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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1962 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1962 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 10	BAL	@	NYY	L,6-7	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	5 (3)	Apr 17	BAL		NYY	L,3-8		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	6	Apr 18	BAL		NYY	W,1-0	GF	12	3.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
4	8 (1)	Apr 20	BAL	@	WSA	W,5-4	GF	2	0.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
5	15 (6)	Apr 28	BAL	@	KCA	W,3-2	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	20 (4)	May 4	BAL	@	LAA	L,4-5	GF	9	2.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
7	22 (1)	May 6	BAL	@	LAA	L,7-15	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	24 (1)	May 10	BAL		KCA	W,5-2	GF	4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
9	27 (2)	May 13	BAL		WSA	W,3-2	GF	3	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	30 (2)	May 17	BAL		LAA	W,6-4	GF	8	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	31	May 18	BAL	@	CHW	W,7-4	GF	15	4.2	0	3	0	3	0	P
12	35 (3)	May 21	BAL	@	CLE	L,7-10		9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	36	May 22	BAL	@	CLE	W,4-1	GF	10	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	37	May 24	BAL		DET	L,4-5	GF	15	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	44 (6)	May 30 (2)	BAL		CLE	W,7-0	GF	5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	46 (1)	Jun 1	BAL		CHW	L,2-3	GF	8	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
17	50 (3)	Jun 5	BAL		WSA	W,6-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	53 (2)	Jun 8	BAL	@	NYY	L,0-1	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	57 (3)	Jun 11	BAL	@	NYY	W,5-3	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	60 (2)	Jun 14	BAL	@	BOS	W,7-4	GF	10	2.1	2	0	0	2	0	P
21	63 (2)	Jun 17	BAL	@	WSA	W,4-3	GF	11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	66 (2)	Jun 22 (1)	BAL		BOS	L,1-2	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
23	70 (3)	Jun 24 (2)	BAL		BOS	L,5-8	GF	12	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
24	74 (3)	Jun 29	BAL		DET	L,0-1	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	76 (1)	Jun 30 (2)	BAL		DET	L,4-7		9	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
26	80 (3)	Jul 4 (2)	BAL	@	CHW	L,2-5	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	82 (1)	Jul 6	BAL	@	DET	L,4-5	GF	14	3.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
28	85 (2)	Jul 8 (2)	BAL	@	DET	L,2-3		7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	88 (2)	Jul 14	BAL		CLE	W,4-3		9	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	93 (4)	Jul 19	BAL	@	KCA	W,7-3	GF	12	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	95 (1)	Jul 21	BAL	@	MIN	L,6-7	GF	4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
32	96	Jul 22	BAL	@	MIN	W,8-6	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	98 (1)	Jul 24 (1)	BAL	@	LAA	W,3-2	GF	3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	101 (2)	Jul 27	BAL		KCA	W,3-2	GF	11	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	104 (2)	Jul 29	BAL		KCA	L,3-7	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	105	Jul 31	BAL		MIN	W,8-7	GF	6	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
37	107 (1)	Aug 2	BAL		MIN	L,3-6		14	2.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
38	111 (3)	Aug 6	BAL	@	CHW	L,4-5		8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
39	118 (6)	Aug 14 (1)	BAL	@	DET	L,10-13		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
40	120 (1)	Aug 15	BAL	@	DET	L,1-3	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
41	122 (1)	Aug 18	BAL		CLE	L,3-4	GF	11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
42	125 (2)	Aug 22	BAL		CHW	L,6-7	GF	8	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
43	128 (2)	Aug 25 (1)	BAL		NYY	W,8-6	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
44	129	Aug 25 (2)	BAL		NYY	W,4-3	GF	3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
45	134 (4)	Aug 30	BAL		WSA	L,2-3	GF	5	2.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
46	138 (3)	Sep 2 (2)	BAL	@	CLE	W,2-1	GF	6	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
47	142 (3)	Sep 5 (2)	BAL		DET	L,0-6	GF	11	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
48	143	Sep 7	BAL		LAA	L,4-5	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
49	145 (1)	Sep 9	BAL		LAA	W,4-3	GF	15	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
50	149 (3)	Sep 15 (1)	BAL	@	KCA	L,3-4	GF	9	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
51	153 (3)	Sep 19	BAL	@	LAA	L,4-9	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
52	157 (3)	Sep 24	BAL		KCA	L,2-5	GF	9	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
							52gm		93.0	10	12	0	22	0