Hal Woodeshick

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1956-1967)

Hal Woodeshick was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1956 to 1967 for 6 teams, including the Detroit Tigers, a span of 12 seasons. Across 427 career appearances, he went 44-62 with a 3.56 ERA, 484 strikeouts, and 61 saves. Hal Woodeshick was an All-Star. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 4612.4.

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 44–62
ERA 3.56
WHIP 1.42
SO 484
Pitcher PIV 4612.4
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / L
Height / Weight
6'3" / 200 lb
Born
8/24/1932 in Wilkes-Barre, PA, USA
Died
6/14/2009 in Houston, TX, USA
MLB Debut
1956-09-14
Last Game
1967-09-04
Awards
All-Star

Full name: Harold Joseph Woodeshick

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Career Pitching Statistics

Hal Woodeshick — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
44 62 427 62 7 1 61 847.1 816 335 40 389 484 3.56 4612.4

Career ERA 3.56 vs. league average 3.70 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Hal Woodeshick Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1956 DET AL 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 5.1 12 8 3 1 13.50 — 0.0
1958 CLE AL 6 6 14 9 3 0 0 71.2 71 29 25 27 3.64 3.86 (+6%) 209.9
1959 WS1 AL 2 4 31 3 0 0 0 61.0 58 25 36 30 3.69 3.90 (+6%) 152.5
1960 WS1 AL 4 5 41 14 1 0 4 115.0 131 60 60 46 4.70 3.82 (-23%) -990.8
1961 WS2 AL 3 2 7 6 1 0 0 40.1 38 18 24 24 4.02 4.03 (avg) -335.5
1961 DET AL 1 1 12 2 0 0 0 18.1 25 16 17 13 7.85 4.03 (-95%) -934.3
1962 HOU NL 5 16 31 26 2 1 0 139.1 161 68 54 82 4.39 3.96 (-11%) 3611.6
1963 HOU NL 11 9 55 0 0 0 10 114.0 75 25 42 94 1.97 3.46 (+43%) 2986.2
1964 HOU NL 2 9 61 0 0 0 23 78.1 73 24 32 58 2.76 3.58 (+23%) 925.2
1965 HOU NL 3 4 27 0 0 0 3 32.1 27 11 18 22 3.06 3.50 (+12%) -431.5
1965 SLN NL 3 2 51 0 0 0 15 59.2 47 12 27 37 1.81 3.50 (+48%) 824.2
1966 SLN NL 2 1 59 0 0 0 4 70.1 57 15 23 30 1.92 3.52 (+45%) -226.5
1967 SLN NL 2 1 36 0 0 0 2 41.2 41 24 28 20 5.18 3.30 (-57%) -1178.7
Career · 13 seasons 44 62 427 62 7 1 61 847.1 816 335 389 484 3.56 — 4,612

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

Hal Woodeshick — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
428 174 5 16 1 0 0 4 0 10 85 .092 .141 .098 .239 0

Career AVG .092 vs. league average .252 across their career seasons — 63.5% below league average.

Career OBP .141 vs. league average .318 across their career seasons — 55.6% below league average.

Career SLG .098 vs. league average .383 across their career seasons — 74.5% below league average.

Career OPS .239 vs. league average .701 across their career seasons — 65.9% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Hal Woodeshick 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
1956 DET AL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1958 CLE AL 14 24 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 .167 — — — — 0.0
1959 WS1 AL 32 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000 — — — — 0.0
1960 WS1 AL 41 29 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 12 .069 — — — — 0.0
1961 WS2 AL 7 16 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 .125 — — — — 0.0
1961 DET AL 12 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1962 HOU NL 31 37 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 15 .081 — — — — 0.0
1963 HOU NL 55 23 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 .130 — — — — 0.0
1964 HOU NL 61 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 .000 — — — — 0.0
1965 HOU NL 27 6 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 .167 — — — — 0.0
1965 SLN NL 51 8 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 .000 — — — — 0.0
1966 SLN NL 59 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 .200 — — — — 0.0
1967 SLN NL 36 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 13 seasons 428 174 5 16 1 0 0 4 0 10 85 .092 — — — — 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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Hal Woodeshick — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Hal Woodeshick — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1967 WS SLN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

Hal Woodeshick — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 0 1 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Hal Woodeshick — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1967 WS SLN 0 0 1 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Hal Woodeshick — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home2158721001.115
Away213873603.069

Pitching — Home / Away

Hal Woodeshick — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home214455.14031621812543.20
Away213392.04141732072313.97

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Hal Woodeshick — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1967-09-04 STLPIT — 0.1244201
1967-08-28 STLNYN — 3.0100010
1967-08-26 STLLAD L 1.1111100
1967-08-21 STLHOU — 1.0111010
1967-08-16 STLCHC — 0.0000100
1967-08-08 STLLAD — 2.1311120
1967-08-01 STLCHC — 0.1000000
1967-07-31 STLCHC SV 1.2100100
1967-07-30 STLATL — 0.0100000
1967-07-25 STLCHC — 0.0000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Hal Woodeshick — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 427 62 54 239 27 9

Season-by-Season Fielding

Hal Woodeshick — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1956 DET P 2 2 1 1 0 0
1958 CLE P 14 9 4 26 4 4
1959 WS1 P 31 3 1 16 2 0
1960 WS1 P 41 14 4 33 4 1
1961 WS2 P 7 6 4 11 1 0
1961 DET P 12 2 2 8 2 0
1962 HOU P 31 26 7 26 3 0
1963 HOU P 55 0 6 33 3 1
1964 HOU P 61 0 5 23 5 0
1965 HOU P 27 0 4 7 1 1
1965 SLN P 51 0 7 17 0 0
1966 SLN P 59 0 7 26 0 1
1967 SLN P 36 0 2 12 2 1

Career Games by Position

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Hal Woodeshick Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 427

Most Similar Players

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Career Spans

Hal Woodeshick (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    George Culver
    48-49, 3.62 ERA
  2. 95
    Sid Monge
    49-40, 3.53 ERA
  3. 94
    Marv Grissom
    47-45, 3.41 ERA
  4. 87
    Neil Allen
    58-70, 3.88 ERA
  5. 86
    Bruce Dal Canton
    51-49, 3.67 ERA
  6. 85
    Don Elston
    49-54, 3.69 ERA

Hal Woodeshick: the record in brief

Hal Woodeshick played a first major league game on September 14, 1956 and a last one on September 4, 1967. By club, Woodeshick's seasons break down as the Detroit Tigers (1956 through 1961), the Cleveland Indians (1958), the Washington Senators (1959 through 1961), the Houston Colt .45's (1962 to 1964), the Houston Astros (1965), and the St. Louis Cardinals (1965 to 1967). At 200 pounds on a 6-foot-3 frame, Woodeshick is listed as a pitcher. Woodeshick hit right-handed while throwing left-handed, per the bio block. The recorded birth is August 24, 1932, in Wilkes-Barre, PA, USA. The bio records the death on June 14, 2009, in Houston, TX, USA. On the record, Hal Woodeshick was born Harold Joseph Woodeshick.

Woodeshick pitched in 427 games, starting 62, and finished with a 44-62 record and 3.56 ERA. Woodeshick had 484 strikeouts and 61 saves. Woodeshick's 3.56 ERA was close to the 3.70 league figure for those seasons. Woodeshick won 11 games in 1963, the most of any season listed.

Frequently Asked Questions about Hal Woodeshick

What years did Hal Woodeshick play?
Hal Woodeshick played in Major League Baseball from 1956 to 1967.
Was Hal Woodeshick a pitcher?
Yes. Hal Woodeshick pitched in the major leagues, recording 44 wins and 484 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Hal Woodeshick hit?
Hal Woodeshick hit 0 career home runs with 16 hits.
What teams did Hal Woodeshick play for?
Hal Woodeshick played for 6 teams: the Detroit Tigers (1956, 1961), the Cleveland Indians (1958), the Washington Senators (1959–1960), the Washington Senators (1961), the Houston Astros (1962–1965), and the St. Louis Cardinals (1965–1967).
Did Hal Woodeshick win a Cy Young Award?
No. Hal Woodeshick did not win the Cy Young Award.
What awards did Hal Woodeshick win?
Hal Woodeshick was selected to 1 All-Star Game.
What were Hal Woodeshick's career stats?
In 427 games, Hal Woodeshick went 44-62 with a 3.56 ERA, 484 strikeouts, 847.1 innings pitched, and 61 saves.
What position did Hal Woodeshick play?
Hal Woodeshick played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Hal Woodeshick and how much did he weigh?
Hal Woodeshick was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 200 pounds.
What was Hal Woodeshick's career ERA?
Hal Woodeshick finished with a 3.56 career ERA, going 44-62 with 484 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Hal Woodeshick have?
Hal Woodeshick recorded 484 career strikeouts.
Is Hal Woodeshick in the Hall of Fame?
No. Hal Woodeshick has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
How many All-Star Games did Hal Woodeshick make?
Hal Woodeshick was selected to 1 All-Star Game.