Was Harry Wilhelm a pitcher?

Yes. Harry Wilhelm pitched in the major leagues, recording 1 wins and 6 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Harry Wilhelm hit?

Harry Wilhelm hit 1 career home runs with 3 hits.

Harry Wilhelm

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1899)

W–L 1–1

ERA 6.12

WHIP 1.56

SO 6

Pitcher PIV 245.7

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'7" / 155 lb
Born: 4/7/1874 in Uniontown, PA, USA
Died: 2/20/1944 in Republic, PA, USA
MLB Debut: 1899-08-12
Last Game: 1899-08-23

Full name: Harry Lester Wilhelm

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
1	1	5	3	2	0	0	25.0	36	17	1	3	6	6.12	245.7

Career ERA 6.12 vs. league average 3.85 across their career seasons — 59.1% worse 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
1899	LS3	NL	1	1	5	3	2	0	0	25.0	36	17	3	6	6.12	3.85 (-59%)	245.7
Career · 1 season			1	1	5	3	2	0	0	25.0	36	17	3	6	6.12	—	246

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
5	12	1	3	0	1	1	2	0	1	1	.250	.308	.667	.974	0

Career AVG .250 vs. league average .282 across their career seasons — 11.5% below league average.

Career OBP .308 vs. league average .343 across their career seasons — 10.4% below league average.

Career SLG .667 vs. league average .367 across their career seasons — +81.8% above league average.

Career OPS .974 vs. league average .710 across their career seasons — +37.2% above 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
1899	LS3	NL	5	12	1	3	0	1	1	2	0	1	1	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 1 season			5	12	1	3	0	1	1	2	0	1	1	.250	—	—	—	—	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	1	5	1	2	1	2	.400
Away	4	7	0	1	0	0	.143

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	1	9.0	11	2	0	1	2.00
Away	4	16.0	25	16	3	5	9.00

Last 5 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO
1899-08-23	LS3	CL4	W	5	1	2	1	1	2	0	0
1899-08-18	LS3	BSN	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1899-08-16	LS3	BSN	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1899-08-13	LS3	NY1	L	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
1899-08-12	LS3	BRO	L	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last 5 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1899-08-23	LS3	CL4	W	9.0	11	3	2	0	1	1
1899-08-18	LS3	BSN	—	1.0	4	5	5	1	0	0
1899-08-16	LS3	BSN	—	6.0	8	6	5	1	1	0
1899-08-13	LS3	NY1	—	4.0	5	2	1	0	3	0
1899-08-12	LS3	BRO	L	5.0	8	6	5	1	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	5	0	1	8	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1899	LS3	P	5	0	1	8	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	5

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Bethany College	Bethany	WV	1894
Westminster College	New Wilmington	PA	1895, 1896, 1897, 1898

Frequently Asked Questions about Harry Wilhelm

Was Harry Wilhelm a pitcher?: Yes. Harry Wilhelm pitched in the major leagues, recording 1 wins and 6 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Harry Wilhelm hit?: Harry Wilhelm hit 1 career home runs with 3 hits.