Kent Sterling
Kent Warren Sterling
Born: 1920
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Left
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 180
Career: 1940-1955
Kent Sterling compiled a career record of 68 wins and 70 losses and a 3.56 ERA in his 202-game pitching career with the Norfolk Yankees, Akron Yankees, Binghamton Triplets, Beaumont Exporters, Kansas City Blues and Lafayette Chiefs. He began playing during the 1940 season and last took the field during the 1955 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | D | NESL | Norfolk Yankees | 14 | 6 | .700 | 2.71 | 28 | 176.0 | 158 | 78 | 53 | 92 | ||||||||||||
| 1941 | C | MATL | Akron Yankees | 13 | 8 | .619 | 3.00 | 25 | 180.0 | 138 | 74 | 60 | 98 | ||||||||||||
| 1942 | A | EL | Binghamton Triplets | 16 | 5 | .762 | 2.00 | 30 | 23 | 189.0 | 130 | 50 | 42 | 133 | |||||||||||
| 1947 | AAA | AA2 | Kansas City Blues | 0 | 3 | .000 | 10.04 | 10 | 26.0 | 36 | 35 | 29 | 28 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| 1947 | AA | TL | Beaumont Exporters | 4 | 5 | .444 | 3.92 | 21 | 3 | 78.0 | 77 | 43 | 34 | 41 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 1948 | AA | TL | Beaumont Exporters | 13 | 18 | .419 | 3.39 | 40 | 32 | 17 | 2 | 239.0 | 224 | 110 | 90 | 128 | 132 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |||||
| 1949 | AA | TL | Beaumont Exporters | 3 | 19 | .136 | 5.45 | 34 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 185.0 | 128 | 175 | 112 | 151 | 101 | 7 | 1 | 11 | |||||
| 1955 | D | MIDW | Lafayette Chiefs | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4.07 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 84.0 | 95 | 64 | 38 | 5 | 33 | 65 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| Totals | 68 | 70 | .493 | 3.56 | 202 | 97 | 0 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 1157.0 | 986 | 629 | 458 | 5 | 704 | 0 | 349 | 11 | 1 | 24 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | D | NESL | Norfolk Yankees | 28 | 66 | 66 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .197 | .197 | .318 | .515 | 21 | |||||||||||
| 1941 | C | MATL | Akron Yankees | 25 | 62 | 62 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .161 | .161 | .210 | .371 | 13 | |||||||||||
| 1942 | A | EL | Binghamton Triplets | 31 | 65 | 65 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .138 | .138 | .138 | .277 | 9 | |||||||||||
| 1947 | AAA | AA2 | Kansas City Blues | 10 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .000 | .286 | .000 | .286 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1947 | AA | TL | Beaumont Exporters | 21 | 24 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | .227 | .292 | .318 | .610 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1948 | AA | TL | Beaumont Exporters | 41 | 89 | 82 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 37 | .134 | .174 | .159 | .333 | 13 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 1949 | AA | TL | Beaumont Exporters | 35 | 65 | 57 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25 | .088 | .133 | .123 | .256 | 7 | 0 | 5 | |||
| 1955 | D | MIDW | Lafayette Chiefs | 14 | 31 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | .107 | .194 | .286 | .479 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 205 | 409 | 387 | 9 | 56 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 84 | .145 | .175 | .202 | .376 | 78 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | D | NESL | Norfolk Yankees | P | 28 | .000 | |||||
| 1941 | C | MATL | Akron Yankees | P | 25 | .000 | |||||
| 1942 | A | EL | Binghamton Triplets | P | 30 | .000 | |||||
| 1947 | AA | TL | Beaumont Exporters | P | 21 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.143 |
| 1947 | AAA | AA2 | Kansas City Blues | P | 10 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .900 |
| 1948 | AA | TL | Beaumont Exporters | P | 40 | 5 | 59 | 4 | 3 | .941 | 1.600 |
| 1949 | AA | TL | Beaumont Exporters | P | 34 | 5 | 38 | 3 | 1 | .935 | 1.265 |
| 1955 | D | MIDW | Lafayette Chiefs | P | 14 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | .929 | .929 |
| Totals | 202 | 18 | 135 | 8 | 7 | .950 | .757 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | D | Western League | Norfolk Yankees | NYA | ||
| 1941 | C | Middle Atlantic League | Akron Yankees | NYA | ||
| 1942 | A | Eastern League | Binghamton Triplets | NYA | ||
| 1947 | AA | Texas League | Beaumont Exporters | NYA | ||
| 1947 | AAA | American Association 2 | Kansas City Blues | NYA | ||
| 1948 | AA | Texas League | Beaumont Exporters | NYA | ||
| 1949 | AA | Texas League | Beaumont Exporters | NYA | ||
| 1955 | D | Miss-Ohio Valley (M.O.V.) League | Lafayette Chiefs | CLE |
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