NAME     : Sterling Hitchcock
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : USA
 
  BIRTHDAY : 4/29/1971
  AGE      : 32
  HEIGHT   : 6"1
  WEIGHT   : 205
 
  POSITION : Pitcher
  ROLE     : Starter
  BATS     : Left
  THROWS   : Left
 
  CONTRACT : $600,000 through 2003
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
  LOYALTY                  : Average
  TEAM LEADER              : None at all
  CONSISTENCY              : Inconsistent at times
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : Suffers
  INJURY RATING            : Normal

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Pitcher :    D  (Fielding Pct. : 1.000)

  PITCHING RATINGS :
  (Rated by an average league scout)
 
  Duration as Starter  : C
  Duration as Reliever : *
  Holding Runners      : B
  Groundball Pct.      : 54
 
  Avoiding Runs        : 4
  Avoiding Hits        : 6  (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 7, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Doubles     : 5  (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Fair)
  Avoiding Homeruns    : 4  (VS. RHB : 4, VS. LHB : 5, Talent Fair)
  Avoiding BB's        : 5  (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 5, Talent Average)
  Getting Strikeouts   : 6  (VS. RHB : 7, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Average)
 
  Throwing Velocity    : 6
  Pitch Assortment     : , Fastball, Changeup, Curveball, Slider

  PITCHING STATS :
 
  Category        ERA  W  L  S   G GS    IP  HA   R  ER  BB   K
  Overall        7.16  5  6  0  13 13  66.2  92  58  53  30  34 
  At Home        5.01  3  2  0   6  6  32.1  41  20  18  18  18 
  Away           9.17  2  4  0   7  7  34.1  51  38  35  12  16 
  Last Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  This Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  Apr/Mar        3.48  1  1  0   2  2  10.1  10   4   4   4   5 
  May            8.37  2  2  0   5  5  23.2  37  25  22  16  14 
  June           8.78  1  3  0   5  5  26.2  41  28  26   9  12 
  July           1.50  1  0  0   1  1   6.0   4   1   1   1   3 
  August         0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR    ERA  W  L  S   G CG SHO    IP  ER  BB   K  TEAMS
  1992   8.31  0  2  0   3  0   0  13.0  12   6   6  NYA
  1993   4.65  1  2  0   6  0   0  31.0  16  14  26  NYA
  1994   4.22  4  1  2  23  1   0  49.0  23  29  37  NYA
  1995   4.71 11 10  0  27  4   1 168.0  88  68 121  NYA
  1996   5.37 13  9  0  35  0   0 196.0 117  73 132  SEA
  1997   5.20 10 11  0  32  1   0 161.0  93  55 106  SDN
  1998   3.94  9  7  1  39  2   1 176.0  77  48 158  SDN
  1999   4.13 12 14  0  33  1   0 205.0  94  76 194  SDN
  2000   4.98  1  6  0  11  0   0  65.0  36  26  61  SDN
  2001   5.66  6  5  0  13  1   0  70.0  44  21  43  NYA
  2002   7.59  0  2  0  11  0   0  32.0  27  11  16  NYA
 
  Total ERA   : 4.97
  Total Wins  : 72
  Total Losses: 75
  Total Saves : 3
  Total SHO   : 2
  Total CG    : 11
  Total K's   : 934
  Total BB's  : 457
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Injured on 9/26/2002 with a Tender Shoulder, out for one week... Signed as a free agent by Montreal on 4/15/2003 to a 1-year deal worth $600,000 per year...