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.

1964 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1964 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 14	CHW		BAL	L,3-5		3	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	3 (1)	Apr 17	CHW	@	BOS	L,1-4	GF	10	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
3	5 (1)	Apr 19	CHW	@	BOS	W,6-0	GF	5	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	6	Apr 22	CHW		NYY	L,0-3		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	9 (2)	Apr 26	CHW		BOS	W,2-1	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	10	May 2	CHW		LAA	W,3-1	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	12 (1)	May 3 (2)	CHW		LAA	L,2-6	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	14 (1)	May 6 (1)	CHW		KCA	W,6-4	GF	10	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	16 (1)	May 8	CHW	@	LAA	W,3-1	GF	1	0.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
10	18 (1)	May 10	CHW	@	LAA	W,5-3	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	23 (4)	May 16	CHW	@	WSA	L,1-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	24	May 17	CHW	@	WSA	W,3-2		5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	25	May 19	CHW		CLE	W,6-5		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	28 (2)	May 24 (1)	CHW		WSA	W,6-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	29	May 24 (2)	CHW		WSA	L,0-3	GF	7	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
16	30	May 25	CHW	@	KCA	W,7-4	GF	14	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	33 (2)	May 30	CHW	@	DET	W,10-4	GF	9	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	34	May 31 (1)	CHW	@	DET	W,5-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	35	May 31 (2)	CHW	@	DET	W,8-3	GF	6	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	38 (2)	Jun 3	CHW	@	CLE	W,3-0	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	40 (1)	Jun 5	CHW		DET	W,4-3		8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	42 (1)	Jun 7 (1)	CHW		DET	W,8-3	GF	12	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
23	44 (1)	Jun 9	CHW		BAL	W,9-5	GF	6	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	46 (1)	Jun 11	CHW		BAL	L,1-3	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	49 (2)	Jun 13	CHW	@	NYY	L,3-6		18	3.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
26	51 (1)	Jun 14 (2)	CHW	@	NYY	L,3-4		5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	54 (2)	Jun 16 (2)	CHW	@	BAL	L,1-3	GF	4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
28	56 (1)	Jun 18	CHW	@	BAL	W,2-0	GF	10	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	58 (1)	Jun 21 (1)	CHW		NYY	L,0-2	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
30	59	Jun 21 (2)	CHW		NYY	L,1-2		10	3.0	0	4	0	4	1	P
31	63 (3)	Jun 26 (1)	CHW	@	MIN	L,0-2	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	64	Jun 26 (2)	CHW	@	MIN	W,9-4	GF	4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
33	65	Jun 27	CHW	@	MIN	L,3-5		9	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	67 (1)	Jun 29	CHW	@	CLE	W,5-1	GF	4	1.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
35	69 (1)	Jul 1 (1)	CHW		WSA	W,8-7	GF	8	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	76 (6)	Jul 10 (1)	CHW	@	LAA	W,7-4	GF	5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	78 (1)	Jul 11	CHW	@	LAA	L,0-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	80 (1)	Jul 12 (2)	CHW	@	KCA	W,11-4	GF	9	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
39	81	Jul 13 (1)	CHW	@	KCA	W,8-6		5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
40	83 (1)	Jul 14	CHW	@	BOS	W,4-2	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	1	P
41	85 (1)	Jul 16	CHW	@	BOS	W,9-3	GF	7	2.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
42	87 (1)	Jul 19 (1)	CHW		KCA	W,3-2	GF	12	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
43	88	Jul 19 (2)	CHW		KCA	W,4-3		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
44	91 (2)	Jul 21 (2)	CHW		LAA	L,2-3	GF	8	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
45	92	Jul 22	CHW		LAA	L,2-3	GF	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
46	93	Jul 23	CHW		LAA	W,2-1	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
47	94	Jul 24	CHW		MIN	L,3-6	GF	5	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
48	95	Jul 25	CHW		MIN	W,6-5		13	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
49	98 (2)	Jul 28	CHW	@	DET	L,3-6	GF	8	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
50	102 (3)	Aug 1	CHW	@	WSA	W,9-8		14	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
51	112 (9)	Aug 11 (1)	CHW	@	NYY	W,6-4	GF	11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
52	117 (4)	Aug 15	CHW	@	BOS	L,2-5	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
53	118	Aug 16	CHW	@	BOS	W,2-1	GF	9	2.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
54	119	Aug 17	CHW		NYY	W,2-1	GF	5	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
55	121 (1)	Aug 19	CHW		NYY	W,4-2	GF	6	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
56	123 (1)	Aug 21	CHW		BAL	L,2-4		5	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
57	125 (1)	Aug 23 (1)	CHW		BAL	L,3-7	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
58	129 (3)	Aug 26	CHW		MIN	W,2-1		4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
59	130	Aug 27	CHW		MIN	L,2-5		14	2.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
60	134 (3)	Aug 30	CHW	@	BAL	W,3-0	GF	4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
61	137 (2)	Sep 4	CHW		CLE	W,6-5	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
62	139 (1)	Sep 6 (1)	CHW		CLE	L,0-2	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
63	140	Sep 6 (2)	CHW		CLE	W,3-2	GF	20	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
64	143 (2)	Sep 9	CHW	@	MIN	L,2-5	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
65	144	Sep 10	CHW	@	MIN	W,2-1	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
66	147 (2)	Sep 13	CHW	@	CLE	L,4-5		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
67	148	Sep 15	CHW	@	DET	W,3-2	GF	13	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
68	150 (1)	Sep 18	CHW		WSA	L,4-5	GF	9	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
69	154 (3)	Sep 23	CHW	@	LAA	W,2-1		8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
70	156 (1)	Sep 26	CHW	@	KCA	W,5-2	GF	8	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
71	158 (1)	Sep 29	CHW		LAA	W,2-1	GF	9	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
72	159	Oct 2 (1)	CHW		KCA	W,3-2	GF	18	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
73	160	Oct 2 (2)	CHW		KCA	W,5-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							73gm		131.1	5	16	0	21	2