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: 3-13

Days of Rest

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 11, Entered with runners on base: 5

1972 Pitching Game Log

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1972 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	1055	3	Apr 17	LAD	@	ATL	W,8-3	8-GF	S(1)	99	2.0	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0.00	0.40	9	1	4	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	.20	0.028	.31	0.03%	-0.06	8b --- 0 out a4	9b end a 5
2	1056	12	Apr 27	LAD		MON	L,5-7	6-7		9	1.1	5	3	3	1	3	0	0	8.10	0.30	10	0	1	0	0	5		3	1	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	1	0	.55	-0.074	.99	-0.08%	-2.50	6t 123 1 out d2	7t 12- 2 out d6
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	1057	18	May 3	LAD		PHI	L,1-5	8-8		5	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.36	0.49	1	1	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.18	0.005	.32	0.01%	0.39	8t 12- 2 out d4	8t 3 out d4
4	1058	23	May 11(1)	LAD	@	NYM	L,1-2	8-GF(8)		7	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5.79	1.54	4	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.15	0.010	.26	0.01%	0.42	8b --- 0 out d2	8b end d 2
5	1059	29	May 17	LAD	@	SDP	L,0-2	7-8		5	1.1	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	6.00	2.73	7	3	1	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.63	-0.001	1.56	0.00%	-0.07	7b --- 0 out d1	8b --3 1 out d1
6	1060	34	May 22	LAD		SFG	L,8-9	7-8		4	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.50	2.65	6	4	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.17	0.026	.36	0.03%	0.85	7t --- 0 out d3	8t 3 out d3
7	1061	39	May 28	LAD	@	HOU	W,6-5	5-8		5	3.2	4	3	2	1	0	0	0	4.63	2.83	17	4	8	0	0	4		2	0	0	0	0	16	3	0	0	0	0	1	1.68	-0.200	4.93	-0.35%	-0.41	5b -23 1 out a1	8b 3 out d2
8	1062	42	May 31	LAD	@	SFG	W,5-4	7-8		2	1.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4.15	3.01	5	2	2	0	0	0		1	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.84	0.162	4.28	0.23%	0.74	7b -2- 2 out tie	8b 3 out tie
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
9	1063	48	Jun 7	LAD		CHC	L,1-5	9-GF		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.86	2.83	3	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.03	0.002	.07	0.00%	0.42	9t --- 0 out d4	9t end d 4
10	1064	50	Jun 9	LAD		PIT	L,1-5	8-GF		1	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.38	2.65	7	3	2	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.08	0.008	.17	0.01%	0.85	8t --- 0 out d4	9t end d 4
11	1065	56	Jun 17	LAD	@	CHC	L,2-7	8-GF(8)		7	1.0	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	4.24	2.81	5	1	2	0	0	1		0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	.07	-0.020	.14	-0.02%	-1.53	8b --- 0 out d3	8b end d 5
12	1066	58	Jun 19	LAD	@	PIT	L,3-13	6-7		1	1.1	1	3	2	2	1	0	0	4.91	3.00	7	2	1	0	0	1		1	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	1	0	.05	-0.008	.08	-0.01%	-2.38	6b 1-- 2 out d5	7b 3 out d8
13	1067	62	Jun 24(2)	LAD		ATL	L,4-6	9-GF	L(0-1)	4	1.0	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	5.59	2.97	6	2	1	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.57	-0.426	4.49	-0.45%	-1.58	9t --- 0 out tie	9t end d 2
14	1068	64	Jun 26	LAD		CIN	L,0-5	8-GF		1	2.0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	5.06	3.10	8	2	3	1	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.03	0.004	.07	0.01%	0.85	8t --- 0 out d5	9t end d 5
15	1069	68	Jun 30	LAD	@	SFG	L,4-8	7-GF(8)		3	2.0	1	1	1	3	0	0	0	5.01	3.43	10	4	2	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	.04	-0.003	.04	0.00%	-0.12	7b --- 0 out d5	8b end d 4
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
16	1070	78	Jul 10(2)	LAD	@	PHI	L,1-9	7-GF(8)		9	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	4.62	3.46	7	3	2	0	2	1		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.88	7b --- 0 out d9	8b end d 8
							3-13		W-L:0-1,Sv:1	4.6	25.1	20	16	13	15	9	0	0	4.62	3.46	112	1.13		4%	4%	20		9	11%	2	0	0	92	6	0	0	1	4	1	.60	-0.487	1.41	-0.59%	-3.24

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