Hoyt Wilhelm

Q: When was Hoyt Wilhelm born?

Hoyt Wilhelm was born on July 26, 1922.

Q: Where was Hoyt Wilhelm born?

Hoyt Wilhelm was born in Huntersville, NC .

Q: How tall was Hoyt Wilhelm?

Hoyt Wilhelm was 6-0 (183 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Hoyt Wilhelm weigh when playing?

Hoyt Wilhelm weighed 190 lbs (86 kg) when playing.

Q: How many seasons did Hoyt Wilhelm play?

Hoyt Wilhelm played 21 seasons.

Q: Is Hoyt Wilhelm in the Hall of Fame?

Hoyt Wilhelm was elected into the Hall of Fame in 1985.

Q: How many strikeouts did Hoyt Wilhelm have?

Hoyt Wilhelm had 1,610 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has Hoyt Wilhelm played for?

Hoyt Wilhelm played for 9 teams; the New York Giants, Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Cardinals, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago White Sox, Atlanta Braves, California Angels, Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers.

Q: How many World Series has Hoyt Wilhelm won?

Hoyt Wilhelm won 1 World Series.

Q: When did Hoyt Wilhelm retire?

Hoyt Wilhelm last played in 1972.

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

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
1943			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service)
1944			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service)
1945			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service)
1948	25	NYG-min	B,A	13	9	.591	3.42	30			16	2		200.0	194	104	76		62		104	7	0	6				1.280	8.7		2.8	4.7	1.68	KNX,JCK TRIS,SALL
1949	26	NYG-min	A	17	12	.586	2.66	33			18	1		223.0	198	96	66		92		126	3	0	7				1.300	8.0		3.7	5.1	1.37	JCK SALL
1950	27	NYG-min	AAA	15	11	.577	4.95	35	25		10	1		180.0	190	109	99		64		99	5	1	2				1.411	9.5		3.2	5.0	1.55	MNE AA
1951	28	NYG-min	AAA	11	14	.440	3.94	40	29		12	1		210.0	219	107	92		82		148	3	0	7				1.433	9.4		3.5	6.3	1.80	MNE AA
1952	29	NYG	NL	15	3	*.833*	2.43	71	0	32	0	0	11	159.1	127	60	43	12	57	4	108	5	0	3	646	152	3.18	1.155	7.2	0.7	3.2	6.1	1.89	MVP-4,RoY-2
1953	30	NYG	NL	7	8	.467	3.04	68	0	39	0	0	15	145.0	127	61	49	13	77	8	71	4	0	9	628	143	4.46	1.407	7.9	0.8	4.8	4.4	0.92	AS
1954	31	NYG	NL	12	4	.750	2.10	57	0	30	0	0	7	111.1	77	32	26	5	52	6	64	5	1	2	456	194	3.37	1.159	6.2	0.4	4.2	5.2	1.23	MVP-15
1955	32	NYG	NL	4	1	.800	3.93	59	0	14	0	0	0	103.0	104	53	45	10	40	5	71	2	0	6	449	104	3.47	1.398	9.1	0.9	3.5	6.2	1.78
1956	33	NYG	NL	4	9	.308	3.83	64	0	38	0	0	8	89.1	97	45	38	7	43	10	71	2	0	6	403	99	3.31	1.567	9.8	0.7	4.3	7.2	1.65
1957	34	TOT	MLB	2	4	.333	4.14	42	0	32	0	0	12	58.2	54	29	27	8	22	1	29	4	0	0	246	96	4.57	1.295	8.3	1.2	3.4	4.4	1.32
1957	34	STL	NL	1	4	.200	4.25	40	0	30	0	0	11	55.0	52	28	26	7	21	1	29	3	0	0	231	94	4.37	1.327	8.5	1.1	3.4	4.7	1.38
1957	34	CLE	AL	1	0	1.000	2.45	2	0	2	0	0	1	3.2	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	15	170	7.64	0.818	4.9	2.5	2.5	0.0	0.00
1958	35	TOT	AL	3	10	.231	2.34	39	10	17	4	1	5	131.0	95	41	34	6	45	4	92	2	2	2	526	158	2.74	1.069	6.5	0.4	3.1	6.3	2.04
1958	35	CLE	AL	2	7	.222	2.49	30	6	16	1	0	5	90.1	70	32	25	4	35	2	57	1	0	2	371	149	2.98	1.162	7.0	0.4	3.5	5.7	1.63
1958	35	BAL	AL	1	3	.250	1.99	9	4	1	3	1	0	40.2	25	9	9	2	10	2	35	1	2	0	155	182	2.20	0.861	5.5	0.4	2.2	7.7	3.50
1959	36	BAL	AL	15	11	.577	*2.19*	32	27	2	13	3	0	226.0	178	64	55	13	77	3	139	10	0	5	902	*173*	3.22	1.128	7.1	0.5	3.1	5.5	1.81	AS,AS
1960	37	BAL	AL	11	8	.579	3.31	41	11	24	3	1	7	147.0	125	69	54	13	39	0	107	1	1	6	599	116	3.04	1.116	7.7	0.8	2.4	6.6	2.74
1961	38	BAL	AL	9	7	.563	2.30	51	1	43	0	0	18	109.2	89	35	28	5	41	5	87	4	0	3	458	167	2.81	1.185	7.3	0.4	3.4	7.1	2.12	AS,AS,MVP-24
1962	39	BAL	AL	7	10	.412	1.94	52	0	44	0	0	15	93.0	64	28	20	5	34	2	90	3	0	11	371	192	2.57	1.054	6.2	0.5	3.3	8.7	2.65	AS,AS
1963	40	CHW	AL	5	8	.385	2.64	55	3	40	0	0	21	136.1	106	47	40	8	30	1	111	4	0	4	545	132	2.36	0.998	7.0	0.5	2.0	7.3	3.70
1964	41	CHW	AL	12	9	.571	1.99	73	0	55	0	0	27	131.1	94	35	29	7	30	1	95	2	0	3	510	174	2.58	0.944	6.4	0.5	2.1	6.5	3.17	MVP-19
1965	42	CHW	AL	7	7	.500	1.81	66	0	45	0	0	21	144.0	88	34	29	11	32	7	106	2	0	10	545	174	2.75	0.833	5.5	0.7	2.0	6.6	3.31
1966	43	CHW	AL	5	2	.714	1.66	46	0	30	0	0	6	81.1	50	21	15	6	17	2	61	1	0	3	308	192	2.68	0.824	5.5	0.7	1.9	6.8	3.59
1967	44	CHW	AL	8	3	.727	1.31	49	0	30	0	0	12	89.0	58	21	13	2	34	4	76	4	0	2	360	230	2.40	1.034	5.9	0.2	3.4	7.7	2.24
1968	45	CHW	AL	4	4	.500	1.73	72	0	39	0	0	12	93.2	69	20	18	4	24	5	72	2	0	1	368	185	2.24	0.993	6.6	0.4	2.3	6.9	3.00
1969	46	TOT	MLB	7	7	.500	2.19	52	0	42	0	0	14	78.0	50	22	19	4	22	4	67	4	0	6	303	160	2.46	0.923	5.8	0.5	2.5	7.7	3.05
1969	46	CAL	AL	5	7	.417	2.47	44	0	35	0	0	10	65.2	45	21	18	4	18	4	53	3	0	5	256	141	2.65	0.959	6.2	0.5	2.5	7.3	2.94
1969	46	ATL	NL	2	0	1.000	0.73	8	0	7	0	0	4	12.1	5	1	1	0	4	0	14	1	0	1	47	515	1.45	0.730	3.6	0.0	2.9	10.2	3.50
1970	47	TOT	NL	6	5	.545	3.40	53	0	39	0	0	13	82.0	73	33	31	8	42	7	68	1	0	4	357	126	3.82	1.402	8.0	0.9	4.6	7.5	1.62	AS
1970	47	ATL	NL	6	4	.600	3.10	50	0	37	0	0	13	78.1	69	29	27	7	39	7	67	1	0	4	339	138	3.62	1.379	7.9	0.8	4.5	7.7	1.72
1970	47	CHC	NL	0	1	.000	9.82	3	0	2	0	0	0	3.2	4	4	4	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	18	50	8.09	1.909	9.8	2.5	7.4	2.5	0.33
1971	48	LAD-min	AAA	2	3	.400	3.89	8	6		1	0	1	37.0	39	16	16	4	9	1	24	0	0	1				1.297	9.5	1.0	2.2	5.8	2.67	SPO PCL
1971	48	TOT	NL	0	1	.000	2.70	12	0	7	0	0	3	20.0	12	7	6	3	5	0	16	0	0	0	72	127	3.55	0.850	5.4	1.4	2.3	7.2	3.20
1971	48	ATL	NL	0	0		15.43	3	0	0	0	0	0	2.1	6	5	4	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	13	28	14.02	3.000	23.1	7.7	3.9	3.9	1.00
1971	48	LAD	NL	0	1	.000	1.02	9	0	7	0	0	3	17.2	6	2	2	1	4	0	15	0	0	0	59	325	2.17	0.566	3.1	0.5	2.0	7.6	3.75
1972	49	LAD	NL	0	1	.000	4.62	16	0	9	0	0	1	25.1	20	16	13	0	15	0	9	0	0	4	112	74	3.46	1.382	7.1	0.0	5.3	3.2	0.60
21 Yrs				143	122	.540	2.52	1070	52	651	20	5	228	2254.1	1757	773	632	150	778	79	1610	62	4	90	9164	147	3.06	1.125	7.0	0.6	3.1	6.4	2.07
162 Game Avg.				9	7	.540	2.52	65	3	39	1	0	14	137	106	47	38	9	47	5	98	4	0	5	555	147	3.06	1.125	7.0	0.6	3.1	6.4	2.07
				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
CHW (6 yrs)				41	33	.554	1.92	361	3	239	0	0	99	675.2	465	178	144	38	167	20	521	15	0	23	2636	171	2.51	0.935	6.2	0.5	2.2	6.9	3.12
NYG (5 yrs)				42	25	.627	2.98	319	0	153	0	0	41	608.0	532	251	201	47	269	33	385	18	1	26	2582	135	3.59	1.317	7.9	0.7	4.0	5.7	1.43
BAL (5 yrs)				43	39	.524	2.42	185	43	114	19	5	40	616.1	481	205	166	38	201	12	458	19	3	25	2485	156	2.94	1.107	7.0	0.6	2.9	6.7	2.28
ATL (3 yrs)				8	4	.667	3.10	61	0	44	0	0	17	93.0	80	35	32	9	44	7	82	2	0	5	399	136	3.59	1.333	7.7	0.9	4.3	7.9	1.86
LAD (2 yrs)				0	2	.000	3.14	25	0	16	0	0	4	43.0	26	18	15	1	19	0	24	0	0	4	171	107	2.93	1.047	5.4	0.2	4.0	5.0	1.26
CLE (2 yrs)				3	7	.300	2.49	32	6	18	1	0	6	94.0	72	33	26	5	36	2	57	2	0	2	386	150	3.17	1.149	6.9	0.5	3.4	5.5	1.58
STL (1 yr)				1	4	.200	4.25	40	0	30	0	0	11	55.0	52	28	26	7	21	1	29	3	0	0	231	94	4.37	1.327	8.5	1.1	3.4	4.7	1.38
CHC (1 yr)				0	1	.000	9.82	3	0	2	0	0	0	3.2	4	4	4	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	18	50	8.09	1.909	9.8	2.5	7.4	2.5	0.33
CAL (1 yr)				5	7	.417	2.47	44	0	35	0	0	10	65.2	45	21	18	4	18	4	53	3	0	5	256	141	2.65	0.959	6.2	0.5	2.5	7.3	2.94

AL (13 yrs)				92	86	.517	2.19	622	52	406	20	5	155	1451.2	1063	437	354	85	422	38	1089	39	3	55	5763	161	2.74	1.023	6.6	0.5	2.6	6.8	2.58
NL (10 yrs)				51	36	.586	3.12	448	0	245	0	0	73	802.2	694	336	278	65	356	41	521	23	1	35	3401	128	3.63	1.308	7.8	0.7	4.0	5.8	1.46

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Hoyt Wilhelm born?

Hoyt Wilhelm was born on July 26, 1922.

Where was Hoyt Wilhelm born?

Hoyt Wilhelm was born in Huntersville, NC.

How tall was Hoyt Wilhelm?

Hoyt Wilhelm was 6-0 (183 cm) tall.

How much did Hoyt Wilhelm weigh when playing?

Hoyt Wilhelm weighed 190 lbs (86 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Hoyt Wilhelm play?

Hoyt Wilhelm played 21 seasons.

Is Hoyt Wilhelm in the Hall of Fame?

Hoyt Wilhelm was elected into the Hall of Fame in 1985.

What position did Hoyt Wilhelm play?

Hoyt Wilhelm was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Hoyt Wilhelm have?

Hoyt Wilhelm had 1,610 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Hoyt Wilhelm played for?

Hoyt Wilhelm played for 9 teams; the New York Giants, Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Cardinals, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago White Sox, Atlanta Braves, California Angels, Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers.

How many World Series has Hoyt Wilhelm won?

Hoyt Wilhelm won 1 World Series.

When did Hoyt Wilhelm retire?

Hoyt Wilhelm last played in 1972.

What are Hoyt Wilhelm's nicknames?

Old Sarge is a nickname for Hoyt Wilhelm.

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