Tony Sipp

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2009-2019)

Tony Sipp was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2009 to 2019 for 4 teams, including the Cleveland Guardians, a span of 11 seasons. Across 616 career appearances, he went 26-22 with a 3.72 ERA and 531 strikeouts.

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):
Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):
For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):
Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated

W–L 26–22
ERA 3.72
WHIP 1.24
SO 531
Pitcher PIV -2804.9
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
L / L
Height / Weight
6'0" / 190 lb
Born
7/12/1983 in Pascagoula, MS, USA
MLB Debut
2009-04-22
Last Game
2019-07-30

Full name: Tony Marcel Sipp

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Career Pitching Statistics

Tony Sipp — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
26 22 616 0 0 0 7 503.2 405 208 74 221 531 3.72 -2804.9

Career ERA 3.72 vs. league average 4.10 across their career seasons — 9.4% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Tony Sipp Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
2009 CLE AL 2 0 46 0 0 0 0 40.0 27 13 25 48 2.92 4.32 (+32%) 125.7
2010 CLE AL 2 2 70 0 0 0 1 63.0 48 29 39 69 4.14 4.08 (-2%) -1948.8
2011 CLE AL 6 3 69 0 0 0 0 62.1 45 21 24 57 3.03 3.94 (+23%) -771.0
2012 CLE AL 1 2 63 0 0 0 1 55.0 47 27 23 51 4.42 4.01 (-10%) -910.1
2013 ARI NL 3 2 56 0 0 0 0 37.2 35 20 22 42 4.78 3.87 (-24%) -955.1
2014 HOU AL 4 3 56 0 0 0 4 50.2 28 19 17 63 3.38 3.74 (+10%) 1031.3
2015 HOU AL 3 4 60 0 0 0 0 54.1 41 12 15 62 1.99 3.96 (+50%) 1415.2
2016 HOU AL 1 2 60 0 0 0 1 43.2 52 24 18 40 4.95 4.19 (-18%) -2186.0
2017 HOU AL 0 1 46 0 0 0 0 37.1 36 24 16 39 5.79 4.36 (-33%) -804.7
2018 HOU AL 3 1 54 0 0 0 0 38.2 27 8 13 42 1.86 4.15 (+55%) 1693.7
2019 WAS NL 1 2 36 0 0 0 0 21.0 19 11 9 18 4.71 4.51 (-5%) 504.9
Career · 11 seasons 26 22 616 0 0 0 7 503.2 405 208 221 531 3.72 — -2,805

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

Tony Sipp — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
616 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .254 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .321 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .409 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .730 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Tony Sipp Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
2009 CLE AL 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2010 CLE AL 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2011 CLE AL 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2012 CLE AL 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2013 ARI NL 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2014 HOU AL 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2015 HOU AL 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2016 HOU AL 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2017 HOU AL 46 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2018 HOU AL 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2019 WAS NL 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 11 seasons 616 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Tony Sipp — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Tony Sipp — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2018 ALCS HOU 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2015 ALDS1 HOU 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2015 ALWC HOU 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

Tony Sipp — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 1 9 0 0 6.2 2 0 4 7 0.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Tony Sipp — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2018 ALCS HOU 0 0 3 0 0 1.1 1 0 2 2 0.00
2015 ALDS1 HOU 0 1 5 0 0 4.1 1 0 1 4 0.00
2015 ALWC HOU 0 0 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 1 1 0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Tony Sipp — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home30300000—
Away31310000.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Tony Sipp — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home303250.2199891082773.20
Away313253.02061191132544.23

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Tony Sipp — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2019-07-30 WASATL — 1.0000120
2019-07-26 WASLAD L 0.0122100
2019-07-25 WASCOL — 1.0111001
2019-07-24 WASCOL — 0.1000010
2019-07-21 WASATL — 1.0000010
2019-07-19 WASATL — 0.1000000
2019-07-17 WASBAL — 0.1000100
2019-07-13 WASPHI — 0.2000010
2019-06-29 WASDET — 1.0200010
2019-06-23 WASATL — 0.1000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Tony Sipp — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
OF 2 0 0 0 0 0
P 616 0 31 63 4 3

Season-by-Season Fielding

Tony Sipp — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
2009 CLE P 46 0 1 5 0 0
2010 CLE P 70 0 1 10 0 0
2011 CLE P 69 0 5 9 1 2
2012 CLE P 63 0 5 8 0 0
2013 ARI P 56 0 4 2 1 0
2014 HOU OF 2 0 0 0 0 0
2014 HOU P 56 0 4 4 0 0
2015 HOU P 60 0 2 7 0 0
2016 HOU P 60 0 2 7 1 0
2017 HOU P 46 0 4 7 0 0
2018 HOU P 54 0 1 3 0 1
2019 WAS P 36 0 2 1 1 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Tony Sipp Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 616
Left Field 1
Right Field 1

Salary History

Tony Sipp's recorded salaries total $11,024,000 over 6 seasons, 2010 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Sipp's career ran from 2009 to 2019. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2009 and 2014.

Tony Sipp — Salary History
Year Team League Salary
2016 HOU AL $6,000,000
2015 HOU AL $2,400,000
2013 ARI NL $1,275,000
2012 CLE AL $504,900
2011 CLE AL $436,800
2010 CLE AL $407,300
Total recorded salary (partial) $11,024,000

College History

Tony Sipp — College History
School Name City State Years Attended
Clemson University Clemson SC 2004
Northwest Florida State College Niceville FL 2002
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Perkinston MS 2003

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Tony Sipp (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Jerry Blevins
    30-13, 3.54 ERA
  2. 96
    Damaso Marte
    23-27, 3.48 ERA
  3. 86
    Justin Wilson
    38-30, 3.59 ERA
  4. 85
    Tommy Kahnle
    11-19, 3.70 ERA
  5. 83
    Andrew Chafin
    22-28, 3.35 ERA
  6. 79
    Phil Maton
    23-21, 4.10 ERA

Tony Sipp: the record in brief

Tony Sipp played a first major league game on April 22, 2009 and a last one on July 30, 2019. The team column moves through the Cleveland Indians (2009 through 2012), the Arizona Diamondbacks (2013), the Houston Astros (2014 through 2018), and the Washington Nationals (2019). Born on July 12, 1983, in Pascagoula, MS, USA, Sipp is listed as a pitcher and batted and threw left-handed. The bio gives 6 feet, 0 inches and 190 pounds. The given name on file is Tony Marcel Sipp.

Sipp went 26-22 with a 3.72 ERA in 616 games, 0 of them starts. Sipp had 531 strikeouts. Against a 4.10 league ERA for the same years, Sipp was 9.4% better. The best win total was 6, in 2011. 2010 produced Sipp's most strikeouts, 69. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 1.86 in 2018, when the league's was 4.15.

The playoff pitching line reads 0-1, 0.00 ERA, across 9 appearances. Those appearances came in 2015 and 2018.

Frequently Asked Questions about Tony Sipp

What years did Tony Sipp play?
Tony Sipp played in Major League Baseball from 2009 to 2019.
Was Tony Sipp a pitcher?
Yes. Tony Sipp pitched in the major leagues, recording 26 wins and 531 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Tony Sipp hit?
Tony Sipp hit 0 career home runs.
What teams did Tony Sipp play for?
Tony Sipp played for 4 teams: the Cleveland Indians (2009–2012), the Arizona Diamondbacks (2013), the Houston Astros (2014–2018), and the Washington Nationals (2019).
What were Tony Sipp's career stats?
In 616 games, Tony Sipp went 26-22 with a 3.72 ERA, 531 strikeouts, 503.2 innings pitched, and 7 saves.
How much did Tony Sipp earn in his career?
Tony Sipp's recorded salaries total $11,024,000 over 6 seasons, 2010 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Sipp's career ran from 2009 to 2019. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2009 and 2014.
What was Tony Sipp's salary?
Tony Sipp's last recorded salary was $6,000,000, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $6,000,000, in 2016, and his lowest was $407,300, in 2010. The Salary History table lists each season from 2010 to 2016.
What position did Tony Sipp play?
Tony Sipp played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Tony Sipp and how much did he weigh?
Tony Sipp was listed at 6 feet and 190 pounds.
What was Tony Sipp's career ERA?
Tony Sipp finished with a 3.72 career ERA, going 26-22 with 531 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Tony Sipp have?
Tony Sipp recorded 531 career strikeouts.
Is Tony Sipp in the Hall of Fame?
No. Tony Sipp has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.