Waite Hoyt

Pitcher · Career Stats, Hall of Fame Bio & Records (1918-1938)

⭐ Hall of Fame 1969
W–L 237–182
ERA 3.59
WHIP 1.34
SO 1,206
Pitcher PIV 27173.2
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'0" / 180 lb
Born
9/9/1899 in Brooklyn, NY, USA
Died
8/25/1984 in Cincinnati, OH, USA
MLB Debut
1918-07-24
Last Game
1938-05-15
Hall of Fame
Inducted 1969 (BBWAA)

Full name: Waite Charles Hoyt

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
237 182 674 423 226 26 52 3762.3 4,037 1,500 154 1,003 1,206 3.59 27173.2

Career ERA 3.59 vs. league average 4.12 across their career seasons — 12.9% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1918 NY1 NL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 2 0.00 — 0.0
1919 BOS AL 4 6 13 11 6 1 0 105.3 99 38 22 28 3.25 3.09 (-5%) 974.4
1920 BOS AL 6 6 22 11 6 2 1 121.3 123 59 47 45 4.38 3.45 (-27%) -22.8
1921 NYA AL 19 13 43 32 21 1 3 282.3 301 97 81 102 3.09 4.02 (+23%) 3931.8
1922 NYA AL 19 12 37 31 17 3 0 265.0 271 101 76 95 3.43 4.18 (+18%) 710.0
1923 NYA AL 17 9 37 28 19 1 1 238.7 227 80 66 60 3.02 4.03 (+25%) 825.6
1924 NYA AL 18 13 46 32 14 2 4 247.0 295 104 76 71 3.79 4.13 (+8%) 750.3
1925 NYA AL 11 14 46 30 17 1 6 243.0 283 108 78 86 4.00 4.55 (+12%) -405.4
1926 NYA AL 16 12 40 28 12 1 4 217.7 224 93 62 79 3.85 4.11 (+6%) 3661.3
1927 NYA AL 22 7 36 32 23 3 1 256.3 242 75 54 86 2.63 4.08 (+35%) 3229.1
1928 NYA AL 23 7 42 31 19 3 8 273.0 279 102 60 67 3.36 4.13 (+19%) 711.0
1929 NYA AL 10 9 30 25 12 0 1 201.7 219 95 69 57 4.24 4.60 (+8%) 895.3
1930 NYA AL 2 2 8 7 2 0 0 47.7 64 24 9 10 4.53 4.80 (+6%) -1028.8
1930 DET AL 9 8 26 20 8 1 4 135.7 176 72 47 25 4.78 4.80 (avg) -654.9
1931 DET AL 3 8 16 12 5 0 0 92.0 124 60 32 10 5.87 4.10 (-43%) -490.1
1931 PHA AL 10 5 16 14 9 2 0 111.0 130 52 37 30 4.22 4.10 (-3%) -1533.7
1932 BRO NL 1 3 8 4 0 0 1 26.7 38 23 12 7 7.76 4.13 (-88%) -858.6
1932 NY1 NL 5 7 18 12 3 0 0 97.3 103 37 25 29 3.42 4.13 (+17%) -317.6
1933 PIT NL 5 7 36 8 4 1 4 117.0 118 38 19 44 2.92 3.86 (+24%) 2552.0
1934 PIT NL 15 6 48 15 8 3 5 190.7 184 62 43 105 2.93 4.29 (+32%) 5237.0
1935 PIT NL 7 11 39 11 5 0 6 164.0 187 62 27 63 3.40 4.35 (+22%) 3306.3
1936 PIT NL 7 5 22 9 6 0 1 116.7 115 35 20 37 2.70 4.59 (+41%) 2137.6
1937 PIT NL 1 2 11 0 0 0 2 28.0 31 14 6 21 4.50 4.34 (-4%) 422.7
1937 BRO NL 7 7 27 19 10 1 0 167.0 180 60 30 44 3.23 4.34 (+25%) 3178.2
1938 BRO NL 0 3 6 1 0 0 0 16.3 24 9 5 3 4.96 4.35 (-14%) -37.7
Career · 25 seasons 237 182 674 423 226 26 52 3,762.1 4,037 1,500 1,003 1,206 3.59 — 27,173

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
674 1,287 96 255 26 11 0 100 0 40 161 .198 .223 .235 .458 -5,210

Career AVG .198 vs. league average .280 across their career seasons — 29.1% below league average.

Career OBP .223 vs. league average .342 across their career seasons — 34.8% below league average.

Career SLG .235 vs. league average .391 across their career seasons — 39.9% below league average.

Career OPS .458 vs. league average .733 across their career seasons — 37.5% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1918 NY1 NL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1919 BOS AL 13 38 1 5 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 .132 — — — — 0.0
1920 BOS AL 22 43 3 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 11 .116 — — — — 0.0
1921 NYA AL 43 99 8 22 1 1 0 7 0 2 17 .222 .286 (-22%) .344 (-31%) .395 (-36%) .739 (-34%) -549.5
1922 NYA AL 37 92 4 20 2 2 0 6 0 5 12 .217 .285 (-24%) .345 (-26%) .397 (-29%) .743 (-27%) -425.7
1923 NYA AL 37 84 7 16 0 1 0 4 0 3 15 .190 .282 (-33%) .344 (-37%) .390 (-45%) .734 (-41%) -564.1
1924 NYA AL 46 75 8 10 2 0 0 3 0 3 6 .133 .283 (-53%) .345 (-52%) .389 (-59%) .734 (-56%) -681.1
1925 NYA AL 46 79 5 24 2 3 0 8 0 2 1 .304 .288 (+5%) .349 (-6%) .407 (-1%) .756 (-3%) -60.5
1926 NYA AL 40 76 4 16 3 0 0 4 0 0 8 .211 .279 (-25%) .345 (-39%) .390 (-36%) .735 (-37%) -472.7
1927 NYA AL 36 99 10 22 2 1 0 9 0 3 8 .222 .282 (-21%) .344 (-29%) .392 (-33%) .736 (-31%) -510.3
1928 NYA AL 42 109 15 28 1 0 0 12 0 1 5 .257 .280 (-9%) .342 (-23%) .395 (-33%) .737 (-28%) -496.9
1929 NYA AL 30 76 9 17 4 1 0 6 0 1 11 .224 .289 (-23%) .353 (-34%) .415 (-27%) .769 (-30%) -407.6
1930 NYA AL 8 16 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .062 — — — — 0.0
1930 DET AL 26 46 2 9 0 0 0 3 0 1 6 .196 — — — — 0.0
1931 DET AL 16 30 1 4 0 0 0 5 0 0 4 .133 — — — — 0.0
1931 PHA AL 16 43 5 13 3 0 0 4 0 2 8 .302 — — — — 0.0
1932 BRO NL 8 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
1932 NY1 NL 18 31 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 .097 — — — — 0.0
1933 PIT NL 36 32 1 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 2 .156 — — — — 0.0
1934 PIT NL 48 56 2 10 1 0 0 7 0 4 8 .179 .278 (-36%) .340 (-31%) .392 (-50%) .733 (-41%) -370.8
1935 PIT NL 39 54 4 14 1 1 0 7 0 1 7 .259 .279 (-7%) .342 (-20%) .399 (-21%) .742 (-21%) -193.3
1936 PIT NL 22 39 4 6 1 0 0 1 0 3 6 .154 — — — — 0.0
1937 PIT NL 11 12 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 4 .083 — — — — 0.0
1937 BRO NL 27 48 1 4 1 0 0 3 0 6 9 .083 — — — — 0.0
1938 BRO NL 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 25 seasons 674 1,287 96 255 26 11 0 100 0 40 161 .198 — — — — -4,732

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
12 30 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 .133

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1931 WS PHA 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1928 WS NYA 2 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143
1927 WS NYA 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1926 WS NYA 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
1923 WS NYA 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
1922 WS NYA 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
1921 WS NYA 3 9 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .222

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
6 4 12 11 0 83.7 81 17 22 49 1.83

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1931 WS PHA 0 1 1 1 0 6.0 7 3 0 1 4.50
1928 WS NYA 2 0 2 2 0 18.0 14 3 6 14 1.50
1927 WS NYA 1 0 1 1 0 7.3 8 4 1 2 4.91
1926 WS NYA 1 1 2 2 0 15.0 19 2 1 10 1.20
1923 WS NYA 0 0 1 1 0 2.3 4 4 1 0 15.43
1922 WS NYA 0 1 2 1 0 8.0 11 1 2 4 1.12
1921 WS NYA 2 1 3 3 0 27.0 18 0 11 18 0.00

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home34762852131053.209
Away32766044124049.188

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home3471928.219707054706223.29
Away3271831.220738135375823.99

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1938-05-15 BROBSNL 000000000
1938-05-12 BROCHCL 000000000
1938-05-08 BROSTLL 000000000
1938-05-05 BROPITL 200000001
1938-05-01 BRONY1L 000000000
1938-04-29 BROPHIW 100000010
1937-10-02 BRONY1L 100000000
1937-09-26 BRONY1L 200000000
1937-09-21 BROSTLL 301000102
1937-09-16 BROCINW 400000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1938-05-15 BROBSN — 0.1000000
1938-05-12 BROCHC — 1.0311010
1938-05-08 BROSTL L 2.0522001
1938-05-05 BROPIT L 7.0744310
1938-05-01 BRONY1 L 2.0311000
1938-04-29 BROPHI — 4.0633220
1937-10-02 BRONY1 L 6.11177211
1937-09-26 BRONY1 — 6.2733120
1937-09-21 BROSTL — 6.1855110
1937-09-16 BROCIN W 9.0952130

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 674 0 153 842 35 41

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1918 NY1 P 1 0 0 0 0 0
1919 BOS P 13 0 6 33 2 1
1920 BOS P 22 0 3 35 0 1
1921 NYA P 43 0 15 65 5 5
1922 NYA P 37 0 9 58 2 1
1923 NYA P 37 0 17 58 3 1
1924 NYA P 46 0 12 57 3 2
1925 NYA P 46 0 7 73 2 3
1926 NYA P 40 0 5 40 2 4
1927 NYA P 36 0 12 60 1 1
1928 NYA P 42 0 12 56 1 6
1929 NYA P 30 0 8 37 2 1
1930 NYA P 8 0 1 10 0 0
1930 DET P 26 0 5 14 1 1
1931 DET P 16 0 7 17 2 2
1931 PHA P 16 0 2 27 0 2
1932 BRO P 8 0 2 12 0 0
1932 NY1 P 18 0 5 24 0 1
1933 PIT P 36 0 5 30 1 3
1934 PIT P 48 0 3 37 2 0
1935 PIT P 39 0 5 34 2 3
1936 PIT P 22 0 2 30 2 1
1937 PIT P 11 0 0 1 0 0
1937 BRO P 27 0 10 32 2 2
1938 BRO P 6 0 0 2 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 674

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1928 Baseball Magazine All-Star P2
1928 TSN All-Star P
1927 Baseball Magazine All-Star P2

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1934 Most Valuable Player NL 22th 2.0 80 0
1928 Most Valuable Player AL 10th 8.0 64 0

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Waite Hoyt (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Jack Quinn
    247-218, 3.29 ERA
  2. 90
    Hooks Dauss
    222-182, 3.30 ERA
  3. 84
    Charlie Root
    201-160, 3.59 ERA
  4. 84
    Dutch Leonard
    191-181, 3.25 ERA
  5. 82
    Herb Pennock HOF
    240-162, 3.60 ERA
  6. 65
    Paul Derringer
    223-212, 3.46 ERA

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Frequently Asked Questions about Waite Hoyt

What years did Waite Hoyt play?
Waite Hoyt played in Major League Baseball from 1918 to 1938.
Was Waite Hoyt a pitcher?
Yes. Waite Hoyt pitched in the major leagues, recording 237 wins and 1206 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Waite Hoyt hit?
Waite Hoyt hit 0 career home runs with 255 hits.
Is Waite Hoyt in the Hall of Fame?
Yes. Waite Hoyt was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1969.