Sidney Ponson was a pitcher in MLB. Across 298 career appearances, with a 5.03 ERA and 1031 strikeouts. This page covers season stats, team history, salary history, and career profile.
Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | BAL | 8 | 9 | 5.27 | 31 | 20 | 1 | 135.0 | 157 | 79 | 42 | 85 | 1.47 |
| 1999 | BAL | 12 | 12 | 4.71 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 210.0 | 227 | 110 | 80 | 112 | 1.46 |
| 2000 | BAL | 9 | 13 | 4.82 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 222.0 | 223 | 119 | 83 | 152 | 1.38 |
| 2001 | BAL | 5 | 10 | 4.94 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 138.1 | 161 | 76 | 37 | 84 | 1.43 |
| 2002 | BAL | 7 | 9 | 4.09 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 176.0 | 172 | 80 | 63 | 120 | 1.34 |
| 2003 | BAL | 14 | 6 | 3.77 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 148.0 | 147 | 62 | 43 | 100 | 1.28 |
| 2003 | SF | 3 | 6 | 3.71 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 68.0 | 64 | 28 | 18 | 34 | 1.21 |
| 2004 | BAL | 11 | 15 | 5.30 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 215.2 | 265 | 127 | 69 | 115 | 1.55 |
| 2005 | BAL | 7 | 11 | 6.21 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 130.1 | 177 | 90 | 48 | 68 | 1.73 |
| 2006 | NYY | 0 | 1 | 10.47 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 16.1 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 15 | 2.02 |
| 2006 | STL | 4 | 4 | 5.24 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 68.2 | 82 | 40 | 29 | 33 | 1.62 |
| 2007 | MIN | 2 | 5 | 6.93 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 37.2 | 54 | 29 | 17 | 23 | 1.88 |
| 2008 | NYY | 4 | 4 | 5.85 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 80.0 | 99 | 52 | 32 | 33 | 1.64 |
| 2008 | TEX | 4 | 1 | 3.88 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 55.2 | 71 | 24 | 16 | 25 | 1.56 |
| 2009 | KC | 1 | 7 | 7.36 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 58.2 | 79 | 48 | 25 | 32 | 1.77 |
| Career Totals | — | 91 | 113 | 5.03 | 298 | 278 | 1 | 1760.1 | 2004 | 983 | 609 | 1031 | 1.48 |
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | BAL | 31 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
| 1999 | BAL | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2000 | BAL | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2001 | BAL | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2002 | BAL | 28 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 1.000 |
| 2003 | BAL | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2003 | SF | 10 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .091 | .091 | .136 | .227 |
| 2004 | BAL | 33 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2005 | BAL | 23 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .500 | .750 |
| 2006 | NYY | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | STL | 14 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | .231 | .375 | .231 | .606 |
| 2007 | MIN | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | NYY | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2008 | TEX | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | KC | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals | — | 298 | 65 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 22 | .138 | .176 | .185 | .361 |
| Year | Salary |
|---|---|
| 1998 | $170,000 |
| 1999 | $250,000 |
| 2000 | $400,000 |
| 2001 | $2,100,000 |
| 2002 | $2,650,000 |
| 2003 | $4,250,000 |
| 2004 | $3,000,000 |
| 2005 | $8,500,000 |
| 2006 | $1,000,000 |
| 2007 | $1,000,000 |
Career Total: $23,320,000 (10 seasons)
Average: $2,332,000
Salary data is available from 1985 onward.
TGN salary figures show base salary. Signing bonuses, accounting allocations, and luxury-tax values are listed separately where available.