Hal Wiltse

Harold James Wiltse (Whitey)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 5' 9", Weight: 168 lb.

Born: August 6, 1903 in Clay City, IL (All Transactions)
Debut: April 13, 1926
Teams (by GP): RedSox/Browns/Phillies 1926-1931

Final Game: April 20, 1931
Died: November 2, 1983 in Bunkie, LA
Buried: Pythian Cemetery, Bunkie, LA
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Standard Pitching

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
1923	19	BMT	A	1	3	.250	5.23	20						117.0	134	85	68		52							1.590	10.3		4.0			BMT · TL
1924	20	MOB	A	12	13	.480	3.65	36						195.0	184	93	79		86							1.385	8.5		4.0			MOB · SOUA
1925	21	MOB	A	14	11	.560	3.64	42						247.0	276	128	100		92							1.490	10.1		3.4			MOB · SOUA
1926	22	BOS	AL	8	15	.348	4.22	37	29	5	9	1	0	196.1	201	112	92	6	99	59	6	0	3	878	96	1.528	9.2	0.3	4.5	2.7	0.60
1927	23	BOS	AL	10	18	.357	5.10	36	29	6	13	1	1	219.0	276	146	124	5	76	47	4	0	3	980	83	1.607	11.3	0.2	3.1	1.9	0.62
1928	24	TOT	AL	2	7	.222	5.79	28	7	10	1	0	0	84.0	109	61	54	6	36	28	6	0	2	404	73	1.726	11.7	0.6	3.9	3.0	0.78
1928	24	BOS	AL	0	2	.000	9.00	2	2	0	1	0	0	12.0	16	12	12	1	1	5	3	0	0	55	46	1.417	12.0	0.8	0.8	3.8	5.00
1928	24	SLB	AL	2	5	.286	5.25	26	5	10	0	0	0	72.0	93	49	42	5	35	23	3	0	2	349	80	1.778	11.6	0.6	4.4	2.9	0.66

1929	25	BAL-min	A	19	11	.633	3.57	40						270.0	293	142	107		81							1.385	9.8		2.7			WFL · TL
1930	26	BAL-min	A	19	9	.679	3.64	35						250.0	246	125	101		68							1.256	8.9		2.4			WFL · TL
1931	27	MLW	AA	0	0		0.00	1						0.0	0				2													MLW · AA
1931	27	PHI	NL	0	0		9.00	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	64	3.000	27.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1932	28	BAL-min	A,AA	10	10	.500	2.61	23	22					179.0	160	60	52		59							1.223	8.0		3.0			WFL,MLW · TL,AA
1933	29	BAL-min	A,AA	11	13	.458	3.89	32						199.0	203	99	86		83							1.437	9.2		3.8			SAN,MLW · TL,AA
1934	30	BAL-min	A	17	11	.607	4.52	35						219.0	294	141	110		65							1.639	12.1		2.7			SAN · TL
1935	31	BAL-min	A	12	16	.429	3.50	36	32					242.0	258	113	94		52							1.281	9.6		1.9			SAN · TL
1936	32	FTW	A1	7	9	.438	5.10	36	18					166.0	215	119	94		62							1.669	11.7		3.4			FTW · TL
1937	33	BAL-min	A1	0	1	.000		4						10.0																		SAN · TL
4 Yrs				20	40	.333	4.87	102	65	21	23	2	1	500.1	589	320	271	17	211	134	16	0	8	2267	85	1.599	10.6	0.3	3.8	2.4	0.64
162 Game Avg.				8	16	.333	4.87	42	26	9	9	1	0	204	240	130	110	7	86	55	7	0	3	923	85	1.599	10.6	0.3	3.8	2.4	0.64

BOS (3 yrs)				18	35	.340	4.80	75	60	11	23	2	1	427.1	493	270	228	12	176	111	13	0	6	1913	86	1.566	10.4	0.3	3.7	2.3	0.63
PHI (1 yr)				0	0		9.00	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	64	3.000	27.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
SLB (1 yr)				2	5	.286	5.25	26	5	10	0	0	0	72.0	93	49	42	5	35	23	3	0	2	349	80	1.778	11.6	0.6	4.4	2.9	0.66

AL (3 yrs)				20	40	.333	4.87	101	65	21	23	2	1	499.1	586	319	270	17	211	134	16	0	8	2262	85	1.596	10.6	0.3	3.8	2.4	0.64
NL (1 yr)				0	0		9.00	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	64	3.000	27.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	G	GS	R	RA9	RA9opp	RA9def	RA9role	PPFp	RA9avg	RAA	WAA	gmLI	WAAadj	WAR	RAR	waaWL%	162WL%	Salary
1926	22	BOS	AL	196.1	37	29	112	5.13	5.01	0.04	0.00	101.1	5.02	-3	-0.3	1.0	-0.1	1.4	20	.493	.498	$
1927	23	BOS	AL	219.0	36	29	146	6.00	5.27	-0.23	0.00	101.8	5.60	-10	-1.0	1.0	-0.1	0.8	16	.472	.494	$
1928	24	BOS	AL	12.0	2	2	12	9.00	5.40	0.09	0.00	100.0	5.30	-5	-0.4		-0.0	-0.3	-4	.299	.498	$
1928	24	SLB	AL	72.0	26	5	49	6.13	5.24	0.01	0.00	102.4	5.36	-6	-0.6	1.0	-0.0	0.0	2	.476	.496	$

1931	27	PHI	NL	1.0	1	0	1	9.00	4.52	-0.43	0.00	120.0	5.94	-0	-0.0	1.0	-0.0	0.0	-0	.466	.500	$
4 Seasons				500.1	102	65	320	5.76	5.17	-0.08	0.00	101.6	5.33	-25	-2.3	1.0	-0.2	1.9	33	.477	.497	$

BOS (3 yrs)				427.1	75	60	270	5.69	5.16	-0.09	0.00	101.5	5.33	-18	-1.6	1.0	-0.2	1.9	32	.478	.497	$
PHI (1 yr)				1.0	1	0	1	9.00	4.52	-0.43	0.00	120.0	5.94	-0	-0.0	1.0	-0.0	0.0	-0	.466	.500	$
SLB (1 yr)				72.0	26	5	49	6.13	5.24	0.01	0.00	102.4	5.36	-6	-0.6	1.0	-0.0	0.0	2	.476	.496	$

Ratio Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	IP%
1926	22	BOS	AL	878	0.7%	6.7%	11.3%	1.8%	8%	77%
1927	23	BOS	AL	980	0.5%	4.8%	7.8%	3.4%	12%	82%
1928	24	TOT	AL	393	1.5%	7.1%	9.2%	2.0%	7%	76%
1928	24	BOS	AL	55	1.8%	9.1%	1.8%	5.5%	19%	82%
1928	24	SLB	AL	338	1.5%	6.8%	10.4%			75%

1931	27	PHI	NL	5	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%			100%
4 Yrs				2256	0.8%	5.9%	9.4%	2.3%	9%	79%
MLB Averages					1.2%	7.6%	8.0%	3.2%	13%	80%

Cumulative Pitching

Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	ERA+
1926	22	8	15	.348	4.22	37	29	5	9	1	0	196.1	201	112	92	6	99	59	6	3	878	96	1.528	9.2	0.3	4.5	2.7	0.60	96
1927	23	18	33	.353	4.68	73	58	11	22	2	1	415.1	477	258	216	11	175	106	10	6	1858	89	1.570	10.3	0.2	3.8	2.3	0.61	89
1928	24	20	40	.333	4.87	101	65	21	23	2	1	499.1	586	319	270	17	211	134	16	8	2262	85	1.596	10.6	0.3	3.8	2.4	0.64	85
1929	25	20	40	.333	4.87	101	65	21	23	2	1	499.1	586	319	270	17	211	134	16	8	2262	85	1.596	10.6	0.3	3.8	2.4	0.64	85
1930	26	20	40	.333	4.87	101	65	21	23	2	1	499.1	586	319	270	17	211	134	16	8	2262	85	1.596	10.6	0.3	3.8	2.4	0.64	85
1931	27	20	40	.333	4.87	102	65	21	23	2	1	500.1	589	320	271	17	211	134	16	8	2267	85	1.599	10.6	0.3	3.8	2.4	0.64	85

Neutralized Pitching

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Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	WHIP	H/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	HR/9	Gact
1926	22	11	11	.500	3.91	205.0	203	99	89	6	100	62	6	1.478	8.9	4.4	2.7	0.62	0.3	37
1927	23	10	14	.417	4.56	225.0	271	127	114	5	75	48	4	1.538	10.8	3.0	1.9	0.64	0.2	36
1928	24	4	6	.400	4.99	92.0	108	57	51	6	36	31	6	1.565	10.6	3.5	3.0	0.86	0.6	28

1931	27	0	0		4.50	2.0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0.000	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	1
4 Yrs		25	31	.446	4.38	524.0	582	284	255	17	211	141	16	1.513	10.0		2.4	0.67	0.3	102

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Games Started s c a p y 1927 AL 29 (10th)	Bases on Balls s c a p y 1926 AL 99 (6th)	Hits s c a p y 1927 AL 276 (4th)	Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y 1927 AL 0.206 (8th)
Losses s c a p y 1926 AL 15 (6th) 1927 AL 18 (2nd)	Earned Runs s c a p y 1927 AL 124 (3rd)	Hit By Pitch s c a p y 1926 AL 6 (7th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Pitching - 1 (2619), Average HOFer ≈ 185

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