What years did Thornton Kipper play?

Thornton Kipper played in Major League Baseball from 1953 to 1955.

Was Thornton Kipper a pitcher?

Yes. Thornton Kipper pitched in the major leagues, recording 3 wins and 35 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Thornton Kipper hit?

Thornton Kipper hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.

Thornton Kipper

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1953-1955)

W–L 3–4

ERA 5.27

WHIP 1.76

SO 35

Pitcher PIV -1855.7

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 190 lb
Born: 9/27/1928 in Bagley, WI, USA
Died: 3/29/2006 in Scottsdale, AZ, USA
MLB Debut: 1953-06-07
Last Game: 1955-07-17

Full name: Thornton John Kipper

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
3	4	55	3	0	0	1	99.0	128	58	12	46	35	5.27	-1855.7

Career ERA 5.27 vs. league average 4.01 across their career seasons — 31.5% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1953	PHI	NL	3	3	20	3	0	45.7	59	24	12	15	4.73	4.14 (-14%)	-984.8
1954	PHI	NL	0	0	11	0	1	13.7	22	12	12	5	7.90	3.90 (-103%)	-212.8
1955	PHI	NL	0	1	24	0	0	39.7	47	22	22	15	4.99	4.00 (-25%)	-658.2
Career · 3 seasons			3	4	55	3	1	99.0	128	58	46	35	5.27	—	-1,856

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
55	16	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	9	.125	.125	.125	.250	0

Career AVG .125 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — 52.2% below league average.

Career OBP .125 vs. league average .334 across their career seasons — 62.5% below league average.

Career SLG .125 vs. league average .394 across their career seasons — 68.3% below league average.

Career OPS .250 vs. league average .728 across their career seasons — 65.6% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	H	RBI	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1953	PHI	NL	20	11	1	1	6	.091	—	—	—	—	0.0
1954	PHI	NL	11	2	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1955	PHI	NL	24	3	1	0	1	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 3 seasons			55	16	2	1	9	.125	—	—	—	—	0

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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	26	9	0	2	0	1	.222
Away	29	7	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	26	59.2	68	26	25	22	3.92
Away	29	39.1	60	32	20	13	7.32

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
1955-07-17	PHI	CHC	W	0	0
1955-07-04	PHI	BRO	L	1	0
1955-07-02	PHI	NY1	L	0	0
1955-06-26	PHI	CIN	L	0	0
1955-06-24	PHI	CIN	L	0	0
1955-06-23	PHI	STL	L	0	0
1955-06-19	PHI	CHC	L	0	0
1955-06-04	PHI	ATL	L	0	0
1955-05-29	PHI	PIT	L	1	1
1955-05-22	PHI	BRO	L	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1955-07-17	PHI	CHC	—	0.1	0	0	0	3	0	0
1955-07-04	PHI	BRO	—	3.2	4	4	4	2	1	1
1955-07-02	PHI	NY1	—	2.0	1	1	1	0	0	1
1955-06-26	PHI	CIN	—	0.1	1	0	0	0	1	0
1955-06-24	PHI	CIN	—	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0
1955-06-23	PHI	STL	—	2.0	3	2	2	1	0	0
1955-06-19	PHI	CHC	—	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	0
1955-06-04	PHI	ATL	—	2.0	4	3	3	1	1	0
1955-05-29	PHI	PIT	—	2.1	5	4	4	3	1	1
1955-05-22	PHI	BRO	—	0.1	2	3	2	1	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	55	0	7	14	0	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	DP
1953	PHI	P	20	6	5	1
1954	PHI	P	11	0	4	0
1955	PHI	P	24	1	5	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	55

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Wisconsin at Madison	Madison	WI	1946, 1949, 1950

Frequently Asked Questions about Thornton Kipper

What years did Thornton Kipper play?: Thornton Kipper played in Major League Baseball from 1953 to 1955.
Was Thornton Kipper a pitcher?: Yes. Thornton Kipper pitched in the major leagues, recording 3 wins and 35 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Thornton Kipper hit?: Thornton Kipper hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.