Hoyt Wilhelm played in Major League Baseball from 1952 to 1972, appearing in 1,070 games over 21 seasons. He recorded a total of 143 W and 122 L, an ERA of 2.52, 1,610 SO, a WHIP of 1.125, and a WAR of 49.8.
๐งพ Basic Profile
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Name | Hoyt Wilhelm |
Date of Birth | July 26, 1922 |
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MLB Debut | 1952 |
๐ Career Summary
Hoyt Wilhelm appeared in 1,070 games over 21 MLB seasons from 1952 to 1972. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:
GS | 52 (MLB Rank: 2,333) |
GF | 651 (MLB Rank: 12) |
W | 143 (MLB Rank: 290) |
L | 122 (MLB Rank: 324) |
SV | 228 (MLB Rank: 43) |
ERA | 2.52 (MLB Rank: 869) |
IP | 2254.1 (MLB Rank: 327) |
SHO | 5 (MLB Rank: 1,073) |
CG | 20 (MLB Rank: 1,582) |
SO | 1,610 (MLB Rank: 194) |
BB | 778 (MLB Rank: 277) |
H | 1,757 (MLB Rank: 579) |
HR | 150 (MLB Rank: 514) |
SO9 | 6.43 (MLB Rank: 3,396) |
BB9 | 3.11 (MLB Rank: 8,028) |
H9 | 7.01 (MLB Rank: 10,874) |
HR9 | 0.6 (MLB Rank: 6,720) |
WHIP | 1.125 (MLB Rank: 10,999) |
WAR | 49.8 (MLB Rank: 108) |
๐ Last Season Summary (1972)
In his final season (1972), Hoyt Wilhelm recorded the following stats:
GS | 0 |
GF | 9 |
W | 0 |
L | 1 |
SV | 1 |
ERA | 4.62 |
IP | 25.1 |
SO | 9 |
BB | 15 |
H | 20 |
HR | 0 |
SO9 | 3.2 |
BB9 | 5.33 |
H9 | 7.11 |
WHIP | 1.382 |
WAR | โ0.4 |
๐ Seasonal Highlights
- Most Wins: 1952, 15 W
- Most SO: 1959, 139 SO
- Most IP: 1959, 226 IP
- Best WAR: 1959, 7.6 WAR
- Best ERA: 1967, 1.31 ERA
๐ฏ Postseason Performance
Hoyt Wilhelm appeared in 2 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 0, pitched 2.1 IP, struck out 3 batters, with 0 W and 0 L.
Hoyt Wilhelm Career Pitching Stats Overview
season | W | L | ERA | W-L% | SV | SO | IP | WAR | WHIP | HR | H | BB | R | ER | ERA+ | FIP | SO9 | SO/BB | GS | G | GF | CG | SHO | HR9 | H9 | BB9 | BK | HBP | IBB | WP | BF |
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1952 | 15 | 3 | 2.43 | 0.833 | 11 | 108 | 159.1 | 2.6 | 1.155 | 12 | 127 | 57 | 60 | 43 | 152 | 3.18 | 6.1 | 1.89 | 0 | 71 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 7.2 | 3.2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 646 |
1953 | 7 | 8 | 3.04 | 0.467 | 15 | 71 | 145 | 3.6 | 1.407 | 13 | 127 | 77 | 61 | 49 | 143 | 4.46 | 4.4 | 0.92 | 0 | 68 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.9 | 4.8 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 628 |
1954 | 12 | 4 | 2.1 | 0.75 | 7 | 64 | 111.1 | 3.4 | 1.159 | 5 | 77 | 52 | 32 | 26 | 194 | 3.37 | 5.2 | 1.23 | 0 | 57 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 6.2 | 4.2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 456 |
1955 | 4 | 1 | 3.93 | 0.8 | 0 | 71 | 103 | 1.1 | 1.398 | 10 | 104 | 40 | 53 | 45 | 104 | 3.47 | 6.2 | 1.78 | 0 | 59 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 9.1 | 3.5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 449 |
1956 | 4 | 9 | 3.83 | 0.308 | 8 | 71 | 89.1 | 0.7 | 1.567 | 7 | 97 | 43 | 45 | 38 | 99 | 3.31 | 7.2 | 1.65 | 0 | 64 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 9.8 | 4.3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 403 |
1957 | 2 | 4 | 4.14 | 0.333 | 12 | 29 | 58.2 | 0.6 | 1.295 | 8 | 54 | 22 | 29 | 27 | 96 | 4.57 | 4.4 | 1.32 | 0 | 42 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 8.3 | 3.4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 246 |
1958 | 3 | 10 | 2.34 | 0.231 | 5 | 92 | 131 | 3.9 | 1.069 | 6 | 95 | 45 | 41 | 34 | 158 | 2.74 | 6.3 | 2.04 | 10 | 39 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0.4 | 6.5 | 3.1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 526 |
1959 | 15 | 11 | 2.19 | 0.577 | 0 | 139 | 226 | 7.6 | 1.128 | 13 | 178 | 77 | 64 | 55 | 173 | 3.22 | 5.5 | 1.81 | 27 | 32 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 0.5 | 7.1 | 3.1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 902 |
1960 | 11 | 8 | 3.31 | 0.579 | 7 | 107 | 147 | 0.7 | 1.116 | 13 | 125 | 39 | 69 | 54 | 116 | 3.04 | 6.6 | 2.74 | 11 | 41 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0.8 | 7.7 | 2.4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 599 |
1961 | 9 | 7 | 2.3 | 0.563 | 18 | 87 | 109.2 | 2.8 | 1.185 | 5 | 89 | 41 | 35 | 28 | 167 | 2.81 | 7.1 | 2.12 | 1 | 51 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 7.3 | 3.4 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 458 |
1962 | 7 | 10 | 1.94 | 0.412 | 15 | 90 | 93 | 2.7 | 1.054 | 5 | 64 | 34 | 28 | 20 | 192 | 2.57 | 8.7 | 2.65 | 0 | 52 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.2 | 3.3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 371 |
1963 | 5 | 8 | 2.64 | 0.385 | 21 | 111 | 136.1 | 2.3 | 0.998 | 8 | 106 | 30 | 47 | 40 | 132 | 2.36 | 7.3 | 3.7 | 3 | 55 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 545 |
1964 | 12 | 9 | 1.99 | 0.571 | 27 | 95 | 131.1 | 2.8 | 0.944 | 7 | 94 | 30 | 35 | 29 | 174 | 2.58 | 6.5 | 3.17 | 0 | 73 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.4 | 2.1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 510 |
1965 | 7 | 7 | 1.81 | 0.5 | 21 | 106 | 144 | 3.6 | 0.833 | 11 | 88 | 32 | 34 | 29 | 174 | 2.75 | 6.6 | 3.31 | 0 | 66 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 5.5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 545 |
1966 | 5 | 2 | 1.66 | 0.714 | 6 | 61 | 81.1 | 2 | 0.824 | 6 | 50 | 17 | 21 | 15 | 192 | 2.68 | 6.8 | 3.59 | 0 | 46 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 5.5 | 1.9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 308 |
1967 | 8 | 3 | 1.31 | 0.727 | 12 | 76 | 89 | 2.2 | 1.034 | 2 | 58 | 34 | 21 | 13 | 230 | 2.4 | 7.7 | 2.24 | 0 | 49 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 5.9 | 3.4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 360 |
1968 | 4 | 4 | 1.73 | 0.5 | 12 | 72 | 93.2 | 3.3 | 0.993 | 4 | 69 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 185 | 2.24 | 6.9 | 3 | 0 | 72 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 6.6 | 2.3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 368 |
1969 | 7 | 7 | 2.19 | 0.5 | 14 | 67 | 78 | 1.9 | 0.923 | 4 | 50 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 160 | 2.46 | 7.7 | 3.05 | 0 | 52 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.8 | 2.5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 303 |
1970 | 6 | 5 | 3.4 | 0.545 | 13 | 68 | 82 | 2 | 1.402 | 8 | 73 | 42 | 33 | 31 | 126 | 3.82 | 7.5 | 1.62 | 0 | 53 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 8 | 4.6 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 357 |
1971 | 0 | 1 | 2.7 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 20 | 0.4 | 0.85 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 127 | 3.55 | 7.2 | 3.2 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 | 5.4 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 |