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: 14-45

Days of Rest

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 31, Entered with runners on base: 29

1955 Pitching Game Log

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1955 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	197	2	Apr 14	NYG		BRO	L,8-10	5-8		99	3.2	4	5	5	4	2	2	0	12.27	11.64	18	3	9	3	0	0		2	1	0	1	0	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	.71	-0.132	1.76	-0.20%	-3.26	5t 1-3 1 out d2	8t 3 out d4
2	198	8	Apr 22	NYG	@	BRO	W,5-4	7-7		7	0.2	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	12.46	10.21	5	2	3	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.51	-0.055	.97	-0.06%	-0.99	7b --- 0 out d2	7b 1-3 2 out d3
3	199	10	Apr 24	NYG	@	BRO	W,11-10	4-4		1	0.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	10.80	8.77	3	0	2	1	0	0		2	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.58	-0.085	3.15	-0.10%	-0.56	4b -23 1 out tie	4b 3 out d2
4	200	12	Apr 27	NYG		MLN	L,6-9	7-8		2	2.0	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	9.00	8.51	7	4	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.02	0.000	.03	0.00%	0.03	7t --- 0 out d7	8t 3 out d8
5	201	14	Apr 30	NYG		STL	L,2-6	5-5		2	0.1	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	11.05	9.05	5	1	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.29	-0.185	2.64	-0.23%	-2.08	5t --- 0 out d1	5t 123 1 out d2
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
6	202	16	May 3	NYG		CHC	L,0-6	7-8		2	2.0	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	8.68	7.40	8	2	3	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	1	0	0	1	0	.13	-0.013	.23	-0.02%	-0.97	7t --- 0 out d4	8t 3 out d6
7	203	19	May 6	NYG		PIT	L,2-3	7-8		2	1.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.59	6.77	5	2	2	0	0	1		1	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.55	0.040	.98	0.04%	0.75	7t 1-- 2 out d3	8t 3 out d2
8	204	21	May 8(1)	NYG		PIT	L,5-7	4-4		1	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	7.36	6.91	2	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.27	0.024	2.09	0.02%	0.24	4t 1-- 2 out d1	4t 3 out d1
9	205	22	May 8(2)	NYG		PIT	W,6-3	3-5		-1	2.1	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	6.08	6.64	10	2	3	0	0	1		3	0	1	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.48	0.167	2.06	0.14%	1.84	3t 123 1 out d1	5t 123 2 out a1
10	206	26	May 14	NYG	@	CHC	L,0-8	8-GF(8)		5	1.0	0	2	0	3	2	0	0	5.65	6.69	7	1	1	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.01	-0.002	.02	0.00%	-1.49	8b --- 0 out d6	8b end d 8
11	207	29	May 17	NYG	@	MLN	L,4-9	5-6		2	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.17	6.32	4	0	4	0	1	0		3	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.44	0.044	.83	0.05%	1.25	5b 123 2 out d3	6b 3 out d3
12	208	32	May 20	NYG	@	PIT	W,6-3	5-8	W(1-0)	2	3.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.19	5.47	11	3	7	0	1	0		2	1	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.01	0.232	2.09	0.29%	1.90	5b -23 1 out d1	8b 3 out tie
13	209	33	May 21	NYG	@	PIT	W,3-2	9-9		0	0.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.19	5.37	1	0	0	0	0	0		2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.27	-0.103	9.98	-0.15%	-1.00	9b 1-3 2 out a2	9b 1-3 2 out a1
14	210	35	May 22(2)	NYG	@	PIT	W,5-3	6-7	W(2-0)	0	2.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.80	4.99	8	4	1	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.52	0.060	1.37	0.10%	1.00	6b --- 0 out d3	7b 3 out d1
15	211	36	May 24	NYG	@	PHI	L,2-6	7-7		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.74	4.95	1	0	1	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.47	0.014	1.35	0.02%	0.60	7b -23 2 out d3	7b 3 out d3
16	212	37	May 25(1)	NYG	@	PHI	L,3-8	3-7		0	4.1	6	3	3	0	1	0	0	4.15	4.44	18	7	4	0	0	6		1	0	0	0	0	17	1	2	0	0	1	0	.60	-0.042	1.64	-0.07%	-0.69	3b -2- 2 out d1	7b 3 out d4
17	213	39	May 26	NYG	@	PHI	L,2-3	10-GF(11)	L(2-1)	0	1.2	1	1	1	2	2	0	0	4.23	4.39	8	0	3	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.56	-0.226	6.12	-0.32%	-0.61	10b --- 0 out tie	11b end d 1
18	214	41	May 28	NYG		BRO	L,3-5	9-GF		1	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	4.40	4.77	5	1	4	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.32	-0.071	1.13	-0.15%	-0.49	9t --- 0 out d1	9t end d 2
19	215	42	May 29	NYG		BRO	L,5-8	3-5		0	2.1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	4.06	4.53	10	3	6	2	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	10	1	1	0	0	0	0	.38	0.007	1.13	0.01%	0.81	3t 123 2 out d5	5t 3 out d5
20	216	44	May 30(2)	NYG		PHI	L,1-3	9-GF		0	1.0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	3.94	4.52	5	0	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.41	0.018	.71	0.02%	0.51	9t --- 0 out d2	9t end d 2
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
21	217	48	Jun 3	NYG		CHC	L,1-4	7-8		3	2.0	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	3.71	4.51	9	3	2	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.35	0.037	.59	0.04%	1.03	7t --- 0 out d3	8t 3 out d3
22	218	49	Jun 4	NYG		CHC	L,8-9	7-8	BS(1)	0	1.2	3	2	2	0	1	1	0	4.04	4.72	8	4	1	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.39	-0.273	1.81	-0.21%	-1.34	7t --- 0 out a2	8t --3 2 out tie
23	219	52	Jun 7	NYG		MLN	L,4-13	8-9		2	1.1	4	4	2	0	2	0	0	4.38	4.53	8	0	2	0	0	4		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.08	-0.005	.07	0.00%	-2.39	8t --- 0 out d4	9t -23 1 out d6
24	220	59	Jun 16	NYG	@	CHC	L,1-2	8-GF(8)		8	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.26	4.47	3	1	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.41	0.031	.39	0.02%	0.51	8b --- 0 out d1	8b end d 1
25	221	60	Jun 17	NYG	@	MLN	L,4-5	8-8		0	1.0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	4.15	4.39	5	1	0	0	0	1		1	1	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.05	-0.101	.84	-0.05%	0.11	8b -2- 0 out tie	8b 3 out d1
26	222	61	Jun 18	NYG	@	MLN	L,4-7	8-GF(8)		0	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	4.05	4.37	4	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.09	0.006	.05	0.00%	0.49	8b --- 0 out d3	8b end d 3
27	223	63	Jun 20	NYG	@	CIN	L,3-5	5-6		1	1.2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.89	4.36	6	1	3	0	1	1		2	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	1	1	0	0	.52	0.078	.21	0.02%	1.98	5b -23 1 out d3	6b 3 out d3
28	224	67	Jun 25	NYG	@	STL	L,3-5	8-GF(8)		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.80	4.27	3	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.18	0.014	.05	0.00%	0.50	8b --- 0 out d2	8b end d 2
29	225	68	Jun 26(1)	NYG	@	STL	L,2-9	5-6		0	1.1	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	3.89	4.23	7	3	0	0	0	2		1	0	1	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	.52	-0.039	.10	0.00%	-0.27	5b 1-- 2 out d3	6b 3 out d3
30	226	69	Jun 26(2)	NYG	@	STL	L,2-7	3-4		-1	1.2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	3.74	4.18	6	2	1	0	0	1		1	1	1	1	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.25	-0.010	.04	0.00%	0.18	3b -2- 1 out d4	4b 3 out d5
31	227	70	Jun 28	NYG	@	BRO	L,5-6	8-GF(8)		1	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	3.86	4.38	4	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.29	-0.057	.08	-0.01%	-0.47	8b --- 0 out d1	8b end d 2
32	228	72	Jun 30	NYG	@	BRO	L,5-6	10-10	BS(2)	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.86	4.38	1	1	0	0	0	0		1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5.82	-0.220	1.50	-0.03%	-0.59	10b --3 1 out a1	10b 1-- 1 out tie
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
33	229	73	Jul 1	NYG	@	PHI	L,3-9	8-GF(8)		0	0.1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	3.83	4.32	3	0	1	0	0	1		2	2	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	.16	-0.024	.01	0.00%	-2.50	8b 1-3 2 out d3	8b end d 6
34	230	76	Jul 4(1)	NYG	@	PIT	L,3-4			2	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	3.78	4.36	4												3			0		0
35	231	77	Jul 4(2)	NYG	@	PIT	W,5-3			-1	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.78	4.36	1												1			0		0
36	232	80	Jul 7	NYG		PHI	W,8-5	3-6		2	3.1	5	2	2	1	2	1	0	3.88	4.47	15	4	3	0	1	5		2	0	0	0	0	12	1	0	0	2	1	0	.68	0.020	.13	0.00%	0.36	3t 12- 0 out d3	6t -2- 1 out d5
37	233	87	Jul 17(1)	NYG		MLN	L,7-8	8-8		9	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.86	4.45	1	0	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.27	0.007	.08	0.00%	0.11	8t --- 2 out d2	8t 3 out d2
38	234	88	Jul 17(2)	NYG		MLN	L,1-3	8-GF		-1	2.0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	3.71	4.41	8	4	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.16	0.024	.04	0.00%	1.03	8t --- 0 out d3	9t end d 3
39	235	89	Jul 18	NYG		MLN	W,6-5	5-5		0	0.1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	3.86	4.40	3	0	1	0	1	2		2	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.79	-0.217	.35	-0.02%	-1.69	5t 12- 0 out a1	5t 1-3 1 out d1
40	236	92	Jul 20	NYG		STL	L,2-9	6-7		1	1.2	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	3.90	4.30	8	3	1	0	0	3		2	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.06	0.002	.01	0.00%	0.44	6t 12- 1 out d7	7t 3 out d8
41	237	94	Jul 22	NYG		CIN	W,6-3	4-9		1	6.0	3	0	0	2	6	0	0	3.52	4.01	22	7	4	0	0	3		2	0	0	0	0	18	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.54	0.500	.19	0.04%	4.08	4t 12- 0 out d3	9t 3 out tie
42	238	96	Jul 24(1)	NYG		CIN	L,4-6	8-8		1	0.1	2	1	1	0	1	1	0	3.65	4.18	4	2	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.77	-0.137	.09	-0.01%	-1.41	8t --- 0 out d1	8t 12- 1 out d2
43	239	98	Jul 26	NYG	@	CHC	W,6-5	7-8	BS(3)	1	1.1	4	2	2	1	2	0	0	3.86	4.13	9	0	2	1	0	4		1	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.82	-0.336	.42	-0.03%	-1.40	7b 1-- 1 out a2	8b 12- 2 out tie
44	240	99	Jul 27(1)	NYG	@	CHC	L,2-4	3-6		0	3.2	1	0	0	1	4	0	0	3.65	3.96	12	3	3	0	2	1		1	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	.42	0.110	.07	0.01%	2.21	3b -2- 1 out d4	6b 3 out d2
45	241	100	Jul 27(2)	NYG	@	CHC	L,8-9	6-8		-1	2.1	4	3	3	2	4	0	0	3.91	3.87	13	2	1	0	0	4		0	0	0	0	0	11	1	2	0	0	0	0	1.12	-0.159	.14	-0.01%	-2.01	6b --- 0 out tie	8b 1-- 1 out a1
46	242	102	Jul 29	NYG	@	MLN	L,2-5	7-8		1	1.2	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	3.95	3.84	9	5	0	0	0	4		0	0	1	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.28	-0.041	.03	0.00%	-0.52	7b --- 0 out d2	8b 1-3 2 out d3
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
47	243	110	Aug 6	NYG	@	CIN	L,4-13	2-GF(8)		7	6.1	11	9	9	2	7	2	0	4.68	3.95	32	8	5	0	3	10		2	0	1	0	0	29	3	0	0	0	0	0	.12	-0.051	.01	0.00%	-5.34	2b 12- 2 out d4	8b end d13
48	244	119	Aug 18	NYG		BRO	L,5-8	4-4		11	0.1	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	4.77	3.94	4	2	2	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.28	-0.032	.01	0.00%	-0.89	4t --- 2 out d5	4t 3 out d6
49	245	121	Aug 20	NYG	@	PIT	W,14-9	8-8		1	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.73	3.93	1	1	0	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.37	0.082	.01	0.00%	1.57	8b 123 1 out d1	8b 3 out d1
50	246	125	Aug 26	NYG		MLN	L,1-7	8-GF		5	2.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	4.61	3.90	7	5	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.02	0.003	.00	0.00%	1.03	8t --- 0 out d6	9t end d 6
51	247	126	Aug 27	NYG		MLN	L,4-5	3-7		0	4.2	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	4.36	3.75	14	4	5	1	1	2		3	1	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	1	1	0	.69	0.148	.00	0.00%	2.64	3t 123 1 out d3	7t 3 out d2
52	248	127	Aug 28	NYG		CHC	L,0-3			0	5.0	3	1	1	3	5	0	0	4.22	3.66	21												17			3		0
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
53	249	132	Sep 1	NYG		CIN	L,4-7	4-5		3	2.0	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	4.22	3.63	9	2	4	0	0	3		2	2	0	0	0	8	2	0	0	0	1	0	.38	-0.045	.00	0.00%	-0.48	4t -23 0 out d3	5t 3 out d5
54	250	135	Sep 4	NYG	@	PHI	W,7-4	7-7	W(3-1)	2	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	4.18	3.63	3	0	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.71	0.043	.00	0.00%	0.50	7b --- 0 out d1	7b 3 out d1
55	251	136	Sep 5(1)	NYG		PIT	L,5-8	7-8		0	1.2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.10	3.61	7	1	4	0	0	2		1	1	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.65	0.027	.00	0.00%	0.20	7t -2- 1 out d3	8t 3 out d1
56	252	140	Sep 9	NYG	@	CIN	L,0-5	6-7		3	1.2	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	4.03	3.62	7	1	3	0	0	2		1	0	2	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.12	0.010	.00	0.00%	1.09	6b 1-- 1 out d5	7b 3 out d5
57	253	142	Sep 11	NYG	@	CHC	L,5-7	6-6		1	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	4.08	3.60	5	2	1	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	.51	-0.048	.00	0.00%	-0.49	6b --- 0 out d2	6b 3 out d3
58	254	149	Sep 20(2)	NYG		PIT	W,14-8		W(4-1)	8	5.1	3	1	1	0	2	0	0	3.96	3.50	19												19			0		0
59	255	152	Sep 23	NYG		PHI	L,1-5			2	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.92	3.47	3												3			0		0
							14-45		W-L:4-1,BSv:3	1.6	103.1	104	53	45	40	71	10	2	3.92	3.47	449	1.03		6%	5%	77		52	31%	9	2	1	391	13	7	5	6	6	3	.71	-0.961	.71	-0.85%	-4.98

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