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

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	23-29 / in Starts: 0-0
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	12 games
Most Games w/o RBI	12 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 17 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	14 (6-5-3)
Avg. MLBer w/ 17 PAs	2
Avg. Runners on Base	10 (5-3-1)

Most Driven In By
J Brandt	1

1962 Batting Game Log

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1962 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	525	1	Apr 10	BAL	@	NYY	L,6-7	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	526	5 (3)	Apr 17	BAL		NYY	L,3-8	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
3	527	6	Apr 18	BAL		NYY	W,1-0	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	3	.78	-0.029	1.39	-0.03%	-0.76	P
4	528	8 (1)	Apr 20	BAL	@	WSA	W,5-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	2						P
5	529	15 (6)	Apr 28	BAL	@	KCA	W,3-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
6	530	20 (4)	May 4	BAL	@	LAA	L,4-5	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	6						P
7	531	22 (1)	May 6	BAL	@	LAA	L,7-15	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	1						P
8	532	24 (1)	May 10	BAL		KCA	W,5-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
9	533	27 (2)	May 13	BAL		WSA	W,3-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	6						P
10	534	30 (2)	May 17	BAL		LAA	W,6-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
11	535	31	May 18	BAL	@	CHW	W,7-4	8-GF(12)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.27	-0.066	2.93	-0.09%	-0.81	P
12	536	35 (3)	May 21	BAL	@	CLE	L,7-10	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
13	537	36	May 22	BAL	@	CLE	W,4-1	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
14	538	37	May 24	BAL		DET	L,4-5	8-11	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	2.22	-0.055	4.91	-0.07%	-0.22	P
15	539	44 (6)	May 30 (2)	BAL		CLE	W,7-0	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.06	-0.002	.11	0.00%	-0.78	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
16	540	46 (1)	Jun 1	BAL		CHW	L,2-3	10-GF(11)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	4	4.20	-0.208	6.27	-0.19%	-0.79	P
17	541	50 (3)	Jun 5	BAL		WSA	W,6-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
18	542	53 (2)	Jun 8	BAL	@	NYY	L,0-1	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
19	543	57 (3)	Jun 11	BAL	@	NYY	W,5-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
20	544	60 (2)	Jun 14	BAL	@	BOS	W,7-4	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.27	-0.007	.27	0.00%	-0.24	P
21	545	63 (2)	Jun 17	BAL	@	WSA	W,4-3	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	1.71	-0.044	2.74	-0.04%	-0.43	P
22	546	66 (2)	Jun 22 (1)	BAL		BOS	L,1-2	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	7						P
23	547	70 (3)	Jun 24 (2)	BAL		BOS	L,5-8	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
24	548	74 (3)	Jun 29	BAL		DET	L,0-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
25	549	76 (1)	Jun 30 (2)	BAL		DET	L,4-7	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
26	550	80 (3)	Jul 4 (2)	BAL	@	CHW	L,2-5	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
27	551	82 (1)	Jul 6	BAL	@	DET	L,4-5	5-GF	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	9	1.77	0.019	2.67	0.02%	0.15	P
28	552	85 (2)	Jul 8 (2)	BAL	@	DET	L,2-3	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	7						P
29	553	88 (2)	Jul 14	BAL		CLE	W,4-3	8-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	9						P
30	554	93 (4)	Jul 19	BAL	@	KCA	W,7-3	7-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.182	.100	.282	9	.16	0.005	.24	0.01%	0.39	P
31	555	95 (1)	Jul 21	BAL	@	MIN	L,6-7	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.182	.100	.282	9						P
32	556	96	Jul 22	BAL	@	MIN	W,8-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.182	.100	.282	9						P
33	557	98 (1)	Jul 24 (1)	BAL	@	LAA	W,3-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.182	.100	.282	9						P
34	558	101 (2)	Jul 27	BAL		KCA	W,3-2	9-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.182	.100	.282	9						P
35	559	104 (2)	Jul 29	BAL		KCA	L,3-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.182	.100	.282	9						P
36	560	105	Jul 31	BAL		MIN	W,8-7	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.182	.100	.282	9						P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
37	561	107 (1)	Aug 2	BAL		MIN	L,3-6	6-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.154	.083	.237	9	.43	-0.021	.20	-0.01%	-0.24	P
38	562	111 (3)	Aug 6	BAL	@	CHW	L,4-5	9-11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.083	.154	.083	.237	7						P
39	563	118 (6)	Aug 14 (1)	BAL	@	DET	L,10-13	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.083	.154	.083	.237	9						P
40	564	120 (1)	Aug 15	BAL	@	DET	L,1-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.083	.154	.083	.237	9						P
41	565	122 (1)	Aug 18	BAL		CLE	L,3-4	8-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.143	.077	.220	9	1.00	-0.025	.03	0.00%	-0.10	P
42	566	125 (2)	Aug 22	BAL		CHW	L,6-7	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.077	.143	.077	.220	9						P
43	567	128 (2)	Aug 25 (1)	BAL		NYY	W,8-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.077	.143	.077	.220	9						P
44	568	129	Aug 25 (2)	BAL		NYY	W,4-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.077	.143	.077	.220	6						P
45	569	134 (4)	Aug 30	BAL		WSA	L,2-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.077	.143	.077	.220	9						P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
46	570	138 (3)	Sep 2 (2)	BAL	@	CLE	W,2-1	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.071	.133	.071	.205	9	.27	-0.008	.01	0.00%	-0.22	P
47	571	142 (3)	Sep 5 (2)	BAL		DET	L,0-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.071	.133	.071	.205	9						P
48	572	143	Sep 7	BAL		LAA	L,4-5	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.071	.133	.071	.205	8						P
49	573	145 (1)	Sep 9	BAL		LAA	W,4-3	10-GF(14)	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.176	.125	.301	8	1.53	-0.014	.00	0.00%	-0.03	P
50	574	149 (3)	Sep 15 (1)	BAL	@	KCA	L,3-4	9-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.176	.125	.301	9						P
51	575	153 (3)	Sep 19	BAL	@	LAA	L,4-9	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.176	.125	.301	9						P
52	576	157 (3)	Sep 24	BAL		KCA	L,2-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.176	.125	.301	9						P
							23-29		17	16	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.176	.125	.301		1.21	-0.455	1.62	-0.42%	-4.09

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