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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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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1992 21 NYY AL 0 2 .000 8.31 3 3 0 0 0 0 13.0 23 12 12 2 6 0 6 1 0 0 68 48 2.231 15.9 1.4 4.2 4.2 1.00
1993 22 NYY AL 1 2 .333 4.65 6 6 0 0 0 0 31.0 32 18 16 4 14 1 26 1 2 3 135 90 1.484 9.3 1.2 4.1 7.5 1.86
1994 23 NYY AL 4 1 .800 4.20 23 5 4 1 0 2 49.1 48 24 23 3 29 1 37 0 0 5 218 110 1.561 8.8 0.5 5.3 6.8 1.28
1995 24 NYY AL 11 10 .524 4.70 27 27 0 4 1 0 168.1 155 91 88 22 68 1 121 5 2 5 719 98 1.325 8.3 1.2 3.6 6.5 1.78
1996 25 SEA AL 13 9 .591 5.35 35 35 0 0 0 0 196.2 245 131 117 27 73 4 132 7 1 4 885 92 1.617 11.2 1.2 3.3 6.0 1.81
1997 26 SDP NL 10 11 .476 5.20 32 28 1 1 0 0 161.0 172 102 93 24 55 2 106 4 2 6 693 75 1.410 9.6 1.3 3.1 5.9 1.93
1998 27 SDP NL 9 7 .563 3.93 39 27 3 2 1 1 176.1 169 83 77 29 48 2 158 9 1 11 743 99 1.231 8.6 1.5 2.4 8.1 3.29
1999 28 SDP NL 12 14 .462 4.11 33 33 0 1 0 0 205.2 202 99 94 29 76 6 194 5 2 15 892 102 1.352 8.8 1.3 3.3 8.5 2.55
2000 29 SDP NL 1 6 .143 4.93 11 11 0 0 0 0 65.2 69 38 36 12 26 1 61 5 0 4 292 86 1.447 9.5 1.6 3.6 8.4 2.35
2001 30 TOT MLB 6 5 .545 5.63 13 12 0 1 0 0 70.1 89 46 44 6 21 0 43 3 1 3 323 77 1.564 11.4 0.8 2.7 5.5 2.05
2001 30 SDP NL 2 1 .667 3.32 3 3 0 0 0 0 19.0 22 9 7 1 3 0 15 1 0 1 85 121 1.316 10.4 0.5 1.4 7.1 5.00
2001 30 NYY AL 4 4 .500 6.49 10 9 0 1 0 0 51.1 67 37 37 5 18 0 28 2 1 2 238 69 1.656 11.7 0.9 3.2 4.9 1.56
2002 31 NYY AL 1 2 .333 5.49 20 2 11 0 0 0 39.1 57 29 24 4 15 3 31 1 0 1 193 81 1.831 13.0 0.9 3.4 7.1 2.07
2003 32 TOT MLB 6 4 .600 4.72 35 7 8 0 0 0 87.2 91 50 46 14 32 4 68 1 0 3 383 90 1.403 9.3 1.4 3.3 7.0 2.13
2003 32 NYY AL 1 3 .250 5.44 27 1 8 0 0 0 49.2 57 33 30 6 18 3 36 0 0 1 221 81 1.510 10.3 1.1 3.3 6.5 2.00
2003 32 STL NL 5 1 .833 3.79 8 6 0 0 0 0 38.0 34 17 16 8 14 1 32 1 0 2 162 109 1.263 8.1 1.9 3.3 7.6 2.29
2004 33 SDP NL 0 3 .000 6.33 4 4 0 0 0 0 21.1 22 15 15 5 8 0 14 0 0 1 91 61 1.406 9.3 2.1 3.4 5.9 1.75
13 Seasons 74 76 .493 4.80 281 200 27 10 2 3 1285.2 1374 738 685 181 471 25 997 42 11 61 5635 90 1.435 9.6 1.3 3.3 7.0 2.12
162 Game Avg. 10 11 .493 4.80 40 28 4 1 0 0 182 194 104 97 26 67 4 141 6 2 9 797 90 1.435 9.6 1.3 3.3 7.0 2.12
W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
NYY (7 yrs) 22 24 .478 5.15 116 53 23 6 1 2 402.0 439 244 230 46 168 9 285 10 5 17 1792 87 1.510 9.8 1.0 3.8 6.4 1.70
SDP (6 yrs) 34 42 .447 4.47 122 106 4 4 1 1 649.0 656 346 322 100 216 11 548 24 5 38 2796 90 1.344 9.1 1.4 3.0 7.6 2.54
STL (1 yr) 5 1 .833 3.79 8 6 0 0 0 0 38.0 34 17 16 8 14 1 32 1 0 2 162 109 1.263 8.1 1.9 3.3 7.6 2.29
SEA (1 yr) 13 9 .591 5.35 35 35 0 0 0 0 196.2 245 131 117 27 73 4 132 7 1 4 885 92 1.617 11.2 1.2 3.3 6.0 1.81
AL (8 yrs) 35 33 .515 5.22 151 88 23 6 1 2 598.2 684 375 347 73 241 13 417 17 6 21 2677 89 1.545 10.3 1.1 3.6 6.3 1.73
NL (7 yrs) 39 43 .476 4.43 130 112 4 4 1 1 687.0 690 363 338 108 230 12 580 25 5 40 2958 91 1.339 9.0 1.4 3.0 7.6 2.52

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1995 24 NYY AL ALDS L SEA 0 0 5.40 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 9 2.400 10.8 5.4 10.8 5.4 0.50
1998 27 SDP NL NLDS W HOU 1 0 1.000 1.50 1 1 0 0 0 0 6.0 3 1 1 0 0 0 11 1 0 0 21 0.500 4.5 0.0 0.0 16.5
1998 27 SDP NL NLCS W ATL 2 0 1.000 0.90 2 2 0 0 0 0 10.0 5 1 1 0 8 1 14 0 0 2 42 1.300 4.5 0.0 7.2 12.6 1.75
1998 27 SDP NL WS L NYY 0 0 1.50 1 1 0 0 0 0 6.0 7 2 1 1 1 0 7 0 0 0 25 1.333 10.5 1.5 1.5 10.5 7.00
2001 30 NYY AL ALDS W OAK 0 0 6.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 5 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 13 1.667 15.0 6.0 0.0 6.0
2001 30 NYY AL WS L ARI 1 0 1.000 0.00 2 0 1 0 0 0 4.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 13 0.250 2.3 0.0 0.0 13.5
3 Seasons (6 Series) 4 0 1.000 1.76 9 4 1 0 0 0 30.2 23 8 6 4 11 2 41 1 0 2 123 1.109 6.8 1.2 3.2 12.0 3.73
1 NLDS 1 0 1.000 1.50 1 1 0 0 0 0 6.0 3 1 1 0 0 0 11 1 0 0 21 0.500 4.5 0.0 0.0 16.5
2 ALDS 0 0 5.79 3 0 0 0 0 0 4.2 7 4 3 3 2 1 3 0 0 0 22 1.929 13.5 5.8 3.9 5.8 1.50
1 NLCS 2 0 1.000 0.90 2 2 0 0 0 0 10.0 5 1 1 0 8 1 14 0 0 2 42 1.300 4.5 0.0 7.2 12.6 1.75
2 WS 1 0 1.000 0.90 3 1 1 0 0 0 10.0 8 2 1 1 1 0 13 0 0 0 38 0.900 7.2 0.9 0.9 11.7 13.00

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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 Awards
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 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
14 Seasons 131 240 210 14 19 0 0 0 5 0 1 7 112 .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 9 139 .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

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

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1992 NYY AL 21 P 3 3 13.0 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 1.38 0.67 .950 1.73 0.57
1993 NYY AL 22 P 6 6 31.0 4 1 3 0 0 1.000 1.16 0.67 .950 1.80 0.57
1994 NYY AL 23 P 23 5 49.1 10 1 7 2 0 .800 1.46 0.35 .960 1.71 0.52
1995 NYY AL 24 P 27 27 168.1 16 4 12 0 1 1.000 0.86 0.59 .956 1.79 0.53
1996 SEA AL 25 P 35 35 196.2 32 6 23 3 2 .906 1.33 0.83 .962 1.77 0.52
1997 SDP NL 26 P 32 28 161.0 27 4 21 2 1 .926 1.40 0.78 .956 1.85 0.52
1998 SDP NL 27 P 39 27 176.1 23 6 17 0 2 1.000 1.17 0.59 .961 1.85 0.54
1999 SDP NL 28 P 33 33 205.2 32 7 24 1 0 .969 1.36 0.94 .950 1.72 0.48
2000 SDP NL 29 P 11 11 65.2 9 0 9 0 0 1.000 1.23 0.82 .967 1.74 0.48
2001 TOT MLB 30 P 13 12 70.1 10 3 7 0 0 1.000 1.28 0.77 .950 1.75 0.48
2001 SDP NL 30 P 3 3 19.0 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 0.95 0.67 .950 1.75 0.47
2001 NYY AL 30 P 10 9 51.1 8 3 5 0 0 1.000 1.40 0.80 .950 1.75 0.49
2002 NYY AL 31 P 20 2 39.1 6 1 5 0 0 1.000 1.37 0.30 .950 1.69 0.48
2003 TOT MLB 32 P 35 7 87.2 10 3 5 2 1 .800 0.82 0.23 .960 1.79 0.49
2003 NYY AL 32 P 27 1 49.2 7 2 4 1 1 .857 1.09 0.22 .957 1.74 0.49
2003 STL NL 32 P 8 6 38.0 3 1 1 1 0 .667 0.47 0.25 .967 1.85 0.48
2004 SDP NL 33 P 4 4 21.1 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.42 0.25 1.000 1.86 0.48
13 Seasons P 281 200 1285.2 182 36 136 10 7 .945 1.20 0.61 .957 1.78 0.51
13 Seasons TOT 281 200 1285.2 182 36 136 10 7 .945 1.20 0.61 .902 1.78 0.51
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Awards (yr lg award)
1998 NL NLCS MVP

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1995 AL  8.287 (10th)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1998 NL  8.064 (8th)
1999 NL  8.490 (2nd)
Career  6.979 (91st)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1999 NL  194 (6th)

Games Started s c a p y
1996 AL  35 (2nd)
1999 NL  33 (10th)

Complete Games s c a p y
1995 AL  4 (8th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1995 AL  1 (9th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1997 NL  24 (10th)
1998 NL  29 (9th)

Hits s c a p y
1996 AL  245 (9th)

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
Career  2.117 (205th)

Losses s c a p y
1999 NL  14 (4th)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1996 AL  117 (10th)
1997 NL  93 (10th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1998 NL  11 (6th)
1999 NL  15 (1st)

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

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 11 (1394), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 9 (981), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 3 (1658), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 5, 1989: Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 9th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 14, 1989.

December 7, 1995: Traded by the New York Yankees with Russ Davis to the Seattle Mariners for Tino Martinez, Jim Mecir and Jeff Nelson.

December 6, 1996: Traded by the Seattle Mariners to the San Diego Padres for Scott Sanders.

July 30, 2001: Traded by the San Diego Padres to the New York Yankees for Darren Blakely (minors) and Brett Jodie.

November 6, 2001: Granted Free Agency.

December 18, 2001: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.

August 22, 2003: Traded by the New York Yankees to the St. Louis Cardinals for Ben Julianel (minors) and Justin Pope (minors).

October 31, 2003: Granted Free Agency.

December 19, 2003: Signed as a Free Agent with the San Diego Padres.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1993New York Yankees$109,000
1994New York Yankees$112,000
1995New York Yankees$125,000
1996Seattle Mariners$235,000
1997San Diego Padres$1,200,000
1998San Diego Padres$2,250,000
1999San Diego Padres$3,500,000
2000San Diego Padres$6,100,000
2001San Diego Padres$6,000,000
2002New York Yankees$4,936,719
2003New York Yankees$6,000,000
Career (may be incomplete)$30,567,719
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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