Sidney Ponson was born on Tuesday, November 2, 1976, in Noord, Aruba. Ponson was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 19, 1998, with the Baltimore Orioles. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Sidney Ponson baseball stats page.
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Sidney PonsonSidney Ponson Autograph on a 2001 Upper Deck Vintage (#70) |
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Sidney PonsonSidney Ponson Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
1998 | 22 | Orioles | 31 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 9 | .471 | 5.27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 135.0 | 588 | 157 | 79 | 82 | 19 | 42 | 2 | 85 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - |
1999 | 23 | Orioles | 32 | 32 | 0 | 12 | 12 | .500 | 4.71 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 210.0 | 897 | 227 | 110 | 118 | 35 | 80 | 2 | 112 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2000 | 24 | Orioles | 32 | 32 | 0 | 9 | 13 | .409 | 4.82 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 222.0 | 953 | 223 | 119 | 125 | 30 | 83 | 0 | 152 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2001 | 25 | Orioles | 23 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 10 | .333 | 4.94 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 138.1 | 605 | 161 | 76 | 83 | 21 | 37 | 0 | 84 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
2002 | 26 | Orioles | 28 | 28 | 0 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 4.09 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 176.0 | 736 | 172 | 80 | 84 | 26 | 63 | 1 | 120 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
2003 | 27 | Orioles | 21 | 21 | 0 | 14 | 6 | .700 | 3.77 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 148.0 | 622 | 147 | 62 | 65 | 10 | 43 | 2 | 100 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
2003 | 27 | Giants | 10 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 3.71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68.0 | 276 | 64 | 28 | 29 | 6 | 18 | 3 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2004 | 28 | Orioles | 33 | 33 | 0 | 11 | 15 | .423 | 5.30 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 215.2 | 954 | 265 | 127 | 136 | 23 | 69 | 3 | 115 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
2005 | 29 | Orioles | 23 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 11 | .389 | 6.21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 130.1 | 595 | 177 | 90 | 97 | 16 | 48 | 1 | 68 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
2006 | 30 | Cardinals | 14 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 5.24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68.2 | 303 | 82 | 40 | 42 | 7 | 29 | 1 | 33 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
2006 | 30 | Yankees | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 10.47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.1 | 81 | 26 | 19 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2007 | 31 | Twins | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 6.93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37.2 | 181 | 54 | 29 | 31 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
2008 | 32 | Rangers | 9 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 3.88 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 55.2 | 252 | 71 | 24 | 36 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
2008 | 32 | Yankees | 16 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 5.85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80.0 | 360 | 99 | 52 | 53 | 11 | 32 | 2 | 33 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
2009 | 33 | Royals | 14 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .125 | 7.36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58.2 | 273 | 79 | 48 | 50 | 6 | 25 | 1 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
12 Years | 298 | 278 | 7 | 91 | 113 | .446 | 5.03 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 1,760.1 | 7,676 | 2,004 | 983 | 1,051 | 223 | 609 | 19 | 1,031 | 53 | 45 | 3 | 0 |
Sidney PonsonSidney Ponson Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1998 | 22 | Orioles | 31 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 |
1999 | 23 | Orioles | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
2000 | 24 | Orioles | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
2001 | 25 | Orioles | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
2002 | 26 | Orioles | 28 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .667 |
2003 | 27 | Orioles | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
2003 | 27 | Giants | 10 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .091 | .091 | .136 |
2004 | 28 | Orioles | 33 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
2005 | 29 | Orioles | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .500 |
2006 | 30 | Cardinals | 12 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .231 | .375 | .231 |
2006 | 30 | Yankees | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
2007 | 31 | Twins | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
2008 | 32 | Rangers | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
2008 | 32 | Yankees | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
2009 | 33 | Royals | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
12 Years | 260 | 65 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .138 | .176 | .185 |
Sidney PonsonSidney Ponson Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1998 Orioles | P | 31 | 20 | 405 | 22 | 0.7 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .955 | 1.40 |
1999 Orioles | P | 32 | 32 | 630 | 40 | 1.3 | 38 | 12 | 26 | 2 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .950 | 1.63 |
2000 Orioles | P | 32 | 32 | 666 | 34 | 1.1 | 34 | 12 | 22 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.38 |
2001 Orioles | P | 23 | 23 | 415 | 32 | 1.4 | 32 | 14 | 18 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.08 |
2002 Orioles | P | 28 | 28 | 528 | 41 | 1.5 | 41 | 20 | 21 | 0 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.10 |
2003 Orioles | P | 21 | 21 | 444 | 31 | 1.5 | 30 | 12 | 18 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .968 | 1.82 |
2003 Giants | P | 10 | 10 | 204 | 19 | 1.9 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.51 |
2004 Orioles | P | 33 | 33 | 647 | 50 | 1.5 | 49 | 21 | 28 | 1 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .980 | 2.04 |
2005 Orioles | P | 23 | 23 | 390 | 30 | 1.3 | 28 | 10 | 18 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .933 | 1.94 |
2006 Cardinals | P | 14 | 13 | 207 | 12 | 0.9 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .917 | 1.43 |
2006 Yankees | P | 5 | 3 | 48 | 3 | 0.6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.69 |
2007 Twins | P | 7 | 7 | 114 | 8 | 1.1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .875 | 1.66 |
2008 Rangers | P | 9 | 9 | 168 | 11 | 1.2 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .818 | 1.45 |
2008 Yankees | P | 16 | 15 | 240 | 20 | 1.3 | 19 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .950 | 2.14 |
2009 Royals | P | 14 | 9 | 177 | 21 | 1.5 | 20 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .952 | 3.05 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
P Totals | 298 | 278 | 5,283 | 374 | 1.3 | 361 | 140 | 221 | 13 | 24 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .965 | 1.84 | |
12 Years | 298 | 278 | 5,283 | 374 | 1.3 | 361 | 140 | 221 | 13 | 24 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .965 | 1.84 |
Sidney PonsonSidney Ponson Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1998 Orioles | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2.02 | 5.67 | 2.80 |
1999 Orioles | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.40 | 4.80 | 3.43 |
2000 Orioles | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.83 | 6.16 | 3.36 |
2001 Orioles | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 2.27 | 5.47 | 2.41 |
2002 Orioles | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1.90 | 6.14 | 3.22 |
2003 Orioles | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.33 | 6.08 | 2.61 |
2003 Giants | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 0.0 | 1.89 | 4.50 | 2.38 |
2004 Orioles | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 1.67 | 4.80 | 2.88 |
2005 Orioles | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.42 | 4.70 | 3.31 |
2006 Cardinals | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 13.0 | 1.14 | 4.33 | 3.80 |
2006 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.14 | 8.27 | 3.86 |
2007 Twins | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.35 | 5.50 | 4.06 |
2008 Rangers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.56 | 4.04 | 2.59 |
2008 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.03 | 3.71 | 3.60 |
2009 Royals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.28 | 4.91 | 3.84 |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
12 Years | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 65.0 | 1.69 | 5.27 | 3.11 |
Sidney PonsonSidney Ponson Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1998 Baltimore Orioles | 43 | $170,000.00 | - | - |
1999 Baltimore Orioles | 43 | $250,000.00 | - | - |
2000 Baltimore Orioles | 43 | $400,000.00 | - | - |
2001 Baltimore Orioles | 43 | $2,100,000.00 | - | - |
2002 Baltimore Orioles | 43 | $2,650,000.00 | - | - |
2003 Baltimore Orioles | 43 | $4,250,000.00 | - | - |
2003 San Francisco Giants | 43 | $4,250,000.00 | - | - |
2004 Baltimore Orioles | 43 | $3,000,000.00 | - | - |
2005 Baltimore Orioles | 43 | $8,500,000.00 | - | - |
2006 St. Louis Cardinals | 13 | $1,000,000.00 | - | - |
2006 New York Yankees | 24 | " " | - | - |
2007 Minnesota Twins | 19 | $1,000,000.00 | - | - |
2008 Texas Rangers | 35 | $620,000.00 | - | - |
2008 New York Yankees | 47 | $380,000.00 | - | - |
2009 Kansas City Royals | 47 | $600,000.00 | - | - |
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