Hoyt Wilhelm
1952–1972 · bats R / throws R · ALS, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, California Angels, Chicago White Sox, Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Guardians, Los Angeles Dodgers
1,070G
.088AVG
.139OBP
.106SLG
More career statistics
38H
1HR
21RBI
0SB
143–122W–L
2,254.1IP
1,610K
2.52ERA
52GS
227SV
4Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Strikeouts | 166 | 168 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 9,164 | 9,173 |
| Pitching · p er | 632 | 633 |
| Pitching · p h | 1,757 | 1,756 |
| Pitching · p ipouts | 6,763 | 6,767 |
| Pitching · p k | 1,610 | 1,613 |
| Pitching · p w | 778 | 776 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,070 | 493 | 432 | 24 | 38 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 26 | 166 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 46 | .088 | .139 | .106 | .245 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,254.3 | 1,070 | 52 | 20 | 143 | 122 | 227 | 1,757 | 773 | 632 | 150 | 778 | 1,610 | 0 | 0 | 2.52 | 1.125 |
Streaks
4longest hitting streak · 1952-09-24 to 1953-05-09
4longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | No-Hitter | 1958-09-20 | 1 in 881 games | box score ↗ |
| 52 | 10 scoreless innings | 1959-08-06 | 1 in 1,678 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 47 | One-Hit Shutout | 1958-09-20 | 1 in 193 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 512 | 220 | 19 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 77 | .096 | .141 | .132 |
| Away | 558 | 273 | 19 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 91 | .081 | .121 | .085 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 88 | 38 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 | .088 | .105 | .176 |
| May | 191 | 103 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 39 | .057 | .146 | .068 |
| June | 210 | 86 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 33 | .051 | .070 | .077 |
| July | 203 | 89 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 28 | .125 | .191 | .139 |
| August | 189 | 92 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 30 | .095 | .109 | .095 |
| September | 184 | 84 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 25 | .120 | .143 | .133 |
| October | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| detroit-tigers | 76 | 58 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 21 | .075 | .121 | .075 |
| new-york-yankees | 75 | 54 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | .020 | .037 | .020 |
| boston-red-sox | 71 | 47 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 17 | .051 | .128 | .051 |
| cleveland-guardians | 67 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 17 | .069 | .088 | .069 |
| chicago-cubs | 64 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .120 | .185 | .160 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 62 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | .077 | .125 | .077 |
| minnesota-twins | 59 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | .000 | .125 | .000 |
| kansas-city-athletics | 56 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | .143 | .242 | .143 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 |  New York Giants | 71 | 38 | 6 | 1 | 2 | – | .158 | 159 | 107 |
| 1953 | New York Giants | 68 | 33 | 5 | – | 1 | – | .152 | 145 | 74 |
| 1954 | New York Giants | 57 | 21 | 1 | – | 1 | – | .048 | 111 | 64 |
| 1955 | New York Giants | 59 | 19 | 3 | – | – | – | .158 | 103 | 71 |
| 1956 | New York Giants | 64 | 9 | 2 | – | – | – | .222 | 89 | 71 |
| 1957 | Cleveland Guardians, St. Louis Cardinals | 42 | 6 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 58 | 29 |
| 1958 | Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Guardians | 39 | 32 | 3 | – | 2 | – | .094 | 131 | 92 |
| 1959 |  Baltimore Orioles | 32 | 76 | 4 | – | 2 | – | .053 | 226 | 139 |
| 1960 | Baltimore Orioles | 41 | 42 | 3 | – | 4 | – | .071 | 147 | 107 |
| 1961 | Baltimore Orioles | 51 | 20 | 1 | – | 2 | – | .050 | 109 | 87 |
| 1962 | Baltimore Orioles | 52 | 16 | 2 | – | – | – | .125 | 93 | 90 |
| 1963 |  Chicago White Sox | 55 | 29 | 2 | – | 2 | – | .069 | 136 | 111 |
| 1964 | Chicago White Sox | 73 | 21 | 3 | – | 3 | – | .143 | 131 | 95 |
| 1965 | Chicago White Sox | 66 | 22 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 145 | 107 |
| 1966 | Chicago White Sox | 46 | 8 | 1 | – | – | – | .125 | 81 | 61 |
| 1967 | Chicago White Sox | 49 | 13 | 1 | – | 1 | – | .077 | 89 | 76 |
| 1968 | Chicago White Sox | 72 | 3 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 93 | 72 |
| 1969 | Atlanta Braves, California Angels | 52 | 9 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 78 | 67 |
| 1970 | Atlanta Braves, Chicago Cubs | 53 | 11 | 1 | – | 1 | – | .091 | 82 | 68 |
| 1971 | Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles Dodgers | 12 | 3 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 20 | 16 |
| 1972 |  Los Angeles Dodgers | 16 | 1 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 25 | 9 |