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: 12-27 / in Starts: 3-7

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 27, Entered with runners on base: 15

1958 Pitching Game Log

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1958 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	362	2	Apr 16	CLE		KCA	L,4-9	4-4		99	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2.48	4	0	3	0	1	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.16	0.011	.37	0.02%	0.46	4t --- 0 out d5	4t 3 out d5
2	363	13	Apr 27	CLE		DET	L,5-9	8-GF		10	2.0	3	2	1	1	2	0	0	3.00	2.14	10	0	4	1	0	3		0	0	1	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	1	0	.06	-0.007	.17	-0.01%	-1.07	8t --- 0 out d5	9t end d 7
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
3	364	19	May 4(2)	CLE	@	BOS	L,1-2	GS-11		6	11.0	10	1	1	5	9	0	0	1.29	2.19	47	12	11	2	0	10	77			1	1	0	40	4	0	1	0	0	0	1.78	0.815	5.14	1.42%	4.45	1b start tie	11b 3 out tie
4	365	26	May 14	CLE	@	DET	W,9-8	GS-3		9	2.0	5	6	6	2	2	1	0	4.50	3.16	13	5	0	0	0	4	22			0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.09	-0.459	2.39	-0.60%	-5.35	1b start a 1	3b 1-3 0 out d3
5	366	28	May 16	CLE		CHW	L,3-6	9-GF		1	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	4.24	2.89	4	1	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.19	0.007	.47	0.01%	0.46	9t --- 0 out d3	9t end d 3
6	367	32	May 20	CLE		BOS	L,1-6	8-GF		3	2.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	3.79	2.90	8	1	4	0	0	1		0	0	1	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.04	0.004	.09	0.01%	0.93	8t --- 0 out d5	9t end d 5
7	368	38	May 25(2)	CLE		NYY	L,3-6	8-GF		4	2.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3.43	2.67	7	4	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	.12	0.020	.30	0.03%	0.93	8t --- 0 out d3	9t end d 3
8	369	39	May 27	CLE		BAL	W,7-6	10-GF(10)	W(1-0)	1	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.27	2.66	4	3	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.31	0.130	3.36	0.11%	0.46	10t --- 0 out tie	10t end tie
9	370	43	May 31	CLE	@	KCA	L,4-5	3-GF(8)	L(1-1)	3	5.2	3	2	0	1	6	0	0	2.60	2.29	21	8	3	0	0	3		2	0	0	0	0	20	0	0	0	1	0	1	1.48	-0.112	3.46	-0.16%	1.27	3b 12- 1 out d2	8b 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
10	371	45	Jun 3	CLE	@	BOS	L,3-7	7-GF(8)		2	1.2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2.45	2.17	5	1	2	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.14	0.019	.22	0.02%	2.06	7b 123 1 out d4	8b end d 4
11	372	46	Jun 4	CLE	@	BOS	W,7-5	6-GF(10)	W(2-1)	0	4.2	2	2	2	3	2	1	0	2.65	2.74	19	6	6	0	0	2		2	0	0	0	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.72	0.396	2.26	0.31%	0.89	6b 12- 1 out d2	10b end a 2
12	373	47	Jun 5	CLE	@	BOS	L,3-5	6-GF(8)	L(2-2)	0	2.2	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	2.95	2.80	11	5	3	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.52	-0.192	2.33	-0.18%	-0.75	6b --- 1 out tie	8b end d 2
13	374	49	Jun 7	CLE	@	NYY	L,3-6	6-6		1	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.89	2.80	3	2	1	1	0	0		2	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.45	-0.007	.75	-0.01%	0.13	6b 1-3 1 out d3	6b 3 out d4
14	375	51	Jun 8(2)	CLE	@	NYY	W,5-4	7-GF	S(1)	0	3.0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.68	2.85	11	4	4	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.25	0.418	3.95	0.44%	1.35	7b --- 0 out a1	9b end a 1
15	376	53	Jun 10	CLE	@	BAL	W,10-2	7-GF	S(2)	1	3.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2.49	2.84	11	3	5	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	.72	0.108	.93	0.08%	1.32	7b --- 0 out a1	9b end a 8
16	377	58	Jun 15(1)	CLE	@	WSH	W,5-3	9-GF	S(3)	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.44	2.84	2	2	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.91	0.170	4.09	0.14%	0.83	9b 1-- 0 out a2	9b end a 2
17	378	59	Jun 15(2)	CLE	@	WSH	W,4-2	7-GF	S(4)	-1	2.2	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	2.30	2.79	8	2	2	0	1	1		2	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	2	0	0	2.12	0.351	3.69	0.37%	2.06	7b 1-3 1 out a2	9b end a 2
18	379	66	Jun 24	CLE		BOS	L,3-4	7-GF	BL(2-3)	8	2.2	2	2	1	1	2	0	1	2.36	2.82	14	4	4	0	0	2		2	1	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	1	1	3.49	-0.476	5.00	-0.41%	-0.93	7t 1-3 1 out a2	9t end d 1
19	380	69	Jun 28	CLE		BAL	W,6-5	7-8		3	2.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2.26	2.73	6	2	2	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.67	0.099	.61	0.05%	0.93	7t --- 0 out d1	8t 3 out d1
20	381	70	Jun 29(1)	CLE		BAL	L,6-11	7-7		0	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.24	2.72	3	0	2	0	1	1		2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	.16	-0.007	.13	0.00%	-0.13	7t 12- 1 out d5	7t 3 out d6
21	382	71	Jun 29(2)	CLE		BAL	L,2-5	3-6		-1	4.0	2	1	1	0	2	0	0	2.24	2.63	13	3	6	1	1	2		2	0	1	1	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	.29	0.062	.22	0.03%	1.83	3t 12- 0 out d4	6t 3 out d5
22	383	72	Jun 30	CLE	@	CHW	W,5-3	8-GF	S(5)	0	2.0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	2.16	2.72	9	2	2	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.27	0.270	1.66	0.12%	1.54	8b -2- 0 out a2	9b end a 2
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
23	384	73	Jul 1	CLE	@	CHW	L,4-5	8-9		0	1.2	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	2.10	2.83	9	2	2	0	0	1		0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.63	0.077	2.37	0.04%	0.18	8b --- 0 out tie	9b 123 2 out tie
24	385	79	Jul 10(1)	CLE	@	NYY	L,4-7	6-6		8	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.07	2.79	4	2	0	0	0	1		2	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.65	-0.044	.87	-0.04%	-0.22	6b 1-3 0 out d1	6b 3 out d3
25	386	80	Jul 10(2)	CLE	@	NYY	L,3-4	8-GF(8)	BL(2-4)	-1	0.2	1	1	1	2	1	0	0	2.19	2.85	5	1	0	0	0	1		1	1	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.80	-0.558	2.63	-0.31%	-1.52	8b 1-- 1 out a1	8b end d 1
26	387	84	Jul 14	CLE	@	BOS	L,3-4	GS-5		3	5.0	4	2	1	3	2	0	0	2.16	2.90	22	7	6	0	0	4	52			0	0	0	19	1	1	0	1	0	1	1.03	0.034	.25	0.01%	0.48	1b start tie	5b 3 out tie
27	388	90	Jul 20	CLE	@	BAL	L,2-3	GS-10	L(2-5)	5	9.0	7	3	1	1	5	0	0	2.02	2.75	37	17	7	0	0	7	69			0	1	0	36	0	2	0	0	0	2	1.45	0.038	.18	0.00%	1.05	1b start tie	10b --3 0 out tie
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
28	389	105	Aug 3(2)	CLE		BOS	L,2-4	8-8		13	0.2	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	2.12	2.75	3	0	0	0	0	3		1	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.12	-0.304	.02	0.00%	-1.35	8t -2- 1 out tie	8t 3 out d2
29	390	114	Aug 13(2)	CLE		DET	L,2-3	GS-7	L(2-6)	9	6.0	6	3	3	1	4	1	0	2.30	2.83	25	3	11	1	0	6	51			1	0	0	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	.91	-0.099	.00	0.00%	-0.69	1t start tie	7t -23 0 out d1
30	391	122	Aug 22	CLE	@	BOS	L,3-4	CG(8)	L(2-7)	8	8.0	8	4	4	4	4	1	0	2.49	2.98	33	11	6	0	0	8	50			1	0	1	29	2	0	0	2	0	0	.87	-0.101	.00	0.00%	-0.04	1b start tie	8b 3 out d2
				Player went from Cleveland Indians to Baltimore Orioles
31	392	123	Aug 25	BAL		CHW	W,6-5	8-8	H(1)	2	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.46	2.98	3	1	2	2	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.15	0.202	.00	0.00%	0.81	8t 1-- 0 out a1	8t 3 out a1
32	393	125	Aug 27	BAL		CLE	L,5-8	4-5		1	1.1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.43	2.95	5	1	1	0	0	2		2	1	0	0	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.40	-0.029	.00	0.00%	-0.10	4t 1-3 2 out d3	5t 3 out d4
33	394	128	Aug 31	BAL	@	BOS	L,2-3	CG(8)	L(2-8)	3	8.0	5	3	3	0	6	1	0	2.50	2.92	29	11	7	2	0	5	66			0	0	0	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.01	-0.062	.00	0.00%	0.96	1b start tie	8b 3 out d1
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
34	395	136	Sep 7	BAL		BOS	L,5-6	4-6		6	3.0	4	1	1	0	4	0	0	2.52	2.83	13	0	5	0	0	4		0	0	1	0	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.14	-0.007	.00	0.00%	0.32	4t --- 0 out d1	6t 3 out d2
35	396	137	Sep 9	BAL	@	KCA	L,6-8	8-GF(8)		1	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.49	2.81	3	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.17	0.013	.00	0.00%	0.48	8b --- 0 out d2	8b end d 2
36	397	140	Sep 12	BAL	@	DET	L,1-3	CG(8)	L(2-9)	2	8.0	6	3	3	2	5	1	1	2.56	2.89	31	8	9	0	0	6	61			0	0	0	27	1	1	0	2	0	0	1.42	0.002	.00	0.00%	1.00	1b start tie	8b 3 out d2
37	398	144	Sep 16	BAL	@	CHW	L,3-4	8-8	L(2-10)	3	0.1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	2.63	2.89	3	0	1	0	0	2		0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.53	-0.309	.00	0.00%	-1.06	8b --- 1 out tie	8b -2- 2 out d1
38	399	147	Sep 20	BAL		NYY	W,1-0	SHO	W(3-10)	3	9.0	0	0	0	2	8	0	0	2.43	2.78	28	6	12	2	0	0	93			0	1	0	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.11	0.680	.00	0.00%	3.96	1t start tie	9t 3 out a1
39	400	152	Sep 26	BAL	@	NYY	W,3-2	GS-9		5	9.0	6	1	1	6	10	0	0	2.34	2.74	40	10	8	1	0	6	75			0	0	0	31	1	0	2	0	0	0	2.00	0.501	.00	0.00%	3.04	1b start a 1	9b 3 out tie
							12-27		W-L:3-10,Sv:5,BSv:2,Hld:1	2.8	131.0	95	41	34	45	92	6	2	2.34	2.74	526	1.06		5%	1%	93	62	26	31%	9	4	3	465	10	4	4	10	3	6	1.34	1.654	1.27	1.48%	20.96

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