Waite Hoyt

Waite Hoyt

1918–1938 · Bats R · Throws R · 6'0", 180 lb · b. 1899 Brooklyn, NY

Career 237–182 · 3.59 ERA · 1,206 SO · 3762.1 IP · 674 G · 255 H · 100 RBI · .198 AVG

Seasons leading his league

3

1 best in baseball 2 league only

22 Top-5 finishes

3 Title seasons

3 Categories led

1923 Best season

Spanning 1923–1928, peaking at 1 titles in 1923.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

635th League titles 3
607th Best in baseball 1
466th Top-5 finishes 22

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

53rd Innings Pitched 3762.1
62nd Wins 237
107th Complete Games 226
162nd Shutouts 26
353rd Saves 52
390th Strikeouts 1,206

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB led his league

Category	Titles	Best	Streak	Seasons
Walks + Hits / IP	1	1st	—	1923 AL 1.23 1927 #2
Saves	1	1st	—	1928 8 1935 #2
Wins	1	1st	—	1927 AL 22 1928 #3
Complete Games	—	#3	—	1927 #3
Shutouts	—	#2	—	1927 #2 1931 #3
Earned Run Average	—	#2	—	1923 #2 1927 #2 1934 #3

Title Seasons

3 seasons with at least one title

Year	Titles	Led in
1928	1	SV 8
1927	1	W 22
1923	1	WHIP 1.23

Pitching

21 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
1918	NY1	NL	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0.00
1919	BOS	AL	4	6	3.25	13	11	0	105.1	99	38	1	22	28	1.15
1920	BOS	AL	6	6	4.38	22	11	1	121.1	123	59	2	47	45	1.40
1921	NYA	AL	19	13	3.09	43	32	3	282.1	301	97	3	81	102	1.35
1922	NYA	AL	19	12	3.43	37	31	0	265.0	271	101	13	76	95	1.31
1923	NYA	AL	17	9	3.02	37	28	1	238.2	227	80	9	66	60	1.23
1924	NYA	AL	18	13	3.79	46	32	4	247.0	295	104	8	76	71	1.50
1925	NYA	AL	11	14	4.00	46	30	6	243.0	283	108	14	78	86	1.49
1926	NYA	AL	16	12	3.85	40	28	4	217.2	224	93	4	62	79	1.31
1927	NYA	AL	22	7	2.63	36	32	1	256.1	242	75	10	54	86	1.16
1928	NYA	AL	23	7	3.36	42	31	8	273.0	279	102	16	60	67	1.24
1929	NYA	AL	10	9	4.24	30	25	1	201.2	219	95	9	69	57	1.43
1930	DET +1	AL	11	10	4.71	34	27	4	183.1	240	96	14	56	35	1.62
1931	DET +1	AL	13	13	4.97	32	26	0	203.0	254	112	11	69	40	1.59
1932	NY1 +1	NL	6	10	4.35	26	16	1	124.0	141	60	9	37	36	1.44
1933	PIT	NL	5	7	2.92	36	8	4	117.0	118	38	3	19	44	1.17
1934	PIT	NL	15	6	2.93	48	15	5	190.2	184	62	6	43	105	1.19
1935	PIT	NL	7	11	3.40	39	11	6	164.0	187	62	8	27	63	1.31
1936	PIT	NL	7	5	2.70	22	9	1	116.2	115	35	5	20	37	1.16
1937	BRO +1	NL	8	9	3.42	38	19	2	195.0	211	74	8	36	65	1.27
1938	BRO	NL	0	3	4.96	6	1	0	16.1	24	9	1	5	3	1.78
Career	—	—	237	182	3.59	674	423	52	3762.1	4,037	1,500	154	1,003	1,206	1.34

Batting

21 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1918	NY1	NL	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
1919	BOS	AL	13	38	1	5	0	0	0	3	0	3	0	.132	.132	.132	.263
1920	BOS	AL	22	43	3	5	0	1	0	0	1	11	0	.116	.136	.163	.299
1921	NYA	AL	43	99	8	22	1	1	0	7	2	17	0	.222	.238	.253	.490
1922	NYA	AL	37	92	4	20	2	2	0	6	5	12	0	.217	.258	.283	.540
1923	NYA	AL	37	84	7	16	0	1	0	4	3	15	0	.191	.218	.214	.433
1924	NYA	AL	46	75	8	10	2	0	0	3	3	6	0	.133	.167	.160	.327
1925	NYA	AL	46	79	5	24	2	3	0	8	2	1	0	.304	.329	.405	.734
1926	NYA	AL	40	76	4	16	3	0	0	4	0	8	0	.211	.211	.250	.461
1927	NYA	AL	36	99	10	22	2	1	0	9	3	8	0	.222	.245	.263	.508
1928	NYA	AL	42	109	15	28	1	0	0	12	1	5	0	.257	.264	.266	.530
1929	NYA	AL	30	76	9	17	4	1	0	6	1	11	0	.224	.234	.303	.536
1930	DET +1	AL	34	62	2	10	0	0	0	3	2	9	0	.161	.188	.161	.349
1931	DET +1	AL	32	73	6	17	3	0	0	9	2	12	0	.233	.253	.274	.527
1932	NY1 +1	NL	26	37	1	3	1	0	0	1	0	6	0	.081	.081	.108	.189
1933	PIT	NL	36	32	1	5	0	0	0	5	0	2	0	.156	.156	.156	.312
1934	PIT	NL	48	56	2	10	1	0	0	7	4	8	0	.179	.233	.196	.430
1935	PIT	NL	39	54	4	14	1	1	0	7	1	7	0	.259	.273	.315	.588
1936	PIT	NL	22	39	4	6	1	0	0	1	3	6	0	.154	.214	.180	.394
1937	BRO +1	NL	38	60	2	5	2	0	0	5	6	13	0	.083	.167	.117	.283
1938	BRO	NL	6	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	.000	.250	.000	.250
Career	—	—	674	1,287	96	255	26	11	0	100	40	161	0	.198	.223	.235	.458

Fielding by Position

Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP	FLD%
P	674	153	842	35	41	.966