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Hoyt Wilhelm
James Hoyt Wilhelm

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 195 lb.

Debut April 19, 1952
Final Game July 10, 1972
Born July 26, 1922 in Huntersville, NC
Died August 23, 2002 in Sarasota, FL

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1985.

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Pitching Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1952 29 NYG NL  15   3  71   0   0   0  32 11  159.3  127   60   43  12   57  108   5   3   646       0  2.43  3.69  152 1.155 MVP-4,RoY-2
 1953 30 NYG NL   7   8  68   0   0   0  39 15  145.0  127   61   49  13   77   71   4   9   628       0  3.04  4.32  142 1.407 AS
 1954 31 NYG NL  12   4  57   0   0   0  30  7  111.3   77   32   26   5   52   64   5   2   456       1  2.10  4.07  194 1.159 MVP-15
 1955 32 NYG NL   4   1  59   0   0   0  14  0  103.0  104   53   45  10   40   71   2   6   449   5   0  3.93  4.04  103 1.398
 1956 33 NYG NL   4   9  64   0   0   0  38  8   89.3   97   45   38   7   43   71   2   6   403  10   0  3.83  3.77   98 1.567
 1957 34 TOT      2   4  42   0   0   0  32 12   58.7   54   29   27   8   22   29   4   0   246   1   0  4.14  3.98   96 1.295
         STL NL   1   4  40   0   0   0  30 11   55.0   52   28   26   7   21   29   3   0   231   1   0  4.25  3.99   94 1.327
         CLE AL   1   0   2   0   0   0   2  1    3.7    2    1    1   1    1    0   1   0    15   0   0  2.45  3.75  153 0.818
 1958 35 TOT AL   3  10  39  10   4   1  17  5  131.0   95   41   34   6   45   92   2   2   526   4   2  2.34  3.66  157 1.069
         CLE AL   2   7  30   6   1   0  16  5   90.3   70   32   25   4   35   57   1   2   371   2   0  2.49  3.69  148 1.162
         BAL AL   1   3   9   4   3   1   1  0   40.7   25    9    9   2   10   35   1   0   155   2   2  1.99  3.58  180 0.861
 1959 36 BAL AL  15  11  32  27  13   3   2  0  226.0  178   64   55  13   77  139  10   5   902   3   0  2.19  3.78  173 1.128 AS
 1960 37 BAL AL  11   8  41  11   3   1  24  7  147.0  125   69   54  13   39  107   1   6   599   0   1  3.31  3.79  115 1.116
 1961 38 BAL AL   9   7  51   1   0   0  43 18  109.7   89   35   28   5   41   87   4   3   458   5   0  2.30  3.86  168 1.185 MVP-24,AS
 1962 39 BAL AL   7  10  52   0   0   0  44 15   93.0   64   28   20   5   34   90   3  11   371   2   0  1.94  3.69  191 1.054 AS
 1963 40 CHW AL   5   8  55   3   0   0  40 21  136.3  106   47   40   8   30  111   4   4   545   1   0  2.64  3.48  132 0.998
 1964 41 CHW AL  12   9  73   0   0   0  55 27  131.3   94   35   29   7   30   95   2   3   510   1   0  1.99  3.44  173 0.944 MVP-19
 1965 42 CHW AL   7   7  66   0   0   0  45 20  144.0   88   34   29  11   32  106   2  10   545   7   0  1.81  3.18  176 0.833
 1966 43 CHW AL   5   2  46   0   0   0  30  6   81.3   50   21   15   6   17   61   1   3   308   2   0  1.66  3.16  190 0.824
 1967 44 CHW AL   8   3  49   0   0   0  30 12   89.0   58   21   13   2   34   76   4   2   360   4   0  1.31  3.00  229 1.034
 1968 45 CHW AL   4   4  72   0   0   0  39 12   93.7   69   20   18   4   24   72   2   1   368   5   0  1.73  3.19  184 0.993
 1969 46 TOT      7   7  52   0   0   0  42 14   78.0   50   22   19   4   22   67   4   6   303   4   0  2.19  3.48  159 0.923
         CAL AL   5   7  44   0   0   0  35 10   65.7   45   21   18   4   18   53   3   5   256   4   0  2.47  3.45  140 0.959
         ATL NL   2   0   8   0   0   0   7  4   12.3    5    1    1   0    4   14   1   1    47   0   0  0.73  3.63  498 0.730
 1970 47 TOT NL   6   5  53   0   0   0  39 13   82.0   73   33   31   8   42   68   1   4   357   7   0  3.40  4.30  127 1.402 AS
         ATL NL   6   4  50   0   0   0  37 13   78.3   69   29   27   7   39   67   1   4   339   7   0  3.10  4.30  139 1.379
         CHC NL   0   1   3   0   0   0   2  0    3.7    4    4    4   1    3    1   0   0    18   0   0  9.82  4.46   45 1.909
 1971 48 TOT NL   0   1  12   0   0   0   7  3   20.0   12    7    6   3    5   16   0   0    72   0   0  2.70  3.28  122 0.850
         ATL NL   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  0    2.3    6    5    4   2    1    1   0   0    13   0   0 15.43  3.71   24 3.000
         LAD NL   0   1   9   0   0   0   7  3   17.7    6    2    2   1    4   15   0   0    59   0   0  1.02  3.23  317 0.566
 1972 49 LAD NL   0   1  16   0   0   0   9  1   25.3   20   16   13   0   15    9   0   4   112   0   0  4.62  3.35   73 1.382
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 21 Years           122      52       5    227        1757       632      778       62  90  9164  61   4  2.52  3.68  146 1.125
 WL%= .540      143    1070      20     651    2254.3       773      150      1610
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     8   7  64   3   1   0  39 13  136.3  106   46   38   9   47   97   3   5   555   3   0  2.52  3.68  146 1.125
 Career High     15  11  73  27  13   3  55 27  226.0  178   69   55  13   77  139  10  11   902  10   2  1.31  4.32  229 0.824
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
                 W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Batting Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1952 29 NYG NL  71   38    4    6   0  0   1    2   0  1   1  11  .158  .179  .237   14    9   3           0   0 MVP-4,RoY-2
 1953 30 NYG NL  68   33    5    5   2  1   0    1   0  0   4   8  .152  .243  .273   33    9   5           0   2 AS
 1954 31 NYG NL  57   21    0    1   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   8  .048  .048  .048  -75    1   1   0       0   0 MVP-15
 1955 32 NYG NL  59   19    2    3   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   4  .158  .200  .158   -3    3   1   0   0   0   0
 1956 33 NYG NL  64    9    0    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .222  .222  .222   21    2   0   0   0   0   0
 1957 34 TOT     42    6    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   4  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
         STL NL  40    6    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   4  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1958 35 TOT AL  39   32    2    3   0  0   0    2   0  0   1  10  .094  .121  .094  -39    3   4   0   0   0   2
         CLE AL  30   21    1    2   0  0   0    2   0  0   1   6  .095  .136  .095  -34    2   3   0   0   0   2
         BAL AL   9   11    1    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   4  .091  .091  .091  -48    1   1   0   0   0   0
 1959 36 BAL AL  32   76    2    4   0  0   0    2   0  0   5  23  .053  .111  .053  -53    4   4   0   0   0   1 AS
 1960 37 BAL AL  41   42    1    3   0  0   0    4   0  0   2  14  .071  .111  .071  -49    3   3   1   0   0   1
 1961 38 BAL AL  51   20    1    1   0  0   0    2   0  0   2  10  .050  .136  .050  -47    1   2   0   0   0   1 MVP-24,AS
 1962 39 BAL AL  52   16    1    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   1  10  .125  .176  .125  -15    2   0   0   0   0   0 AS
 1963 40 CHW AL  55   29    3    2   0  0   0    2   0  0   4  11  .069  .182  .069  -25    2   3   0   0   0   1
 1964 41 CHW AL  73   21    2    3   0  0   0    3   0  0   1   7  .143  .182  .143   -7    3   2   0   0   0   0 MVP-19
 1965 42 CHW AL  66   22    1    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   2  12  .000  .083  .000  -73    0   4   0   0   0   0
 1966 43 CHW AL  46    8    0    1   1  0   0    0   0  0   0   4  .125  .125  .250    8    2   0   0   0   0   0
 1967 44 CHW AL  49   13    0    1   0  0   0    1   0  0   0  11  .077  .077  .077  -53    1   0   0   0   0   0
 1968 45 CHW AL  72    3    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   3  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   1   0   0   0   0
 1969 46 TOT     52    9    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   6  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
         CAL AL  44    8    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   6  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
         ATL NL   8    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1970 47 TOT NL  53   11    0    1   0  0   0    1   0  0   2   6  .091  .231  .091  -12    1   0   0   0   0   0 AS
         ATL NL  50   11    0    1   0  0   0    1   0  0   2   6  .091  .231  .091  -12    1   0   0   0   0   0
 1971 48 TOT NL  12    3    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
         LAD NL   9    3    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1972 49 LAD NL  16    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   1   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 21 Seasons    1070  432   24   38   3  1   1   21   0  1  26 166  .088  .139  .106  -31   46  34   1   0   0   8
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg         65    4    6   0  0   0    3   0  0   4  25  .088  .139  .106  -31    7   5   0   0   0   1
 Career High     73   76    5    6   2  1   1    4   0  1   5  23                           9   5   1   0   0   2
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP

Special Batting Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1952 29 NYG NL   42   36    1   0.7    98| .158  .263| .179  .336| .237  .391| .416  .727|  14  .041  -4.7  -0.5   0%
 1953 30 NYG NL   42   35    2   1.5   112| .152  .277| .243  .348| .273  .431| .516  .779|  33  .106  -3.4  -0.3   0%
 1954 31 NYG NL   22   21    0   0.0   110| .048  .275| .048  .347| .048  .426| .096  .772| -75  .000  -5.5  -0.5   0%
 1955 32 NYG NL   21   17    1   1.6   106| .158  .267| .200  .338| .158  .422| .358  .760|  -3  .119  -2.9  -0.3   0%
 1956 33 NYG NL    9    7    0   0.0   102| .222  .263| .222  .330| .222  .415| .444  .745|  21  .000  -1.0  -0.1   0%
 1957 34 TOT       6    6    0   0.0   105| .000  .271| .000  .334| .000  .419| .000  .754|-100  .000  -1.7  -0.2   0%
         STL NL    6    6    0   0.0   105| .000  .271| .000  .334| .000  .419| .000  .754|-100  .000  -1.7  -0.2   0%
 1958 35 TOT AL   37   35    0   0.0    96| .094  .258| .121  .327| .094  .393| .215  .719| -39  .000  -6.1  -0.6   0%
         CLE AL   25   24    0   0.0    97| .095  .260| .136  .329| .095  .396| .231  .725| -34  .000  -3.9  -0.4   0%
         BAL AL   12   11    0   0.0    93| .091  .255| .091  .322| .091  .387| .182  .709| -48  .000  -2.2  -0.2   0%
 1959 36 BAL AL   85   77    1   0.4    96| .053  .257| .111  .328| .053  .392| .164  .720| -53  .010 -16.0  -1.7   0%
 1960 37 BAL AL   48   44    0   0.0   100| .071  .262| .111  .336| .071  .401| .182  .737| -49  .000  -8.9  -0.9   0%
 1961 38 BAL AL   24   22    0   0.0   100| .050  .259| .136  .334| .050  .403| .186  .737| -47  .000  -4.2  -0.4   0%
 1962 39 BAL AL   17   14    0   0.0    97| .125  .256| .176  .327| .125  .399| .301  .726| -15  .000  -2.6  -0.3   0%
 1963 40 CHW AL   36   31    1   0.9    93| .069  .253| .182  .319| .069  .391| .251  .710| -25  .053  -4.9  -0.5   0%
 1964 41 CHW AL   24   20    1   1.4    94| .143  .252| .182  .320| .143  .392| .325  .712|  -7  .110  -3.0  -0.3   0%
 1965 42 CHW AL   28   26    0   0.0    86| .000  .243| .083  .311| .000  .372| .083  .683| -73  .000  -4.9  -0.5   0%
 1966 43 CHW AL    8    7    0   0.0    84| .125  .240| .125  .306| .250  .370| .375  .676|   8  .000  -0.9  -0.1   0%
 1967 44 CHW AL   13   12    0   0.0    79| .077  .235| .077  .303| .077  .353| .154  .656| -53  .000  -2.4  -0.3   0%
 1968 45 CHW AL    4    4    0   0.0    84| .000  .244| .000  .315| .000  .361| .000  .676|-100  .000  -0.7  -0.1   0%
 1969 46 TOT       9    9    0   0.0    90| .000  .249| .000  .324| .000  .375| .000  .698|-100  .000  -2.4  -0.2   0%
         CAL AL    8    8    0   0.0    90| .000  .247| .000  .323| .000  .373| .000  .696|-100  .000  -2.1  -0.2   0%
         ATL NL    1    1    0   0.0    95| .000  .260| .000  .331| .000  .386| .000  .717|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
 1970 47 TOT NL   13   10    0   0.0   108| .091  .274| .231  .348| .091  .418| .322  .766| -12  .000  -1.8  -0.2   0%
         ATL NL   13   10    0   0.0   108| .091  .274| .231  .348| .091  .418| .322  .766| -12  .000  -1.8  -0.2   0%
 1971 48 TOT NL    3    3    0   0.0    87| .000  .253| .000  .318| .000  .370| .000  .688|-100  .000  -0.8  -0.1   0%
         LAD NL    3    3    0   0.0    87| .000  .253| .000  .318| .000  .370| .000  .688|-100  .000  -0.8  -0.1   0%
 1972 49 LAD NL    2    2    0   0.0    90| .000  .254| .000  .322| .000  .376| .000  .698|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 21 Seasons      493  438    7   0.4    98| .088  .259| .139  .330| .106  .398| .245  .728| -31  .014 -79.0  -8.1   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Fielding Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
 1952 29 NYG NL   P   71      9   32    2    0  .953  .953  0.58  0.98  2.32  2.18    0  159.3
 1953 30 NYG NL   P   68     11   19    1    1  .968  .955  0.44  0.87  1.86  2.06    0  145.0 AS
 1954 31 NYG NL   P   57      5   25    0    0 1.000  .958  0.53  0.87  2.43  2.07    0  111.3
 1955 32 NYG NL   P   59      6   28    1    2  .971  .950  0.58  0.83  2.97  2.04    0  103.0
 1956 33 NYG NL   P   64      4   20    0    2 1.000  .968  0.38  0.83  2.42  2.05    0   89.3
 1957 34 TOT      P   42      3    8    0    0 1.000  .965  0.26  0.82  1.69  2.05    0   58.7
         STL NL   P   40      3    8    0    0 1.000  .965  0.28  0.82  1.80  2.06    0   55.0
         CLE AL   P    2      0    0    0    0              0.00  0.85  0.00  1.95    0    3.7
 1958 35 TOT AL   P   39      9   22    0    0 1.000  .963  0.79  0.82  2.13  1.95   10  131.0
         CLE AL   P   30      8   16    0    0 1.000  .964  0.80  0.82  2.39  1.95    6   90.3
         BAL AL   P    9      1    6    0    0 1.000  .959  0.78  0.82  1.55  1.95    4   40.7
 1959 36 BAL AL   P   32     13   32    0    1 1.000  .955  1.41  0.85  1.79  2.05   27  226.0 AS
 1960 37 BAL AL   P   41      4   28    1    2  .970  .967  0.78  0.78  1.96  1.96   11  147.0
 1961 38 BAL AL   P   51      6   22    2    1  .933  .952  0.55  0.83  2.30  2.05    1  109.7 AS
 1962 39 BAL AL   P   52     10   12    0    0 1.000  .957  0.42  0.79  2.13  2.08    0   93.0 AS
 1963 40 CHW AL   P   55      4   24    1    1  .966  .956  0.51  0.79  1.85  1.99    3  136.3
 1964 41 CHW AL   P   73      5   16    0    2 1.000  .959  0.29  0.72  1.44  1.90    0  131.3
 1965 42 CHW AL   P   66      7   20    0    2 1.000  .951  0.41  0.75  1.68  2.04    0  145.0
 1966 43 CHW AL   P   46      2   10    0    1 1.000  .952  0.26  0.75  1.33  1.99    0   81.3
 1967 44 CHW AL   P   49      2   11    1    1  .929  .956  0.27  0.74  1.31  1.96    0   89.0
 1968 45 CHW AL   P   72      3   10    0    1 1.000  .956  0.18  0.73  1.25  1.89    0   93.7
 1969 46 TOT      P   52      3   10    1    0  .929  .949  0.25  0.70  1.50  1.89    0   78.0
         CAL AL   P   44      3    8    1    0  .917  .948  0.25  0.69  1.51  1.88    0   65.7
         ATL NL   P    8      0    2    0    0 1.000  .952  0.25  0.78  1.46  1.98    0   12.3
 1970 47 TOT NL   P   53      4   16    1    0  .952  .948  0.38  0.71  2.20  1.85    0   82.0 AS
         ATL NL   P   50      4   13    1    0  .944  .950  0.34  0.71  1.95  1.85    0   78.3
         CHC NL   P    3      0    3    0    0 1.000  .938  1.00  0.70  7.30  1.95    0    3.7
 1971 48 TOT NL   P   12      1    3    0    0 1.000  .952  0.33  0.78  1.80  1.89    0   20.0
         ATL NL   P    3      0    2    0    0 1.000  .952  0.67  0.77  7.83  1.96    0    2.3
         LAD NL   P    9      1    1    0    0 1.000  .952  0.22  0.78  1.02  1.88    0   17.7
 1972 49 LAD NL   P   16      3    5    0    0 1.000  .952  0.50  0.73  2.85  1.78    0   25.3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
 1952 29 NYG NL   P   71      9   32    2    0  .953  .953  0.58  0.98  2.32  2.18    0  159.3
 1953 30 NYG NL   P   68     11   19    1    1  .968  .955  0.44  0.87  1.86  2.06    0  145.0
 1954 31 NYG NL   P   57      5   25    0    0 1.000  .958  0.53  0.87  2.43  2.07    0  111.3
 1955 32 NYG NL   P   59      6   28    1    2  .971  .950  0.58  0.83  2.97  2.04    0  103.0
 1956 33 NYG NL   P   64      4   20    0    2 1.000  .968  0.38  0.83  2.42  2.05    0   89.3
 1957 34 TOT      P   42      3    8    0    0 1.000  .965  0.26  0.82  1.69  2.05    0   58.7
         STL NL   P   40      3    8    0    0 1.000  .965  0.28  0.82  1.80  2.06    0   55.0
         CLE AL   P    2      0    0    0    0              0.00  0.85  0.00  1.95    0    3.7
 1958 35 TOT AL   P   39      9   22    0    0 1.000  .963  0.79  0.82  2.13  1.95   10  131.0
         CLE AL   P   30      8   16    0    0 1.000  .964  0.80  0.82  2.39  1.95    6   90.3
         BAL AL   P    9      1    6    0    0 1.000  .959  0.78  0.82  1.55  1.95    4   40.7
 1959 36 BAL AL   P   32     13   32    0    1 1.000  .955  1.41  0.85  1.79  2.05   27  226.0
 1960 37 BAL AL   P   41      4   28    1    2  .970  .967  0.78  0.78  1.96  1.96   11  147.0
 1961 38 BAL AL   P   51      6   22    2    1  .933  .952  0.55  0.83  2.30  2.05    1  109.7
 1962 39 BAL AL   P   52     10   12    0    0 1.000  .957  0.42  0.79  2.13  2.08    0   93.0
 1963 40 CHW AL   P   55      4   24    1    1  .966  .956  0.51  0.79  1.85  1.99    3  136.3
 1964 41 CHW AL   P   73      5   16    0    2 1.000  .959  0.29  0.72  1.44  1.90    0  131.3
 1965 42 CHW AL   P   66      7   20    0    2 1.000  .951  0.41  0.75  1.68  2.04    0  145.0
 1966 43 CHW AL   P   46      2   10    0    1 1.000  .952  0.26  0.75  1.33  1.99    0   81.3
 1967 44 CHW AL   P   49      2   11    1    1  .929  .956  0.27  0.74  1.31  1.96    0   89.0
 1968 45 CHW AL   P   72      3   10    0    1 1.000  .956  0.18  0.73  1.25  1.89    0   93.7
 1969 46 TOT      P   52      3   10    1    0  .929  .949  0.25  0.70  1.50  1.89    0   78.0
         CAL AL   P   44      3    8    1    0  .917  .948  0.25  0.69  1.51  1.88    0   65.7
         ATL NL   P    8      0    2    0    0 1.000  .952  0.25  0.78  1.46  1.98    0   12.3
 1970 47 TOT NL   P   53      4   16    1    0  .952  .948  0.38  0.71  2.20  1.85    0   82.0
         ATL NL   P   50      4   13    1    0  .944  .950  0.34  0.71  1.95  1.85    0   78.3
         CHC NL   P    3      0    3    0    0 1.000  .938  1.00  0.70  7.30  1.95    0    3.7
 1971 48 TOT NL   P   12      1    3    0    0 1.000  .952  0.33  0.78  1.80  1.89    0   20.0
         ATL NL   P    3      0    2    0    0 1.000  .952  0.67  0.77  7.83  1.96    0    2.3
         LAD NL   P    9      1    1    0    0 1.000  .952  0.22  0.78  1.02  1.88    0   17.7
 1972 49 LAD NL   P   16      3    5    0    0 1.000  .952  0.50  0.73  2.85  1.78    0   25.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Position Total   P*1070    114  373   11   17  .978  .956  0.46  0.80  1.94  2.01   52 2255.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Overall Total      1070    114  373   11   17  .978  .956  0.46  0.80  1.94  2.01   52   2255

An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1954   WS    NYG CLE     W   2   0   0.00  0  0  1  0   2.1   1   0   0   3 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1954   WS    NYG CLE     W   2   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.

All-Star Game Pitching

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  W  L  S   IP   H   R   ER  BB  SO HR HBP WP  SB CS 2B 3B BK
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+
 1953   NYG NL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1959-1 BAL AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1959-2 BAL AL      0  0  0   1     1   0   0   0   0  0   0  0   0  0  0  0  0 
 1961-1 BAL AL      0  1  0   1.2   3   2   2   1   1  0   1  0   1  0  1  0  0 
 1961-2 BAL AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1962-1 BAL AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1962-2 BAL AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1970   ATL NL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+
 Played 2/8      0  0  1  0   2.2   4   2   2   1   1  0   1  0   1  0  1  0  0   6.75 
+-------------+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+------+

All-Star Game Batting

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1953   NYG NL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1959-1 BAL AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1959-2 BAL AL       0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1961-1 BAL AL       1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1961-2 BAL AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1962-1 BAL AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1962-2 BAL AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1970   ATL NL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 2/8      0   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1953
1959-1
1959-2 *
1961-1 *
1961-2
1962-1
1962-2
1970

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1952-NL-4-0.40
1954-NL-15-0.05
1961-AL-24-0.00
1964-AL-19-0.03
Car-445-0.48 shares

ERA
1952 NL-2.43-1
1959 AL-2.19-1
Car-2.52-45

Wins
1952 NL-15-6

Won-Loss %
1952 NL-.833-3
1954 NL-.750-1

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
1952 NL-1.155-5
1959 AL-1.128-2
Car-1.125-35

Hits Allowed/9IP
1952 NL-7.17-2
1959 AL-7.09-3
Car-7.01-7

Strikeouts/9IP
1952 NL-6.10-3
1959 AL-5.54-7

Games
1952 NL-71-1
1953 NL-68-1
1954 NL-57-4
1955 NL-59-2
1956 NL-64-2
1962 AL-52-9
1963 AL-55-10
1964 AL-73-3
1965 AL-66-6
1968 AL-72-2
Car-1070-5

Saves
1952 NL-11-3
1953 NL-15-2
1954 NL-7-7
1956 NL-8-6
1957 NL-11-4
1960 AL-7-9
1961 AL-18-2
1962 AL-15-4
1963 AL-21-3
1964 AL-27-2
1965 AL-20-7
1967 AL-12-7
1968 AL-12-4
1970 NL-13-9
Car-227-31

Innings
1959 AL-226.0-10

Strikeouts
1959 AL-139-5

Comp. Games
1959 AL-13-6

Shutouts
1959 AL-3-4

Bases On Balls Allow.
1953 NL-77-9
1959 AL-77-9

SO to Walk
1952 NL-1.89-8

Wild Pitches
1953 NL-9-4
1955 NL-6-2
1956 NL-6-9
1959 AL-5-10
1962 AL-11-2
1965 AL-10-4

Hit Batsmen
1954 NL-5-8
1959 AL-10-5

Games Finished
1952 NL-32-5
1953 NL-39-1
1954 NL-30-6
1956 NL-38-4
1957 NL-30-6
1960 AL-24-5
1961 AL-43-2
1962 AL-44-2
1963 AL-40-6
1964 AL-55-3
1965 AL-45-7
1967 AL-30-10
1968 AL-39-3
1969 AL-35-8
1970 NL-39-10
Car-651-9

Adjusted ERA+
1952 NL-152-1
1959 AL-173-1
Car-146-7

Oldest Player
1959 AL-36-9
1960 AL-37-8
1961 AL-38-8
1962 AL-39-4
1963 AL-40-3
1964 AL-41-2
1965 AL-42-2
1966 AL-43-1
1967 AL-44-1
1968 AL-45-1
1969 AL-46-1
1969 NL-46-1
1970 NL-47-1
1971 NL-48-1
1972 NL-49-1

Black Ink: Pitching - 13 (164) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 84 (275) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 30.0 (141) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 116.0 (73) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.

Transactions
October 28, 1947: Purchased by the Boston Braves from the Mooresville (North Carolina State). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
November 20, 1947: Drafted by the New York Giants from the Boston Braves in the 1947 minor league draft.
February 26, 1957: Traded by the New York Giants to the St. Louis Cardinals for Whitey Lockman.
September 21, 1957: Selected off waivers by the Cleveland Indians from the St. Louis Cardinals.
August 23, 1958: Selected off waivers by the Baltimore Orioles from the Cleveland Indians.
January 14, 1963: Traded by the Baltimore Orioles with Ron Hansen, Dave Nicholson, and Pete Ward to the Chicago White Sox for Luis Aparicio and Al Smith.
October 15, 1968: Drafted by the Kansas City Royals from the Chicago White Sox as the 49th pick in the 1968 expansion draft.
December 12, 1968: Traded by the Kansas City Royals to the California Angels for Ed Kirkpatrick and Dennis Paepke.
September 8, 1969: Traded by the California Angels with Bob Priddy to the Atlanta Braves for Mickey Rivers and Clint Compton.
September 21, 1970: Selected off waivers by the Chicago Cubs from the Atlanta Braves.
November 30, 1970: Traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Atlanta Braves for Hal Breeden.
June 29, 1971: Released by the Atlanta Braves.
July 10, 1971: Signed as a Free Agent with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
July 21, 1972: Released by the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

Uniforms
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All-Star 1953 1959-1 1959-2 * 1961-1 * 1961-2 1962-1 1962-2 1970	MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr) 1952-NL-4-0.40 1954-NL-15-0.05 1961-AL-24-0.00 1964-AL-19-0.03 Car-445-0.48 shares	ERA 1952 NL-2.43-1 1959 AL-2.19-1 Car-2.52-45	Wins 1952 NL-15-6	Won-Loss % 1952 NL-.833-3 1954 NL-.750-1	BB + H per IP (WHIP) 1952 NL-1.155-5 1959 AL-1.128-2 Car-1.125-35
Hits Allowed/9IP 1952 NL-7.17-2 1959 AL-7.09-3 Car-7.01-7	Strikeouts/9IP 1952 NL-6.10-3 1959 AL-5.54-7	Games 1952 NL-71-1 1953 NL-68-1 1954 NL-57-4 1955 NL-59-2 1956 NL-64-2 1962 AL-52-9 1963 AL-55-10 1964 AL-73-3 1965 AL-66-6 1968 AL-72-2 Car-1070-5	Saves 1952 NL-11-3 1953 NL-15-2 1954 NL-7-7 1956 NL-8-6 1957 NL-11-4 1960 AL-7-9 1961 AL-18-2 1962 AL-15-4 1963 AL-21-3 1964 AL-27-2 1965 AL-20-7 1967 AL-12-7 1968 AL-12-4 1970 NL-13-9 Car-227-31	Innings 1959 AL-226.0-10	Strikeouts 1959 AL-139-5
Comp. Games 1959 AL-13-6	Shutouts 1959 AL-3-4	Bases On Balls Allow. 1953 NL-77-9 1959 AL-77-9	SO to Walk 1952 NL-1.89-8	Wild Pitches 1953 NL-9-4 1955 NL-6-2 1956 NL-6-9 1959 AL-5-10 1962 AL-11-2 1965 AL-10-4	Hit Batsmen 1954 NL-5-8 1959 AL-10-5
Games Finished 1952 NL-32-5 1953 NL-39-1 1954 NL-30-6 1956 NL-38-4 1957 NL-30-6 1960 AL-24-5 1961 AL-43-2 1962 AL-44-2 1963 AL-40-6 1964 AL-55-3 1965 AL-45-7 1967 AL-30-10 1968 AL-39-3 1969 AL-35-8 1970 NL-39-10 Car-651-9	Adjusted ERA+ 1952 NL-152-1 1959 AL-173-1 Car-146-7	Oldest Player 1959 AL-36-9 1960 AL-37-8 1961 AL-38-8 1962 AL-39-4 1963 AL-40-3 1964 AL-41-2 1965 AL-42-2 1966 AL-43-1 1967 AL-44-1 1968 AL-45-1 1969 AL-46-1 1969 NL-46-1 1970 NL-47-1 1971 NL-48-1 1972 NL-49-1