Thornton Kipper
Thornton John Kipper
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: September 27, 1928 in Bagley, WI
High School: Bagley (Bagley, WI)
School: University of Wisconsin-Madison
Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1950. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 7, 1953
Final Game: July 17, 1955
Died: March 29, 2006 in Scottsdale, AZ
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Standard Pitching

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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
1953 24 PHI NL 3 3 .500 4.73 20 3 12 0 0 0 45.2 59 26 24 8 12 15 0 1 1 202 89 1.555 11.6 1.6 2.4 3.0 1.25
1954 25 PHI NL 0 0 7.90 11 0 7 0 0 1 13.2 22 13 12 0 12 5 1 0 0 72 51 2.488 14.5 0.0 7.9 3.3 0.42
1955 26 PHI NL 0 1 .000 4.99 24 0 10 0 0 0 39.2 47 23 22 4 22 4 15 1 0 2 182 79 1.739 10.7 0.9 5.0 3.4 0.68
3 Seasons 3 4 .429 5.27 55 3 29 0 0 1 99.0 128 62 58 12 46 4 35 2 1 3 456 77 1.758 11.6 1.1 4.2 3.2 0.76
162 Game Avg. 4 5 .429 5.27 64 4 34 0 0 1 116 150 73 68 14 54 41 2 1 4 535 77 1.758 11.6 1.1 4.2 3.2 0.76

Batting Against -- Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1954 25 PHI NL 11 72 58 13 22 5 1 0 0 0 12 5 .379 .493 .500 .993 .415 29 2 1 1 0
1955 26 PHI NL 24 183 157 23 47 8 2 4 2 2 22 15 .299 .387 .452 .839 .309 71 2 1 2 1 4
2 Seasons 35 255 215 36 69 13 3 4 2 2 34 20 .321 .417 .465 .882 .339 100 4 2 3 1 4
162 Game Avg. 68 495 418 70 134 25 6 8 4 4 66 39 .321 .417 .465 .882 .339 194 8 4 6 2
MLB Averages

Reliever Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G GR GF Wgr Lgr SVOpp SV BSv SV% SVSit Hold IR IS IS% 1stIP aLI LevHi LevMd LevLo Ahd Tie Bhd Runr Empt >3o <3o IPmult 0DR Out/GR Pit/GR
1954 25 PHI NL 11 11 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 3 60% 9 0.403 0 2 6 0 0 8 3 5 3 1 2 1 3.7
1955 26 PHI NL 24 24 10 0 1 1 0 1 0% 1 0 12 3 25% 7 0.556 4 3 16 1 1 21 7 16 15 6 15 6 5.0
2 Seasons 35 35 17 0 1 1 1 1 100% 1 0 17 6 35% 0.518 4 5 22 1 1 29 10 21 18 7 17 7 4.6

Ratio Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
1953 24 PHI NL
1954 25 PHI NL 72 34% 0.0% 6.9% 16.7% 8.3% 27% 0.92 74% 20 2 10%
1955 26 PHI NL 182 33% 2.2% 8.2% 12.0% 7.7% 30% 1.11 76% 23 2 9%
3 Seasons 254 33% 4.7% 13.7% 18.0% 7.8% 16% 1.07 75% 43 4 9%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

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Hits Home Runs Advances Baserunning
Year Age Tm Lg PA H Inf Bnt All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd <2,3B Scr SO % ROE WP PB SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS BT PAu
1953 24 PHI NL 59 8 1
1954 25 PHI NL 56 22 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 12 4 1 33% 0 0 0 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16
1955 26 PHI NL 168 47 4 0 6 2 1 3 0 13 3 1 23% 0 2 0 66 2 2 50% 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 14
3 Seasons 224 128 12 0 14 2 1 3 0 25 7 2 28% 0 3 0 92 2 2 50% 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 30
MLB Averages

Cumulative Pitching

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Year Age 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 ERA+
1953 24 3 3 .500 4.73 20 3 12 0 0 0 45.2 59 26 24 8 12 15 0 1 1 202 89 1.555 11.6 1.6 2.4 3.0 1.25 89
1954 25 3 3 .500 5.46 31 3 19 0 0 1 59.1 81 39 36 8 24 20 1 1 1 274 76 1.770 12.3 1.2 3.6 3.0 0.83 76
1955 26 3 4 .429 5.27 55 3 29 0 0 1 99.0 128 62 58 12 46 4 35 2 1 3 456 77 1.758 11.6 1.1 4.2 3.2 0.76 77

Neutralized Pitching

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average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1953 24 2 3 .400 4.70 46.0 60 27 24 8 12 15 0 1.565 11.7 2.3 2.9 1.25 1.6 20
1954 25 0 1 .000 7.71 14.0 22 13 12 0 12 5 1 2.429 14.1 7.7 3.2 0.42 0.0 11
1955 26 1 3 .250 5.31 39.0 49 26 23 4 23 15 1 1.846 11.3 5.3 3.5 0.65 0.9 24
3 Seasons 3 7 .300 5.36 99.0 131 66 59 12 47 35 2 1.798 11.9 3.2 0.74 1.1 55

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