Sterling Hitchcock
[edit] Biography
Born on April 29, 1971 in Fayetteville, North Carolina, Sterling Hitchcock (Sterling Alex Hitchcock) played for the New York Yankees, Seattle Mariners, San Diego Padres and St. Louis Cardinals over the course of his 13 year career. Hitchcock broke into the bigs on September 11, 1992 with the New York Yankees, and put up a 4.70 ERA in 168.1 innings pitched in 1995, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Sterling Hitchcock's best season was 1999, when he posted a 4.11 ERA, won 12 games and struck out 194 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1992
| NY
| A
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 8.31
| 6
| 12
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 23
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1993
| NY
| A
| 6
| 6
| 1
| 2
| 4.65
| 26
| 18
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 31
| 32
| 4
| 14
| 1
| 3
| 1
|
| 1994
| NY
| A
| 23
| 5
| 4
| 1
| 4.20
| 37
| 24
| 23
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 49.1
| 48
| 3
| 29
| 1
| 5
| 0
|
| 1995
| NY
| A
| 27
| 27
| 11
| 10
| 4.70
| 121
| 91
| 88
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 168.1
| 155
| 22
| 68
| 1
| 5
| 5
|
| 1996
| SEA
| A
| 35
| 35
| 13
| 9
| 5.35
| 132
| 131
| 117
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 196.2
| 245
| 27
| 73
| 4
| 4
| 7
|
| 1997
| SD
| N
| 32
| 28
| 10
| 11
| 5.20
| 106
| 102
| 93
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 161
| 172
| 24
| 55
| 2
| 6
| 4
|
| 1998
| SD
| N
| 39
| 27
| 9
| 7
| 3.93
| 158
| 83
| 77
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 176.1
| 169
| 29
| 48
| 2
| 11
| 9
|
| 1999
| SD
| N
| 33
| 33
| 12
| 14
| 4.11
| 194
| 99
| 94
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 205.2
| 202
| 29
| 76
| 6
| 15
| 5
|
| 2000
| SD
| N
| 11
| 11
| 1
| 6
| 4.93
| 61
| 38
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 65.2
| 69
| 12
| 26
| 1
| 4
| 5
|
| 2001
| SD
| N
| 3
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 3.32
| 15
| 9
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 19
| 22
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| 2001
| NY
| A
| 10
| 9
| 4
| 4
| 6.49
| 28
| 37
| 37
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 51.1
| 67
| 5
| 18
| 0
| 2
| 2
|
| 2001
| Total
|
| 13
| 12
| 6
| 5
| 5.63
| 43
| 46
| 44
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 70.1
| 89
| 6
| 21
| 0
| 3
| 3
|
| 2002
| NY
| A
| 20
| 2
| 1
| 2
| 5.49
| 31
| 29
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 39.1
| 57
| 4
| 15
| 3
| 1
| 1
|
| 2003
| STL
| N
| 8
| 6
| 5
| 1
| 3.79
| 32
| 17
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 38
| 34
| 8
| 14
| 1
| 2
| 1
|
| 2003
| NY
| A
| 27
| 1
| 1
| 3
| 5.44
| 36
| 33
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 49.2
| 57
| 6
| 18
| 3
| 1
| 0
|
| 2003
| Total
|
| 35
| 7
| 6
| 4
| 4.72
| 68
| 50
| 46
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 87.2
| 91
| 14
| 32
| 4
| 3
| 1
|
| 2004
| SD
| N
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 3
| 6.33
| 14
| 15
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 21.1
| 22
| 5
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 130
| 112
| 39
| 43
| 4.43
| 580
| 363
| 338
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 687
| 690
| 108
| 230
| 12
| 40
| 25
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 151
| 88
| 35
| 33
| 5.22
| 417
| 375
| 347
| 6
| 1
| 2
| 598.2
| 684
| 73
| 241
| 13
| 21
| 17
|
| Total
|
|
| 281
| 200
| 74
| 76
| 4.80
| 997
| 738
| 685
| 10
| 2
| 3
| 1285.2
| 1374
| 181
| 471
| 25
| 61
| 42
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1992
| NY
| A
| P
| 3
| 3
| 13
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1993
| NY
| A
| P
| 6
| 6
| 31
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1994
| NY
| A
| P
| 23
| 5
| 49.1
| 1
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 5
| 3
| .800
|
| 1995
| NY
| A
| P
| 27
| 27
| 168.1
| 4
| 12
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 23
| 4
| 4
| 1.000
|
| 1996
| SEA
| A
| P
| 35
| 35
| 196.2
| 6
| 23
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 14
| 8
| .906
|
| 1997
| SD
| N
| P
| 32
| 28
| 161
| 4
| 21
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 26
| 9
| 5
| .926
|
| 1998
| SD
| N
| P
| 39
| 27
| 176.1
| 6
| 17
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 16
| 2
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1999
| SD
| N
| P
| 33
| 33
| 205.2
| 7
| 24
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 21
| 7
| 4
| .969
|
| 2000
| SD
| N
| P
| 11
| 11
| 65.2
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 3
| 2
| 1.000
|
| 2001
| SD
| N
| P
| 3
| 3
| 19
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2001
| NY
| A
| P
| 10
| 9
| 51.1
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2001
| Total
|
| P
| 13
| 12
| 70.1
| 3
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2002
| NY
| A
| P
| 20
| 2
| 39.1
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 2003
| STL
| N
| P
| 8
| 6
| 38
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .667
|
| 2003
| NY
| A
| P
| 27
| 1
| 49.2
| 2
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 3
| 2
| .857
|
| 2003
| Total
|
| P
| 35
| 7
| 87.2
| 3
| 5
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 3
| 2
| .800
|
| 2004
| SD
| N
| P
| 4
| 4
| 21.1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 281
| 200
| 1285.2
| 36
| 136
| 10
| 7
| 0
| 7
| 135
| 51
| 31
| .945
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1992
| NY
| A
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1993
| NY
| A
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1994
| NY
| A
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1995
| NY
| A
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1996
| SEA
| A
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1997
| SD
| N
| 32
| 50
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 1
| .100
| .151
| .100
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 30
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1998
| SD
| N
| 39
| 50
| 5
| 7
| 0
| 2
| .140
| .157
| .140
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 21
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1999
| SD
| N
| 33
| 61
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 0
| .082
| .125
| .082
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 34
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 2000
| SD
| N
| 11
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 2001
| SD
| N
| 3
| 8
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| .125
| .125
| .125
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2001
| NY
| A
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2001
| Total
|
| 13
| 8
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| .125
| .125
| .125
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2002
| NY
| A
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2003
| STL
| N
| 8
| 12
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .083
| .083
| .083
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2003
| NY
| A
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2003
| Total
|
| 35
| 12
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .083
| .083
| .083
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2004
| SD
| N
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 130
| 210
| 14
| 19
| 0
| 5
| .090
| .120
| .090
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 112
| 0
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 5
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 151
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 281
| 210
| 14
| 19
| 0
| 5
| .090
| .120
| .090
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 112
| 0
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 5
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by New York Yankees in the 9th round of the free-agent draft (June 5, 1989 - signed June 14, 1989).
- Traded by New York Yankees with Russ Davis to Seattle Mariners in exchange for Tino Martinez, Jim Mecir and Jeff Nelson (December 7, 1995).
- Traded by Seattle Mariners to San Diego Padres in exchange for Scott Sanders (December 6, 1996).
- Traded by San Diego Padres to New York Yankees in exchange for Brett Jodie and Darren Blakely (July 30, 2001).
- Granted free agency (November 6, 2001).
- Signed by New York Yankees (December 18, 2001).
- Traded by New York Yankees to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Justin Pope and Ben Julianel (August 22, 2003).
- Granted free agency (October 31, 2003).
- Signed by San Diego Padres (December 19, 2003).
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