Hoyt Wilhelm Career Pitching Summary

  • May 7, 2025

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.

🧾 Basic Profile

Hoyt Wilhelm
NameHoyt Wilhelm
Date of BirthJuly 26, 1922
Nationality
United States
PositionPitcher
ThrowsRight
BatsRight
MLB Debut1952
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Hoyt Wilhelm Yearly Pitching Stats

This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Hoyt Wilhelm.

Parsing Data

Data Source: Baseball Reference

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📊 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:

GS52 (MLB Rank: 2,360)
GF651 (MLB Rank: 13)
W143 (MLB Rank: 292)
L122 (MLB Rank: 324)
SV228 (MLB Rank: 45)
ERA2.52 (MLB Rank: 879)
IP2254.1 (MLB Rank: 328)
SHO5 (MLB Rank: 1,073)
CG20 (MLB Rank: 1,582)
SO1,610 (MLB Rank: 195)
BB778 (MLB Rank: 278)
H1,757 (MLB Rank: 580)
HR150 (MLB Rank: 522)
SO96.43 (MLB Rank: 3,531)
BB93.11 (MLB Rank: 8,150)
H97.01 (MLB Rank: 11,029)
HR90.6 (MLB Rank: 6,875)
WHIP1.125 (MLB Rank: 11,166)
WAR49.8 (MLB Rank: 108)

📊 Last Season Summary (1972)

In his final season (1972), Hoyt Wilhelm recorded the following stats:

GS0
GF9
W0
L1
SV1
ERA4.62
IP25.1
SO9
BB15
H20
HR0
SO93.2
BB95.33
H97.11
WHIP1.382
WAR−0.4

📈 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

🎯 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

seasonWLERAW-L%SVSOIPWARWHIPHRHBBRERERA+FIPSO9SO/BBGSGGFCGSHOHR9H9BB9BKHBPIBBWPBF
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