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Hoyt
Wilhelm		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 200
 
Born: July 26, 1922 in Usa, NC, HUNTERSVILLE
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1953    1954    1955   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 29 TAM AL $ 300,000 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7
1953 30 TAM AL $ 300,000 6 6 7 7 6 6 6 7 7 7
1954 31 TAM AL $ 300,000 6 6 7 7 6 6 6 7 7 7
1955 32 PIT NL $ 300,000 6 6 7 7 6 6 6 7 7 7
1956 33 PIT NL $ 2,868,571 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 7 7 7
1957 34 PIT NL $ 2,868,571 5 6 6 6 4 5 5 7 7 7
1958 35 PIT NL $ 2,868,571 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,868,571 6 6 7 7 6 7 7 7 7 7
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 29 TAM AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1953 30 TAM AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1954 31 TAM AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1955 32 PIT NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1956 33 PIT NL $ 2,868,571   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1957 34 PIT NL $ 2,868,571   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1958 35 PIT NL $ 2,868,571   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,868,571   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1952 29 TAM AL 7 15 .318 32 32 0 0 0 200.3 212 106 19 112 101 4.76 .275 .366 .412 .778 6.5
1953 30 TAM AL 6 5 .545 89 0 0 0 27 99.7 124 57 8 52 56 5.15 .307 .384 .446 .829 5.3
1954 31 TAM AL 8 4 .667 72 5 0 0 13 115.3 86 28 9 39 60 2.19 .208 .279 .309 .588 16.2
1955 32 PIT NL 4 4 .500 43 0 0 0 25 47.3 44 13 3 15 34 2.47 .249 .311 .333 .644 10.8
1956 33 PIT NL 3 3 .500 38 0 0 0 21 37.3 38 13 4 11 24 3.13 .266 .316 .392 .708 7.2
1957 34 PIT NL 4 5 .444 37 0 0 0 7 40.0 47 23 3 17 26 5.18 .301 .369 .410 .779 2.4
1958 35 PIT NL 0 4 .000 27 0 0 0 1 28.3 32 19 1 17 18 6.04 .276 .375 .353 .728 0.0
    AAA   0 5 .000 17 0 0 0 7 19.0 18 11 1 13 19 5.21 .250 .365 .347 .712  
7 Years Sim 32 40 .444 338 37 0 0 94 568.3 583 259 47 263 319 4.10 .267 .346 .388 .734 48.4
1 Years AAA 0 5 .000 17 0 0 0 7 19.0 18 11 1 13 19 5.21 .250 .365 .347 .712  
Season Average 4 5 .444 48 5 0 0 13 81.2 83 37 6 37 45 4.10 .267 .346 .388 .734  
Career Highs 8 15 .667 89 32 0 0 27 200.3 212 106 19 112 101 6.04 .307 .384 .446 .829  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   319 147 26 127 184   .262 .331 .383 .714
vs LH   264 112 21 136 135   .274 .364 .394 .758
Home 14 19 .424 174 19 0 0 44 299.7 314 143 19 145 149 4.30 .272 .353 .380 .733
Away 18 21 .462 164 18 0 0 54 268.7 269 116 28 118 170 3.89 .262 .338 .397 .735
Mar/Apr 4 8 .333 73 4 0 0 22 104.3 103 41 10 48 59 3.54 .258 .338 .378 .716
May 9 6 .600 73 6 0 0 17 106.0 96 40 9 49 57 3.40 .242 .325 .353 .678
June 8 4 .667 54 6 0 0 11 90.6 90 42 3 38 54 4.17 .263 .337 .389 .726
July 2 8 .200 52 5 0 0 22 83.0 95 44 7 38 43 4.77 .291 .365 .426 .792
August 5 9 .357 48 11 0 0 10 120.3 133 57 15 43 69 4.26 .285 .345 .418 .763
Sep/Oct 4 5 .444 38 5 0 0 16 64.0 66 35 3 47 37 4.92 .264 .380 .352 .732
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1952 29 TAM AL 32 68 2 4 0 0 1 6 0 0 2 26 .059 .086 .103 .189 -2.1 0.0
1953 30 TAM AL 89 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4 0.0
1954 31 TAM AL 72 21 4 4 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 6 .190 .227 .333 .561 1.6 0.1
1955 32 PIT NL 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.4 0.0
1956 33 PIT NL 38 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .500 .667 1.500 2.167 1.3 0.6
1957 34 PIT NL 37 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1958 35 PIT NL 27 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
7 Years Sim 338 98 7 9 1 2 1 9 0 0 4 35 .092 .126 .173 .300 0.6 0.6
162 Game Average 46 3 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 16 .092 .126 .173 .300 0.3  
Career Highs 89 68 4 4 1 1 1 6 0 0 2 26 .500 .667 1.500 2.167 1.6  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   71 5 7 1 2 1 9 0 0 2 29 .099 .122 .211 .333 0.3
vs LH   27 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 .074 .138 .074 .212 -0.7
Home 117 48 3 5 1 2 0 2 0 0 2 18 .104 .140 .208 .348 0.4
Away 120 50 4 4 0 0 1 7 0 0 2 17 .080 .113 .140 .253 -0.8
RISP   35 0 3 0 0 1 9 0 0 1 11 .086 .108 .171 .280 -0.3
Close/Late   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5
Mar/Apr 33 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.9
May 22 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.6
June 42 16 1 2 0 0 1 4 0 0 1 7 .125 .176 .313 .489 0.9
July 39 16 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 .125 .125 .250 .375 0.2
August 28 28 4 5 1 1 0 5 0 0 2 11 .179 .226 .286 .512 1.7
Sep/Oct 21 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 .077 .000 .077 -0.8
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1952 29 TAM AL P 32 32 200.3 10 49 2 4 .967 2.65    
1953 30 TAM AL P 89 0 99.7 5 19 1 1 .960 2.17    
1954 31 TAM AL P 72 5 115.3 10 31 0 2 1.000 3.20    
1955 32 PIT NL P 43 0 47.3 3 9 0 0 1.000 2.28    
1956 33 PIT NL P 38 0 37.3 5 9 0 1 1.000 3.38    
1957 34 PIT NL P 37 0 40.0 0 13 0 2 1.000 2.93    
1958 35 PIT NL P 27 0 28.3 5 4 0 1 1.000 2.86    
Career Totals   338 37 568.3 38 134 3 11 .983 2.72    
Career Highs   89 32 200.3 10 49 2 4 1.000 3.38    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1953 30 TAM AL 0 0 .000 7 0 0 0 3 11.0 8 4 0 8 5 3.27 .211 .348 .237 .585
1955 32 PIT NL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 0 .000 8 0 0 0 4 12.0 8 4 0 8 5 3.00 .195 .327 .220 .546
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
1952-9-15
 Saves
1953-1-27
1954-5-13
1955-1-25
1956-1-21
 Games Pitched
1953-1-89
1954-7-72
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 10    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 14    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 19th overall pick, by Cincinnati in 1952
Traded from Cincinnati to Tampa Bay on 2/21/1952 (Going to TAM: P Hoyt Wilhelm. Going to CIN: P Spec Shea)
Earned first career win on 5/7/1952
Had first career hit (homerun) on 6/9/1952, off Bob Malloy (NYG)
Was selected to the 1953 Allstar game
Was selected to the 1954 Allstar game
Injured on 8/30/1954 with a Ruptured Bicep Tendon, out for 5 weeks
Traded from Tampa Bay to Pittsburgh on 3/3/1955 (Going to TAM: 3B Rocky Krsnich, LF Lee Walls. Going to PIT: P Hoyt Wilhelm)
Was selected to the 1955 Allstar game
2/1/1956: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,868,571 through salary arbitration
2/1/1957: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,868,571 through salary arbitration
2/1/1958: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,868,571 through salary arbitration
Injured on 6/28/1958 with a Torn Tricep Muscle, out for 4-5 weeks
Injured on 8/17/1958 with a Strained Tricep Muscle, out for 7 weeks
 
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