P Sterling Hitchcock #41
Cleveland Guardians MLB
Age: 31 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Great
08/12/2002
 OA: 35 POT: 35
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P STERLING HITCHCOCK #41 - AGE: 31 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: GREAT
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
30 6 1-4 1 4.21 72.2 69 15 31 51 1.38 -0.7
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 50 50 45 50
Movement 35 40 35 35
Control 50 55 50 50
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 50 50
Slider 35 35
Sinker 45 45
Splitter 50 50
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 90-92 Mph
Stamina 40
Suggested Role Borderline SP
Type Extreme Flyball
Hold Runners 55
Defense 45
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 25
Stealing Ability: 25
Baserunning Inst.: 25
Sacrifice Bunt: 50
Bunt for Hit: 30
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
08/09/2002 DET Win, 3-2 1.2 0 0 0 0 0
08/07/2002 @ TOR Loss, 9-10 1.0 2 0 0 0 1
08/03/2002 MIL Loss, 2-4 X 6.0 6 4 4 4 5 Loss
07/27/2002 @ OAK Loss, 0-3 X 5.0 3 2 1 4 4 Loss
07/22/2002 @ TEX Loss, 7-8 X 5.1 7 6 5 3 2
07/09/2002 TEX Win, 10-3 3.0 0 0 0 0 3 Save
07/03/2002 @ BAL Win, 6-1 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
07/02/2002 @ BAL Loss, 1-7 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
06/30/2002 @ DET Win, 3-2 1.2 1 0 0 0 1
06/27/2002 TOR Loss, 3-4 1.1 1 1 1 2 1 Loss
PERSONALITY
Birthday:04/29/1971
Born in:Fayetteville, NC
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$234,000
Signed Through:2002 Season
Major Service:8 Years, 38 Days
Service This Yr:113 Days
40-Man Service:10 Years, 10 Days
Pro Service:14 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2002 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 30 6 1 4 1 4.21 72.2 69 37 34 15 31 51 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 2 0 100.0 24 9 12.76 8.55 6.32 3.84 5.73 1.38 134 -0.7 .262        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 76 18 1 0 2 6 8 19 0 0 1 .237 .318 .329 .647      
vs. RHB 193 51 7 0 13 31 23 32 3 1 2 .264 .344 .503 .846      
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2002 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
Last Week 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.2 2 0 0 0 0 1  
April 3 2 0 1 0 8.44 10.2 16 10 10 3 7 8  
May 8 1 0 0 0 2.04 17.2 12 4 4 1 5 12  
June 11 0 1 1 0 4.66 19.1 21 11 10 7 8 14  
July 5 2 0 1 1 3.31 16.1 12 8 6 3 7 11  
August 3 1 0 1 0 4.15 8.2 8 4 4 1 4 6  
Spring Training 6 2 0 1 0 3.38 8.0 11 4 3 0 2 6  
Last Year 40 10 4 4 0 4.82 106.1 115 58 57 20 44 86  
2 Years Ago 33 33 12 11 0 4.42 207.2 203 113 102 39 60 184  
Career 285 153 57 51 3 4.59 1135.1 1149 616 579 173 421 936  
Home 15 2 1 2 1 3.31 35.1 31 13 13 6 13 28  
Road 15 4 0 2 0 5.06 37.1 38 24 21 9 18 23  
Grass 26 5 1 4 1 4.02 62.2 59 31 28 12 27 43  
Turf 4 1 0 0 0 5.40 10.0 10 6 6 3 4 8  
Day 11 4 1 2 0 3.62 32.1 30 15 13 6 15 24  
Night 19 2 0 2 1 4.69 40.1 39 22 21 9 16 27  
As Starter 6 6 0 3 0 6.12 32.1 35 24 22 7 20 24  
As Reliever / Substitution 24 0 1 1 1 2.68 40.1 34 13 12 8 11 27  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1992 New York - MLB 21 3 3 0 2 0 8.31 13.0 23 12 12 2 6 6 0 0 2.23 .396 5.56 -0.1 47
1993 Colorado - MLB 22 25 0 1 0 1 2.09 38.2 25 9 9 5 11 41 0 0 0.93 .213 3.61 0.5 213
1993 New York - MLB 22 21 4 2 1 0 2.76 49.0 43 17 15 3 15 35 0 0 1.18 .268 3.41 0.9 157
1993 Total - MLB 22 46 4 3 1 1 2.46 87.2 68 26 24 8 26 76 0 0 1.07 .247 3.50 1.4 177
1994 Colorado - MLB 23 27 27 12 5 0 4.81 176.0 184 96 94 26 68 144 0 0 1.43 .307 4.65 2.4 97
1995 Colorado - MLB 24 6 6 2 3 0 5.35 33.2 37 25 20 4 14 25 0 0 1.51 .300 4.50 0.5 87
1995 Kansas City - MLB 24 15 15 2 6 0 6.98 77.1 109 64 60 15 34 53 0 0 1.85 .362 5.74 -0.1 64
1995 Total - MLB 24 21 21 4 9 0 6.49 111.0 146 89 80 19 48 78 0 0 1.75 .343 5.36 0.4 69
1996 Kansas City - MLB 25 17 0 0 0 1 5.22 29.1 34 17 17 4 14 21 0 0 1.64 .326 5.09 -0.1 87
1997 Boston - MLB 26 12 0 0 1 0 7.88 16.0 25 14 14 3 7 14 0 0 2.00 .407 5.51 -0.1 58
1998 Toronto - MLB 27 32 28 7 12 0 4.45 176.0 166 90 87 21 67 153 1 1 1.32 .288 4.24 2.6 99
1999 Toronto - MLB 28 24 21 14 2 0 3.74 139.2 116 64 58 16 50 123 0 0 1.19 .263 4.21 2.7 127
2000 Cincinnati - MLB 29 33 33 12 11 0 4.42 207.2 203 113 102 39 60 184 1 0 1.27 .285 4.89 2.6 109
2001 Atlanta - MLB 30 40 10 4 4 0 4.82 106.1 115 58 57 20 44 86 0 0 1.50 .304 5.44 -0.2 93
2002 Cleveland - MLB 31 30 6 1 4 1 4.21 72.2 69 37 34 15 31 51 0 0 1.38 .262 5.73 -0.7 102
Total MLB 285 153 57 51 3 4.59 1135.1 1149 616 579 173 421 936 2 1 1.38 .295 4.73 10.9 99
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1994 Stockton - AAA 23 2 2 2 0 0 3.95 13.2 15 6 6 1 3 11 0 0 1.32 .326 3.40 0.4 126
1995 Stockton - AAA 24 11 11 3 5 0 4.95 63.2 67 37 35 9 17 50 0 0 1.32 .297 4.40 1.2 100
1996 Newport News - AAA 25 17 17 3 8 0 6.26 96.1 132 75 67 14 32 52 0 0 1.70 .348 5.21 0.8 76
1997 St. Paul - AAA 26 23 20 8 8 0 4.71 122.1 152 66 64 16 33 76 1 0 1.51 .329 4.66 1.8 102
1998 Salisbury - AAA 27 2 2 1 1 0 6.17 11.2 16 9 8 1 5 7 0 0 1.80 .385 4.60 0.2 76
1999 Salisbury - AAA 28 6 6 3 1 0 2.98 42.1 36 14 14 3 10 43 1 1 1.09 .297 2.93 1.6 163
Total MAAA 61 58 20 23 0 4.99 350.0 418 207 194 44 100 239 2 1 1.48 .328 4.50 96.3
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1994 Colorado - MLB 23 3 3 1 1 0 5.19 17.1 15 10 10 2 11 10 0 0 1.50 .265 5.59 0.1 90
1999 Toronto - MLB 28 2 2 1 0 0 4.09 11.0 7 8 5 3 8 7 0 0 1.36 .133 7.67 -0.2 116
Total MLB 5 5 2 1 0 4.76 28.1 22 18 15 5 19 17 0 0 1.45 .215 6.40 98.6
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1992 New York - MLB P 3 3 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 13.0 1.38 0.0 .000
1993 New York - MLB P 20 4 4 5 1 10 1 .900 49.0 1.65 -0.2 1.009
1993 Colorado - MLB P 25 0 2 4 0 7 1 .857 38.2 1.40 -0.2 .807
1994 Colorado - MLB P 27 27 7 11 0 19 1 .947 176.0 0.92 -0.1 .917
1995 Colorado - MLB P 6 6 2 5 0 9 2 .778 33.2 1.87 -0.5 .683
1995 Kansas City - MLB P 15 15 2 7 0 9 0 1.000 77.1 1.05 +0.3 1.024
1996 Kansas City - MLB P 17 0 3 1 0 4 0 1.000 29.1 1.23 +0.3 1.017
1997 Boston - MLB P 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 16.0 0.00 +0.4 .000
1998 Toronto - MLB P 32 28 7 11 0 19 1 .947 176.0 0.92 -2.1 .833
1999 Toronto - MLB P 24 21 4 6 0 11 1 .909 139.2 0.64 +1.4 1.014
2000 Cincinnati - MLB P 33 33 12 12 1 24 0 1.000 207.2 1.04 +2.4 1.109
2001 Atlanta - MLB P 40 10 8 6 1 14 0 1.000 106.1 1.18 +0.6 1.024
2002 Cleveland - MLB P 30 6 4 4 0 8 0 1.000 72.2 0.99 +1.6 1.282
TOTAL P 283 153 55 74 3 136 7 .949 1135.1 1.02 +3.9 .960
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1993 Drafted in the 1993 inaugural draft by the New York Mets. (Round 12, Pick 14, 322nd overall pick).
04/05/1993 Named the #30 prospect in the MLB
06/25/1993 Was traded by the New York Mets to the Colorado Rockies, along with RP Justin Heaton, in exchange for RP Jose Rodriguez.
07/11/1993 Was selected to the 1993 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
11/01/1993 Finished 3rd in 1993 MLB NL Reliever of the Year Award voting.
11/03/1993 Finished 3rd in 1993 MLB NL Rookie of the Year Award voting.
11/15/1993 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $470,000.
01/01/1994 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (65); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 45 (55).
11/23/1994 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $470,000.
01/01/1995 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (65); Movement: 40 (40); Control: 45 (50).
07/24/1995 Was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the Kansas City Royals in exchange for RP Brett Brooks and SP Todd Van Poppel.
11/01/1995 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $650,000 with the Kansas City Royals organization.
01/01/1996 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (55); Movement: 35 (40); Control: 50 (55).
11/16/1996 Was not offered arbitration and became a free agent.
11/18/1996 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Boston Red Sox organization.
01/01/1997 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (55); Movement: 40 (40); Control: 45 (50).
07/06/1997 Was selected to the 1997 MLB Triple A All-Star Game.
10/30/1997 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $358,000 with the Boston Red Sox organization.
11/01/1997 Released by the Boston Red Sox.
12/17/1997 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the Toronto Blue Jays organization.
01/01/1998 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (50); Movement: 40 (40); Control: 50 (55).
05/25/1998 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Detroit Tigers with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
10/15/1998 Wins the 1998 MLB Triple A World Series with the Salisbury Big Stick!
10/29/1998 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $720,000 with the Toronto Blue Jays organization.
01/01/1999 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 35 (35); Control: 50 (55).
04/19/1999 Injured (hand soreness),day-to-day for 3 days.
05/22/1999 Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Honolulu Black Dogs with 6 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
10/21/1999 Wins the 1999 World Series with the Toronto Blue Jays.
10/26/1999 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,560,000 with the Toronto Blue Jays organization.
01/01/2000 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (60); Movement: 35 (35); Control: 50 (50).
01/11/2000 Was traded by the Toronto Blue Jays to the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for 3B Abraham Nunez and 1B Randall Simon.
08/05/2000 Injured (strained back),day-to-day for 4 days.
11/20/2000 Became a free agent.
12/05/2000 Signed a 4-year contract worth a total of $13,440,000 with the Atlanta Braves organization.
01/01/2001 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 35 (35); Control: 50 (50).
01/01/2002 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 35 (35); Control: 50 (50).
04/08/2002 Released by the Atlanta Braves.
04/20/2002 Signed a minor league contract with the Cleveland Guardians organization.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year W Rank
1999 14 7
Year Win. % Rank
1994 .706 4
Year HLD Rank
1993 8 6
Year HRA Rank
2000 39 4
Year WP Rank
2000 9 10
Year WHIP Rank
2000 1.27 8
Year K/BB Rank
2000 3.07 3
Year RA/9 Rank
2000 11.66 7
Year BB/9 Rank
2000 2.60 8
Year K/9 Rank
1994 7.36 7
1998 7.82 9
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