Hoyt Wilhelm

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 190lb (183cm, 86kg)

Born: July 26, 1922 in Huntersville, NC us

Died: August 23, 2002 in Sarasota, FL

Buried: Palms Memorial Park, Sarasota, FL

High School: Cornelius HS (Cornelius, NC)

Debut: April 18, 1952 (Age 29-267d, 10,900th in major league history)
vs. BRO 0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: July 10, 1972 (Age 49-350d)
vs. PHI 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1985. (Voted by BBWAA on 331/395 ballots)
View Hoyt Wilhelm's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1952 season

Full Name: James Hoyt Wilhelm

Nicknames: Old Sarge

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

46.8

143

122

ERA

2.52

1070

228

2254.1

1610

WHIP

1.125

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Team Record in Appearances: 27-30

Days of Rest

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 37, Entered with runners on base: 24

1954 Pitching Game Log

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1954 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	140	2	Apr 14	NYG		BRO	L,4-6	9-GF		99	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2.40	4	2	2	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.07	0.004	.18	0.01%	0.52	9t --- 0 out d4	9t end d 4
2	141	5	Apr 19	NYG		PIT	L,5-7	5-8		4	4.0	1	0	0	1	5	0	0	0.00	1.00	14	2	5	1	1	1		0	0	0	0	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	.45	0.112	1.07	0.16%	2.06	5t --- 0 out d6	8t 3 out d2
3	142	12	Apr 27	NYG	@	MLN	L,2-3	6-7		7	2.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	1.54	8	4	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.07	0.086	2.82	0.14%	0.96	6b --- 0 out d1	7b 3 out d1
4	143	13	Apr 28	NYG	@	MLN	W,3-1	7-GF	S(1)	0	3.0	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0.90	2.10	14	2	7	0	1	4		0	0	0	0	0	13	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.46	0.160	3.78	0.25%	0.44	7b --- 0 out a3	9b end a 2
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
5	144	15	May 1	NYG	@	CHC	L,3-4	8-GF(8)	L(0-1)	2	1.0	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	1.64	2.40	5	1	2	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.17	-0.226	6.54	-0.41%	-0.48	8b --- 0 out tie	8b end d 1
6	145	17	May 2(2)	NYG	@	STL	W,9-7	4-7		0	3.0	6	4	4	0	3	3	0	3.86	4.76	15	2	6	0	0	4		0	0	0	0	0	15	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.04	-0.262	2.83	-0.43%	-2.86	4b --- 0 out a5	7b 1-- 0 out a1
7	146	26	May 14	NYG		CHC	W,9-6	8-GF	W(1-1)	11	2.0	0	0	0	1	3	0	1	3.38	4.46	8	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.98	0.078	3.12	0.15%	1.03	8t --- 0 out a3	9t end a 3
8	147	27	May 15	NYG		CHC	L,3-4	6-8		0	2.2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	2.89	4.49	11	2	6	0	0	1		1	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.13	0.169	3.89	0.35%	1.57	6t 1-- 1 out d1	8t 3 out d1
9	148	28	May 16(1)	NYG		MLN	L,2-3	8-9		0	2.0	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	3.05	4.43	9	6	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.98	-0.151	6.72	-0.31%	0.03	8t --- 0 out tie	9t 3 out d1
10	149	31	May 19	NYG		STL	L,0-3	9-GF		2	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2.91	4.38	4	0	2	0	2	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.15	0.009	.45	0.02%	0.52	9t --- 0 out d3	9t end d 3
11	150	32	May 21	NYG	@	PHI	L,1-8	1-5		1	5.0	4	0	0	3	0	0	0	2.36	4.35	21	10	5	1	0	3		2	2	0	0	0	18	0	0	0	1	0	0	.27	0.029	.77	0.05%	2.04	1b -23 0 out d3	5b 3 out d5
12	151	35	May 24	NYG	@	PHI	W,5-4	7-GF	W(2-1)	2	3.0	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	2.12	4.29	11	7	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	1	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.94	0.390	5.58	0.67%	1.53	7b --- 0 out d1	9b end a 1
13	152	40	May 30	NYG		BRO	L,3-5	8-GF		5	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.99	4.17	6	2	4	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.31	0.048	1.21	0.11%	1.03	8t --- 0 out d2	9t end d 2
14	153	42	May 31(2)	NYG	@	PIT	L,3-4	6-GF	BL(2-2)	0	2.2	4	2	2	1	1	0	1	2.36	4.15	14	4	3	1	1	4		2	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.33	-0.474	10.77	-0.92%	-1.64	6b 12- 2 out a1	9b end d 1
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
15	154	44	Jun 4	NYG	@	CIN	W,10-6	9-GF	S(2)	3	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.29	4.10	5	1	2	0	0	2		2	1	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.83	0.039	3.04	0.09%	0.52	9b 12- 0 out a5	9b end a 4
16	155	49	Jun 8	NYG	@	MLN	W,6-5	8-GF	W(3-2)	3	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.17	3.95	6	2	3	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.48	0.222	6.51	0.59%	0.96	8b --- 0 out d1	9b end a 1
17	156	52	Jun 11	NYG	@	CHC	L,4-5	6-6		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.15	3.94	1	0	1	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.95	0.024	4.40	0.07%	0.78	6b 123 2 out d3	6b 3 out d3
18	157	53	Jun 12	NYG	@	CHC	W,5-0	8-GF	S(3)	0	2.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2.04	3.76	6	3	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.40	0.061	1.74	0.16%	1.03	8b --- 0 out a3	9b end a 5
19	158	54	Jun 13(1)	NYG	@	CHC	W,9-3	5-6		0	1.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.98	3.72	4	2	1	1	0	1		3	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.48	0.116	6.90	0.33%	1.30	5b 123 2 out d1	6b 3 out d1
20	159	55	Jun 13(2)	NYG	@	CHC	W,9-4	6-GF	S(4)	-1	3.1	4	2	2	0	2	0	0	2.23	3.53	14	6	3	1	0	3		2	0	0	0	0	14	0	1	0	0	0	0	.47	0.083	2.26	0.24%	-0.01	6b 12- 2 out a2	9b end a 5
21	160	60	Jun 19	NYG		STL	W,5-2	8-GF	W(4-2)	5	2.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.14	3.43	8	4	1	0	1	2		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	1	0	1	.96	0.093	5.29	0.31%	1.03	8t --- 0 out d1	9t end d 1
22	161	61	Jun 20	NYG		STL	W,7-6	7-8	H(1)	0	2.0	1	0	0	3	2	0	0	2.05	3.49	10	3	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.33	0.219	12.67	0.71%	1.03	7t --- 0 out a1	8t 3 out a1
23	162	63	Jun 22	NYG		MLN	W,3-2	9-GF	W(5-2)	1	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2.01	3.49	4	0	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.81	0.040	4.56	0.13%	0.52	9t --- 0 out d1	9t end d 1
24	163	67	Jun 26	NYG		CHC	W,6-4	8-9		3	1.0	2	1	1	1	2	1	0	2.15	3.71	6	1	1	0	0	1		2	2	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.28	-0.203	6.42	-0.61%	-2.48	8t 12- 0 out a5	9t 12- 0 out a2
25	164	68	Jun 27	NYG		CHC	W,3-2	10-GF(10)	W(6-2)	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.10	3.68	3	1	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.84	0.140	9.26	0.43%	0.52	10t --- 0 out tie	10t end tie
26	165	70	Jun 30	NYG		BRO	W,5-2	8-GF	S(5)	2	2.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	2.19	3.64	7	4	3	1	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	7	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.42	0.431	12.85	2.34%	1.38	8t 1-3 0 out a1	9t end a 3
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
27	166	71	Jul 1	NYG		BRO	W,5-2	9-9	H(2)	0	0.2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	2.17	3.73	5	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.61	-0.045	5.32	-0.23%	-0.27	9t --- 0 out a3	9t 123 2 out a3
28	167	72	Jul 2	NYG	@	PIT	W,9-5	6-6	W(7-2)	0	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.14	3.72	2	0	2	1	1	0		1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.41	0.098	6.92	0.29%	0.94	6b --3 1 out d1	6b 3 out d1
29	168	73	Jul 3	NYG	@	PIT	L,4-6	7-7		0	1.0	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	2.26	3.80	6	3	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	.65	-0.041	2.97	-0.11%	-0.50	7b --- 0 out d2	7b 3 out d3
30	169	75	Jul 4(2)	NYG	@	PIT	L,6-7			0	1.2	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	2.20	3.71	6												5					0
31	170	77	Jul 5(2)	NYG		PHI	W,4-3	7-GF	W(8-2)	0	3.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2.09	3.66	9	4	2	0	0	1		2	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	2	0	0	2.76	0.558	14.70	1.78%	2.55	7t 12- 0 out a1	9t end a 1
32	171	82	Jul 10	NYG		PIT	L,7-10	4-5	BL(8-3)	4	1.2	4	3	3	2	3	0	0	2.47	3.62	12	2	1	0	0	4		0	0	0	0	0	10	0	1	0	0	0	1	1.47	-0.354	5.42	-0.78%	-2.75	4t --- 0 out a2	5t 123 2 out d1
33	172	87	Jul 17	NYG	@	STL	W,10-9	6-7		6	1.0	2	3	3	1	0	0	0	2.86	3.65	6	2	1	0	0	2		1	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	.89	-0.100	3.17	-0.22%	-1.53	6b -2- 2 out a4	7b --3 2 out a2
34	173	88	Jul 18(1)	NYG	@	CIN	L,4-14	6-7		0	2.0	3	2	2	0	1	1	0	3.05	3.78	8	4	0	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	1	0	0	.23	-0.041	.83	-0.09%	-0.96	6b --- 0 out d3	7b 3 out d5
35	174	94	Jul 23	NYG	@	MLN	L,2-3	8-GF	L(8-4)	4	1.2	4	1	1	1	1	0	0	3.11	3.76	9	4	0	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	1	1	0	0	1.84	-0.338	7.16	-0.79%	-0.47	8b --- 0 out d1	9b end d 1
36	175	97	Jul 26	NYG	@	BRO	L,1-9	6-6		2	0.2	0	1	1	3	1	0	0	3.21	3.85	5	1	0	0	0	0		2	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.28	-0.034	2.60	-0.19%	-1.64	6b 1-3 0 out d3	6b 1-3 2 out d6
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
37	176	109	Aug 7	NYG		MLN	L,2-4	9-GF		11	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.18	3.84	2	1	1	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.29	0.019	1.64	0.07%	1.20	9t 1-3 1 out d3	9t end d 3
38	177	113	Aug 14	NYG	@	BRO	L,5-6	7-GF(8)	BS(3)	6	2.0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	3.09	3.78	8	4	1	0	0	0		2	2	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.52	-0.048	18.08	-0.34%	0.56	7b -23 0 out a1	8b end d 1
39	178	119	Aug 22(1)	NYG		PIT	W,5-4	4-6		7	2.1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	2.99	3.82	10	6	1	0	0	1		1	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.49	0.049	3.67	0.22%	1.36	4t -2- 2 out d4	6t 3 out d4
40	179	120	Aug 22(2)	NYG		PIT	W,5-3	5-GF	W(9-4)	-1	4.2	0	0	0	1	5	0	0	2.81	3.64	17	6	5	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	1	2.03	0.501	14.42	2.14%	2.99	5t 12- 1 out a1	9t end a 2
41	180	122	Aug 26(1)	NYG	@	CHC	L,3-4	3-6		3	4.0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	2.67	3.60	13	3	6	0	0	2		3	1	1	0	0	12	1	0	0	2	0	0	.87	0.225	5.69	0.88%	2.91	3b 123 0 out d1	6b 3 out d1
42	181	126	Aug 29(1)	NYG	@	STL	L,4-5	7-7		2	1.0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	2.63	3.54	4	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.72	0.044	5.21	0.19%	0.51	7b --- 0 out d1	7b 3 out d1
43	182	127	Aug 29(2)	NYG	@	STL	W,7-4	6-GF	S(6)	-1	4.0	4	1	1	0	2	0	0	2.62	3.44	16	4	6	0	0	4		0	0	0	0	0	16	1	0	0	0	0	0	.70	0.171	5.46	0.80%	1.04	6b --- 0 out a1	9b end a 3
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
44	183	130	Sep 1	NYG	@	CIN	L,7-9	6-7		2	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.56	3.42	6	3	2	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	.32	0.043	2.01	0.16%	1.04	6b --- 0 out d3	7b 3 out d2
45	184	131	Sep 3	NYG		BRO	W,7-4	7-GF	W(10-4)	1	3.0	1	0	0	3	4	0	0	2.47	3.40	13	3	2	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.84	0.246	25.99	2.08%	1.55	7t --- 0 out tie	9t end a 3
46	185	133	Sep 5	NYG		BRO	L,4-7	7-8		1	1.2	3	1	1	1	1	0	0	2.53	3.39	8	3	2	1	0	1		2	2	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	1	0	0	.26	-0.047	2.29	-0.25%	-1.28	7t 1-3 1 out d3	8t 3 out d6
47	186	135	Sep 6(2)	NYG	@	PHI	L,4-5	6-6	BS(4)	0	0.2	1	2	0	2	0	0	0	2.51	3.45	6	2	1	0	0	1		2	2	0	0	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	1	1.91	-0.346	11.46	-1.25%	-2.58	6b -23 1 out a1	6b 3 out d3
48	187	136	Sep 7	NYG	@	PHI	W,3-1	11-GF(11)	S(7)	0	0.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.49	3.42	3	0	1	0	0	1		2	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.07	0.201	31.95	0.76%	0.92	11b 12- 1 out a2	11b end a 2
49	188	137	Sep 9(1)	NYG		CHC	W,7-6	7-7		1	1.0	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	2.46	3.47	8	2	2	0	0	2		1	1	0	0	0	4	1	0	1	0	2	1	2.01	-0.313	10.80	-1.01%	-2.10	7t 1-- 0 out tie	7t 3 out d3
50	189	139	Sep 10	NYG		CIN	L,1-8	8-8		0	1.0	1	2	0	2	0	0	0	2.44	3.52	5	1	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.08	-0.013	.48	-0.04%	-1.48	8t --- 0 out d5	8t 3 out d7
51	190	141	Sep 12	NYG		STL	L,3-4	6-GF		1	4.0	0	0	0	1	5	0	0	2.34	3.41	13	4	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	.44	0.121	2.51	0.42%	2.06	6t --- 0 out d4	9t end d 1
52	191	143	Sep 14	NYG		MLN	W,2-1	8-GF	W(11-4)	1	2.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	2.29	3.38	7	2	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	1	0	1	2.51	0.274	25.33	1.66%	1.03	8t --- 0 out tie	9t end a 1
53	192	145	Sep 16(2)	NYG		MLN	W,6-2	6-GF	W(12-4)	1	3.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.21	3.33	10	4	5	1	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	.70	0.238	4.60	0.94%	2.48	6t 12- 1 out tie	9t end a 4
54	193	146	Sep 17	NYG		PHI	L,3-4	8-GF		0	1.2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2.18	3.32	5	2	1	1	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.94	0.163	3.17	0.33%	1.72	8t 1-3 1 out d1	9t end d 1
55	194	150	Sep 22	NYG	@	BRO	L,0-3	8-GF(8)		4	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2.16	3.34	5	1	3	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.16	0.007	.00	0.00%	0.53	8b --- 0 out d3	8b end d 3
56	195	152	Sep 24(2)	NYG	@	PHI	L,2-4	8-GF(8)		1	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.14	3.33	3	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.19	0.015	.00	0.00%	0.51	8b --- 0 out d2	8b end d 2
57	196	153	Sep 25	NYG	@	PHI	L,1-2	6-7		0	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.10	3.34	8	4	2	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.90	0.092	.00	0.00%	1.02	6b --- 0 out d1	7b 3 out d1
							27-30		W-L:12-4,Sv:7,BSv:4,Hld:2	1.6	111.1	76	32	26	51	64	5	5	2.10	3.34	456	1.24		5%	3%	59		46	33%	1	0	1	389	8	4	6	12	3	6	1.16	2.582	6.31	12.01%	24.66

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