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Sterling Hitchcock

Padres Career team 1997 to 2004
Number #41
Position Relief Pitcher
Bats Left
Throws Left
Height 6' 0"
Weight 200 lbs
Birth Place Fayetteville, NC
Born Apr 29, 1971

Key Insights

2004
This opponent has his number every time they meet

Frank Thomas has hit .600/.647/1.400 against Hitchcock over 17 plate appearances, more than any other hitter has managed.

9 for 15 with 3 home runs and 1 strikeout, against a .769 OPS median across his matchups.
This matchup ends in a strikeout more often than not

Hitchcock has struck Benji Gil out 6 times in 12 plate appearances, 50% of everything between them.

6 strikeouts in 12 plate appearances.
One club he never seems to get going against

The COL lineup has hit .339 and slugged .786 against Hitchcock across 65 plate appearances, the club that has done the most damage to him.

19 hits, 6 home runs and 11 strikeouts, against a .454 slugging median across the clubs he has faced.
One opponent brings the best out of him

Gregg Jefferies has hit .000/.083/.000 against Hitchcock over 12 plate appearances, the least any regular opponent has managed.

0 for 11 with 0 home runs and 0 strikeouts, against a .769 OPS median across his matchups.
The long balls in this matchup all go one way

Vinny Castilla has taken Hitchcock deep 5 times, once every 4.4 plate appearances between them.

22 career plate appearances against him.
He cannot get the bat on this opponent's pitches

No hitter swings through more of what Hitchcock throws than Danny Tartabull: 54.5% of the swings between them come up empty.

13 plate appearances between them. 99th percentile of the 162 matchups on his own record.

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Player Bio Data
DOB Apr 29, 1971
Birth Place Fayetteville, NC
Height 6' 0"
Weight 200 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Left/Left