Billy Hoeft

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-3, 180lb (190cm, 81kg)

Born: May 17, 1932 in Oshkosh, WI us

Died: March 16, 2010 in Canadian Lakes, MI

Buried: Park View Cemetery, Livonia, MI

High School: Oshkosh HS (Oshkosh, WI)

Last Game: September 25, 1966 (Age 34-131d)
vs. HOU 0.2 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1952 season

Full Name: William Frederick Hoeft

Pronunciation: \HEFT\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

20.6

101

ERA

3.94

505

200

1847.1

1140

WHIP

1.356

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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
1950	18	-1.9	Richmond	OHIN	D	DET	10	1	.909	1.71	2.08	12						95.0	58	22	18	4	34							0.968	5.5	0.4	3.2
1951	19	-7.6	Toledo	AA	AAA	DET	9	14	.391	5.43	5.76	27	26		12	1		164.0	171	105	99		85		124	4	1	2		1.561	9.4		4.7	6.8	1.46
1952	20	-10.1	DET	AL	Maj	DET	2	7	.222	4.32	4.75	34	10	9	1	0	4	125.0	123	66	60	14	63	4	67	5	0	5	553	1.488	8.9	1.0	4.5	4.8	1.06
1953	21	-8.9	DET	AL	Maj	DET	9	14	.391	4.83	5.15	29	27	2	9	0	2	197.2	223	113	106	24	58	6	90	4	1	2	863	1.422	10.2	1.1	2.6	4.1	1.55
1954	22	-6.6	DET	AL	Maj	DET	7	15	.318	4.58	4.78	34	25	5	10	4	1	175.0	180	93	89	22	59	8	114	4	0	3	752	1.366	9.3	1.1	3.0	5.9	1.93
1955	23	-5.4	DET	AL	Maj	DET	16	7	.696	2.99	3.07	32	29	0	17	7	0	220.0	187	75	73	17	75	1	133	6	0	3	909	1.191	7.7	0.7	3.1	5.4	1.77
1956	24	-4.4	DET	AL	Maj	DET	20	14	.588	4.06	4.61	38	34	2	18	4	0	248.0	276	127	112	22	104	12	172	5	0	7	1094	1.532	10.0	0.8	3.8	6.2	1.65
1957	25	-3.5	DET	AL	Maj	DET	9	11	.450	3.48	3.70	34	28	4	10	1	1	207.0	188	85	80	15	69	2	111	5	0	1	870	1.242	8.2	0.7	3.0	4.8	1.61
1958	26	-2.3	DET	AL	Maj	DET	10	9	.526	4.15	4.41	36	21	9	6	0	3	143.0	148	70	66	15	49	3	94	1	0	3	615	1.378	9.3	0.9	3.1	5.9	1.92
1959	27		3 Teams	AL	Maj	BAL-BOS-DET	2	5	.286	5.59	6.12	23	8	6	0	0	0	67.2	78	46	42	7	31	4	40	2	0	2	306	1.611	10.4	0.9	4.1	5.3	1.29
1959	27	-1.2	DET	AL	Maj	DET	1	1	.500	5.00	5.00	2	2	0	0	0	0	9.0	6	5	5	0	4	0	2	1	0	0	37	1.111	6.0	0.0	4.0	2.0	0.50
1959	27	-1.2	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	0	3	.000	5.60	6.11	5	3	0	0	0	0	17.2	22	12	11	1	8	1	8	1	0	0	83	1.698	11.2	0.5	4.1	4.1	1.00
1959	27	-1.2	BAL	AL	Maj	BAL	1	1	.500	5.71	6.37	16	3	6	0	0	0	41.0	50	29	26	6	19	3	30	0	0	2	186	1.683	11.0	1.3	4.2	6.6	1.58
1960	28	0.1	Miami	IL	AAA	BAL	4	5	.444	3.09	3.38	9	8		3	0		64.0	54	24	22	11	17	0	43	1	0	0		1.109	7.6	1.5	2.4	6.0	2.53
1960	28	0.1	BAL	AL	Maj	BAL	2	1	.667	4.34	4.82	19	0	8	0	0	0	18.2	18	10	9	2	14	1	14	0	0	0	89	1.714	8.7	1.0	6.8	6.8	1.00
1961	29	1.2	BAL	AL	Maj	BAL	7	4	.636	2.02	2.41	35	12	10	3	1	3	138.0	106	37	31	7	55	3	100	1	0	5	560	1.167	6.9	0.5	3.6	6.5	1.82
1962	30	2.3	BAL	AL	Maj	BAL	4	8	.333	4.59	4.91	57	4	27	0	0	7	113.2	103	62	58	7	43	5	73	1	0	2	479	1.284	8.2	0.6	3.4	5.8	1.70
1963	31	2.7	SFG	NL	Maj	SFG	2	0	1.000	4.44	4.44	23	0	9	0	0	4	24.1	26	12	12	5	10	2	8	0	0	1	108	1.479	9.6	1.8	3.7	3.0	0.80
1964	32	3.8	MLN	NL	Maj	MLN	4	0	1.000	3.80	4.30	42	0	13	0	0	4	73.1	76	35	31	9	18	6	47	1	0	1	303	1.282	9.3	1.1	2.2	5.8	2.61
1965	33	7.9	Salt Lake City	PCL	AAA	CHC	3	7	.300	3.07	3.51	17	16		5	1		123.0	114	48	42	10	17	2	93	1	0	2		1.065	8.3	0.7	1.2	6.8	5.47
1965	33	4.7	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	2	2	.500	2.81	3.68	29	2	7	1	0	1	51.1	41	21	16	3	20	2	44	0	0	0	217	1.188	7.2	0.5	3.5	7.7	2.20
1966	34		2 Teams	NL	Maj	CHC-SFG	1	4	.200	4.84	6.25	40	0	19	0	0	3	44.2	47	31	24	4	17	4	33	1	0	2	199	1.433	9.5	0.8	3.4	6.6	1.94
1966	34	6.2	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	1	2	.333	4.61	6.15	36	0	18	0	0	3	41.0	43	28	21	4	14	3	30	1	0	2	180	1.390	9.4	0.9	3.1	6.6	2.14
1966	34	6.2	SFG	NL	Maj	SFG	0	2	.000	7.36	7.36	4	0	1	0	0	0	3.2	4	3	3	0	3	1	3	0	0	0	19	1.909	9.8	0.0	7.4	7.4	1.00
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 (15 seasons)					Majors		97	101	.490	3.94	4.30	505	200	130	75	17	33	1847.1	1820	883	809	173	685	63	1140	36	1	37	7917	1.356	8.9	0.8	3.3	5.6	1.66
Minors (4 seasons)					Minors		26	27	.491	3.65	4.02	65	50		20	2		446.0	397	199	181	25	153	2	260	6	1	4		1.233	8.0		3.1
All Levels (17 Seasons)							123	128	.490	3.89	4.25	570	250	130	95	19	33	2293.1	2217	1082	990	198	838	65	1400	42	2	41	7917	1.332	8.7		3.3

AAA (3 seasons)					Minors		16	26	.381	4.18	4.54	53	50		20	2		351.0	339	177	163	21	119	2	260	6	1	4		1.305	8.7		3.1	6.7	2.18
D (1 season)					Minors		10	1	.909	1.71	2.08	12						95.0	58	22	18	4	34							0.968	5.5	0.4	3.2