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Hoyt Wilhelm played 21 major-league seasons (1952-1972) as a P (1,070). Career totals and every year-by-year line below come from the SABR/Lahman database (CC BY-SA), covering 1871-2025.
Showing 22 season lines
| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OPS | OPS+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 30 | NY1 | 71 | 38 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .158 | .416 | 19 |
| 1953 | 31 | NY1 | 68 | 33 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | .152 | .516 | 39 |
| 1954 | 32 | NY1 | 57 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .048 | .095 | -74 |
| 1955 | 33 | NY1 | 59 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .158 | .358 | -1 |
| 1956 | 34 | NY1 | 64 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .222 | .444 | 24 |
| 1957 | 35 | SLN | 40 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | .000 | -100 |
| 1958 | 36 | CLE|BAL | 39 | 32 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .094 | .215 | -38 |
| 1959 | 37 | BAL | 32 | 76 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 23 | .053 | .164 | -52 |
| 1960 | 38 | BAL | 41 | 42 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .071 | .183 | -48 |
| 1961 | 39 | BAL | 51 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | .050 | .186 | -46 |
| 1962 | 40 | BAL | 52 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .125 | .301 | -14 |
| 1963 | 41 | CHA | 55 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | .069 | .251 | -24 |
| 1964 | 42 | CHA | 73 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .143 | .325 | -5 |
| 1965 | 43 | CHA | 66 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | .000 | .083 | -73 |
| 1966 | 44 | CHA | 46 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .125 | .375 | 8 |
| 1967 | 45 | CHA | 49 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .077 | .154 | -53 |
| 1968 | 46 | CHA | 72 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | -100 |
| 1969 | 47 | CAL | 44 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .000 | .000 | -100 |
| 1969 | 47 | ATL | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | -100 |
| 1970 | 48 | ATL|CHN | 53 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .091 | .322 | -7 |
| 1971 | 49 | ATL|LAN | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | -100 |
| 1972 | 50 | LAN | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | -100 |
| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | W | L | SV | IP | SO | BB | ERA | ERA+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 30 | NY1 | 71 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 11 | 159.1 | 108 | 57 | 2.43 | 154 |
| 1953 | 31 | NY1 | 68 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 145 | 71 | 77 | 3.04 | 141 |
| 1954 | 32 | NY1 | 57 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 111.1 | 64 | 52 | 2.10 | 194 |
| 1955 | 33 | NY1 | 59 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 103 | 71 | 40 | 3.93 | 103 |
| 1956 | 34 | NY1 | 64 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 89.1 | 71 | 43 | 3.83 | 99 |
| 1957 | 35 | CLE | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.2 | 0 | 1 | 2.45 | 154 |
| 1957 | 35 | SLN | 40 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 55 | 29 | 21 | 4.25 | 91 |
| 1958 | 36 | CLE|BAL | 39 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 131 | 92 | 45 | 2.34 | 161 |
| 1959 | 37 | BAL | 32 | 27 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 226 | 139 | 77 | 2.19 | 176 |
| 1960 | 38 | BAL | 41 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 147 | 107 | 39 | 3.31 | 117 |
| 1961 | 39 | BAL | 51 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 109.2 | 87 | 41 | 2.30 | 175 |
| 1962 | 40 | BAL | 52 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 93 | 90 | 34 | 1.94 | 205 |
| 1963 | 41 | CHA | 55 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 136.1 | 111 | 30 | 2.64 | 137 |
| 1964 | 42 | CHA | 73 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 27 | 131.1 | 95 | 30 | 1.99 | 182 |
| 1965 | 43 | CHA | 66 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 144 | 106 | 32 | 1.81 | 191 |
| 1966 | 44 | CHA | 46 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 81.1 | 61 | 17 | 1.66 | 207 |
| 1967 | 45 | CHA | 49 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 89 | 76 | 34 | 1.31 | 246 |
| 1968 | 46 | CHA | 72 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 93.2 | 72 | 24 | 1.73 | 172 |
| 1969 | 47 | CAL | 44 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 65.2 | 53 | 18 | 2.47 | 147 |
| 1969 | 47 | ATL | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12.1 | 14 | 4 | 0.73 | 493 |
| 1970 | 48 | ATL|CHN | 53 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 82 | 68 | 42 | 3.40 | 119 |
| 1971 | 49 | ATL|LAN | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 5 | 2.70 | 128 |
| 1972 | 50 | LAN | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25.1 | 9 | 15 | 4.62 | 75 |
| Year | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | P | 71 | 0 | 9 | 32 | 2 | 0 |
| 1953 | P | 68 | 0 | 11 | 19 | 1 | 1 |
| 1954 | P | 57 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 1955 | P | 59 | 0 | 6 | 28 | 1 | 2 |
| 1956 | P | 64 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 2 |
| 1957 | P | 42 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1958 | P | 39 | 10 | 9 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 1959 | P | 32 | 27 | 13 | 32 | 0 | 1 |
| 1960 | P | 41 | 11 | 4 | 28 | 1 | 2 |
| 1961 | P | 51 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 2 | 1 |
| 1962 | P | 52 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 1963 | P | 55 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 1 | 1 |
| 1964 | P | 73 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 2 |
| 1965 | P | 66 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 2 |
| 1966 | P | 46 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 1967 | P | 49 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 1 |
| 1968 | P | 72 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 1969 | P | 52 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 1970 | P | 53 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| 1971 | P | 12 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | P | 16 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Team codes are the source codes (e.g. NYN for the New York Mets, BS1 for the 1875 Boston club). OPS+ is league-season normalized, not park-adjusted; unrecorded source values (such as RBI in the earliest recorded seasons) are absent, never zero-filled.
MVP, Cy Young and Rookie of the Year voting history (5 ballot finishes, 0 wins). Full year pages: 1964, 1961, 1954, 1952.
| Year | Award | Lg | Rank | Points | First-place votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Most Valuable Player | NL | 4 | 133 / 336 | 0 |
| 1952 | Rookie of the Year | NL | 2 | 3 / 24 | 3 |
| 1954 | Most Valuable Player | NL | 15 | 17 / 336 | 0 |
| 1961 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 27 | 1 / 280 | 0 |
| 1964 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 20 | 8 / 280 | 0 |
Hoyt Wilhelm ranks on 4 all-time single-season position leaderboards (1871-2025, league-season-normalized OPS+ / ERA+).
| Rank | Board | Year | Stat |
|---|---|---|---|
| #79 | closers | 1967 | 246 ERA+ |
| #97 | relief pitchers | 1967 | 246 ERA+ |
| #123 | relief pitchers | 1954 | 194 ERA+ |
| #125 | starting pitchers | 1959 | 176 ERA+ |
Every career total and season line is computed from the SABR / Sean Lahman baseball database (2025 edition, CC BY-SA 3.0), the same source behind our historical position leaderboards. Rate stats use league-season normalization only (OPS+ and ERA+ as marked, never park-adjusted); unrecorded early-era values stay absent rather than being invented. Career totals sum only what the source records.
Award winners and MVP / Cy Young / Rookie of the Year voting history come from the same database; the year pages live under MLB award voting history. Official transactions (2011 to the current season) come from the MLB StatsAPI feed on our transactions archive.