Hooks Wiltse

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1904-1915)

Hooks Wiltse was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1904 to 1915 for the New York Giants and the Brooklyn Tip-Tops, a span of 12 seasons. Across 357 career appearances, he went 139-90 with a 2.47 ERA, 965 strikeouts, and 33 saves. He also batted .210 with 2 home runs. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 9730.8.

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):
Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):
For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):
Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated

W–L 139–90
ERA 2.47
WHIP 1.13
SO 965
Pitcher PIV 9730.8
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / L
Height / Weight
6'0" / 185 lb
Born
9/7/1879 in Hamilton, NY, USA
Died
1/21/1959 in Long Beach, NY, USA
MLB Debut
1904-04-21
Last Game
1915-09-25

Full name: George Leroy Wiltse

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Career Pitching Statistics

Hooks Wiltse — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
139 90 357 225 152 27 33 2112.1 1,892 580 54 498 965 2.47 9730.8

Career ERA 2.47 vs. league average 2.84 across their career seasons — 13.1% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Hooks Wiltse Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1904 NY1 NL 13 3 24 16 14 2 3 164.2 150 52 61 105 2.84 2.66 (-7%) -1308.5
1905 NY1 NL 15 6 32 19 18 1 3 197.0 158 54 61 120 2.47 2.82 (+13%) 994.5
1906 NY1 NL 16 11 38 26 21 4 6 249.1 227 63 58 125 2.27 2.68 (+15%) 2721.4
1907 NY1 NL 13 12 33 21 14 3 2 190.1 171 46 48 79 2.18 2.50 (+13%) 546.7
1908 NY1 NL 23 14 44 38 30 7 2 330.0 266 82 73 118 2.24 2.40 (+7%) 724.8
1909 NY1 NL 20 11 37 29 20 4 3 269.1 228 60 51 119 2.00 2.55 (+21%) 856.4
1910 NY1 NL 14 12 36 30 18 2 2 235.1 232 71 52 88 2.72 2.79 (+3%) 1709.0
1911 NY1 NL 12 9 30 24 11 4 0 187.1 177 68 39 92 3.27 3.37 (+3%) 2016.8
1912 NY1 NL 9 6 28 17 5 0 3 134.0 140 47 28 58 3.16 3.36 (+6%) 109.5
1913 NY1 NL 0 0 17 2 0 0 3 57.2 53 10 8 25 1.56 3.07 (+49%) 948.5
1914 NY1 NL 1 1 20 0 0 0 1 38.0 41 12 12 19 2.84 2.93 (+3%) -157.1
1915 BRF FL 3 5 18 3 1 0 5 59.1 49 15 7 17 2.28 2.90 (+21%) 568.8
Career · 12 seasons 139 90 357 225 152 27 33 2,112.1 1,892 580 498 965 2.47 — 9,731

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

Hooks Wiltse — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
375 743 81 156 19 4 2 79 14 50 67 .210 .266 .254 .521 -1,568

Career AVG .210 vs. league average .252 across their career seasons — 16.7% below league average.

Career OBP .266 vs. league average .316 across their career seasons — 15.7% below league average.

Career SLG .254 vs. league average .330 across their career seasons — 22.9% below league average.

Career OPS .521 vs. league average .645 across their career seasons — 19.3% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Hooks Wiltse Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1904 NY1 NL 25 67 10 15 2 1 1 7 1 4 5 .224 .246 (-9%) .300 (-8%) .321 (+2%) .622 (-3%) -30.4
1905 NY1 NL 33 72 13 20 2 0 0 12 2 12 6 .278 .248 (+12%) .307 (+26%) .322 (-5%) .629 (+10%) 186.8
1906 NY1 NL 44 94 13 18 2 0 0 4 3 7 10 .191 .247 (-23%) .307 (-17%) .315 (-32%) .622 (-25%) -312.0
1907 NY1 NL 36 67 5 9 2 1 0 9 2 5 3 .134 .245 (-45%) .304 (-32%) .308 (-37%) .613 (-35%) -326.5
1908 NY1 NL 45 110 9 26 2 0 0 14 1 11 9 .236 .240 (-2%) .298 (+6%) .306 (-17%) .605 (-6%) -30.5
1909 NY1 NL 37 95 10 19 1 1 1 6 2 3 9 .200 .244 (-18%) .306 (-27%) .312 (-16%) .618 (-21%) -304.6
1910 NY1 NL 36 74 9 13 4 0 0 8 1 5 6 .176 .249 (-30%) .317 (-25%) .326 (-30%) .644 (-28%) -298.9
1911 NY1 NL 31 69 5 13 1 0 0 14 0 1 12 .188 .266 (-29%) .336 (-41%) .356 (-43%) .693 (-42%) -452.1
1912 NY1 NL 28 46 5 15 2 0 0 3 1 2 5 .326 — — — — 0.0
1913 NY1 NL 20 24 2 5 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 .208 — — — — 0.0
1914 NY1 NL 21 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .667 — — — — 0.0
1915 BRF FL 19 22 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .045 — — — — 0.0
Career · 12 seasons 375 743 81 156 19 4 2 79 14 50 67 .210 — — — — -1,568

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

Hooks Wiltse — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Hooks Wiltse — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1913 WS NY1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
1911 WS NY1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

Hooks Wiltse — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 0 2 0 0 3.1 8 7 0 2 18.90

Playoff Pitching by Year

Hooks Wiltse — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1911 WS NY1 0 0 2 0 0 3.1 8 7 0 2 18.90

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Hooks Wiltse — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home1813533568234.193
Away1963984589043.224

Pitching — Home / Away

Hooks Wiltse — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home1721062.29701362415001.15
Away1851040.19241442624791.25

Last 10 Games — Batting

Hooks Wiltse — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1915-09-25 BRFCHFL 200000000
1915-09-16 BRFSLFW 200000000
1915-09-15 BRFSLFL 100000000
1915-09-13 BRFPTFL 000000000
1915-09-03 BRFBLFW 000000000
1915-09-01 BRFBLFL 000000010
1915-08-26 BRFBLFW 000000000
1915-08-25 BRFBLFL 000000000
1915-08-14 BRFPTFL 200000001
1915-08-11 BRFKCFW 100000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Hooks Wiltse — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1915-09-25 BRFCHF — 2.2733021
1915-09-16 BRFSLF — 2.2221210
1915-09-15 BRFSLF L 3.2411000
1915-09-13 BRFPTF — 0.1100000
1915-09-03 BRFBLF W 0.2000000
1915-09-01 BRFBLF L 1.2442110
1915-08-26 BRFBLF — 1.0100200
1915-08-25 BRFBLF — 2.0011110
1915-08-14 BRFPTF L 7.0942020
1915-08-11 BRFKCF W 3.2110010

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Hooks Wiltse — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 4 0 37 3 1 1
OF 5 3 2 0 2 0
P 357 179 123 579 35 19

Season-by-Season Fielding

Hooks Wiltse — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1904 NY1 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1904 NY1 P 24 16 11 54 5 2
1905 NY1 OF 1 1 1 0 2 0
1905 NY1 P 32 19 19 71 3 3
1906 NY1 OF 2 2 1 0 0 0
1906 NY1 P 38 26 12 65 3 1
1907 NY1 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1907 NY1 P 33 21 11 59 2 2
1908 NY1 P 44 38 25 89 2 1
1909 NY1 P 37 29 9 62 2 2
1910 NY1 P 36 30 8 52 9 4
1911 NY1 P 30 0 19 44 4 2
1912 NY1 P 28 0 5 40 0 2
1913 NY1 1B 3 0 23 2 1 1
1913 NY1 P 17 0 0 18 1 0
1914 NY1 P 20 0 2 10 1 0
1915 BRF 1B 1 0 14 1 0 0
1915 BRF P 18 0 2 15 3 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Hooks Wiltse Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 357
First Base 5
Left Field 3
Center Field 2

Most Similar Players

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Career Spans

Hooks Wiltse (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Dizzy Dean HOF
    150-83, 3.02 ERA
  2. 91
    Harry Brecheen
    133-92, 2.92 ERA
  3. 90
    Slim Sallee
    174-143, 2.56 ERA
  4. 89
    Claude Hendrix
    144-116, 2.65 ERA
  5. 85
    Doc Crandall
    102-62, 2.92 ERA
  6. 84
    Howie Camnitz
    133-106, 2.75 ERA

Hooks Wiltse: the record in brief

Hooks Wiltse played a first major league game on April 21, 1904 and a last one on September 25, 1915. The team column moves through the New York Giants (1904 through 1914) and the Brooklyn Tip-Tops (1915). The bio lists Wiltse as a pitcher who hit right-handed while throwing left-handed. The recorded size is 6'0" and 185 pounds. Wiltse was born on September 7, 1879, in Hamilton, NY, USA. Wiltse died on January 21, 1959, in Long Beach, NY, USA. The given name on file is George Leroy Wiltse.

Wiltse pitched in 357 games, starting 225, and finished with a 139-90 record and 2.47 ERA. Wiltse had 965 strikeouts, 152 complete games, 27 shutouts, and 33 saves. That 2.47 ERA compares with a 2.84 league average across the same seasons, 13.1% better. Wiltse won 23 games in 1908, the most of any season listed. Wiltse struck out 125 batters in 1906, a career high.

Frequently Asked Questions about Hooks Wiltse

What years did Hooks Wiltse play?
Hooks Wiltse played in Major League Baseball from 1904 to 1915.
Was Hooks Wiltse a pitcher?
Yes. Hooks Wiltse pitched in the major leagues, recording 139 wins and 965 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Hooks Wiltse hit?
Hooks Wiltse hit 2 career home runs with 156 hits.
What was Hooks Wiltse's career batting average?
Hooks Wiltse batted .210 over his career, with 156 hits in 743 at bats.
How many RBI did Hooks Wiltse have?
Hooks Wiltse drove in 79 runs in his career.
What was Hooks Wiltse's career ERA?
Hooks Wiltse finished with a 2.47 career ERA, going 139-90 with 965 strikeouts.