What years did Lee Wheat play?

Lee Wheat played in Major League Baseball from 1954 to 1955.

Was Lee Wheat a pitcher?

Yes. Lee Wheat pitched in the major leagues, recording 0 wins and 8 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Lee Wheat hit?

Lee Wheat hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.

Lee Wheat

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1954-1955)

W–L 0–2

ERA 6.82

WHIP 1.91

SO 8

Pitcher PIV 339.0

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'4" / 200 lb
Born: 9/15/1929 in Edwardsville, IL, USA
Died: 7/29/2008 in Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
MLB Debut: 1954-04-21
Last Game: 1955-04-23

Full name: Leroy William Wheat

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
0	2	11	1	0	0	0	30.3	46	23	2	12	8	6.82	339.0

Career ERA 6.82 vs. league average 3.95 across their career seasons — 72.8% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1954	PHA	AL	2	8	1	28.3	38	18	9	7	5.72	3.90 (-47%)	339.0
1955	KC1	AL	0	3	0	2.0	8	5	3	1	22.50	—	0.0
Career · 2 seasons			2	11	1	30.1	46	23	12	8	6.82	—	339

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
11	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.125	.125	.125	.250	0

Career AVG .125 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — 51.9% below league average.

Career OBP .125 vs. league average .333 across their career seasons — 62.4% below league average.

Career SLG .125 vs. league average .392 across their career seasons — 68.1% below league average.

Career OPS .250 vs. league average .725 across their career seasons — 65.5% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	H	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1954	PHA	AL	8	8	1	5	.125	—	—	—	—	0.0
1955	KC1	AL	3	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 2 seasons			11	8	1	5	.125	—	—	—	—	0

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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	4	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	7	8	0	1	0	0	.125

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	4	6.0	10	8	7	4	12.00
Away	7	24.1	36	15	4	5	5.55

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	SO
1955-04-23	KC1	CHW	L	0	0	0
1955-04-17	KC1	DET	L	0	0	0
1955-04-13	KC1	DET	L	0	0	0
1954-09-25	PHA	NYY	L	1	0	1
1954-09-21	PHA	BOS	L	2	0	1
1954-05-28	PHA	MIN	L	0	0	0
1954-05-23	PHA	MIN	L	2	0	2
1954-05-16	PHA	CLE	L	0	0	0
1954-05-15	PHA	CHW	L	2	1	1
1954-05-09	PHA	NYY	L	1	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1955-04-23	KC1	CHW	—	0.1	3	2	2	1	0	0
1955-04-17	KC1	DET	—	0.0	3	4	3	0	0	1
1955-04-13	KC1	DET	—	1.2	2	1	0	1	1	0
1954-09-25	PHA	NYY	—	2.1	1	0	0	0	1	0
1954-09-21	PHA	BOS	—	6.0	7	2	2	0	2	0
1954-05-28	PHA	MIN	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1954-05-23	PHA	MIN	L	4.1	8	5	5	2	1	1
1954-05-16	PHA	CLE	—	2.0	6	2	2	0	0	0
1954-05-15	PHA	CHW	L	5.2	7	3	3	1	1	0
1954-05-09	PHA	NYY	—	4.0	4	0	0	1	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	11	1	3	4	0	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1954	PHA	P	8	1	3	3	0	1
1955	KC1	P	3	0	0	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	11

Frequently Asked Questions about Lee Wheat

What years did Lee Wheat play?: Lee Wheat played in Major League Baseball from 1954 to 1955.
Was Lee Wheat a pitcher?: Yes. Lee Wheat pitched in the major leagues, recording 0 wins and 8 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Lee Wheat hit?: Lee Wheat hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.