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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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	27-30 / in Starts: 0-0
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	18 games
Most Games w/o RBI	14 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 22 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	19 (8-5-6)
Avg. MLBer w/ 22 PAs	2
Avg. Runners on Base	14 (7-4-2)

Most Driven In
D Mueller	1

1954 Batting Game Log

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1954 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	140	2 (1)	Apr 14	NYG		BRO	L,4-6	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	141	5 (2)	Apr 19	NYG		PIT	L,5-7	5-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.39	-0.036	3.29	-0.05%	-0.24	P
3	142	12 (6)	Apr 27	NYG	@	MLN	L,2-3	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
4	143	13	Apr 28	NYG	@	MLN	W,3-1	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.27	-0.007	.70	-0.01%	-0.23	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
5	144	15 (1)	May 1	NYG	@	CHC	L,3-4	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
6	145	17 (1)	May 2 (2)	NYG	@	STL	W,9-7	4-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	.34	-0.017	.91	-0.03%	-0.40	P
7	146	26 (8)	May 14	NYG		CHC	W,9-6	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.34	-0.009	1.08	-0.02%	-0.78	P
8	147	27	May 15	NYG		CHC	L,3-4	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
9	148	28	May 16 (1)	NYG		MLN	L,2-3	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
10	149	31 (2)	May 19	NYG		STL	L,0-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
11	150	32	May 21	NYG	@	PHI	L,1-8	1-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.19	-0.005	.54	-0.01%	-0.11	P
12	151	35 (2)	May 24	NYG	@	PHI	W,5-4	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.51	-0.013	1.47	-0.02%	-0.16	P
13	152	40 (4)	May 30	NYG		BRO	L,3-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
14	153	42 (1)	May 31 (2)	NYG	@	PIT	L,3-4	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.98	-0.025	3.17	-0.05%	-0.24	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
15	154	44 (1)	Jun 4	NYG	@	CIN	W,10-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
16	155	49 (4)	Jun 8	NYG	@	MLN	W,6-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
17	156	52 (2)	Jun 11	NYG	@	CHC	L,4-5	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
18	157	53	Jun 12	NYG	@	CHC	W,5-0	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.24	-0.013	1.05	-0.03%	-0.81	P
19	158	54	Jun 13 (1)	NYG	@	CHC	W,9-3	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
20	159	55	Jun 13 (2)	NYG	@	CHC	W,9-4	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.07	-0.002	.34	-0.01%	-0.24	P
21	160	60 (4)	Jun 19	NYG		STL	W,5-2	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
22	161	61	Jun 20	NYG		STL	W,7-6	7-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.81	-0.007	4.40	-0.02%	-0.21	P
23	162	63 (1)	Jun 22	NYG		MLN	W,3-2	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
24	163	67 (3)	Jun 26	NYG		CHC	W,6-4	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
25	164	68	Jun 27	NYG		CHC	W,3-2	10-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
26	165	70 (1)	Jun 30	NYG		BRO	W,5-2	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.10	-0.025	9.94	-0.14%	-0.48	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
27	166	71	Jul 1	NYG		BRO	W,5-2	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
28	167	72	Jul 2	NYG	@	PIT	W,9-5	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
29	168	73	Jul 3	NYG	@	PIT	L,4-6	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
30	169	75 (1)	Jul 4 (2)	NYG	@	PIT	L,6-7	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
31	170	77 (1)	Jul 5 (2)	NYG		PHI	W,4-3	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
32	171	82 (4)	Jul 10	NYG		PIT	L,7-10	4-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.61	-0.016	2.25	-0.04%	-0.24	P
33	172	87 (4)	Jul 17	NYG	@	STL	W,10-9	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
34	173	88	Jul 18 (1)	NYG	@	CIN	L,4-14	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
35	174	94 (5)	Jul 23	NYG	@	MLN	L,2-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
36	175	97 (2)	Jul 26	NYG	@	BRO	L,1-9	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
37	176	109 (11)	Aug 7	NYG		MLN	L,2-4	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
38	177	113 (3)	Aug 14	NYG	@	BRO	L,5-6	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
39	178	119 (5)	Aug 22 (1)	NYG		PIT	W,5-4	4-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
40	179	120	Aug 22 (2)	NYG		PIT	W,5-3	5-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.63	-0.032	4.45	-0.14%	-0.41	P
41	180	122 (1)	Aug 26 (1)	NYG	@	CHC	L,3-4	3-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.27	-0.033	8.27	-0.13%	-0.24	P
42	181	126 (3)	Aug 29 (1)	NYG	@	STL	L,4-5	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
43	182	127	Aug 29 (2)	NYG	@	STL	W,7-4	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.21	-0.006	1.64	-0.03%	-0.23	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
44	183	130 (2)	Sep 1	NYG	@	CIN	L,7-9	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
45	184	131	Sep 3	NYG		BRO	W,7-4	7-GF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.056	.056	.056	.111	9	1.76	0.184	24.81	1.56%	0.15	P
46	185	133 (1)	Sep 5	NYG		BRO	L,4-7	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.056	.056	.056	.111	9						P
47	186	135 (1)	Sep 6 (2)	NYG	@	PHI	L,4-5	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.056	.056	.056	.111	9						P
48	187	136	Sep 7	NYG	@	PHI	W,3-1	11-GF(11)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.056	.056	.056	.111	9						P
49	188	137	Sep 9 (1)	NYG		CHC	W,7-6	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.056	.056	.056	.111	9						P
50	189	139 (1)	Sep 10	NYG		CIN	L,1-8	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.056	.056	.056	.111	9						P
51	190	141 (1)	Sep 12	NYG		STL	L,3-4	6-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.053	.053	.053	.105	9	1.08	-0.027	6.22	-0.09%	-0.17	P
52	191	143 (1)	Sep 14	NYG		MLN	W,2-1	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.050	.050	.050	.100	9	1.64	-0.041	16.54	-0.25%	-0.78	P
53	192	145 (1)	Sep 16 (2)	NYG		MLN	W,6-2	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.048	.048	.048	.095	9	.64	-0.018	4.21	-0.07%	-0.51	P
54	193	146	Sep 17	NYG		PHI	L,3-4	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.048	.048	.048	.095	9						P
55	194	150 (3)	Sep 22	NYG	@	BRO	L,0-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.048	.048	.048	.095	9						P
56	195	152 (1)	Sep 24 (2)	NYG	@	PHI	L,2-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.048	.048	.048	.095	9						P
57	196	153	Sep 25	NYG	@	PHI	L,1-2	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.048	.048	.048	.095	9						P
							27-30		22	21	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	9	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.048	.048	.048	.095		.76	-0.148	5.70	0.44%	-6.34

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