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Portrait of Hoyt Wilhelm

Hoyt Wilhelm PWhite Sox

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Career Summary
Years G IP W L SV ERA WARP
21 1070 2254.3 143 122 227 2.52 0
Birth Date7-26-1922
Height6' 0"
Weight195 lbs
Age101 years, 8 months, 28 days
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WARP Summary

MLB Statistics

Historical (past-seasons) WARP is now based on DRA..
cFIP and DRA are not available on a by-team basis and display as zeroes(0). See TOT line for season totals of these stats.
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YEAR Team Lg G GS IP W L SV H BB SO HR PPF H/9 BB/9 HR/9 K/9 GB% BABIP WHIP FIP ERA cFIP DRA DRA- WARP
1952 NY1 MLB 71 0 159.3 15 3 11 127 57 108 12 94 7.2 3.2 0.7 6.1 0% .248 1.15 3.21 2.43 91 3.19 76.1 2.5
1953 NY1 MLB 68 0 145.0 7 8 15 127 77 71 13 104 7.9 4.8 0.8 4.4 0% .246 1.41 4.48 3.04 114 5.34 114.4 -0.5
1954 NY1 MLB 57 0 111.3 12 4 7 77 52 64 5 115 6.2 4.2 0.4 5.2 0% .218 1.16 3.39 2.10 101 3.69 83.8 1.4
1955 NY1 MLB 59 0 103.0 4 1 0 104 40 71 10 100 9.1 3.5 0.9 6.2 0% .288 1.40 3.41 3.93 97 3.85 85.1 1.3
1956 NY1 MLB 64 0 89.3 4 9 8 97 43 71 7 82 9.8 4.3 0.7 7.2 0% .321 1.57 3.17 3.83 92 3.57 79.5 1.3
1957 CLE 0 2 0 3.7 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 92 4.9 2.5 2.5 0.0 0% .083 0.82 7.58 2.45 97 2.22 51.9 0.1
1957 SLN 0 40 0 55.0 1 4 11 52 21 29 7 106 8.5 3.4 1.1 4.7 0% .263 1.33 4.42 4.25 101 4.47 104.3 0.1
1958 BAL 0 9 4 40.7 1 3 0 25 10 35 2 85 5.5 2.2 0.4 7.7 0% .215 0.86 2.17 1.99 76 2.04 47.3 1.4
1958 CLE 0 30 6 90.3 2 7 5 70 35 57 4 89 7.0 3.5 0.4 5.7 0% .241 1.16 2.95 2.49 81 2.65 61.4 2.4
1959 BAL MLB 32 27 226.0 15 11 0 178 77 139 13 90 7.1 3.1 0.5 5.5 0% .249 1.13 3.14 2.19 83 2.53 57.2 7.0
1960 BAL MLB 41 11 147.0 11 8 7 125 39 107 13 105 7.7 2.4 0.8 6.6 0% .255 1.12 2.91 3.31 73 2.14 49.5 4.9
1961 BAL MLB 51 1 109.7 9 7 18 89 41 87 5 96 7.3 3.4 0.4 7.1 0% .262 1.19 2.74 2.30 72 2.71 59.2 3.1
1962 BAL MLB 52 0 93.0 7 10 15 64 34 90 5 95 6.2 3.3 0.5 8.7 0% .247 1.05 2.47 1.94 67 2.16 48.1 3.0
1963 CHA MLB 55 3 136.3 5 8 21 106 30 111 8 96 7.0 2.0 0.5 7.3 0% .250 1.00 2.34 2.64 77 2.51 63.5 3.3
1964 CHA MLB 73 0 131.3 12 9 27 94 30 95 7 96 6.4 2.1 0.5 6.5 0% .231 0.94 2.44 1.99 83 2.20 54.2 3.7
1965 CHA MLB 66 0 144.0 7 7 20 88 32 106 11 94 5.5 2.0 0.7 6.6 0% .195 0.83 2.63 1.81 83 2.14 53.6 3.9
1966 CHA MLB 46 0 81.3 5 2 6 50 17 61 6 92 5.5 1.9 0.7 6.8 0% .197 0.82 2.56 1.66 79 2.26 56.4 2.2
1967 CHA MLB 49 0 89.0 8 3 12 58 34 76 2 91 5.9 3.4 0.2 7.7 0% .230 1.03 2.28 1.31 85 2.24 59.5 2.1
1968 CHA MLB 72 0 93.7 4 4 12 69 24 72 4 91 6.6 2.3 0.4 6.9 0% .244 0.99 2.07 1.73 86 2.23 65.1 2.0
1969 ATL 0 8 0 12.3 2 0 4 5 4 14 0 101 3.6 2.9 0.0 10.2 0% .179 0.73 1.60 0.73 78 1.99 48.6 0.4
1969 CAL 0 44 0 65.7 5 7 10 45 18 53 4 93 6.2 2.5 0.5 7.3 0% .230 0.96 2.49 2.47 81 2.35 57.4 1.7
1970 ATL 0 50 0 78.3 6 4 13 69 39 67 7 100 7.9 4.5 0.8 7.7 0% .276 1.38 3.83 3.10 106 4.48 102.8 0.3
1970 CHN 0 3 0 3.7 0 1 0 4 3 1 1 97 9.8 7.4 2.5 2.5 0% .231 1.91 8.30 9.82 86 2.25 51.6 0.1
1971 ATL 0 3 0 2.3 0 0 0 6 1 1 2 95 23.1 3.9 7.7 3.9 0% .444 3.00 14.11 15.43 89 2.79 71.6 0.0
1971 LAN 0 9 0 17.7 0 1 3 6 4 15 1 93 3.1 2.0 0.5 7.6 0% .128 0.57 2.26 1.02 85 3.04 77.9 0.3
1972 LAN MLB 16 0 25.3 0 1 1 20 15 9 0 96 7.1 5.3 0.0 3.2 0% .227 1.38 3.59 4.62 126 5.16 140.0 -0.4
1957 TOT MLB 42 0 58.7 2 4 12 54 22 29 8 105 8.3 3.4 1.2 4.4 0% .000 1.30 4.62 4.14 101 4.33 101.0 0.2
1958 TOT MLB 39 10 131.0 3 10 5 95 45 92 6 88 6.5 3.1 0.4 6.3 0% .000 1.07 2.71 2.34 80 2.46 57.0 3.8
1969 TOT MLB 52 0 78.0 7 7 14 50 22 67 4 94 5.8 2.5 0.5 7.7 0% .000 0.92 2.35 2.19 81 2.29 56.0 2.1
1970 TOT MLB 53 0 82.0 6 5 13 73 42 68 8 100 8.0 4.6 0.9 7.5 0% .000 1.40 4.03 3.40 105 4.38 100.5 0.4
1971 TOT MLB 12 0 20.0 0 1 3 12 5 16 3 93 5.4 2.3 1.3 7.2 0% .000 0.85 3.64 2.70 86 3.01 77.2 0.3
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Statistics for All Levels

'opp' stats - Quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.
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YEAR Team Lg LG G GS IP W L SV H BB SO HR PPF H/9 BB/9 HR/9 K/9 GB% BABIP WHIP FIP ERA cFIP DRA DRA-
1952 NY1 MLB NL 71 0 159.3 15 3 11 127 57 108 12 94 7.2 3.2 0.7 6.1 0% .248 1.15 3.21 2.43 91 3.19 76.1
1953 NY1 MLB NL 68 0 145.0 7 8 15 127 77 71 13 104 7.9 4.8 0.8 4.4 0% .246 1.41 4.48 3.04 114 5.34 114.4
1954 NY1 MLB NL 57 0 111.3 12 4 7 77 52 64 5 115 6.2 4.2 0.4 5.2 0% .218 1.16 3.39 2.10 101 3.69 83.8
1955 NY1 MLB NL 59 0 103.0 4 1 0 104 40 71 10 100 9.1 3.5 0.9 6.2 0% .288 1.40 3.41 3.93 97 3.85 85.1
1956 NY1 MLB NL 64 0 89.3 4 9 8 97 43 71 7 82 9.8 4.3 0.7 7.2 0% .321 1.57 3.17 3.83 92 3.57 79.5
1957 CLE MLB AL 2 0 3.7 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 92 4.9 2.5 2.5 0.0 0% .083 0.82 7.58 2.45 97 2.22 51.9
1957 SLN MLB NL 40 0 55.0 1 4 11 52 21 29 7 106 8.5 3.4 1.1 4.7 0% .263 1.33 4.42 4.25 101 4.47 104.3
1958 BAL MLB AL 9 4 40.7 1 3 0 25 10 35 2 85 5.5 2.2 0.4 7.7 0% .215 0.86 2.17 1.99 76 2.04 47.3
1958 CLE MLB AL 30 6 90.3 2 7 5 70 35 57 4 89 7.0 3.5 0.4 5.7 0% .241 1.16 2.95 2.49 81 2.65 61.4
1959 BAL MLB AL 32 27 226.0 15 11 0 178 77 139 13 90 7.1 3.1 0.5 5.5 0% .249 1.13 3.14 2.19 83 2.53 57.2
1960 BAL MLB AL 41 11 147.0 11 8 7 125 39 107 13 105 7.7 2.4 0.8 6.6 0% .255 1.12 2.91 3.31 73 2.14 49.5
1961 BAL MLB AL 51 1 109.7 9 7 18 89 41 87 5 96 7.3 3.4 0.4 7.1 0% .262 1.19 2.74 2.30 72 2.71 59.2
1962 BAL MLB AL 52 0 93.0 7 10 15 64 34 90 5 95 6.2 3.3 0.5 8.7 0% .247 1.05 2.47 1.94 67 2.16 48.1
1963 CHA MLB AL 55 3 136.3 5 8 21 106 30 111 8 96 7.0 2.0 0.5 7.3 0% .250 1.00 2.34 2.64 77 2.51 63.5
1964 CHA MLB AL 73 0 131.3 12 9 27 94 30 95 7 96 6.4 2.1 0.5 6.5 0% .231 0.94 2.44 1.99 83 2.20 54.2
1965 CHA MLB AL 66 0 144.0 7 7 20 88 32 106 11 94 5.5 2.0 0.7 6.6 0% .195 0.83 2.63 1.81 83 2.14 53.6
1966 CHA MLB AL 46 0 81.3 5 2 6 50 17 61 6 92 5.5 1.9 0.7 6.8 0% .197 0.82 2.56 1.66 79 2.26 56.4
1967 CHA MLB AL 49 0 89.0 8 3 12 58 34 76 2 91 5.9 3.4 0.2 7.7 0% .230 1.03 2.28 1.31 85 2.24 59.5
1968 CHA MLB AL 72 0 93.7 4 4 12 69 24 72 4 91 6.6 2.3 0.4 6.9 0% .244 0.99 2.07 1.73 86 2.23 65.1
1969 ATL MLB NL 8 0 12.3 2 0 4 5 4 14 0 101 3.6 2.9 0.0 10.2 0% .179 0.73 1.60 0.73 78 1.99 48.6
1969 CAL MLB AL 44 0 65.7 5 7 10 45 18 53 4 93 6.2 2.5 0.5 7.3 0% .230 0.96 2.49 2.47 81 2.35 57.4
1970 ATL MLB NL 50 0 78.3 6 4 13 69 39 67 7 100 7.9 4.5 0.8 7.7 0% .276 1.38 3.83 3.10 106 4.48 102.8
1970 CHN MLB NL 3 0 3.7 0 1 0 4 3 1 1 97 9.8 7.4 2.5 2.5 0% .231 1.91 8.30 9.82 86 2.25 51.6
1971 ATL MLB NL 3 0 2.3 0 0 0 6 1 1 2 95 23.1 3.9 7.7 3.9 0% .444 3.00 14.11 15.43 89 2.79 71.6
1971 LAN MLB NL 9 0 17.7 0 1 3 6 4 15 1 93 3.1 2.0 0.5 7.6 0% .128 0.57 2.26 1.02 85 3.04 77.9
1972 LAN MLB NL 16 0 25.3 0 1 1 20 15 9 0 96 7.1 5.3 0.0 3.2 0% .227 1.38 3.59 4.62 126 5.16 140.0

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%

Injury History  —  No longer being updated

Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
1971-04-05 1971-06-08 64 56 Right Elbow Inflammation - -
1966-04-12 1966-06-14 63 55 Right Fingers Laceration Fingernail - -

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2019 Preseason Forecast

Last Update: 1/27/2017 12:35 ET

PCT W L SV G GS IP H BB SO HR BABIP WHIP ERA DRA VORP WARP
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DateQuestionAnswer
2011-11-30 13:00:00 (link to chat)In terms of guys who were unlikely HOFers at age 29 - Ozzie Smith had a 72 OPS+ before age 29, although he was still winning GGs and playing plenty. But Hoyt Wilhelm hadn't played in the majors before he was 29, he turned 30 during in his first season.
(Charlie from Bethesda, MD)		Good point, particularly on Wilhelm! (Jay Jaffe)
2010-08-04 13:00:00 (link to chat)Sure, I stink now, but my 2004 was one of the best seasons by a reliever in baseball history. Eat it, Hoyt Wilhelm.
(Brad Lidge from Philadelphia, PA)		And for that Lidge should get a free drink in any bar in Houston for the rest of his life. It doesn't absolve the Phillies of the responsibility to move on. (Steven Goldman)


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