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.

1954 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1954 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 14	NYG		BRO	L,4-6	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	5 (2)	Apr 19	NYG		PIT	L,5-7		14	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	12 (6)	Apr 27	NYG	@	MLN	L,2-3		8	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
4	13	Apr 28	NYG	@	MLN	W,3-1	GF	14	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	15 (1)	May 1	NYG	@	CHC	L,3-4	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
6	17 (1)	May 2 (2)	NYG	@	STL	W,9-7		15	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
7	26 (8)	May 14	NYG		CHC	W,9-6	GF	8	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
8	27	May 15	NYG		CHC	L,3-4		11	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	28	May 16 (1)	NYG		MLN	L,2-3		9	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
10	31 (2)	May 19	NYG		STL	L,0-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	32	May 21	NYG	@	PHI	L,1-8		21	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
12	35 (2)	May 24	NYG	@	PHI	W,5-4	GF	11	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
13	40 (4)	May 30	NYG		BRO	L,3-5	GF	6	2.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
14	42 (1)	May 31 (2)	NYG	@	PIT	L,3-4	GF	14	2.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	44 (1)	Jun 4	NYG	@	CIN	W,10-6	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	49 (4)	Jun 8	NYG	@	MLN	W,6-5	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	52 (2)	Jun 11	NYG	@	CHC	L,4-5		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	53	Jun 12	NYG	@	CHC	W,5-0	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	54	Jun 13 (1)	NYG	@	CHC	W,9-3		4	1.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
20	55	Jun 13 (2)	NYG	@	CHC	W,9-4	GF	14	3.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
21	60 (4)	Jun 19	NYG		STL	W,5-2	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	61	Jun 20	NYG		STL	W,7-6		10	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
23	63 (1)	Jun 22	NYG		MLN	W,3-2	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	67 (3)	Jun 26	NYG		CHC	W,6-4		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	68	Jun 27	NYG		CHC	W,3-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	70 (1)	Jun 30	NYG		BRO	W,5-2	GF	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
27	71	Jul 1	NYG		BRO	W,5-2		5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	72	Jul 2	NYG	@	PIT	W,9-5		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	73	Jul 3	NYG	@	PIT	L,4-6		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
30	75 (1)	Jul 4 (2)	NYG	@	PIT	L,6-7		0	1.2	0	0	0	0	0
31	77 (1)	Jul 5 (2)	NYG		PHI	W,4-3	GF	9	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	82 (4)	Jul 10	NYG		PIT	L,7-10		12	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	87 (4)	Jul 17	NYG	@	STL	W,10-9		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	88	Jul 18 (1)	NYG	@	CIN	L,4-14		8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	94 (5)	Jul 23	NYG	@	MLN	L,2-3	GF	9	1.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
36	97 (2)	Jul 26	NYG	@	BRO	L,1-9		5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
37	109 (11)	Aug 7	NYG		MLN	L,2-4	GF	2	0.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
38	113 (3)	Aug 14	NYG	@	BRO	L,5-6	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
39	119 (5)	Aug 22 (1)	NYG		PIT	W,5-4		10	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
40	120	Aug 22 (2)	NYG		PIT	W,5-3	GF	17	4.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
41	122 (1)	Aug 26 (1)	NYG	@	CHC	L,3-4		13	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
42	126 (3)	Aug 29 (1)	NYG	@	STL	L,4-5		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
43	127	Aug 29 (2)	NYG	@	STL	W,7-4	GF	16	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
44	130 (2)	Sep 1	NYG	@	CIN	L,7-9		6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
45	131	Sep 3	NYG		BRO	W,7-4	GF	13	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
46	133 (1)	Sep 5	NYG		BRO	L,4-7		8	1.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
47	135 (1)	Sep 6 (2)	NYG	@	PHI	L,4-5		6	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
48	136	Sep 7	NYG	@	PHI	W,3-1	GF	3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
49	137	Sep 9 (1)	NYG		CHC	W,7-6		8	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
50	139 (1)	Sep 10	NYG		CIN	L,1-8		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
51	141 (1)	Sep 12	NYG		STL	L,3-4	GF	13	4.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
52	143 (1)	Sep 14	NYG		MLN	W,2-1	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
53	145 (1)	Sep 16 (2)	NYG		MLN	W,6-2	GF	10	3.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
54	146	Sep 17	NYG		PHI	L,3-4	GF	5	1.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
55	150 (3)	Sep 22	NYG	@	BRO	L,0-3	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
56	152 (1)	Sep 24 (2)	NYG	@	PHI	L,2-4	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
57	153	Sep 25	NYG	@	PHI	L,1-2		8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
							57gm		111.1	5	25	0	30	0