Thornton Kipper

Thornton John Kipper

Position: Pitcher
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
Team: Phillies 1953-1955

Final Game: July 17, 1955
Died: March 29, 2006 in Scottsdale, AZ
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All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson…

All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson…

Standard Pitching

More Stats

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
1950	21	PHI-min	A	4	5	.444	6.23	17						78.0	97	58	54		29								1.615	11.2		3.3			UTI · EL
1952	23	PHI-min	A,B	6	7	.462	3.75	24	11					108.0	104	54	45		34								1.278	8.7		2.8			SDY,TER · EL,IIIL
1953	24	PHI-min	A	9	1	.900	2.49	10	8					76.0	66	21	21	2	14								1.053	7.8	0.2	1.7			SDY · EL
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	90	1.555	11.6	1.6	2.4	3.0	1.25
1954	25	PHI-min	AAA	0	0			4																									SYR · IL
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	52	2.488	14.5	0.0	7.9	3.3	0.42
1955	26	PHI-min	AAA	3	3	.500	2.34	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	SYR · IL
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	80	1.739	10.7	0.9	5.0	3.4	0.68
1956	27	MIN-PHI-min	AAA	5	9	.357	4.97	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	LOU,MIA · AA,IL
1957	28	PHI-min	B,AA,A	16	12	.571	3.13	40	28					230.0	231	101	80	13	60								1.265	9.0	0.5	2.3			LEW,TUL,SDY · NORW,TL,EL
1958	29	-min	B	23	11	.676	2.71	36	34					282.0	269	130	85	18	74								1.216	8.6	0.6	2.4			LEW · NORW
1959	30	-min	B	10	10	.500	3.75	34	15					187.0	181	96	78	9	50								1.235	8.7	0.4	2.4			LEW · NORW
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	78	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	78	1.758	11.6	1.1	4.2	3.2	0.76

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	GS	R	Rrep	Rdef	aLI	RAR	WAR	Salary
1953	24	PHI	NL	45.2	3	26	28	2	.8	2	0.0	$
1954	25	PHI	NL	13.2	0	13	8	0	.4	-5	-0.4	$
1955	26	PHI	NL	39.2	0	23	24	1	.5	1	-0.2	$
3 Seasons				99.0	3	62	60	3	.6	-2	-0.6	$

Standard Batting

More Stats

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos
1950	21	PHI-min	A	17	29	29		5	2	0						.172	.172	.241	.414		7						UTI · EL
1952	23	PHI-min	A,B	21	35	35		4	1	0						.114	.114	.143	.257		5						SDY,TER · EL,IIIL
1953	24	PHI-min	A	10	32	32		6	0	0						.188	.188	.188	.375		6						SDY · EL
1953	24	PHI	NL	20	13	11	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	6	.091	.091	.091	.182	-52	1	0	0	2			1
1954	25	PHI-min	AAA	4	0	0		0	0	0											0						SYR · IL
1954	25	PHI	NL	11	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0		1
1955	26	PHI-min	AAA	11	19	19	1	4	1	0	0	0		0	5	.211	.211	.263	.474		5		0	0	0		SYR · IL
1955	26	PHI	NL	24	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.333	.333	.333	.667	80	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
1956	27	MIN-PHI-min	AAA	41	36	34	2	6	1	0	2	0		0	12	.176	.176	.206	.382		7	0	0	2	0		LOU,MIA · AA,IL
1957	28	PHI-min	B,A,AA	51	123	123		37	3	3						.301	.301	.390	.691		48						LEW,SDY,TUL · NORW,EL,TL
1958	29	-min	B	46	131	131		31	4	0						.237	.237	.267	.504		35						LEW · NORW
1959	30	-min	B	36	79	79		17	1	1						.215	.215	.266	.481		21						LEW · NORW
3 Seasons				55	18	16	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	9	.125	.125	.125	.250	-34	2	0	0	2	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	53	47	0	6	0	0	3	0	0	0	27	.125	.125	.125	.250	-34	6	0	0	6

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rpos	RAR	WAR	oRAR	oWAR	Salary	Pos
1953	24	PHI	NL	13	-3	-1	1	-3	-0.3	-3	-0.3	$	1
1954	25	PHI	NL	2	-1	0	0	-1	-0.1	-1	-0.1	$	1
1955	26	PHI	NL	3	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	$	1
3 Seasons				18	-4	-1	1	-4	-0.4	-4	-0.4	$

Standard Fielding

More Stats

Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	GS	Inn	Ch	PO	A	DP	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	SB	CS	CS%
1953	PHI	NL	24	P	20	3	45.2	11	6	5	1	1.000	2.17	0.55	.956	2.07	2.02	0	0
1954	PHI	NL	25	P	11	0	13.2	4	0	4	0	1.000	2.63	0.36	.960	2.11	2.06	0	0
1955	PHI	NL	26	P	24	0	39.2	6	1	5	0	1.000	1.36	0.25	.950	2.04	2.02	2	2	50%
	3 Seasons			P	55	3	99.0	21	7	14	1	1.000	1.91	0.38	.955	2.06	2.03	2	2	50%
	3 Seasons			TOT	55	3	99.0	21	7	14	1	1.000	1.91	0.38	.955	2.06	2.03	2	2	50%

Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.

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Before 1950 Season: Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent.

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