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)

Debut: June 7, 1953 (Age 24-253d, 8,630th in MLB history)
vs. MLN 6.2 IP, 8 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 3 ER, L

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 1954 season

Full Name: Thornton John Kipper

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.2

W

L

ERA

5.27

G

GS

SV

IP

99.0

SO

WHIP

1.758

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
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+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	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	5.00	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	0	13.2	22	13	12	0	12		5	1	0	0	72	52	4.52	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	4.66	1.739	10.7	0.9	5.0	3.4	0.68
1956	27	WSH-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,A,AA	16	12	.571	3.13	40	28					230.0	231	101	80	13	60									1.265	9.0	0.5	2.3			LEW,SDY,TUL NORW,EL,TL
1958	29	LEW	B	23	11	.676	2.71	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	LEW NORW
1959	30	LEW	B	10	10	.500	3.75	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	LEW NORW
3 Yrs				3	4	.429	5.27	55	3	29	0	0	0	99.0	128	62	58	12	46	4	35	2	1	3	456	78	4.80	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	0	116	150	73	68	14	54	5	41	2	1	4	535	78	4.80	1.758	11.6	1.1	4.2	3.2	0.76

Player Value--Pitching

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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Player Value--Batting

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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