Sterling Hitchcock

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1992-2004)

W–L 74–76
ERA 4.80
WHIP 1.44
SO 997
Pitcher PIV -2559.9
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
L / L
Height / Weight
6'1" / 200 lb
Born
4/29/1971 in Fayetteville, NC, USA
MLB Debut
1992-09-11
Last Game
2004-08-22
Awards
NLCS MVP

Full name: Sterling Alex Hitchcock

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
74 76 281 200 10 2 3 1285.7 1,374 685 181 471 997 4.80 -2559.9

Career ERA 4.80 vs. league average 4.42 across their career seasons — 8.6% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1992 NYA AL 0 2 3 3 0 0 0 13.0 23 12 6 6 8.31 3.75 (-122%) -562.2
1993 NYA AL 1 2 6 6 0 0 0 31.0 32 16 14 26 4.65 4.19 (-11%) -193.2
1994 NYA AL 4 1 23 5 1 0 2 49.3 48 23 29 37 4.20 4.51 (+7%) 406.9
1995 NYA AL 11 10 27 27 4 1 0 168.3 155 88 68 121 4.70 4.45 (-6%) -903.0
1996 SEA AL 13 9 35 35 0 0 0 196.7 245 117 73 132 5.35 4.61 (-16%) -1098.2
1997 SDN NL 10 11 32 28 1 0 0 161.0 172 93 55 106 5.20 4.39 (-18%) -1772.0
1998 SDN NL 9 7 39 27 2 1 1 176.3 169 77 48 158 3.93 4.43 (+11%) -102.3
1999 SDN NL 12 14 33 33 1 0 0 205.7 202 94 76 194 4.11 4.71 (+13%) 2392.7
2000 SDN NL 1 6 11 11 0 0 0 65.7 69 36 26 61 4.93 4.77 (-3%) -490.2
2001 SDN NL 2 1 3 3 0 0 0 19.0 22 7 3 15 3.32 4.42 (+25%) 778.0
2001 NYA AL 4 4 10 9 1 0 0 51.3 67 37 18 28 6.49 4.42 (-47%) 31.4
2002 NYA AL 1 2 20 2 0 0 0 39.3 57 24 15 31 5.49 4.28 (-28%) 346.9
2003 NYA AL 1 3 27 1 0 0 0 49.7 57 30 18 36 5.44 4.40 (-24%) 200.9
2003 SLN NL 5 1 8 6 0 0 0 38.0 34 16 14 32 3.79 4.40 (+14%) -825.2
2004 SDN NL 0 3 4 4 0 0 0 21.3 22 15 8 14 6.33 4.46 (-42%) -770.1
Career · 15 seasons 74 76 281 200 10 2 3 1,285.2 1,374 685 471 997 4.80 — -2,560

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
281 210 14 19 0 0 0 5 0 7 112 .090 .120 .090 .210 -1,811

Career AVG .090 vs. league average .266 across their career seasons — 66.0% below league average.

Career OBP .120 vs. league average .336 across their career seasons — 64.3% below league average.

Career SLG .090 vs. league average .420 across their career seasons — 78.5% below league average.

Career OPS .210 vs. league average .756 across their career seasons — 72.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1992 NYA AL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1993 NYA AL 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1994 NYA AL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1995 NYA AL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1996 SEA AL 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1997 SDN NL 32 50 4 5 0 0 0 1 0 3 30 .100 .266 (-63%) .336 (-55%) .419 (-76%) .756 (-67%) -551.0
1998 SDN NL 39 50 5 7 0 0 0 2 0 1 21 .140 .266 (-47%) .335 (-53%) .420 (-67%) .755 (-61%) -497.8
1999 SDN NL 33 61 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 34 .082 .271 (-70%) .344 (-64%) .433 (-81%) .778 (-73%) -761.8
2000 SDN NL 11 22 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 12 .000 — — — — 0.0
2001 SDN NL 3 8 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 .125 — — — — 0.0
2001 NYA AL 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2002 NYA AL 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2003 NYA AL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2003 SLN NL 8 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .083 — — — — 0.0
2004 SDN NL 4 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 15 seasons 281 210 14 19 0 0 0 5 0 7 112 .090 — — — — -1,811

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
9 9 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .222

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2001 ALDS2 NYA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2001 WS NYA 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1998 NLCS SDN 2 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
1998 NLDS2 SDN 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
1998 WS SDN 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
1995 ALDS2 NYA 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
4 0 9 4 0 30.7 23 6 11 41 1.76

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2001 ALDS2 NYA 0 0 1 0 0 3.0 5 2 0 2 6.00
2001 WS NYA 1 0 2 0 0 4.0 1 0 0 6 0.00
1998 NLCS SDN 2 0 2 2 0 10.0 5 1 8 14 0.90
1998 NLDS2 SDN 1 0 1 1 0 6.0 3 1 0 11 1.50
1998 WS SDN 0 0 1 1 0 6.0 7 1 1 7 1.50
1995 ALDS2 NYA 0 0 2 0 0 1.7 2 1 2 1 5.40

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home13710481202.115
Away1441066703.066

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home137662.16503112195324.23
Away144623.17243742524655.40

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2004-08-22 SDPMIAL 100000001
2004-08-16 SDPATLL 200000000
2004-08-11 SDPCHCL 200000002
2004-08-05 SDPPHIL 200000001
2003-09-27 STLAZW 300000003
2003-09-21 STLHOUW 200000001
2003-09-16 STLMILW 200000001
2003-09-11 STLCOLL 100000000
2003-09-05 STLCINL 100000000
2003-08-31 STLCINW 201000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2004-08-22 SDPMIA L 4.0633121
2004-08-16 SDPATL L 6.1644352
2004-08-11 SDPCHC L 5.0655251
2004-08-05 SDPPHI — 6.0433221
2003-09-27 STLAZ W 5.1521041
2003-09-21 STLHOU W 5.0844451
2003-09-16 STLMIL W 5.1344551
2003-09-11 STLCOL L 3.1855044
2003-09-05 STLCIN — 7.0311181
2003-08-31 STLCIN W 6.0300140

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 281 200 36 136 10 7

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1992 NYA P 3 3 0 2 0 0
1993 NYA P 6 6 1 3 0 0
1994 NYA P 23 5 1 7 2 0
1995 NYA P 27 27 4 12 0 1
1996 SEA P 35 35 6 23 3 2
1997 SDN P 32 28 4 21 2 1
1998 SDN P 39 27 6 17 0 2
1999 SDN P 33 33 7 24 1 0
2000 SDN P 11 11 0 9 0 0
2001 SDN P 3 3 0 2 0 0
2001 NYA P 10 9 3 5 0 0
2002 NYA P 20 2 1 5 0 0
2003 NYA P 27 1 2 4 1 1
2003 SLN P 8 6 1 1 1 0
2004 SDN P 4 4 0 1 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 281

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1998 NLCS MVP

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2003 NYA AL $6,000,000
2002 NYA AL $4,936,719
2001 SDN NL $6,000,000
2000 SDN NL $6,100,000
1999 SDN NL $3,500,000
1998 SDN NL $2,250,000
1997 SDN NL $1,200,000
1996 SEA AL $235,000
1995 NYA AL $125,000
1994 NYA AL $112,000
1993 NYA AL $109,000
Total Career Earnings $30,567,719

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Sterling Hitchcock (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Jeremy Bonderman
    69-81, 4.91 ERA
  2. 92
    Adam Eaton
    71-68, 4.94 ERA
  3. 90
    Pete Schourek
    66-77, 4.59 ERA
  4. 89
    Dave Mlicki
    66-80, 4.72 ERA
  5. 81
    Ryan Vogelsong
    61-75, 4.48 ERA
  6. 81
    James Baldwin
    79-74, 5.01 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Sterling Hitchcock

What years did Sterling Hitchcock play?
Sterling Hitchcock played in Major League Baseball from 1992 to 2004.
Was Sterling Hitchcock a pitcher?
Yes. Sterling Hitchcock pitched in the major leagues, recording 74 wins and 997 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Sterling Hitchcock hit?
Sterling Hitchcock hit 0 career home runs with 19 hits.