Hoyt Wilhelm stats

Last played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, 1972

Pitcher

Age 103

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Hoyt Wilhelm played 21 MLB seasons, 1952 to 1972.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
1,070
W
143
L
122
ERA
2.52
IP
2,254.1
K
1,610
BB
778
WHIP
1.12

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.
1952SF711532.43159.1108571.15
1953SF68783.04145.071771.41
1954SF571242.10111.164521.16
1955SF59413.93103.071401.40
1956SF64493.8389.171431.57
1957STL/CLE42244.1458.229221.30
1958CLE/BAL393102.34131.092451.07
1959BAL3215112.19226.0139771.13
1960BAL411183.31147.0107391.12
1961BAL51972.30109.287411.19
1962BAL527101.9493.090341.05
1963CHW55582.64136.1111301.00
1964CHW731291.99131.195300.94
1965CHW66771.81144.0106320.83
1966CHW46521.6681.161170.82
1967CHW49831.3189.076341.03
1968CHW72441.7393.272240.99
1969LAA/ATL52772.1978.067220.92
1970CHC/ATL53653.4082.068421.40
1971ATL/LAD12012.7020.01650.85
1972LAD16014.6225.19151.38

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

Career Postseason

GP
2
W
0
L
0
ERA
0.00
IP
2.0
K
3
BB
0
WHIP
0.50

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
0
CG
20
SHO
5
K/9
6.4
GB
0
FB
0
G/F
0.00
WP
0

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs.CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last.SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed.K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched.GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher.FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher.G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher.WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop.
1952SF0006.10000
1953SF0004.40000
1954SF0005.20000
1955SF0006.20000
1956SF0007.20000
1957STL0004.70000
1958CLE/BAL0416.30000
1959BAL01335.50000
1960BAL0316.60000
1961BAL0007.10000
1962BAL0008.70000
1963CHW0007.30000
1964CHW0006.50000
1965CHW0006.60000
1966CHW0006.80000
1967CHW0007.70000
1968CHW0006.90000
1969LAA/ATL0007.70000
1970CHC/ATL0007.50000
1971ATL/LAD0007.20000
1972LAD0003.20000

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
103 yearsJul 26, 1923
Debut
1952

What were Hoyt Wilhelm's career stats?

Hoyt Wilhelm played 21 seasons for the Giants, the Cardinals, the Orioles, the White Sox and the Dodgers. He had 143 wins and 1,610 strikeouts with a 2.52 ERA over 2,254.1 innings. His best season was 1952: 15 wins, a 2.43 ERA and 108 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

21 seasons, 1 postseason, 1952 to 1972

Hoyt Wilhelm led MLB in ERA (1965) and WHIP (1965); finished top 10 in a stat 3 times.

Championships

All-time career rank

  • 194th in strikeouts (pitching) (1,610)
  • 280th in wins (pitching) (143)
  • 45th in saves (227)

Among the 9,244 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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