Batting

Pitching

Sidney Ponson

Kansas City Royals

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Age: 48

Bats/Throws: R/R

6'1" / 260

DOB: 11/2/1976

(48 years, 6 months, 1 day)

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Pitch Type Splits

Season	Pitch	Pitches Pitches - Pitches Thrown	divider	AB	PA	H H - Hits Allowed	1B	2B L - Losses	3B ERA - Earned Run Average ((ER*9)/IP)	HR HR - Home Runs	BB BB - Walks	IBB IBB - Intentional	SO SO - Strikeouts	HBP HBP - Hit Batters	SF	SH	GDP	AVG AVG - Batting Average Against	divider	minVel	maxVel	Vel
2008	Sinker (SI)	1476		376	429	127	84	29	2	12	40	0	34	6	6	1	13	.338		87.2	95.4	91.4
2008	Slider (SL)	253		69	70	16	11	5	0	0	0	0	15	1	0	0	1	.232		77.9	85.3	81.9
2008	Changeup (CH)	217		60	65	17	15	1	0	1	4	0	2	0	1	0	3	.283		78.4	90.2	84.3
2008	Curveball (CU)	127		24	26	5	1	3	0	1	1	0	5	0	1	0	1	.208		71.9	80.3	76.1
2008	Fourseam (FA)	46		10	12	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.200		88.9	93.5	91.8
2009	Sinker (SI)	584		158	184	53	40	9	0	4	19	0	17	1	3	3	7	.335		87.1	96.1	91.8
2009	Slider (SL)	156		34	37	7	2	3	1	1	3	0	12	0	0	0	0	.206		78.7	86.8	82.3
2009	Changeup (CH)	152		28	32	10	8	0	1	1	2	0	0	1	0	1	2	.357		79.3	89.6	84.7
2009	Curveball (CU)	54		13	13	7	5	1	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	.538		74.0	79.8	76.7
2009	Fourseam (FA)	28		3	4	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.667		89.1	93.3	91.4
Total	Sinker (SI)	2060		534	613	180	124	38	2	16	59	0	51	7	9	4	20	.337		87.1	96.1	91.5
Total	Slider (SL)	409		103	107	23	13	8	1	1	3	0	27	1	0	0	1	.223		77.9	86.8	82.1
Total	Changeup (CH)	369		88	97	27	23	1	1	2	6	0	2	1	1	1	5	.307		78.4	90.2	84.5
Total	Curveball (CU)	181		37	39	12	6	4	1	1	1	0	8	0	1	0	1	.324		71.9	80.3	76.3
Total	Fourseam (FA)	74		13	16	4	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	.308		88.9	93.5	91.7

Season	Pitch	Pitches Pitches - Pitches Thrown	divider	AB	PA	H H - Hits Allowed	1B	2B L - Losses	3B ERA - Earned Run Average ((ER*9)/IP)	HR HR - Home Runs	BB BB - Walks	IBB IBB - Intentional	SO SO - Strikeouts	HBP HBP - Hit Batters	SF	SH	GDP	AVG AVG - Batting Average Against	divider	minVel	maxVel	Vel
2008	Sinker (SI)	1476		376	429	127	84	29	2	12	40	0	34	6	6	1	13	.338		87.2	95.4	91.4
2008	Slider (SL)	253		69	70	16	11	5	0	0	0	0	15	1	0	0	1	.232		77.9	85.3	81.9
2008	Changeup (CH)	217		60	65	17	15	1	0	1	4	0	2	0	1	0	3	.283		78.4	90.2	84.3
2008	Curveball (CU)	127		24	26	5	1	3	0	1	1	0	5	0	1	0	1	.208		71.9	80.3	76.1
2008	Fourseam (FA)	46		10	12	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.200		88.9	93.5	91.8
2009	Sinker (SI)	584		158	184	53	40	9	0	4	19	0	17	1	3	3	7	.335		87.1	96.1	91.8
2009	Slider (SL)	156		34	37	7	2	3	1	1	3	0	12	0	0	0	0	.206		78.7	86.8	82.3
2009	Changeup (CH)	152		28	32	10	8	0	1	1	2	0	0	1	0	1	2	.357		79.3	89.6	84.7
2009	Curveball (CU)	54		13	13	7	5	1	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	.538		74.0	79.8	76.7
2009	Fourseam (FA)	28		3	4	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.667		89.1	93.3	91.4
Total	Sinker (SI)	2060		534	613	180	124	38	2	16	59	0	51	7	9	4	20	.337		87.1	96.1	91.5
Total	Slider (SL)	409		103	107	23	13	8	1	1	3	0	27	1	0	0	1	.223		77.9	86.8	82.1
Total	Changeup (CH)	369		88	97	27	23	1	1	2	6	0	2	1	1	1	5	.307		78.4	90.2	84.5
Total	Curveball (CU)	181		37	39	12	6	4	1	1	1	0	8	0	1	0	1	.324		71.9	80.3	76.3
Total	Fourseam (FA)	74		13	16	4	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	.308		88.9	93.5	91.7

Season	Pitch	Pitches Pitches - Pitches Thrown	divider	BB% BB% - Walk Percentage (BB/TBF)	K% K% - Strikeout Percentage (SO/TBF)	BB/K	AVG AVG - Batting Average Against	OBP	SLG	OPS	ISO	BABIP BABIP - Batting Average on Balls in Play	wRC	wRAA	wOBA	wRC+
2008	Sinker (SI)	1476		9.3%	7.9%	1.18	.338	.404	.521	.925	.184	.342	77.7	26.1	.402	159
2008	Slider (SL)	253		0.0%	21.4%	0.00	.232	.243	.304	.547	.072	.296	3.4	-5.0	.241	56
2008	Changeup (CH)	217		6.2%	3.1%	2.00	.283	.323	.350	.673	.067	.276	6.4	-1.5	.301	94
2008	Curveball (CU)	127		3.8%	19.2%	0.20	.208	.231	.458	.689	.250	.211	2.2	-0.9	.285	85
2008	Fourseam (FA)	46		8.3%	0.0%	1.00	.200	.273	.200	.473	.000	.200	0.4	-1.0	.227	33
2009	Sinker (SI)	584		10.3%	9.2%	1.12	.335	.403	.468	.872	.133	.350	30.4	8.3	.383	141
2009	Slider (SL)	156		8.1%	32.4%	0.25	.206	.270	.441	.711	.235	.286	3.7	-0.7	.305	96
2009	Changeup (CH)	152		6.3%	0.0%	2.00	.357	.419	.536	.955	.179	.333	6.2	2.3	.417	158
2009	Curveball (CU)	54		0.0%	23.1%	0.00	.538	.538	.769	1.308	.231	.700	4.1	2.5	.563	260
2009	Fourseam (FA)	28		0.0%	0.0%	0.00	.667	.500	1.333	1.833	.667	.500	1.4	1.0	.620	299
Total	Sinker (SI)	2060		9.6%	8.3%	1.16	.337	.404	.506	.910	.169	.345	108.1	34.4	.396	154
Total	Slider (SL)	409		2.8%	25.2%	0.11	.223	.252	.350	.602	.126	.293	7.1	-5.7	.263	70
Total	Changeup (CH)	369		6.2%	2.1%	3.00	.307	.354	.409	.763	.102	.294	12.4	0.8	.338	115
Total	Curveball (CU)	181		2.6%	20.5%	0.13	.324	.333	.568	.901	.243	.379	6.3	1.6	.378	144
Total	Fourseam (FA)	74		6.3%	0.0%	1.00	.308	.333	.462	.795	.154	.286	2.0	0.0	.332	100

Season	Pitch	Pitches Pitches - Pitches Thrown	divider	BB% BB% - Walk Percentage (BB/TBF)	K% K% - Strikeout Percentage (SO/TBF)	BB/K	AVG AVG - Batting Average Against	OBP	SLG	OPS	ISO	BABIP BABIP - Batting Average on Balls in Play	wRC	wRAA	wOBA	wRC+
2008	Sinker (SI)	1476		9.3%	7.9%	1.18	.338	.404	.521	.925	.184	.342	77.7	26.1	.402	159
2008	Slider (SL)	253		0.0%	21.4%	0.00	.232	.243	.304	.547	.072	.296	3.4	-5.0	.241	56
2008	Changeup (CH)	217		6.2%	3.1%	2.00	.283	.323	.350	.673	.067	.276	6.4	-1.5	.301	94
2008	Curveball (CU)	127		3.8%	19.2%	0.20	.208	.231	.458	.689	.250	.211	2.2	-0.9	.285	85
2008	Fourseam (FA)	46		8.3%	0.0%	1.00	.200	.273	.200	.473	.000	.200	0.4	-1.0	.227	33
2009	Sinker (SI)	584		10.3%	9.2%	1.12	.335	.403	.468	.872	.133	.350	30.4	8.3	.383	141
2009	Slider (SL)	156		8.1%	32.4%	0.25	.206	.270	.441	.711	.235	.286	3.7	-0.7	.305	96
2009	Changeup (CH)	152		6.3%	0.0%	2.00	.357	.419	.536	.955	.179	.333	6.2	2.3	.417	158
2009	Curveball (CU)	54		0.0%	23.1%	0.00	.538	.538	.769	1.308	.231	.700	4.1	2.5	.563	260
2009	Fourseam (FA)	28		0.0%	0.0%	0.00	.667	.500	1.333	1.833	.667	.500	1.4	1.0	.620	299
Total	Sinker (SI)	2060		9.6%	8.3%	1.16	.337	.404	.506	.910	.169	.345	108.1	34.4	.396	154
Total	Slider (SL)	409		2.8%	25.2%	0.11	.223	.252	.350	.602	.126	.293	7.1	-5.7	.263	70
Total	Changeup (CH)	369		6.2%	2.1%	3.00	.307	.354	.409	.763	.102	.294	12.4	0.8	.338	115
Total	Curveball (CU)	181		2.6%	20.5%	0.13	.324	.333	.568	.901	.243	.379	6.3	1.6	.378	144
Total	Fourseam (FA)	74		6.3%	0.0%	1.00	.308	.333	.462	.795	.154	.286	2.0	0.0	.332	100

Season	Pitch	Pitches Pitches - Pitches Thrown	divider	LD% LD% - Line Drive Percentage (LD/BIP)	GB% GB% - Ground Ball Percentage (GB/BIP)	FB% FB% - Fly Ball Percentage (FB/BIP)	IFFB% IFFB% - Infield Fly Ball Percentage (IFFB/FB)	HR/FB HR/FB - Home Run to Fly Ball Ratio	Strikes Strikes - Strikes Thrown	Balls Balls - Balls Thrown	Pitches Pitches - Pitches Thrown	divider	xMov	zMov	Mov
2008	Sinker (SI)	1476		20.4%	57.1%	22.4%	14.3%	15.6%	928	548	1476		-10.8	5.4	12.2
2008	Slider (SL)	253		17.0%	47.2%	35.8%	26.3%	0.0%	157	96	253		2.1	0.1	3.2
2008	Changeup (CH)	217		15.3%	52.5%	32.2%	0.0%	5.3%	121	96	217		-8.3	4.0	9.5
2008	Curveball (CU)	127		25.0%	20.0%	55.0%	0.0%	9.1%	56	71	127		5.3	-4.0	7.1
2008	Fourseam (FA)	46		11.1%	55.6%	33.3%	33.3%	0.0%	31	15	46		-6.8	7.5	10.3
2009	Sinker (SI)	584		19.4%	55.6%	25.0%	22.2%	11.1%	384	200	584		-11.0	5.0	12.3
2009	Slider (SL)	156		4.5%	36.4%	59.1%	7.7%	7.7%	80	76	156		1.5	0.2	2.8
2009	Changeup (CH)	152		22.2%	48.1%	29.6%	0.0%	12.5%	77	75	152		-8.5	3.5	9.5
2009	Curveball (CU)	54		60.0%	20.0%	20.0%	0.0%	0.0%	30	24	54		5.1	-4.7	7.2
2009	Fourseam (FA)	28		0.0%	25.0%	75.0%	33.3%	0.0%	15	13	28		-6.7	6.9	9.8
Total	Sinker (SI)	2060		20.1%	56.7%	23.2%	16.8%	14.2%	1312	748	2060		-10.8	5.3	12.2
Total	Slider (SL)	409		13.3%	44.0%	42.7%	18.8%	3.1%	237	172	409		1.9	0.2	3.0
Total	Changeup (CH)	369		17.4%	51.2%	31.4%	0.0%	7.4%	198	171	369		-8.4	3.8	9.5
Total	Curveball (CU)	181		36.7%	20.0%	43.3%	0.0%	7.7%	86	95	181		5.3	-4.2	7.1
Total	Fourseam (FA)	74		7.7%	46.2%	46.2%	33.3%	0.0%	46	28	74		-6.8	7.3	10.1

Season	Pitch	Pitches Pitches - Pitches Thrown	divider	LD% LD% - Line Drive Percentage (LD/BIP)	GB% GB% - Ground Ball Percentage (GB/BIP)	FB% FB% - Fly Ball Percentage (FB/BIP)	IFFB% IFFB% - Infield Fly Ball Percentage (IFFB/FB)	HR/FB HR/FB - Home Run to Fly Ball Ratio	Strikes Strikes - Strikes Thrown	Balls Balls - Balls Thrown	Pitches Pitches - Pitches Thrown	divider	xMov	zMov	Mov
2008	Sinker (SI)	1476		20.4%	57.1%	22.4%	14.3%	15.6%	928	548	1476		-10.8	5.4	12.2
2008	Slider (SL)	253		17.0%	47.2%	35.8%	26.3%	0.0%	157	96	253		2.1	0.1	3.2
2008	Changeup (CH)	217		15.3%	52.5%	32.2%	0.0%	5.3%	121	96	217		-8.3	4.0	9.5
2008	Curveball (CU)	127		25.0%	20.0%	55.0%	0.0%	9.1%	56	71	127		5.3	-4.0	7.1
2008	Fourseam (FA)	46		11.1%	55.6%	33.3%	33.3%	0.0%	31	15	46		-6.8	7.5	10.3
2009	Sinker (SI)	584		19.4%	55.6%	25.0%	22.2%	11.1%	384	200	584		-11.0	5.0	12.3
2009	Slider (SL)	156		4.5%	36.4%	59.1%	7.7%	7.7%	80	76	156		1.5	0.2	2.8
2009	Changeup (CH)	152		22.2%	48.1%	29.6%	0.0%	12.5%	77	75	152		-8.5	3.5	9.5
2009	Curveball (CU)	54		60.0%	20.0%	20.0%	0.0%	0.0%	30	24	54		5.1	-4.7	7.2
2009	Fourseam (FA)	28		0.0%	25.0%	75.0%	33.3%	0.0%	15	13	28		-6.7	6.9	9.8
Total	Sinker (SI)	2060		20.1%	56.7%	23.2%	16.8%	14.2%	1312	748	2060		-10.8	5.3	12.2
Total	Slider (SL)	409		13.3%	44.0%	42.7%	18.8%	3.1%	237	172	409		1.9	0.2	3.0
Total	Changeup (CH)	369		17.4%	51.2%	31.4%	0.0%	7.4%	198	171	369		-8.4	3.8	9.5
Total	Curveball (CU)	181		36.7%	20.0%	43.3%	0.0%	7.7%	86	95	181		5.3	-4.2	7.1
Total	Fourseam (FA)	74		7.7%	46.2%	46.2%	33.3%	0.0%	46	28	74		-6.8	7.3	10.1

Season	Pitch	Pitches Pitches - Pitches Thrown	divider	O-Swing% O-Swing% - Percentage of pitches a batter swings at outside the strike zone	Z-Swing% Z-Swing% - Percentage of pitches a batter swings at inside the strike zone.	Swing% Swing% - Total percentage of pitches a batter swings at	O-Contact% O-Contact% - Percentage of times a batter makes contact with the ball when swinging at pitches thrown outside the strike zone	Z-Contact% Z-Contact% - Percentage of times a batter makes contact with the ball when swinging at pitches thrown inside the strike zone	Contact% Contact% - Total percentage of contact made when swinging at all pitches	Zone% Zone% - Percentage of pitches seen inside the strike zone	SwStr% SwStr% - Percentage of Strikes that were swung at and missed	divider	pVAL	pVAL/C
2008	Sinker (SI)	1476		21.9%	60.2%	43.2%	89.6%	93.7%	92.8%	55.5%	3.1%		-19.2	-1.3
2008	Slider (SL)	253		27.3%	65.3%	45.5%	58.3%	83.5%	75.7%	47.8%	11.1%		1.6	0.6
2008	Changeup (CH)	217		27.2%	68.5%	44.7%	88.2%	95.2%	92.8%	42.4%	3.2%		-0.2	-0.1
2008	Curveball (CU)	127		10.4%	46.0%	24.4%	62.5%	95.7%	87.1%	39.4%	3.1%		-1.0	-0.8
2008	Fourseam (FA)	46		31.8%	50.0%	41.3%	85.7%	91.7%	89.5%	52.2%	4.3%		1.3	2.9
2009	Sinker (SI)	584		22.8%	63.2%	45.9%	84.2%	94.3%	92.2%	57.2%	3.6%		-2.8	-0.5
2009	Slider (SL)	156		17.9%	52.8%	34.0%	60.0%	86.8%	79.2%	46.2%	7.1%		-1.4	-0.9
2009	Changeup (CH)	152		14.1%	56.7%	32.9%	58.3%	94.7%	86.0%	44.1%	4.6%		-3.7	-2.4
2009	Curveball (CU)	54		14.8%	63.0%	38.9%	50.0%	88.2%	81.0%	50.0%	7.4%		-3.4	-6.3
2009	Fourseam (FA)	28		8.3%	50.0%	32.1%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	57.1%	0.0%		-1.3	-4.5
Total	Sinker (SI)	2060		22.2%	61.1%	43.9%	88.1%	93.9%	92.6%	56.0%	3.3%		-21.9	-1.1
Total	Slider (SL)	409		23.6%	60.6%	41.1%	58.8%	84.6%	76.8%	47.2%	9.5%		0.2	0.0
Total	Changeup (CH)	369		21.9%	63.5%	39.8%	80.4%	95.0%	90.5%	43.1%	3.8%		-3.9	-1.1
Total	Curveball (CU)	181		11.5%	51.9%	28.7%	58.3%	92.5%	84.6%	42.5%	4.4%		-4.5	-2.5
Total	Fourseam (FA)	74		23.5%	50.0%	37.8%	87.5%	95.0%	92.9%	54.1%	2.7%		0.1	0.1

Season	Pitch	Pitches Pitches - Pitches Thrown	divider	O-Swing% O-Swing% - Percentage of pitches a batter swings at outside the strike zone	Z-Swing% Z-Swing% - Percentage of pitches a batter swings at inside the strike zone.	Swing% Swing% - Total percentage of pitches a batter swings at	O-Contact% O-Contact% - Percentage of times a batter makes contact with the ball when swinging at pitches thrown outside the strike zone	Z-Contact% Z-Contact% - Percentage of times a batter makes contact with the ball when swinging at pitches thrown inside the strike zone	Contact% Contact% - Total percentage of contact made when swinging at all pitches	Zone% Zone% - Percentage of pitches seen inside the strike zone	SwStr% SwStr% - Percentage of Strikes that were swung at and missed	divider	pVAL	pVAL/C
2008	Sinker (SI)	1476		21.9%	60.2%	43.2%	89.6%	93.7%	92.8%	55.5%	3.1%		-19.2	-1.3
2008	Slider (SL)	253		27.3%	65.3%	45.5%	58.3%	83.5%	75.7%	47.8%	11.1%		1.6	0.6
2008	Changeup (CH)	217		27.2%	68.5%	44.7%	88.2%	95.2%	92.8%	42.4%	3.2%		-0.2	-0.1
2008	Curveball (CU)	127		10.4%	46.0%	24.4%	62.5%	95.7%	87.1%	39.4%	3.1%		-1.0	-0.8
2008	Fourseam (FA)	46		31.8%	50.0%	41.3%	85.7%	91.7%	89.5%	52.2%	4.3%		1.3	2.9
2009	Sinker (SI)	584		22.8%	63.2%	45.9%	84.2%	94.3%	92.2%	57.2%	3.6%		-2.8	-0.5
2009	Slider (SL)	156		17.9%	52.8%	34.0%	60.0%	86.8%	79.2%	46.2%	7.1%		-1.4	-0.9
2009	Changeup (CH)	152		14.1%	56.7%	32.9%	58.3%	94.7%	86.0%	44.1%	4.6%		-3.7	-2.4
2009	Curveball (CU)	54		14.8%	63.0%	38.9%	50.0%	88.2%	81.0%	50.0%	7.4%		-3.4	-6.3
2009	Fourseam (FA)	28		8.3%	50.0%	32.1%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	57.1%	0.0%		-1.3	-4.5
Total	Sinker (SI)	2060		22.2%	61.1%	43.9%	88.1%	93.9%	92.6%	56.0%	3.3%		-21.9	-1.1
Total	Slider (SL)	409		23.6%	60.6%	41.1%	58.8%	84.6%	76.8%	47.2%	9.5%		0.2	0.0
Total	Changeup (CH)	369		21.9%	63.5%	39.8%	80.4%	95.0%	90.5%	43.1%	3.8%		-3.9	-1.1
Total	Curveball (CU)	181		11.5%	51.9%	28.7%	58.3%	92.5%	84.6%	42.5%	4.4%		-4.5	-2.5
Total	Fourseam (FA)	74		23.5%	50.0%	37.8%	87.5%	95.0%	92.9%	54.1%	2.7%		0.1	0.1