Walter Hilcher

Name Note: Name presented as Whitey Hilcher in some sources

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 174lb (183cm, 78kg)

Born: February 28, 1909 in Chicago, IL us

Died: November 21, 1962 in Minneapolis, MN

Buried: Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, MN

School: University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa, AL)

Last Game: July 5, 1936 (Age 27-128d)
vs. STL 4.0 IP, 11 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 8 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1935 season

Full Name: Walter Frank Hilcher

Nicknames: Whitey

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-1.0

ERA

5.29

85.0

WHIP

1.600

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1930	21	-3.8	Peoria	IIIL	B		4	12	.250	7.62	9.46	19						98.0	119	103	83		70							1.929	10.9		6.4
1931	22	-3.9	Peoria	IIIL	B		12	18	.400	4.37	5.27	34						210.0	219	123	102		82							1.433	9.4		3.5
1931	22	-8.1	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	0	1	.000	3.00	3.75	2	1	1	0	0	0	12.0	16	5	4	0	4	0	5	1	0	0	55	1.667	12.0	0.0	3.0	3.8	1.25
1932	23	-6.8	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	0	3	.000	7.71	9.16	11	2	6	0	0	0	18.2	24	19	16	3	10	0	4	0	1	2	87	1.821	11.6	1.4	4.8	1.9	0.40
1933	24	-3.9	Minneapolis	AA	AA		12	8	.600	6.29	7.06	43						176.0	223	138	123		79							1.716	11.4		4.0
1934	25	-1.8	Toronto	IL	AA	CIN	13	11	.542	4.43	4.88	37						199.0	202	108	98		108							1.558	9.1		4.9
1935	26	-1.8	Toronto	IL	AA	CIN	19	11	.633	4.03	4.58	38						228.0	236	116	102		84							1.404	9.3		3.3
1935	26	-2.8	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	2	0	1.000	2.79	2.79	4	2	1	1	1	0	19.1	19	6	6	0	5	1	9	0	0	0	80	1.241	8.8	0.0	2.3	4.2	1.80
1936	27	-0.5	Nashville	SOUA	A1	CIN	6	5	.545	5.40	5.90	15			7			90.0	108	59	54		33		43	2	0	6		1.567	10.8		3.3	4.3	1.30
1936	27	-1.8	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	1	2	.333	6.17	7.97	14	1	8	0	0	0	35.0	44	31	24	3	14	2	10	1	0	0	163	1.657	11.3	0.8	3.6	2.6	0.71
1937	28	-1.2	Portland	PCL	AA		0	5	.000	5.67	7.17	13		5	3	0		54.0	63	43	34		23		20	0	0	5		1.593	10.5		3.8	3.3	0.87
1938	29	0.1	Portland	PCL	AA		21	19	.525	3.25	3.66	44		8	26	2		285.0	249	116	103		91		143	7	0	5		1.193	7.9		2.9	4.5	1.57
1939	30	1.3	Portland	PCL	AA		6	15	.286	5.34	6.30	32		5	11	0		160.0	214	112	95		58		36	2	0	3		1.700	12.0		3.3	2.0	0.62
1940	31	2.1	Portland	PCL	AA		12	21	.364	4.46	5.60	40	34					246.0	300	153	122		75							1.524	11.0		2.7
1941	32	2.7	Portland	PCL	AA		15	17	.469	3.66	4.23	37	32		20	3		253.0	265	119	103		85		87	1	0	8		1.383	9.4		3.0	3.1	1.02
1942	33		2 Teams	PCL	AA		7	16				38	24		12	0		220.0	226	109	88		63		59	3	1	5
1942	33	3.6	Hollywood	PCL	AA
1942	33	3.6	Portland	PCL	AA
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (4 seasons)					Majors		3	6	.333	5.29	6.46	31	6	16	1	1	0	85.0	103	61	50	6	33	3	28	2	1	2	385	1.600	10.9	0.6	3.5	3.0	0.85
Minors (12 seasons)					Minors		120	142				352	66	18	67	5		1999.0	2198	1190	1019		788		329	12	0	27
All Levels (13 Seasons)							123	148				383	72	34	68	6	0	2084.0	2301	1251	1069	6	821	3	357	14	1	29	385

AA (9 seasons)					Minors		98	107				284	66	18	60	5		1601.0	1752	905	780		603		286	10	0	21
A1 (1 season)					Minors		6	5	.545	5.40	5.90	15			7			90.0	108	59	54		33		43	2	0	6		1.567	10.8		3.3	4.3	1.30
B (2 seasons)					Minors		16	30	.348	5.41	6.60	53						308.0	338	226	185		152							1.591	9.9		4.4