What years did John Wyatt play?

John Wyatt played in Major League Baseball from 1961 to 1969.

Was John Wyatt a pitcher?

Yes. John Wyatt pitched in the major leagues, recording 42 wins and 540 strikeouts.

How many home runs did John Wyatt hit?

John Wyatt hit 0 career home runs with 4 hits.

John Wyatt

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1961-1969)

W–L 42–44

ERA 3.47

WHIP 1.38

SO 540

Pitcher PIV -6491.8

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 200 lb
Born: 4/19/1935 in Chicago, IL, USA
Died: 4/6/1998 in Omaha, NE, USA
MLB Debut: 1961-09-08
Last Game: 1969-05-01
Awards: All-Star

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
42	44	435	9	0	0	103	687.3	600	265	72	346	540	3.47	-6491.8

Career ERA 3.47 vs. league average 3.54 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1961	KC1	AL	0	0	5	0	1	7.3	8	2	4	6	2.45	—	0.0
1962	KC1	AL	10	7	59	9	11	125.0	121	62	80	106	4.46	3.96 (-13%)	-793.5
1963	KC1	AL	6	4	63	0	21	92.0	83	32	43	81	3.13	3.46 (+9%)	-821.2
1964	KC1	AL	9	8	81	0	20	128.0	111	51	52	74	3.59	3.58 (avg)	-4628.1
1965	KC1	AL	2	6	65	0	18	88.7	78	32	53	70	3.25	3.50 (+7%)	-1199.1
1966	KC1	AL	0	3	19	0	2	23.7	19	14	16	25	5.32	3.52 (-51%)	-503.5
1966	BOS	AL	3	4	42	0	8	71.7	59	25	27	63	3.14	3.52 (+11%)	1604.0
1967	BOS	AL	10	7	60	0	20	93.3	71	27	39	68	2.60	3.30 (+21%)	161.7
1968	BOS	AL	1	2	8	0	0	10.7	9	5	6	11	4.22	2.98 (-41%)	-465.8
1968	NYA	AL	0	2	7	0	0	8.3	7	2	9	6	2.16	—	0.0
1968	DET	AL	1	0	22	0	2	30.3	26	8	11	25	2.37	2.98 (+20%)	153.6
1969	OAK	AL	0	1	4	0	0	8.3	8	5	6	5	5.40	—	0.0
Career · 12 seasons			42	44	435	9	103	687.1	600	265	346	540	3.47	—	-6,492

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
435	83	2	4	0	0	0	1	0	3	50	.048	.092	.048	.140	0

Career AVG .048 vs. league average .248 across their career seasons — 80.6% below league average.

Career OBP .092 vs. league average .314 across their career seasons — 70.7% below league average.

Career SLG .048 vs. league average .373 across their career seasons — 87.1% below league average.

Career OPS .140 vs. league average .686 across their career seasons — 79.6% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1961	KC1	AL	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1962	KC1	AL	59	29	2	3	0	1	15	.103	—	—	—	—	0.0
1963	KC1	AL	63	9	0	0	0	0	5	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1964	KC1	AL	81	14	0	0	0	1	12	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1965	KC1	AL	65	4	0	0	1	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1966	KC1	AL	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1966	BOS	AL	42	11	0	0	0	0	7	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1967	BOS	AL	60	12	0	1	0	0	6	.083	—	—	—	—	0.0
1968	BOS	AL	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1968	NYA	AL	7	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1968	DET	AL	22	2	0	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1969	OAK	AL	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 12 seasons			435	83	2	4	1	3	50	.048	—	—	—	—	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

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1967	WS	BOS	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1	0	2	0	0	3.7	1	2	3	1	4.91

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1967	WS	BOS	1	0	2	0	0	3.7	1	2	3	1	4.91

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	222	41	1	2	0	0	.049
Away	213	42	1	2	0	1	.048

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	222	350.0	331	148	174	283	3.81
Away	213	337.1	269	117	173	258	3.12

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
1969-05-01	OAK	LAA	L	0	0
1969-04-23	OAK	MIN	L	0	0
1969-04-20	OAK	KCR	L	1	1
1969-04-12	OAK	KCR	L	0	0
1968-08-24	DET	NYY	L	0	0
1968-08-23	DET	NYY	L	0	0
1968-08-20	DET	CHW	L	0	0
1968-08-17	DET	BOS	W	0	0
1968-08-11	DET	BOS	W	0	0
1968-08-10	DET	BOS	W	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1969-05-01	OAK	LAA	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
1969-04-23	OAK	MIN	—	2.0	4	1	1	1	2	0
1969-04-20	OAK	KCR	L	3.1	2	2	2	2	1	0
1969-04-12	OAK	KCR	—	2.0	2	2	2	2	2	0
1968-08-24	DET	NYY	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1968-08-23	DET	NYY	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0
1968-08-20	DET	CHW	—	1.0	2	0	0	1	0	0
1968-08-17	DET	BOS	SV	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1968-08-11	DET	BOS	—	1.0	1	1	1	1	2	1
1968-08-10	DET	BOS	—	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	435	9	30	100	9	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1961	KC1	P	5	0	0	2	1	0
1962	KC1	P	59	9	8	14	3	0
1963	KC1	P	63	0	3	12	2	1
1964	KC1	P	81	0	8	16	1	0
1965	KC1	P	65	0	2	16	0	0
1966	KC1	P	19	0	1	6	0	0
1966	BOS	P	42	0	2	5	1	0
1967	BOS	P	60	0	1	21	0	0
1968	BOS	P	8	0	1	3	1	1
1968	NYA	P	7	0	2	0	0	0
1968	DET	P	22	0	2	4	0	0
1969	OAK	P	4	0	0	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	435

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Frequently Asked Questions about John Wyatt

What years did John Wyatt play?: John Wyatt played in Major League Baseball from 1961 to 1969.
Was John Wyatt a pitcher?: Yes. John Wyatt pitched in the major leagues, recording 42 wins and 540 strikeouts.
How many home runs did John Wyatt hit?: John Wyatt hit 0 career home runs with 4 hits.