Whit Wyatt

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1929-1945)

Whit Wyatt was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1929 to 1945 for 5 teams, including the Detroit Tigers, a span of 17 seasons. Across 360 career appearances, he went 106-95 with a 3.79 ERA and 872 strikeouts. He also batted .219 with 7 home runs. Whit Wyatt was a 4-time All-Star. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 8852.6.

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 106–95
ERA 3.79
WHIP 1.32
SO 872
Pitcher PIV 8852.6
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'1" / 185 lb
Born
9/27/1907 in Kensington, GA, USA
Died
7/16/1999 in Carrollton, GA, USA
MLB Debut
1929-09-16
Last Game
1945-07-18
Awards
4× All-Star

Full name: John Whitlow Wyatt

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Career Pitching Statistics

Whit Wyatt — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
106 95 360 210 97 17 13 1761.0 1,684 741 98 642 872 3.79 8852.6

Career ERA 3.79 vs. league average 4.12 across their career seasons — 8.0% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Whit Wyatt Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1929 DET AL 0 1 4 4 1 0 0 25.1 30 19 18 14 6.75 4.60 (-47%) -254.5
1930 DET AL 4 5 21 7 2 0 2 85.2 76 34 35 68 3.57 4.80 (+26%) 1175.7
1931 DET AL 0 2 4 1 1 0 0 20.1 30 20 12 8 8.85 4.10 (-116%) -736.6
1932 DET AL 9 13 43 22 10 0 1 205.2 228 115 102 82 5.03 4.13 (-22%) -2535.3
1933 DET AL 0 1 10 0 0 0 0 17.0 20 8 9 9 4.24 3.86 (-10%) -298.4
1933 CHA AL 3 4 26 7 2 0 1 87.2 91 45 45 31 4.62 3.86 (-20%) -2179.0
1934 CHA AL 4 11 23 6 2 0 2 67.2 83 54 37 36 7.18 4.29 (-67%) -2488.4
1935 CHA AL 4 3 30 1 0 0 5 52.0 65 39 25 22 6.75 4.35 (-55%) -1371.1
1936 CHA AL 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 3.0 3 0 0 0 0.00 — 0.0
1937 CLE AL 2 3 29 4 2 0 0 73.0 67 36 40 52 4.44 4.34 (-2%) 709.0
1939 BRO NL 8 3 16 14 6 2 0 109.0 88 28 39 52 2.31 4.28 (+46%) 1906.4
1940 BRO NL 15 14 37 34 16 5 0 239.1 233 92 62 124 3.46 4.21 (+18%) 2355.2
1941 BRO NL 22 10 38 35 23 7 1 288.1 223 75 82 176 2.34 3.94 (+41%) 7868.1
1942 BRO NL 19 7 31 30 16 0 0 217.1 185 66 63 104 2.73 3.57 (+23%) 2525.6
1943 BRO NL 14 5 26 26 13 3 0 180.2 139 50 43 80 2.49 3.50 (+29%) 3112.9
1944 BRO NL 2 6 9 9 1 0 0 37.2 51 30 16 4 7.17 3.57 (-101%) -630.9
1945 PHI NL 0 7 10 10 2 0 0 51.1 72 30 14 10 5.26 3.67 (-43%) -306.2
Career · 17 seasons 106 95 360 210 97 17 13 1,761.0 1,684 741 642 872 3.79 — 8,853

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

Whit Wyatt — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
366 607 53 133 26 2 7 69 0 26 111 .219 .254 .303 .557 -1,546

Career AVG .219 vs. league average .273 across their career seasons — 19.6% below league average.

Career OBP .254 vs. league average .338 across their career seasons — 24.9% below league average.

Career SLG .303 vs. league average .386 across their career seasons — 21.4% below league average.

Career OPS .557 vs. league average .723 across their career seasons — 23.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Whit Wyatt 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
1929 DET AL 4 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .100 — — — — 0.0
1930 DET AL 22 34 3 12 1 1 1 9 0 0 7 .353 — — — — 0.0
1931 DET AL 4 7 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286 — — — — 0.0
1932 DET AL 43 78 7 15 2 0 2 9 0 2 16 .192 .275 (-30%) .335 (-37%) .391 (-25%) .726 (-30%) -390.6
1933 DET AL 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1933 CHA AL 26 28 5 6 1 0 0 2 0 1 3 .214 — — — — 0.0
1934 CHA AL 23 26 1 6 1 0 0 2 0 1 5 .231 — — — — 0.0
1935 CHA AL 30 13 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 2 .231 — — — — 0.0
1936 CHA AL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1937 CLE AL 29 18 2 7 2 0 0 3 0 2 5 .389 — — — — 0.0
1939 BRO NL 16 36 1 6 1 0 0 4 0 3 16 .167 — — — — 0.0
1940 BRO NL 37 80 8 14 2 0 1 7 0 2 15 .175 .267 (-35%) .335 (-42%) .387 (-39%) .722 (-40%) -524.2
1941 BRO NL 40 109 10 26 5 0 3 22 0 4 12 .239 .262 (-9%) .332 (-18%) .373 (-2%) .705 (-9%) -190.3
1942 BRO NL 31 77 5 14 3 0 0 6 0 3 15 .182 .253 (-28%) .323 (-31%) .349 (-37%) .672 (-34%) -402.3
1943 BRO NL 27 60 7 17 5 0 0 4 0 1 2 .283 .255 (+11%) .324 (-9%) .346 (+6%) .671 (-1%) -38.5
1944 BRO NL 11 13 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 .154 — — — — 0.0
1945 PHI NL 10 16 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 8 .125 — — — — 0.0
Career · 17 seasons 366 607 53 133 26 2 7 69 0 26 111 .219 — — — — -1,546

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

Whit Wyatt — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2 6 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .167

Playoff Batting by Year

Whit Wyatt — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1941 WS BRO 2 6 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .167

Playoff Career Pitching

Whit Wyatt — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1 1 2 2 0 18.0 15 5 10 14 2.50

Playoff Pitching by Year

Whit Wyatt — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1941 WS BRO 1 1 2 2 0 18.0 15 5 10 14 2.50

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Whit Wyatt — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home1842962359229.199
Away1823103074541.239

Pitching — Home / Away

Whit Wyatt — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home181888.18583933104743.98
Away179872.18273453324003.56

Last 10 Games — Batting

Whit Wyatt — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1945-07-18 PHISTLL 100000001
1945-07-08 PHICHCL 100000001
1945-07-01 PHICINW 200000001
1945-06-17 PHINY1W 110000010
1945-06-12 PHIBSNL 100000001
1945-06-06 PHIBSNL 300000002
1945-05-30 PHICINL 301100000
1945-05-25 PHICHCL 100000000
1945-05-17 PHICINL 200000002
1945-05-06 PHIBROL 101000020

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Whit Wyatt — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1945-07-18 PHISTL — 1.0100100
1945-07-08 PHICHC L 2.1433100
1945-07-01 PHICIN — 5.0755011
1945-06-17 PHINY1 — 4.0622000
1945-06-12 PHIBSN L 4.0765111
1945-06-06 PHIBSN L 9.01074410
1945-05-30 PHICIN L 8.0833230
1945-05-25 PHICHC L 5.01222210
1945-05-17 PHICIN L 8.0944021
1945-05-06 PHIBRO L 5.0863310

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Whit Wyatt — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 360 0 74 316 18 15

Season-by-Season Fielding

Whit Wyatt — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1929 DET P 4 0 0 8 1 1
1930 DET P 21 0 4 15 1 0
1931 DET P 4 0 0 1 1 0
1932 DET P 43 0 7 35 1 3
1933 DET P 10 0 0 3 0 0
1933 CHA P 26 0 3 20 0 0
1934 CHA P 23 0 3 14 3 2
1935 CHA P 30 0 2 13 0 0
1936 CHA P 3 0 0 0 0 0
1937 CLE P 29 0 2 12 1 1
1939 BRO P 16 0 5 28 3 1
1940 BRO P 37 0 8 37 1 0
1941 BRO P 38 0 11 47 2 5
1942 BRO P 31 0 11 39 3 1
1943 BRO P 26 0 9 27 1 0
1944 BRO P 9 0 4 5 0 1
1945 PHI P 10 0 5 12 0 0

Career Games by Position

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Whit Wyatt Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 360

Awards & Honors

Whit Wyatt — Awards & Honors
Year Award Notes
1942 Baseball Magazine All-Star P3
1942 Baseball Magazine All-Star P2
1941 Baseball Magazine All-Star P2
1941 Baseball Magazine All-Star P1
1941 TSN All-Star P

Award Voting History

Whit Wyatt — Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1943 Most Valuable Player NL 15th 15.0 336 0
1942 Most Valuable Player NL 16th 22.0 336 0
1941 Most Valuable Player NL 3rd 151.0 336 0
1940 Most Valuable Player NL 29th 3.0 336 0

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Career Spans

Whit Wyatt (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Carl Erskine
    122-78, 4.00 ERA
  2. 97
    Ken Brett
    83-85, 3.93 ERA
  3. 97
    Bruce Kison
    115-88, 3.66 ERA
  4. 91
    Tex Carleton
    100-76, 3.91 ERA
  5. 91
    Frank Sullivan
    97-100, 3.60 ERA
  6. 90
    Eric Show
    101-89, 3.66 ERA

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Whit Wyatt: the record in brief

Whit Wyatt played a first major league game on September 16, 1929 and a last one on July 18, 1945. The season rows list, in order, the Detroit Tigers (1929 to 1933), the Chicago White Sox (1933 to 1936), the Cleveland Indians (1937), the Brooklyn Dodgers (1939 to 1944), and the Philadelphia Phillies (1945). Wyatt is listed as a pitcher at 185 pounds on a 6-foot-1 frame. Wyatt both batted and threw right-handed, per the bio block. The recorded birth is September 27, 1907, in Kensington, GA, USA. The bio records the death on July 16, 1999, in Carrollton, GA, USA. On the record, Whit Wyatt was born John Whitlow Wyatt.

Wyatt went 106-95 with a 3.79 ERA in 360 games, 210 of them starts. Also on Wyatt's record: 872 strikeouts, 97 complete games, 17 shutouts, and 13 saves. The leagues Wyatt pitched in allowed 4.12 earned runs per nine over those seasons, so the career ERA was 8.0% better than average.

Frequently Asked Questions about Whit Wyatt

What years did Whit Wyatt play?
Whit Wyatt played in Major League Baseball from 1929 to 1945.
Was Whit Wyatt a pitcher?
Yes. Whit Wyatt pitched in the major leagues, recording 106 wins and 872 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Whit Wyatt hit?
Whit Wyatt hit 7 career home runs with 133 hits.
What teams did Whit Wyatt play for?
Whit Wyatt played for 5 teams: the Detroit Tigers (1929–1933), the Chicago White Sox (1933–1936), the Cleveland Indians (1937), the Brooklyn Dodgers (1939–1944), and the Philadelphia Phillies (1945).
What awards did Whit Wyatt win?
Whit Wyatt was selected to 4 All-Star Games.
What were Whit Wyatt's career stats?
In 360 games, Whit Wyatt went 106-95 with a 3.79 ERA, 872 strikeouts, 1,761.0 innings pitched, and 13 saves. At the plate he had 133 hits and 7 home runs.
What position did Whit Wyatt play?
Whit Wyatt played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Whit Wyatt and how much did he weigh?
Whit Wyatt was listed at 6 feet 1 inch and 185 pounds.
What was Whit Wyatt's career ERA?
Whit Wyatt finished with a 3.79 career ERA, going 106-95 with 872 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Whit Wyatt have?
Whit Wyatt recorded 872 career strikeouts.
Is Whit Wyatt in the Hall of Fame?
No. Whit Wyatt has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
How many All-Star Games did Whit Wyatt make?
Whit Wyatt was selected to 4 All-Star Games.