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: 16-30

Days of Rest

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 30, Entered with runners on base: 14

1966 Pitching Game Log

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1966 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	771	56	Jun 14	CHW		CAL	L,4-10	8-GF		99	1.2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.00	4.35	6	2	2	0	0	1		1	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	.03	0.001	.02	0.00%	0.01	8t -2- 1 out d5	9t end d 6
2	772	57	Jun 15	CHW		KCA	L,4-5	6-7		0	1.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.00	2.85	6	4	0	0	0	1		3	2	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	1	0	1	.80	-0.076	.39	-0.02%	-0.15	6t 123 1 out d1	7t 3 out d3
3	773	61	Jun 18	CHW	@	MIN	L,8-9	7-8		2	1.0	4	1	1	0	1	1	0	2.08	5.32	6	1	0	0	0	4		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	.07	-0.015	.04	-0.01%	-1.51	7b --- 0 out d5	8b 12- 0 out d4
4	774	64	Jun 21	CHW	@	KCA	L,8-9	6-7	H(1)	2	1.0	2	2	2	1	1	0	0	5.06	4.99	6	0	2	0	0	2		0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.18	-0.270	.96	-0.07%	-1.38	6b --- 0 out a1	7b 123 0 out a1
5	775	70	Jun 26(2)	CHW	@	NYY	L,0-2	8-GF(8)		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.26	4.29	3	1	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.13	0.010	.03	0.00%	0.41	8b --- 0 out d2	8b end d 2
6	776	71	Jun 28	CHW		WSA	L,1-4	9-GF		1	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.68	4.05	3	0	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.06	0.005	.01	0.00%	0.40	9t --- 0 out d3	9t end d 3
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
7	777	75	Jul 3(1)	CHW		BOS	L,2-5	7-7		4	0.2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3.38	3.93	3	1	1	0	0	1		2	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.63	-0.340	.16	-0.02%	-2.19	7t 12- 1 out tie	7t 3 out d3
8	778	78	Jul 4(2)	CHW	@	NYY	L,2-5	8-GF(8)		0	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.00	3.55	3	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.05	0.004	.01	0.00%	0.41	8b --- 0 out d3	8b end d 3
9	779	79	Jul 6(1)	CHW	@	WSA	L,3-4	7-8		1	1.1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	2.61	3.52	7	2	1	0	0	2		0	0	2	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	.65	0.018	.09	0.00%	0.02	7b --- 0 out d1	8b 12- 1 out d1
10	780	81	Jul 7	CHW	@	WSA	W,8-5	8-8		0	0.2	3	1	1	0	1	1	0	3.27	4.46	5	1	0	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.44	-0.037	.04	0.00%	-0.97	8b --- 0 out a4	8b 12- 2 out a3
11	781	82	Jul 8(1)	CHW	@	BOS	L,1-3	8-GF(8)		0	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.00	4.30	4	2	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.17	0.013	.02	0.00%	0.48	8b --- 0 out d2	8b end d 2
12	782	85	Jul 10(1)	CHW	@	BOS	L,4-8	7-GF(8)		1	1.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.70	3.98	4	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.03	0.003	.00	0.00%	0.58	7b --- 2 out d6	8b end d 4
13	783	86	Jul 10(2)	CHW	@	BOS	L,6-10	3-4		-1	1.2	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	2.40	3.69	5	1	1	0	0	2		2	1	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.15	-0.109	.03	0.00%	-0.63	3b 12- 1 out tie	4b 3 out d2
14	784	91	Jul 17(2)	CHW		BAL	L,2-3	7-8		6	2.0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	2.12	3.50	8	2	2	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	.53	0.045	.06	0.00%	0.81	7t --- 0 out d2	8t 3 out d2
15	785	92	Jul 18	CHW		BAL	L,3-5	8-GF		0	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.89	3.29	6	2	2	0	0	1		0	0	0	1	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.22	0.031	.02	0.00%	0.81	8t --- 0 out d2	9t end d 2
16	786	93	Jul 19	CHW	@	CLE	W,5-4	7-8	W(1-0)	0	2.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	1.71	2.93	6	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.24	0.180	.05	0.01%	0.87	7b --- 0 out tie	8b 3 out tie
17	787	94	Jul 20	CHW	@	CLE	W,6-3	8-GF	S(1)	0	2.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.57	2.73	6	1	3	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.00	0.120	.03	0.00%	1.23	8b 1-- 0 out a3	9b end a 3
18	788	97	Jul 23	CHW	@	BAL	L,4-5	8-GF(8)		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.52	2.72	1	0	1	1	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.47	0.012	.02	0.00%	1.12	8b 1-3 1 out d3	8b end d 3
19	789	99	Jul 26	CHW		DET	L,1-3	7-8		2	2.0	2	1	1	0	4	0	0	1.75	2.40	9	1	2	0	0	2		0	0	1	0	0	9	1	0	0	0	0	1	.93	-0.050	.02	0.00%	-0.19	7t --- 0 out d1	8t 3 out d2
20	790	102	Jul 29	CHW		NYY	L,1-2	8-GF		2	2.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	1.63	2.37	8	4	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	1	0	0	1	.70	0.047	.01	0.00%	0.81	8t --- 0 out d2	9t end d 1
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
21	791	107	Aug 3(1)	CHW	@	DET	L,1-3	9-GF		4	0.0	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	1.95	2.84	1	0	0	0	0	1		1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.86	-0.374	.04	0.00%	-1.76	9b 1-- 1 out tie	9b end d 2
22	792	108	Aug 3(2)	CHW	@	DET	W,6-3	4-6		-1	3.0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	1.76	2.72	9	3	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	1	0	0	.43	0.083	.00	0.00%	1.34	4b --- 0 out d2	6b 3 out d2
23	793	111	Aug 7	CHW	@	CAL	W,9-8	7-8		3	1.1	1	1	1	1	2	0	0	1.97	2.68	6	1	1	0	1	1		0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.63	0.014	.03	0.00%	0.02	7b --- 0 out tie	8b 12- 1 out tie
24	794	114	Aug 11	CHW	@	KCA	W,10-9	8-GF	S(2)	3	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.85	2.61	6	2	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.08	0.299	.17	0.01%	0.84	8b --- 0 out a1	9b end a 1
25	795	118	Aug 14(2)	CHW		CAL	L,0-4	7-GF		2	3.0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	1.95	2.55	10	5	3	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	.14	-0.007	.01	0.00%	0.21	7t --- 0 out d3	9t end d 4
26	796	120	Aug 16	CHW		KCA	L,2-4	8-GF		1	2.0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	1.85	2.40	7	0	3	0	0	1		0	0	1	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.52	-0.082	.01	0.00%	-0.19	8t --- 0 out d1	9t end d 2
27	797	126	Aug 21	CHW	@	CLE	W,3-2	7-GF	S(3)	4	3.0	1	0	0	1	5	0	0	1.71	2.24	11	1	3	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.20	0.408	.00	0.00%	1.30	7b --- 0 out a1	9b end a 1
28	798	129	Aug 25	CHW	@	DET	L,0-8	8-GF(8)		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.67	2.21	3	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.45	8b --- 0 out d8	8b end d 8
29	799	131	Aug 27	CHW		MIN	L,0-1	9-GF		1	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.64	2.21	4	1	2	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.64	0.027	.00	0.00%	0.40	9t --- 0 out d1	9t end d 1
30	800	132	Aug 28(1)	CHW		MIN	W,4-3	9-10		0	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1.57	2.25	7	4	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.49	0.233	.00	0.00%	0.81	9t --- 0 out tie	10t 3 out tie
31	801	133	Aug 28(2)	CHW		MIN	W,7-6	7-GF(11)	BW(2-0)	-1	4.2	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	1.42	2.16	16	5	6	0	0	2		3	1	0	0	0	15	0	0	0	0	1	0	2.58	0.504	.00	0.00%	2.07	7t 123 1 out a1	11t end tie
32	802	135	Aug 30	CHW		CLE	L,2-6	9-GF		1	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.39	2.13	3	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.03	0.002	.00	0.00%	0.40	9t --- 0 out d4	9t end d 4
33	803	136	Aug 31(1)	CHW		DET	W,7-6	10-GF(12)	W(3-0)	0	3.0	2	1	1	0	3	1	0	1.48	2.28	12	3	4	1	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.36	-0.101	.01	0.00%	0.21	10t --- 0 out tie	12t end tie
Sep/Oct				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	804	138	Sep 1	CHW		DET	L,5-7	7-9		0	3.0	3	0	0	2	2	0	0	1.40	2.33	14	2	5	1	0	3		0	0	1	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.29	0.289	.01	0.00%	1.21	7t --- 0 out tie	9t 3 out tie
35	805	140	Sep 3	CHW		BAL	L,1-4	8-GF		1	2.0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	1.36	2.44	9	4	2	0	0	1		0	0	1	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.36	-0.009	.01	0.00%	-0.19	8t --- 0 out d2	9t end d 3
36	806	143	Sep 6	CHW	@	MIN	L,3-4	9-GF(12)	BL(3-1)	2	3.2	3	2	2	3	3	1	0	1.56	2.70	17	5	3	1	0	3		1	1	0	0	0	14	0	0	1	1	0	1	2.46	-0.439	.00	0.00%	-1.19	9b 1-- 0 out a2	12b end d 1
37	807	145	Sep 9	CHW		WSA	W,1-0	10-GF(10)	W(4-1)	2	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.54	2.66	3	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.64	0.117	.00	0.00%	0.40	10t --- 0 out tie	10t end tie
38	808	149	Sep 14	CHW	@	BOS	L,1-2	7-GF(8)		4	2.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.49	2.60	6	1	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.47	0.071	.00	0.00%	0.96	7b --- 0 out d1	8b end d 1
39	809	150	Sep 15	CHW	@	BOS	L,4-5	8-GF(8)		0	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.47	2.57	3	2	0	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
40	810	153	Sep 18	CHW	@	BAL	W,4-3	7-GF	S(4)	2	2.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.41	2.54	9	4	3	0	0	1		2	1	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.34	0.420	.00	0.00%	1.18	7b -23 1 out a2	9b end a 1
41	811	154	Sep 22	CHW	@	NYY	W,4-1	8-GF	S(5)	3	2.0	3	1	1	1	1	0	0	1.50	2.55	10	1	4	1	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.10	0.086	.00	0.00%	-0.18	8b --- 0 out a2	9b end a 3
42	812	156	Sep 24	CHW	@	WSA	W,6-2	9-GF	S(6)	1	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.48	2.55	3	2	1	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.46	0.032	.00	0.00%	0.79	9b 1-- 0 out a4	9b end a 4
43	813	158	Sep 25(2)	CHW	@	WSA	L,1-2	6-GF(11)	L(4-2)	0	5.1	4	1	1	1	1	0	0	1.49	2.57	20	6	8	1	0	4		2	0	1	0	0	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.40	0.171	.00	0.00%	1.78	6b 12- 1 out tie	11b end d 1
44	814	159	Sep 27(1)	CHW		BOS	W,1-0	9-GF	W(5-2)	1	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.47	2.54	3	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.64	0.117	.00	0.00%	0.40	9t --- 0 out tie	9t end tie
45	815	161	Sep 30	CHW		NYY	W,6-5	8-9	BS(3)	2	1.2	2	2	2	0	1	1	0	1.67	2.68	7	3	1	0	0	2		3	1	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.67	-0.515	.00	0.00%	-1.15	8t 123 1 out a2	9t 3 out d1
46	816	162	Oct 1	CHW		NYY	L,3-5	9-9	BS(4)	0	0.1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.66	2.68	4	1	1	0	0	2		2	2	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	2.99	-0.505	.00	0.00%	-2.14	9t -23 1 out a1	9t 1-3 2 out d2
							16-30		W-L:5-2,Sv:6,BSv:4,Hld:1	1.4	81.1	50	21	15	17	61	6	1	1.66	2.68	308	1.08		4%	1%	50		26	46%	9	1	0	281	6	0	2	4	2	6	1.33	0.446	.05	-0.10%	9.39

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