Sterling Hitchcock
Bats L Throws L6'1" 200 lbBorn 1971 Fayetteville, USADebut 1992Team SDDraft 1989 R9 #231 New York Yankees, Armwood HS (Seffner, FL)
Awards: NLCS MVP
Batting
| Year | Team | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | HIT+ |
|---|
| 2004 | SD | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | -120.1 |
| 2003 | STL | 35 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.083 | 0.083 | 0.083 | 0.167 | -75.7 |
| 2002 | NYY | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2001 | NYY | 13 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.125 | 0.125 | 0.125 | 0.250 | -43.5 |
| 2000 | SD | 11 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | -112.6 |
| 1999 | SD | 33 | 71 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 0.082 | 0.125 | 0.082 | 0.207 | -47.4 |
| 1998 | SD | 39 | 56 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 0.140 | 0.157 | 0.140 | 0.297 | -26.9 |
| 1997 | SD | 32 | 61 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 0.100 | 0.151 | 0.100 | 0.251 | -36.4 |
| 1996 | SEA | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 1995 | NYY | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 1994 | NYY | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 1993 | NYY | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 1992 | NYY | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| Career | | 281 | 240 | 14 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 112 | 0.090 | 0.120 | 0.090 | 0.210 | -49.7 |
Pitching
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | BF | HR | BB | SO | PITCH+ |
|---|
| 2004 | SD | 0 | 3 | 6.33 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 21.3 | 91 | 5 | 8 | 14 | | | |
| 2003 | STL | 6 | 4 | 4.72 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 87.7 | 383 | 14 | 32 | 68 | | | |
| 2002 | NYY | 1 | 2 | 5.49 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 39.3 | 193 | 4 | 15 | 31 | | | |
| 2001 | NYY | 6 | 5 | 5.63 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 70.3 | 323 | 6 | 21 | 43 | | | |
| 2000 | SD | 1 | 6 | 4.93 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 65.7 | 292 | 12 | 26 | 61 | | | |
| 1999 | SD | 12 | 14 | 4.11 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 205.7 | 892 | 29 | 76 | 194 | | | |
| 1998 | SD | 9 | 7 | 3.93 | 39 | 27 | 1 | 176.3 | 743 | 29 | 48 | 158 | | | |
| 1997 | SD | 10 | 11 | 5.20 | 32 | 28 | 0 | 161.0 | 693 | 24 | 55 | 106 | | | |
| 1996 | SEA | 13 | 9 | 5.35 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 196.7 | 885 | 27 | 73 | 132 | | | |
| 1995 | NYY | 11 | 10 | 4.70 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 168.3 | 719 | 22 | 68 | 121 | | | |
| 1994 | NYY | 4 | 1 | 4.20 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 49.3 | 218 | 3 | 29 | 37 | | | |
| 1993 | NYY | 1 | 2 | 4.65 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 31.0 | 135 | 4 | 14 | 26 | | | |
| 1992 | NYY | 0 | 2 | 8.31 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13.0 | 68 | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| Career | | 74 | 76 | 4.80 | 281 | 200 | 3 | 1285.7 | 5635 | 181 | 471 | 997 | | | |
Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Runs saved |
|---|
| 2004 | SD | P | 4 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2003 | STL | P | 35 | 88 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0.800 | |
| 2002 | NYY | P | 20 | 39 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2001 | NYY | P | 13 | 70 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2000 | SD | P | 11 | 66 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 1999 | SD | P | 33 | 206 | 7 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0.969 | |
| 1998 | SD | P | 39 | 176 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | |
| 1997 | SD | P | 32 | 161 | 4 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0.926 | |
| 1996 | SEA | P | 35 | 197 | 6 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 0.906 | |
| 1995 | NYY | P | 27 | 168 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | |
| 1994 | NYY | P | 23 | 49 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.800 | |
| 1993 | NYY | P | 6 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 1992 | NYY | P | 3 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.
Postseason batting
| Year | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|
| 2001 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| 1998 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.222 | 0.222 | 0.222 | 0.444 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| Career | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.222 | 0.222 | 0.222 | 0.444 |
Postseason pitching
| Year | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | HR | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 2.57 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0.86 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 | 1.23 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 22.0 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 32 | 1.09 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2.40 |
| Career | 4 | 0 | 1.76 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 30.7 | 23 | 4 | 11 | 41 | 1.11 |
Salaries
| Year | Team | Salary |
|---|
| 2003 | NYY | $6,000,000 |
| 2002 | NYY | $4,936,719 |
| 2001 | SD | $6,000,000 |
| 2000 | SD | $6,100,000 |
| 1999 | SD | $3,500,000 |
| 1998 | SD | $2,250,000 |
| 1997 | SD | $1,200,000 |
| 1996 | SEA | $235,000 |
| 1995 | NYY | $125,000 |
| 1994 | NYY | $112,000 |
| 1993 | NYY | $109,000 |
Public salary records run through 2016; current contract data is on the roadmap.