others. Note that for tables with multiple pages the first table is the default. If you want to create a sum for a table other than the first one, select the rows and after the summation window appears click on "permanent link" link.

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