Hoyt Wilhelm

Position: Relief 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)

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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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
1942	19	-4.7	Mooresville	NCSL	D		10	3	.769	4.25	4.83	23	8					108.0	105	58	51		28							1.231	8.8		2.3

1946	23	-0.5	Mooresville	NCSL	D		21	8	.724	2.47	3.94	34			22	2		233.0	221	102	64		50		185	6		1		1.163	8.5		1.9	7.1	3.70
1947	24	1.5	Mooresville	NCSL	D		20	7	.741	3.38	4.46	31			25	3		250.0	243	124	94		92		198	8	0	3		1.340	8.7		3.3	7.1	2.15
1948	25		2 Teams	2 Lgs	B-A	NYG	13	9	.591		4.68	30			16	2		200.0	194	104	76		62		104	7	0	6
1948	25	0.2	Jacksonville	SALL	A	NYG	0	0				6						11.0
1948	25	1.3	Knoxville	TRIS	B	NYG	13	9	.591	3.62	4.95	24			16	2		189.0	194	104	76		62		104	7	0	6		1.354	9.2		3.0	5.0	1.68
1949	26	1.3	Jacksonville	SALL	A	NYG	17	12	.586	2.66	3.87	33			18	1		223.0	198	96	66		92		126	3	0	7		1.300	8.0		3.7	5.1	1.37
1950	27	0.5	Minneapolis	AA	AAA	NYG	15	11	.577	4.95	5.45	35	25		10	1		180.0	190	109	99		64		99	5	1	2		1.411	9.5		3.2	5.0	1.55
1951	28	1.4	Minneapolis	AA	AAA	NYG	11	14	.440	3.94	4.59	40	29		12	1		210.0	219	107	92		82		148	3	0	7		1.433	9.4		3.5	6.3	1.80
1952	29	0.6	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	15	3	.833	2.43	3.39	71	0	32	0	0	11	159.1	127	60	43	12	57	4	108	5	0	3	646	1.155	7.2	0.7	3.2	6.1	1.89
1953	30	1.5	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	7	8	.467	3.04	3.79	68	0	39	0	0	15	145.0	127	61	49	13	77	8	71	4	0	9	628	1.407	7.9	0.8	4.8	4.4	0.92
1954	31	2.5	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	12	4	.750	2.10	2.59	57	0	30	0	0	7	111.1	77	32	26	5	52	6	64	5	1	2	456	1.159	6.2	0.4	4.2	5.2	1.23
1955	32	4.0	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	4	1	.800	3.93	4.63	59	0	14	0	0	0	103.0	104	53	45	10	40	5	71	2	0	6	449	1.398	9.1	0.9	3.5	6.2	1.78
1956	33	4.4	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	4	9	.308	3.83	4.53	64	0	38	0	0	8	89.1	97	45	38	7	43	10	71	2	0	6	403	1.567	9.8	0.7	4.3	7.2	1.65
1957	34		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Maj	CLE	2	4	.333	4.14	4.45	42	0	32	0	0	12	58.2	54	29	27	8	22	1	29	4	0	0	246	1.295	8.3	1.2	3.4	4.4	1.32
1957	34	6.4	STL	NL	Maj	STL	1	4	.200	4.25	4.58	40	0	30	0	0	11	55.0	52	28	26	7	21	1	29	3	0	0	231	1.327	8.5	1.1	3.4	4.7	1.38
1957	34	5.5	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	1	0	1.000	2.45	2.45	2	0	2	0	0	1	3.2	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	15	0.818	4.9	2.5	2.5	0.0	0.00
1958	35		2 Teams	AL	Maj	BAL-CLE	3	10	.231	2.34	2.82	39	10	17	4	1	5	131.0	95	41	34	6	45	4	92	2	2	2	526	1.069	6.5	0.4	3.1	6.3	2.04
1958	35	6.7	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	2	7	.222	2.49	3.19	30	6	16	1	0	5	90.1	70	32	25	4	35	2	57	1	0	2	371	1.162	7.0	0.4	3.5	5.7	1.63
1958	35	6.7	BAL	AL	Maj	BAL	1	3	.250	1.99	1.99	9	4	1	3	1	0	40.2	25	9	9	2	10	2	35	1	2	0	155	0.861	5.5	0.4	2.2	7.7	3.50
1959	36	7.8	BAL	AL	Maj	BAL	15	11	.577	2.19	2.55	32	27	2	13	3	0	226.0	178	64	55	13	77	3	139	10	0	5	902	1.128	7.1	0.5	3.1	5.5	1.81
1960	37	9.1	BAL	AL	Maj	BAL	11	8	.579	3.31	4.22	41	11	24	3	1	7	147.0	125	69	54	13	39	0	107	1	1	6	599	1.116	7.7	0.8	2.4	6.6	2.74
1961	38	10.2	BAL	AL	Maj	BAL	9	7	.563	2.30	2.87	51	1	43	0	0	18	109.2	89	35	28	5	41	5	87	4	0	3	458	1.185	7.3	0.4	3.4	7.1	2.12
1962	39	11.3	BAL	AL	Maj	BAL	7	10	.412	1.94	2.71	52	0	44	0	0	15	93.0	64	28	20	5	34	2	90	3	0	11	371	1.054	6.2	0.5	3.3	8.7	2.65
1963	40	12.3	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	5	8	.385	2.64	3.10	55	3	40	0	0	21	136.1	106	47	40	8	30	1	111	4	0	4	545	0.998	7.0	0.5	2.0	7.3	3.70
1964	41	13.8	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	12	9	.571	1.99	2.40	73	0	55	0	0	27	131.1	94	35	29	7	30	1	95	2	0	3	510	0.944	6.4	0.5	2.1	6.5	3.17
1965	42	14.9	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	7	7	.500	1.81	2.13	66	0	45	0	0	21	144.0	88	34	29	11	32	7	106	2	0	10	545	0.833	5.5	0.7	2.0	6.6	3.31
1966	43	16.0	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	5	2	.714	1.66	2.32	46	0	30	0	0	6	81.1	50	21	15	6	17	2	61	1	0	3	308	0.824	5.5	0.7	1.9	6.8	3.59
1967	44	17.1	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	8	3	.727	1.31	2.12	49	0	30	0	0	12	89.0	58	21	13	2	34	4	76	4	0	2	360	1.034	5.9	0.2	3.4	7.7	2.24
1968	45	18.0	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	4	4	.500	1.73	1.92	72	0	39	0	0	12	93.2	69	20	18	4	24	5	72	2	0	1	368	0.993	6.6	0.4	2.3	6.9	3.00
1969	46		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Maj	ATL	7	7	.500	2.19	2.54	52	0	42	0	0	14	78.0	50	22	19	4	22	4	67	4	0	6	303	0.923	5.8	0.5	2.5	7.7	3.05
1969	46	18.9	CAL	AL	Maj	CAL	5	7	.417	2.47	2.88	44	0	35	0	0	10	65.2	45	21	18	4	18	4	53	3	0	5	256	0.959	6.2	0.5	2.5	7.3	2.94
1969	46	19.0	ATL	NL	Maj	ATL	2	0	1.000	0.73	0.73	8	0	7	0	0	4	12.1	5	1	1	0	4	0	14	1	0	1	47	0.730	3.6	0.0	2.9	10.2	3.50
1970	47		2 Teams	NL	Maj	ATL-CHC	6	5	.545	3.40	3.62	53	0	39	0	0	13	82.0	73	33	31	8	42	7	68	1	0	4	357	1.402	8.0	0.9	4.6	7.5	1.62
1970	47	19.9	ATL	NL	Maj	ATL	6	4	.600	3.10	3.33	50	0	37	0	0	13	78.1	69	29	27	7	39	7	67	1	0	4	339	1.379	7.9	0.8	4.5	7.7	1.72
1970	47	19.9	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	0	1	.000	9.82	9.82	3	0	2	0	0	0	3.2	4	4	4	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	18	1.909	9.8	2.5	7.4	2.5	0.33
1971	48		2 Teams	NL	Maj	ATL-LAD	0	1	.000	2.70	3.15	12	0	7	0	0	3	20.0	12	7	6	3	5	0	16	0	0	0	72	0.850	5.4	1.4	2.3	7.2	3.20
1971	48	22.6	Spokane	PCL	AAA	LAD	2	3	.400	3.89	3.89	8	6		1	0	1	37.0	39	16	16	4	9	1	24	0	0	1		1.297	9.5	1.0	2.2	5.8	2.67
1971	48	20.6	ATL	NL	Maj	ATL	0	0		15.43	19.29	3	0	0	0	0	0	2.1	6	5	4	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	13	3.000	23.1	7.7	3.9	3.9	1.00
1971	48	20.6	LAD	NL	Maj	LAD	0	1	.000	1.02	1.02	9	0	7	0	0	3	17.2	6	2	2	1	4	0	15	0	0	0	59	0.566	3.1	0.5	2.0	7.6	3.75
1972	49	21.9	LAD	NL	Maj	LAD	0	1	.000	4.62	5.68	16	0	9	0	0	1	25.1	20	16	13	0	15	0	9	0	0	4	112	1.382	7.1	0.0	5.3	3.2	0.60
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 (21 seasons)					Majors		143	122	.540	2.52	3.09	1070	52	651	20	5	228	2254.1	1757	773	632	150	778	79	1610	62	4	90	9164	1.125	7.0	0.6	3.1	6.4	2.07
Minors (8 seasons)					Minors		109	67	.619		4.47	234	68		104	10	1	1441.0	1409	716	558	4	479	1	884	32	1	27
All Levels (28 Seasons)							252	189	.571		3.63	1304	120	651	124	15	229	3695.1	3166	1489	1190	154	1257	80	2494	94	5	117	9164

AAA (3 seasons)					Minors		28	28	.500	4.36	4.89	83	60		23	2	1	427.0	448	232	207	4	155	1	271	8	1	10		1.412	9.4		3.3	5.7	1.75
A (2 seasons)					Minors		17	12	.586		3.69	39			18	1		234.0	198	96	66		92		126	3	0	7
B (1 season)					Minors		13	9	.591	3.62	4.95	24			16	2		189.0	194	104	76		62		104	7	0	6		1.354	9.2		3.0	5.0	1.68
D (3 seasons)					Minors		51	18	.739	3.18	4.32	88	8		47	5		591.0	569	284	209		170		383	14	0	4		1.250	8.7		2.6