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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Team Record in Appearances: 6-6

Days of Rest

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 9, Entered with runners on base: 5

1971 Pitching Game Log

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1971 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	1043	58	Jun 8	ATL		STL	W,8-7	8-8	BS(1)	99	0.1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2.45	2	0	1	0	1	1		2	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.22	-0.337	.43	-0.07%	-2.59	8t 12- 2 out a3	8t 3 out tie
2	1044	61	Jun 11	ATL	@	HOU	L,4-5	8-8		2	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.00	0.95	3	1	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.13	0.005	.11	0.00%	0.42	8b --- 0 out d3	8b 3 out d3
3	1045	68	Jun 18	ATL	@	CIN	L,1-6	7-8		6	1.0	4	4	4	1	0	2	0	15.43	14.02	8	3	0	0	0	4		0	0	0	0	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	.37	-0.075	.17	-0.02%	-2.95	7b --- 0 out d1	8b 1-- 0 out d4
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
				Player went from Atlanta Braves to Los Angeles Dodgers
4	1046	122	Aug 16	LAD		NYM	L,0-6	8-GF		58	1.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	9.82	9.81	5	2	2	1	0	1		2	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.01	0.001	.02	0.00%	0.80	8t 12- 2 out d6	9t end d 6
5	1047	131	Aug 28(1)	LAD	@	NYM	L,2-9	7-GF(8)		11	2.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	6.35	6.51	6	1	3	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.85	7b --- 0 out d8	8b end d 8
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
6	1048	138	Sep 3	LAD		CIN	W,6-5	6-7		5	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.70	5.19	5	2	1	0	0	1		1	0	0	2	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.27	0.057	.12	0.02%	1.42	6t -2- 0 out d3	7t 3 out d3
7	1049	140	Sep 5	LAD		CIN	L,5-7	7-GF		1	3.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	3.38	4.51	9	2	5	1	0	0		0	0	0	1	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.31	0.058	.13	0.01%	1.23	7t --- 0 out d2	9t end d 2
8	1050	144	Sep 9	LAD	@	SDP	W,3-2	8-GF	S(1)	3	1.2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	3.65	4.23	6	2	3	0	0	1		2	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	1	0	2.60	0.230	4.40	0.23%	0.21	8b 12- 1 out a2	9b end a 1
9	1051	146	Sep 12	LAD	@	SDP	W,6-3	7-GF	S(2)	2	3.0	0	0	0	1	4	0	0	2.93	3.56	9	4	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	1	0	0	.65	0.110	2.29	0.23%	1.21	7b --- 0 out a3	9b end a 3
10	1052	148	Sep 14	LAD	@	SFG	W,6-5	9-GF	S(3)	1	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	2.76	3.43	4	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.07	0.176	30.70	1.05%	0.43	9b --- 0 out a1	9b end a 1
11	1053	151	Sep 17	LAD		ATL	L,2-3	10-GF(11)	L(0-1)	2	2.0	1	1	1	0	2	1	0	2.95	3.81	7	3	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.46	-0.214	9.42	-0.83%	-0.18	10t --- 0 out tie	11t end d 1
12	1054	159	Sep 26	LAD	@	ATL	W,5-2	7-8	H(1)	8	1.2	2	0	0	1	3	0	0	2.70	3.55	8	0	2	0	0	2		2	1	1	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.07	0.109	21.03	0.67%	0.82	7b -23 1 out a4	8b 3 out a3
							6-6		W-L:0-1,Sv:3,BSv:1,Hld:1	3.3	20.0	12	7	6	5	16	3	0	2.70	3.55	72	1.17		8%	3%	12		9	33%	1	3	1	66	2	0	0	1	1	0	.99	0.120	6.02	1.29%	1.67

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