NAME     : Sidney Ponson
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : Aruba
 
  BIRTHDAY : 11/2/1976
  AGE      : 25
  HEIGHT   : 6"1
  WEIGHT   : 225
 
  POSITION : Pitcher
  ROLE     : Starter
  BATS     : Right
  THROWS   : Right
 
  CONTRACT : $512,500 through 2002
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
  LOYALTY                  : Minimal
  TEAM LEADER              : None at all
  CONSISTENCY              : VERY inconsistent
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : Suffers
  INJURY RATING            : Normal

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

  PITCHING RATINGS :
  (Rated by an average league scout)
 
  Duration as Starter  : C
  Duration as Reliever : *
  Holding Runners      : C
  Groundball Pct.      : 57
 
  Avoiding Runs        : 4
  Avoiding Hits        : 4  (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 3, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Doubles     : 5  (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 5, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Homeruns    : 5  (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 5, Talent Average)
  Avoiding BB's        : 8  (VS. RHB : 8, VS. LHB : 7, Talent Good)
  Getting Strikeouts   : 2  (VS. RHB : 2, VS. LHB : 3, Talent Average)
 
  Throwing Velocity    : 5
  Pitch Assortment     : , Fastball, Curveball, Sinker

  PITCHING STATS :
 
  Category        ERA  W  L  S   G GS    IP  HA   R  ER  BB   K
  Overall        3.45  7 10  0  18 18 120.0 110  51  46  39  62 
  At Home        2.68  3  5  0   8  8  57.0  44  20  17  20  30 
  Away           4.14  4  5  0  10 10  63.0  66  31  29  19  32 
  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        6.06  1  2  0   3  3  16.1  18  11  11   7  12 
  May            2.62  1  3  0   5  5  34.1  28  10  10   8  24 
  June           3.53  2  4  0   6  6  43.1  44  21  17  16  16 
  July           2.77  3  1  0   4  4  26.0  20   9   8   8  10 
  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
  1998   5.27  8  9  1  31  0   0 135.0  79  42  85  BAL
  1999   4.71 12 12  0  32  6   0 210.0 110  80 112  BAL
  2000   4.82  9 13  0  32  6   1 222.0 119  83 152  BAL
  2001   4.96  5 10  0  23  3   1 138.0  76  37  84  BAL
 
  Total ERA   : 4.69
  Total Wins  : 41
  Total Losses: 54
  Total Saves : 1
  Total SHO   : 2
  Total CG    : 16
  Total K's   : 495
  Total BB's  : 281
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Traded from Baltimore to Florida on 4/8/2002...