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)

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

52.4

237

182

ERA

3.59

674

425

3762.1

1206

WHIP

1.340

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1916	16		2 Teams	EL	B		4	5				10						71.0	92				24
1916	16	-8.9	Hartford	EL	B
1916	16	-8.9	Lynn	EL	B
1917	17		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-A		10	26	.278	2.75	1.36	45	37					318.0	302	48	97		103							1.274	8.5		2.9
1917	17	-7.4	Montreal	IL	AA		7	17	.292	2.51		28	25					215.0	206		60		78							1.321	8.6		3.3
1917	17	-8.7	Memphis	SOUA	A		3	9	.250	3.23	4.19	17	12					103.0	96	48	37		25							1.175	8.4		2.2
1918	18		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-AA		7	13	.350			25		0				137.0	136	17	10		44		76	3		1		1.314				5.0	1.73
1918	18	-5.1	Newark	IL	AA		2	3	.400			5		0					33	17	10		9		25	0		0							2.78
1918	18	-7.5	Nashville	SOUA	A		5	10	.333			20						137.0	103				35		51	3		1		1.007	6.8		2.3	3.4	1.46
1918	18	-9.6	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	0	0		0.00	0.00	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	3	0.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	18.0
1919	19	-8.2	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	4	6	.400	3.25	3.59	13	11	2	6	1	0	105.1	99	42	38	1	22		28	0	0	1	400	1.149	8.5	0.1	1.9	2.4	1.27
1920	20	-7.2	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	6	6	.500	4.38	5.34	22	11	10	6	2	1	121.1	123	72	59	2	47		45	1	0	3	504	1.401	9.1	0.1	3.5	3.3	0.96
1921	21	-6.3	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	19	13	.594	3.09	3.86	43	32	7	21	1	3	282.1	301	121	97	3	81		102	5	1	3	1201	1.353	9.6	0.1	2.6	3.3	1.26
1922	22	-5.5	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	19	12	.613	3.43	3.87	37	31	3	17	3	0	265.0	271	114	101	13	76		95	9	0	5	1117	1.309	9.2	0.4	2.6	3.2	1.25
1923	23	-4.8	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	17	9	.654	3.02	3.66	37	28	7	19	1	1	238.2	227	97	80	9	66		60	4	0	1	993	1.228	8.6	0.3	2.5	2.3	0.91
1924	24	-4.1	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	18	13	.581	3.79	4.26	46	32	13	14	2	4	247.0	295	117	104	8	76		71	3	0	1	1088	1.502	10.7	0.3	2.8	2.6	0.93
1925	25	-3.9	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	11	14	.440	4.00	4.59	46	30	14	17	1	6	243.0	283	124	108	14	78		86	1	0	5	1074	1.486	10.5	0.5	2.9	3.2	1.10
1926	26	-2.8	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	16	12	.571	3.85	4.63	40	28	8	12	1	4	217.2	224	112	93	4	62		79	2	0	2	941	1.314	9.3	0.2	2.6	3.3	1.27
1927	27	-1.4	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	22	7	.759	2.63	3.16	36	32	4	23	3	1	256.1	242	90	75	10	54		86	4	0	1	1045	1.155	8.5	0.4	1.9	3.0	1.59
1928	28	0.0	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	23	7	.767	3.36	3.89	42	31	11	19	3	8	273.0	279	118	102	16	60	2	67	1	0	2	1138	1.242	9.2	0.5	2.0	2.2	1.12
1929	29	0.6	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	10	9	.526	4.24	5.13	30	25	3	12	0	2	201.2	219	115	95	9	69	2	57	3	0	2	884	1.428	9.8	0.4	3.1	2.5	0.83
1930	30		2 Teams	AL	Maj	DET-NYY	11	10	.524	4.71	5.69	34	27	5	10	1	4	183.1	240	116	96	14	56	2	35	2	2	5	841	1.615	11.8	0.7	2.7	1.7	0.63
1930	30	2.0	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	2	2	.500	4.53	5.10	8	7	0	2	0	0	47.2	64	27	24	7	9	0	10	0	2	1	213	1.531	12.1	1.3	1.7	1.9	1.11
1930	30	2.0	DET	AL	Maj	DET	9	8	.529	4.78	5.90	26	20	5	8	1	4	135.2	176	89	72	7	47	2	25	2	0	4	628	1.644	11.7	0.5	3.1	1.7	0.53
1931	31		2 Teams	AL	Maj	DET-PHA	13	13	.500	4.97	5.76	32	26	4	14	2	0	203.0	254	130	112	11	69	2	40	2	0	1	908	1.591	11.3	0.5	3.1	1.8	0.58
1931	31	2.7	DET	AL	Maj	DET	3	8	.273	5.87	6.85	16	12	4	5	0	0	92.0	124	70	60	2	32	1	10	2	0	0	429	1.696	12.1	0.2	3.1	1.0	0.31
1931	31	2.7	PHA	AL	Maj	PHA	10	5	.667	4.22	4.86	16	14	0	9	2	0	111.0	130	60	52	9	37	1	30	0	0	1	479	1.505	10.5	0.7	3.0	2.4	0.81
1932	32		2 Teams	NL	Maj	BRO-NYG	6	10	.375	4.35	5.08	26	16	5	3	0	1	124.0	141	70	60	9	37	4	36	5	0	1	548	1.435	10.2	0.7	2.7	2.6	0.97
1932	32	2.2	BRO	NL	Maj	BRO	1	3	.250	7.76	9.11	8	4	1	0	0	1	26.2	38	27	23	3	12	1	7	0	0	1	128	1.875	12.8	1.0	4.1	2.4	0.58
1932	32	2.2	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	5	7	.417	3.42	3.98	18	12	4	3	0	0	97.1	103	43	37	6	25	3	29	5	0	0	420	1.315	9.5	0.6	2.3	2.7	1.16
1933	33	3.1	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	5	7	.417	2.92	3.46	36	8	14	4	1	4	117.0	118	45	38	3	19	1	44	1	1	1	478	1.171	9.1	0.2	1.5	3.4	2.32
1934	34	4.8	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	15	6	.714	2.93	3.54	48	17	20	8	3	5	190.2	184	75	62	6	43	0	105	2	0	1	785	1.191	8.7	0.3	2.0	5.0	2.44
1935	35	6.2	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	7	11	.389	3.40	3.95	39	11	19	5	0	6	164.0	187	72	62	8	27	3	63	1	1	2	694	1.305	10.3	0.4	1.5	3.5	2.33
1936	36	7.2	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	7	5	.583	2.70	3.39	22	9	10	6	0	1	116.2	115	44	35	5	20	4	37	3	0	0	483	1.157	8.9	0.4	1.5	2.9	1.85
1937	37		2 Teams	NL	Maj	BRO-PIT	8	9	.471	3.42	4.48	38	19	10	10	1	2	195.0	211	97	74	8	36	3	65	0	0	2	828	1.267	9.7	0.4	1.7	3.0	1.81
1937	37	7.9	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	1	2	.333	4.50	4.50	11	0	6	0	0	2	28.0	31	14	14	3	6	2	21	0	0	0	121	1.321	10.0	1.0	1.9	6.8	3.50
1937	37	7.9	BRO	NL	Maj	BRO	7	7	.500	3.23	4.47	27	19	4	10	1	0	167.0	180	83	60	5	30	1	44	0	0	2	707	1.257	9.7	0.3	1.6	2.4	1.47
1938	38	8.9	BRO	NL	Maj	BRO	0	3	.000	4.96	4.96	6	1	3	0	0	0	16.1	24	9	9	1	5	1	3	0	0	0	78	1.776	13.2	0.6	2.8	1.7	0.60
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (21 seasons)					Majors		237	182	.566	3.59	4.26	674	425	172	226	26	53	3762.1	4037	1780	1500	154	1003	24	1206	49	5	39	16031	1.340	9.7	0.4	2.4	2.9	1.20
Minors (3 seasons)					Minors		17	39				70	37	0				455.0	438	65	107		147		76	3		1
All Levels (23 Seasons)							254	221				744	462	172	226	26	53	4217.1	4475	1845	1607	154	1150	24	1282	52	5	40	16031

AA (2 seasons)					Minors		9	20	.310	2.93		33	25	0				215.0	239	17	70		87		25	0		0		1.516
A (2 seasons)					Minors		8	19	.296		1.80	37	12					240.0	199	48	37		60		51	3		1		1.079	7.5		2.3
B (1 season)					Minors