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Waite Hoyt

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 180lb (183cm, 81kg)

Born: September 9, 1899 in Brooklyn, NY us

Died: August 25, 1984 in Cincinnati, OH

Buried: Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, OH

High School: Erasmus Hall HS (Brooklyn, NY)

Debut: July 24, 1918 (Age 18-318d, 4,717th in major league history)
vs. STL 1.0 IP, 0 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: May 15, 1938 (Age 38-248d)
vs. BSN 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1969. (Voted by Veteran's Committee)
View Waite Hoyt's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1919 season

Full Name: Waite Charles Hoyt

Nicknames: Schoolboy

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

52.3

237

182

ERA

3.59

674

425

3762.1

1206

WHIP

1.340

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1918	18	NYG	NL	0	0		0.00	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	3		-1.77	0.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	18.0
1919	19	BOS	AL	4	6	.400	3.25	13	11	2	6	1	0	105.1	99	42	38	1	22		28	0	0	1	400	94	2.71	1.149	8.5	0.1	1.9	2.4	1.27
1920	20	BOS	AL	6	6	.500	4.38	22	11	10	6	2	1	121.1	123	72	59	2	47		45	1	0	3	504	83	3.46	1.401	9.1	0.1	3.5	3.3	0.96
1921	21	NYY	AL	19	13	.594	3.09	43	32	7	21	1	3	282.1	301	121	97	3	81		102	5	1	3	1201	136	3.47	1.353	9.6	0.1	2.6	3.3	1.26
1922	22	NYY	AL	19	12	.613	3.43	37	31	3	17	3	0	265.0	271	114	101	13	76		95	9	0	5	1117	117	4.03	1.309	9.2	0.4	2.6	3.2	1.25
1923	23	NYY	AL	17	9	.654	3.02	37	28	7	19	1	1	238.2	227	97	80	9	66		60	4	0	1	993	131	3.90	1.228	8.6	0.3	2.5	2.3	0.91
1924	24	NYY	AL	18	13	.581	3.79	46	32	13	14	2	4	247.0	295	117	104	8	76		71	3	0	1	1088	111	3.55	1.502	10.7	0.3	2.8	2.6	0.93
1925	25	NYY	AL	11	14	.440	4.00	46	30	14	17	1	6	243.0	283	124	108	14	78		86	1	0	5	1074	107	3.21	1.486	10.5	0.5	2.9	3.2	1.10
1926	26	NYY	AL	16	12	.571	3.85	40	28	8	12	1	4	217.2	224	112	93	4	62		79	2	0	2	941	100	3.42	1.314	9.3	0.2	2.6	3.3	1.27
1927	27	NYY	AL	22	7	.759	2.63	36	32	4	23	3	1	256.1	242	90	75	10	54		86	4	0	1	1045	148	3.02	1.155	8.5	0.4	1.9	3.0	1.59
1928	28	NYY	AL	23	7	.767	3.36	42	31	11	19	3	8	273.0	279	118	102	16	60	2	67	1	0	2	1138	113	3.97	1.242	9.2	0.5	2.0	2.2	1.12	MVP-10
1929	29	NYY	AL	10	9	.526	4.24	30	25	3	12	0	2	201.2	219	115	95	9	69	2	57	3	0	2	884	91	3.88	1.428	9.8	0.4	3.1	2.5	0.83
1930	30	TOT	AL	11	10	.524	4.71	34	27	5	10	1	4	183.1	240	116	96	14	56	2	35	2	2	5	841	99	4.42	1.615	11.8	0.7	2.7	1.7	0.63
1930	30	NYY	AL	2	2	.500	4.53	8	7	0	2	0	0	47.2	64	27	24	7	9	0	10	0	2	1	213	96	4.91	1.531	12.1	1.3	1.7	1.9	1.11
1930	30	DET	AL	9	8	.529	4.78	26	20	5	8	1	4	135.2	176	89	72	7	47	2	25	2	0	4	628	100	4.24	1.644	11.7	0.5	3.1	1.7	0.53
1931	31	TOT	AL	13	13	.500	4.97	32	26	4	14	2	0	203.0	254	130	112	11	69	2	40	2	0	1	908	91	4.50	1.591	11.3	0.5	3.1	1.8	0.58
1931	31	DET	AL	3	8	.273	5.87	16	12	4	5	0	0	92.0	124	70	60	2	32	1	10	2	0	0	429	78	4.31	1.696	12.1	0.2	3.1	1.0	0.31
1931	31	PHA	AL	10	5	.667	4.22	16	14	0	9	2	0	111.0	130	60	52	9	37	1	30	0	0	1	479	106	4.65	1.505	10.5	0.7	3.0	2.4	0.81
1932	32	TOT	NL	6	10	.375	4.35	26	16	5	3	0	1	124.0	141	70	60	9	37	4	36	5	0	1	548	86	4.17	1.435	10.2	0.7	2.7	2.6	0.97
1932	32	BRO	NL	1	3	.250	7.76	8	4	1	0	0	1	26.2	38	27	23	3	12	1	7	0	0	1	128	50	5.08	1.875	12.8	1.0	4.1	2.4	0.58
1932	32	NYG	NL	5	7	.417	3.42	18	12	4	3	0	0	97.1	103	43	37	6	25	3	29	5	0	0	420	109	3.92	1.315	9.5	0.6	2.3	2.7	1.16
1933	33	PIT	NL	5	7	.417	2.92	36	8	14	4	1	4	117.0	118	45	38	3	19	1	44	1	1	1	478	113	2.99	1.171	9.1	0.2	1.5	3.4	2.32
1934	34	PIT	NL	15	6	.714	2.93	48	17	20	8	3	5	190.2	184	75	62	6	43	0	105	2	0	1	785	142	3.20	1.191	8.7	0.3	2.0	5.0	2.44	MVP-22
1935	35	PIT	NL	7	11	.389	3.40	39	11	19	5	0	6	164.0	187	72	62	8	27	3	63	1	1	2	694	121	3.56	1.305	10.3	0.4	1.5	3.5	2.33
1936	36	PIT	NL	7	5	.583	2.70	22	9	10	6	0	1	116.2	115	44	35	5	20	4	37	3	0	0	483	151	3.83	1.157	8.9	0.4	1.5	2.9	1.85
1937	37	TOT	NL	8	9	.471	3.42	38	19	10	10	1	2	195.0	211	97	74	8	36	3	65	0	0	2	828	118	3.62	1.267	9.7	0.4	1.7	3.0	1.81
1937	37	PIT	NL	1	2	.333	4.50	11	0	6	0	0	2	28.0	31	14	14	3	6	2	21	0	0	0	121	86	3.74	1.321	10.0	1.0	1.9	6.8	3.50
1937	37	BRO	NL	7	7	.500	3.23	27	19	4	10	1	0	167.0	180	83	60	5	30	1	44	0	0	2	707	125	3.60	1.257	9.7	0.3	1.6	2.4	1.47
1938	38	BRO	NL	0	3	.000	4.96	6	1	3	0	0	0	16.1	24	9	9	1	5	1	3	0	0	0	78	81	4.39	1.776	13.2	0.6	2.8	1.7	0.60
21 Yrs				237	182	.566	3.59	674	425	172	226	26	53	3762.1	4037	1780	1500	154	1003	24	1206	49	5	39	16031	112	3.65	1.340	9.7	0.4	2.4	2.9	1.20
162 Game Avg.				15	11	.566	3.59	42	26	11	14	2	3	233	250	110	93	10	62	1	75	3	0	2	992	112	3.65	1.340	9.7	0.4	2.4	2.9	1.20
				W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
NYY (10 yrs)				157	98	.616	3.48	365	276	70	156	15	29	2272.1	2405	1035	879	93	631	4	713	32	3	23	9694	115	3.63	1.336	9.5	0.4	2.5	2.8	1.13
PIT (5 yrs)				35	31	.530	3.08	156	45	69	23	4	18	616.1	635	250	211	25	115	10	270	7	2	4	2561	128	3.40	1.217	9.3	0.4	1.7	3.9	2.35
BRO (3 yrs)				8	13	.381	3.94	41	24	8	10	1	1	210.0	242	119	92	9	47	3	54	0	0	3	913	102	3.85	1.376	10.4	0.4	2.0	2.3	1.15
NYG (2 yrs)				5	7	.417	3.39	19	12	4	3	0	0	98.1	103	43	37	6	25	3	31	5	0	0	423	111	3.87	1.302	9.4	0.5	2.3	2.8	1.24
BOS (2 yrs)				10	12	.455	3.85	35	22	12	12	3	1	226.2	222	114	97	3	69		73	1	0	4	904	87	3.11	1.284	8.8	0.1	2.7	2.9	1.06
DET (2 yrs)				12	16	.429	5.22	42	32	9	13	1	4	227.2	300	159	132	9	79	3	35	4	0	4	1057	90	4.27	1.665	11.9	0.4	3.1	1.4	0.44
PHA (1 yr)				10	5	.667	4.22	16	14	0	9	2	0	111.0	130	60	52	9	37	1	30	0	0	1	479	106	4.65	1.505	10.5	0.7	3.0	2.4	0.81

AL (13 yrs)				189	131	.591	3.68	458	344	91	190	21	34	2837.2	3057	1368	1160	114	816	8	851	37	3	32	12134	110	3.68	1.365	9.7	0.4	2.6	2.7	1.04
NL (8 yrs)				48	51	.485	3.31	216	81	81	36	5	19	924.2	980	412	340	40	187	16	355	12	2	7	3897	119	3.55	1.262	9.5	0.4	1.8	3.5	1.90

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