Hoyt Wilhelm

Hoyt Wilhelm

1952–1972 · Bats R · Throws R · 6'0", 190 lb · b. 1922 Huntersville, NC

Career 143–122 · 2.52 ERA · 1,610 SO · 2254.1 IP · 1,070 G · 38 H · 1 HR · 21 RBI · .088 AVG

Seasons leading his league

2

1 best in baseball 1 league only

15 Top-5 finishes

2 Title seasons

1 Categories led

1952 Best season

Spanning 1952–1959, peaking at 1 titles in 1952.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

840th League titles 2
607th Best in baseball 1
755th Top-5 finishes 15

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

Career leaderboards

42nd Walks + Hits / IP 1.13
45th Earned Run Average 2.52
45th Saves 227
195th Strikeouts 1,610
292nd Wins 143
294th Strikeouts / 9 6.43
328th Innings Pitched 2254.1

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB led his league

Category	Titles	Best	Streak	Seasons
Earned Run Average	2	1st	—	1959 2.19 1952 NL 2.43
Strikeouts / 9	—	#3	—	1952 #3
Walks + Hits / IP	—	#2	—	1959 #2
Saves	—	#2	—	1952 #3 1953 #2 1957 #3 1961 #2 1963 #3 1964 #2

Title Seasons

2 seasons with at least one title

Year	Titles	Led in
1959	1	ERA 2.19
1952	1	ERA 2.43

Pitching

21 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
1952	NY1	NL	15	3	2.43	71	0	11	159.1	127	43	12	57	108	1.16
1953	NY1	NL	7	8	3.04	68	0	15	145.0	127	49	13	77	71	1.41
1954	NY1	NL	12	4	2.10	57	0	7	111.1	77	26	5	52	64	1.16
1955	NY1	NL	4	1	3.93	59	0	0	103.0	104	45	10	40	71	1.40
1956	NY1	NL	4	9	3.83	64	0	8	89.1	97	38	7	43	71	1.57
1957	SLN +1	NL	2	4	4.14	42	0	12	58.2	54	27	8	22	29	1.30
1958	CLE +1	AL	3	10	2.34	39	10	5	131.0	95	34	6	45	92	1.07
1959	BAL	AL	15	11	2.19	32	27	0	226.0	178	55	13	77	139	1.13
1960	BAL	AL	11	8	3.31	41	11	7	147.0	125	54	13	39	107	1.12
1961	BAL	AL	9	7	2.30	51	1	18	109.2	89	28	5	41	87	1.19
1962	BAL	AL	7	10	1.94	52	0	15	93.0	64	20	5	34	90	1.05
1963	CHA	AL	5	8	2.64	55	3	21	136.1	106	40	8	30	111	1.00
1964	CHA	AL	12	9	1.99	73	0	27	131.1	94	29	7	30	95	0.94
1965	CHA	AL	7	7	1.81	66	0	20	144.0	88	29	11	32	106	0.83
1966	CHA	AL	5	2	1.66	46	0	6	81.1	50	15	6	17	61	0.82
1967	CHA	AL	8	3	1.31	49	0	12	89.0	58	13	2	34	76	1.03
1968	CHA	AL	4	4	1.73	72	0	12	93.2	69	18	4	24	72	0.99
1969	CAL +1	AL	7	7	2.19	52	0	14	78.0	50	19	4	22	67	0.92
1970	ATL +1	NL	6	5	3.40	53	0	13	82.0	73	31	8	42	68	1.40
1971	LAN +1	NL	0	1	2.70	12	0	3	20.0	12	6	3	5	16	0.85
1972	LAN	NL	0	1	4.62	16	0	1	25.1	20	13	0	15	9	1.38
Career	—	—	143	122	2.52	1,070	52	227	2254.1	1,757	632	150	778	1,610	1.13

Batting

21 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1952	NY1	NL	71	38	4	6	0	0	1	2	1	11	0	.158	.180	.237	.416
1953	NY1	NL	68	33	5	5	2	1	0	1	4	8	0	.152	.243	.273	.516
1954	NY1	NL	57	21	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	8	0	.048	.048	.048	.095
1955	NY1	NL	59	19	2	3	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	.158	.200	.158	.358
1956	NY1	NL	64	9	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.222	.222	.222	.444
1957	SLN +1	NL	42	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
1958	CLE +1	AL	39	32	2	3	0	0	0	2	1	10	0	.094	.121	.094	.215
1959	BAL	AL	32	76	2	4	0	0	0	2	5	23	0	.053	.111	.053	.164
1960	BAL	AL	41	42	1	3	0	0	0	4	2	14	0	.071	.111	.071	.183
1961	BAL	AL	51	20	1	1	0	0	0	2	2	10	0	.050	.136	.050	.186
1962	BAL	AL	52	16	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	10	0	.125	.177	.125	.302
1963	CHA	AL	55	29	3	2	0	0	0	2	4	11	0	.069	.182	.069	.251
1964	CHA	AL	73	21	2	3	0	0	0	3	1	7	0	.143	.182	.143	.325
1965	CHA	AL	66	22	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	12	0	.000	.083	.000	.083
1966	CHA	AL	46	8	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	4	0	.125	.125	.250	.375
1967	CHA	AL	49	13	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	11	0	.077	.077	.077	.154
1968	CHA	AL	72	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
1969	CAL +1	AL	52	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
1970	ATL +1	NL	53	11	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	6	0	.091	.231	.091	.322
1971	LAN +1	NL	12	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
1972	LAN	NL	16	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Career	—	—	1,070	432	24	38	3	1	1	21	26	166	0	.088	.139	.107	.246

Fielding by Position

Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP	FLD%
P	1,070	114	373	11	17	.978