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Thornton Kipper
Thornton John Kipper

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 3", Weight 190 lb.
School University of Wisconsin-Madison

Debut June 7, 1953
Final Game July 17, 1955
Born September 27, 1928 in Bagley, WI
Died March 29, 2006 in Scottsdale, AZ

Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1950. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1953 24 PHI NL   3   3  20   3   0   0  12  0   45.7   59   26   24   8   12   15   0   1   202       1  4.73  4.20   89 1.555
 1954 25 PHI NL   0   0  11   0   0   0   7  1   13.7   22   13   12   0   12    5   1   0    72       0  7.90  4.03   51 2.488
 1955 26 PHI NL   0   1  24   0   0   0  10  0   39.7   47   23   22   4   22   15   1   2   182   4   0  4.99  3.96   79 1.739
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  3 Yr WL% .429   3   4  55   3   0   0  29  1   99.0  128   62   58  12   46   35   2   3   456   4   1  5.27  4.08   77 1.758
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     3   4  64   3   0   0  34  1  116.0  150   72   68  14   53   41   2   3   534   4   1  5.27  4.08   77 1.758
 Career High      3   3  24   3   0   0  12  1   45.7   59   26   24   8   22   15   1   2   202   4   1  4.73  4.20   89 1.555

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Batting  Glossary / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1953 24 PHI NL  20   11    0    1   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   6  .091  .091  .091  -52    1   2           0   0
 1954 25 PHI NL  11    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0       0   0
 1955 26 PHI NL  24    3    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .333  .333  .333   80    1   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 3 Seasons       55   16    0    2   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   9  .125  .125  .125  -34    2   2   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg         47    0    6   0  0   0    3   0  0   0  27  .125  .125  .125  -34    6   6   0   0   0   0
 Career High     24   11    0    1   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   6                           1   2   0   0   0   0
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1953 24 PHI NL   13   12    0   0.0   109| .091  .273| .091  .344| .091  .425| .182  .769| -52  .000  -2.5  -0.2   0%
 1954 25 PHI NL    2    2    0   0.0   108| .000  .273| .000  .344| .000  .422| .000  .766|-100  .000  -0.6  -0.1   0%
 1955 26 PHI NL    3    2    0   0.0   104| .333  .263| .333  .334| .333  .417| .666  .750|  80  .000  -0.1   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 3 Seasons        18   16    0   0.0   108| .125  .271| .125  .342| .125  .423| .250  .765| -34  .000  -3.2  -0.3   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1953 24 PHI NL P 20 6 5 0 1 1.000 .957 0.55 0.87 2.17 2.07 3 45.7 1954 25 PHI NL P 11 0 4 0 0 1.000 .952 0.36 0.87 2.63 2.10 0 13.7 1955 26 PHI NL P 24 1 5 0 0 1.000 .952 0.25 0.83 1.36 2.04 0 39.7
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1953 24 PHI NL P 20 6 5 0 1 1.000 .957 0.55 0.87 2.17 2.07 3 45.7 1954 25 PHI NL P 11 0 4 0 0 1.000 .952 0.36 0.87 2.63 2.10 0 13.7 1955 26 PHI NL P 24 1 5 0 0 1.000 .952 0.25 0.83 1.36 2.04 0 39.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 55 7 14 0 1 1.000 .955 0.38 0.85 1.91 2.06 3 99.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 55 7 14 0 1 1.000 .955 0.38 0.85 1.91 2.06 3 99
An Important note about our fielding stats


Transactions 

Before 1950 Season: Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent.


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