Sidney Ponson

Q: When was Sidney Ponson born?

Sidney Ponson was born on November 2, 1976.

Q: Where was Sidney Ponson born?

Sidney Ponson was born in Noord, Aruba .

Q: How tall is Sidney Ponson?

Sidney Ponson is 6-1 (185 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Sidney Ponson weigh when playing?

Sidney Ponson weighed 220 lbs (99 kg) when playing.

Q: How many seasons did Sidney Ponson play?

Sidney Ponson played 12 seasons.

Q: Is Sidney Ponson in the Hall of Fame?

Sidney Ponson has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: How many strikeouts did Sidney Ponson have?

Sidney Ponson had 1,031 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has Sidney Ponson played for?

Sidney Ponson played for 7 teams; the Baltimore Orioles, San Francisco Giants, New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals, Minnesota Twins, Texas Rangers and Kansas City Royals.

Q: When did Sidney Ponson retire?

Sidney Ponson last played in 2009.

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 220lb (185cm, 99kg)

Born: November 2, 1976 in Noord, Aruba aw

High School: Noord (Noord, Aruba)

Debut: April 19, 1998 (Age 21-168d, 17,225th in major league history)
vs. TEX 4.0 IP, 5 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER

Last Game: July 31, 2009 (Age 32-271d)
vs. TBR 4.1 IP, 8 H, 2 SO, 3 BB, 7 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1998 season

Agents: Barry Praver

Full Name: Sidney Alton Ponson

Pronunciation: \PON-sohn\

View Player Info from the B-R Bullpen

Relatives: Cousin of Radhames Dykhoff

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

11.1

113

ERA

5.03

298

278

1760.1

1031

WHIP

1.484

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
1994	17	BAL-min	Rk	4	3	.571	2.96	12	10	0	1	0	0	73.0	68	30	24	5	17	0	53	2	4	2	300			1.164	8.4	0.6	2.1	6.5	3.12	OLS GULF
1995	18	BAL-min	Rk	6	3	.667	4.17	13	13	0	0	0	0	77.2	79	44	36	7	16	0	56	1	3	4	324			1.223	9.2	0.8	1.9	6.5	3.50	BLD APPY
1996	19	BAL-min	A+	7	6	.538	3.45	18	16	2	3	0	0	107.0	98	56	41	6	28	0	110	5	3	6	443			1.178	8.2	0.5	2.4	9.3	3.93	FDK CARL
1997	20	BAL-min	AA,Rk	3	7	.300	5.28	14	13	0	1	1	0	76.2	77	51	45	11	32	2	57	3	1	1	334			1.422	9.0	1.3	3.8	6.7	1.78	BOW,OLS EL,GULF
1998	21	BAL-min	AAA	1	0	1.000	0.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	5.0	4	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	20			1.000	7.2	0.0	1.8	5.4	3.00	ROC IL
1998	21	BAL	AL	8	9	.471	5.27	31	20	5	0	0	1	135.0	157	82	79	19	42	2	85	3	1	4	588	86	4.71	1.474	10.5	1.3	2.8	5.7	2.02	RoY-5
1999	22	BAL	AL	12	12	.500	4.71	32	32	0	6	0	0	210.0	227	118	110	35	80	2	112	1	0	4	897	98	5.39	1.462	9.7	1.5	3.4	4.8	1.40
2000	23	BAL	AL	9	13	.409	4.82	32	32	0	6	1	0	222.0	223	125	119	30	83	0	152	1	0	5	953	98	4.66	1.378	9.0	1.2	3.4	6.2	1.83
2001	24	BAL-min	AA	0	0		0.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	4.0	3	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	14			1.000	6.8	0.0	2.3	4.5	2.00	BOW EL
2001	24	BAL	AL	5	10	.333	4.94	23	23	0	3	1	0	138.1	161	83	76	21	37	0	84	6	0	2	605	87	4.74	1.431	10.5	1.4	2.4	5.5	2.27
2002	25	BAL	AL	7	9	.438	4.09	28	28	0	3	0	0	176.0	172	84	80	26	63	1	120	2	0	3	736	105	4.63	1.335	8.8	1.3	3.2	6.1	1.90
2003	26	TOT	MLB	17	12	.586	3.75	31	31	0	4	0	0	216.0	211	94	90	16	61	5	134	5	0	9	898	118	3.67	1.259	8.8	0.7	2.5	5.6	2.20
2003	26	BAL	AL	14	6	.700	3.77	21	21	0	4	0	0	148.0	147	65	62	10	43	2	100	4	0	6	622	119	3.51	1.284	8.9	0.6	2.6	6.1	2.33
2003	26	SFG	NL	3	6	.333	3.71	10	10	0	0	0	0	68.0	64	29	28	6	18	3	34	1	0	3	276	114	4.02	1.206	8.5	0.8	2.4	4.5	1.89
2004	27	BAL	AL	11	15	.423	5.30	33	33	0	5	2	0	215.2	*265*	136	127	23	69	3	115	8	2	8	954	86	4.44	1.549	11.1	1.0	2.9	4.8	1.67
2005	28	BAL	AL	7	11	.389	6.21	23	23	0	1	0	0	130.1	177	97	90	16	48	1	68	3	0	10	595	70	4.75	1.726	12.2	1.1	3.3	4.7	1.42
2006	29	TOT	MLB	4	5	.444	6.25	19	16	1	0	0	0	85.0	108	62	59	10	36	1	48	4	0	2	384	72	4.96	1.694	11.4	1.1	3.8	5.1	1.33
2006	29	STL	NL	4	4	.500	5.24	14	13	0	0	0	0	68.2	82	42	40	7	29	1	33	4	0	2	303	85	4.95	1.617	10.7	0.9	3.8	4.3	1.14
2006	29	NYY	AL	0	1	.000	10.47	5	3	1	0	0	0	16.1	26	20	19	3	7	0	15	0	0	0	81	44	4.98	2.020	14.3	1.7	3.9	8.3	2.14
2007	30	MIN	AL	2	5	.286	6.93	7	7	0	0	0	0	37.2	54	31	29	7	17	1	23	3	0	0	181	62	6.03	1.885	12.9	1.7	4.1	5.5	1.35
2008	31	TEX-NYY-min	AAA	1	2	.333	3.29	6	5	0	0	0	0	27.1	28	11	10	3	12	0	14	0	0	2	117			1.463	9.2	1.0	4.0	4.6	1.17	OKC,SWB PCL,IL
2008	31	TOT	AL	8	5	.615	5.04	25	24	1	1	0	0	135.2	170	89	76	14	48	2	58	7	0	4	612	88	4.83	1.607	11.3	0.9	3.2	3.8	1.21
2008	31	TEX	AL	4	1	.800	3.88	9	9	0	1	0	0	55.2	71	36	24	3	16	0	25	2	0	2	252	115	3.90	1.563	11.5	0.5	2.6	4.0	1.56
2008	31	NYY	AL	4	4	.500	5.85	16	15	1	0	0	0	80.0	99	53	52	11	32	2	33	5	0	2	360	76	5.48	1.638	11.1	1.2	3.6	3.7	1.03
2009	32	KCR-min	AAA	2	1	.667	2.18	6	6	0	0	0	0	33.0	34	8	8	2	5	0	19	0	0	1	127			1.182	9.3	0.5	1.4	5.2	3.80	OMA PCL
2009	32	KCR	AL	1	7	.125	7.36	14	9	0	0	0	0	58.2	79	50	48	6	25	1	32	2	0	2	273	60	4.72	1.773	12.1	0.9	3.8	4.9	1.28
12 Yrs				91	113	.446	5.03	298	278	7	29	4	1	1760.1	2004	1051	983	223	609	19	1031	45	3	53	7676	89	4.67	1.484	10.2	1.1	3.1	5.3	1.69
162 Game Avg.				11	13	.446	5.03	35	33	1	3	0	0	208	237	124	116	26	72	2	122	5	0	6	906	89	4.67	1.484	10.2	1.1	3.1	5.3	1.69
				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
BAL (8 yrs)				73	85	.462	4.86	223	212	5	28	4	1	1375.1	1529	790	743	180	465	11	836	28	3	42	5950	93	4.63	1.450	10.0	1.2	3.0	5.5	1.80
NYY (2 yrs)				4	5	.444	6.63	21	18	2	0	0	0	96.1	125	73	71	14	39	2	48	5	0	2	441	67	5.40	1.702	11.7	1.3	3.6	4.5	1.23
KCR (1 yr)				1	7	.125	7.36	14	9	0	0	0	0	58.2	79	50	48	6	25	1	32	2	0	2	273	60	4.72	1.773	12.1	0.9	3.8	4.9	1.28
MIN (1 yr)				2	5	.286	6.93	7	7	0	0	0	0	37.2	54	31	29	7	17	1	23	3	0	0	181	62	6.03	1.885	12.9	1.7	4.1	5.5	1.35
SFG (1 yr)				3	6	.333	3.71	10	10	0	0	0	0	68.0	64	29	28	6	18	3	34	1	0	3	276	114	4.02	1.206	8.5	0.8	2.4	4.5	1.89
STL (1 yr)				4	4	.500	5.24	14	13	0	0	0	0	68.2	82	42	40	7	29	1	33	4	0	2	303	85	4.95	1.617	10.7	0.9	3.8	4.3	1.14
TEX (1 yr)				4	1	.800	3.88	9	9	0	1	0	0	55.2	71	36	24	3	16	0	25	2	0	2	252	115	3.90	1.563	11.5	0.5	2.6	4.0	1.56

AL (12 yrs)				84	103	.449	5.07	274	255	7	29	4	1	1623.2	1858	980	915	210	562	15	964	40	3	48	7097	89	4.69	1.490	10.3	1.2	3.1	5.3	1.72
NL (2 yrs)				7	10	.412	4.48	24	23	0	0	0	0	136.2	146	71	68	13	47	4	67	5	0	5	579	97	4.49	1.412	9.6	0.9	3.1	4.4	1.43

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

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Sidney Ponson?

Sidney Ponson is 47 years old.

When was Sidney Ponson born?

Sidney Ponson was born on November 2, 1976.

Where was Sidney Ponson born?

Sidney Ponson was born in Noord, Aruba.

How tall is Sidney Ponson?

Sidney Ponson is 6-1 (185 cm) tall.

How much did Sidney Ponson weigh when playing?

Sidney Ponson weighed 220 lbs (99 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Sidney Ponson play?

Sidney Ponson played 12 seasons.

Is Sidney Ponson in the Hall of Fame?

Sidney Ponson has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Sidney Ponson play?

Sidney Ponson was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Sidney Ponson have?

Sidney Ponson had 1,031 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Sidney Ponson played for?

Sidney Ponson played for 7 teams; the Baltimore Orioles, San Francisco Giants, New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals, Minnesota Twins, Texas Rangers and Kansas City Royals.

When did Sidney Ponson retire?

Sidney Ponson last played in 2009.

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