Sidney Ponson Stats

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 Ponson

Sidney Ponson Autograph on a 2001 Upper Deck Vintage (#70)

Sidney Ponson Autograph on a 2001 Upper Deck Vintage (#70)

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Birth Name:   Sidney Alton Ponson
Nickname:   Sir Shrek
Born On:   11-02-1976  (Scorpio)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Noord, Aruba
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Noord High School (Noord, AW)
College:   Maria College
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-01   Player Weight Chart Weight:   225
First Game:   04-19-1998 (Age 21)
Last Game:   07-31-2009
Draft:   Undrafted Free Agent

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Sidney Ponson Pitching Stats

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
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

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Sidney Ponson Hitting Stats

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
12 Years 260 65 4 9 3 0 0 0 1 3 0 22 12 0 0 1 .138 .176 .185

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Sidney Ponson Fielding Stats

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
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

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Sidney Ponson Miscellaneous Stats

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
12 Years 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0.0 3.0 65.0 1.69 5.27 3.11

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Sidney Ponson Miscellaneous Items of Interest

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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