What years did Weldon Wyckoff play?

Weldon Wyckoff played in Major League Baseball from 1913 to 1918.

Was Weldon Wyckoff a pitcher?

Yes. Weldon Wyckoff pitched in the major leagues, recording 23 wins and 299 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Weldon Wyckoff hit?

Weldon Wyckoff hit 1 career home runs with 31 hits.

What was Weldon Wyckoff's career batting average?

Weldon Wyckoff batted .149 over his career, with 31 hits in 208 at bats.

How many RBI did Weldon Wyckoff have?

Weldon Wyckoff drove in 12 runs in his career.

What was Weldon Wyckoff's career ERA?

Weldon Wyckoff finished with a 3.55 career ERA, going 23-34 with 299 strikeouts.

Weldon Wyckoff

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1913-1918)

Weldon Wyckoff was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1913 to 1918 for the Philadelphia Athletics and the Boston Red Sox, a span of 6 seasons. Across 109 career appearances, he went 23-34 with a 3.55 ERA and 299 strikeouts. He also batted .149 with 1 home runs.

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 October 12, 2026

W–L 23–34

ERA 3.55

WHIP 1.48

SO 299

Pitcher PIV -7707.9

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 175 lb
Born: 2/19/1891 in Williamsport, PA, USA
Died: 5/8/1961 in Sheboygan Falls, WI, USA
MLB Debut: 1913-04-19
Last Game: 1918-05-08

Full name: John Weldon Wyckoff

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Career Pitching Statistics

Weldon Wyckoff — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
23	34	109	63	36	1	3	573.2	494	226	5	357	299	3.55	-7707.9

Career ERA 3.55 vs. league average 2.87 across their career seasons — 23.5% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Weldon Wyckoff — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1913	PHA	AL	2	4	17	7	4	0	0	61.2	56	30	46	31	4.38	3.07 (-43%)	-1866.8
1914	PHA	AL	11	7	32	20	11	0	2	185.0	153	62	103	86	3.02	2.93 (-3%)	-2218.7
1915	PHA	AL	10	22	43	34	20	1	0	276.0	238	108	165	157	3.52	2.90 (-22%)	-1918.2
1916	PHA	AL	0	1	7	2	1	0	0	21.1	20	13	20	4	5.48	2.78 (-97%)	-1483.8
1916	BOS	AL	0	0	8	0	0	0	1	22.2	19	12	18	18	4.76	2.78 (-71%)	-220.3
1917	BOS	AL	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	5.0	4	1	4	1	1.80	—	0.0
1918	BOS	AL	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2.0	4	0	1	2	0.00	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			23	34	109	63	36	1	3	573.2	494	226	357	299	3.55	—	-7,708

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

Weldon Wyckoff — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
114	208	13	31	4	2	1	12	4	9	50	.149	.184	.202	.386	-1,124

Career AVG .149 vs. league average .253 across their career seasons — 41.1% below league average.

Career OBP .184 vs. league average .319 across their career seasons — 42.2% below league average.

Career SLG .202 vs. league average .333 across their career seasons — 39.3% below league average.

Career OPS .386 vs. league average .652 across their career seasons — 40.7% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Weldon Wyckoff — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1913	PHA	AL	17	21	2	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	7	.190	—	—	—	—	0.0
1914	PHA	AL	34	75	7	11	0	0	1	6	3	4	15	.147	.255 (-43%)	.322 (-41%)	.339 (-45%)	.661 (-43%)	-480.7
1915	PHA	AL	45	96	3	12	3	2	0	5	0	5	25	.125	.250 (-50%)	.318 (-47%)	.332 (-40%)	.651 (-44%)	-643.1
1916	PHA	AL	8	8	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	.375	—	—	—	—	0.0
1916	BOS	AL	8	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
1917	BOS	AL	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1918	BOS	AL	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			114	208	13	31	4	2	1	12	4	9	50	.149	—	—	—	—	-1,124

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

Weldon Wyckoff — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Weldon Wyckoff — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1914	WS	PHA	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Weldon Wyckoff — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	1	0	0	3.2	3	1	1	2	2.45

Playoff Pitching by Year

Weldon Wyckoff — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1914	WS	PHA	0	0	1	0	0	3.2	3	1	1	2	2.45

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Weldon Wyckoff — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	51	81	7	9	0	4	.111
Away	65	129	6	22	1	9	.171

Pitching — Home / Away

Weldon Wyckoff — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	46	239.0	194	80	132	132	3.01
Away	63	334.2	300	142	226	167	3.82

Last 10 Games — Batting

Weldon Wyckoff — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	SO
1918-05-08	BOS	MIN	L	1	0	0	1
1917-05-14	BOS	CLE	L	1	0	0	0
1916-10-03	BOS	PHA	L	1	0	0	1
1916-09-04	BOS	NYY	L	0	0	0	0
1916-08-29	BOS	SLA	L	0	0	0	0
1916-08-26	BOS	DET	L	0	0	0	0
1916-08-18	BOS	CHW	L	3	0	0	0
1916-08-16	BOS	CHW	W	0	0	0	0
1916-08-05	BOS	SLA	L	0	0	0	0
1916-07-29	BOS	DET	L	2	1	1	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Weldon Wyckoff — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1918-05-08	BOS	MIN	—	2.0	4	1	0	1	2
1917-05-14	BOS	CLE	—	5.0	4	3	1	4	1
1916-10-03	BOS	PHA	—	4.0	4	3	2	3	5
1916-09-04	BOS	NYY	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	1
1916-08-29	BOS	SLA	—	0.1	0	0	0	1	1
1916-08-26	BOS	DET	—	1.0	1	1	1	0	0
1916-08-18	BOS	CHW	—	7.1	2	1	1	3	3
1916-08-05	BOS	SLA	—	3.0	1	0	0	4	4
1916-07-29	BOS	DET	—	3.0	8	6	6	4	2
1916-07-15	BOS	SLA	SV	3.0	2	2	2	2	2

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Weldon Wyckoff — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
OF	1	0	1	0	0	0
P	109	0	18	147	15	3

Season-by-Season Fielding

Weldon Wyckoff — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1913	PHA	P	17	3	19	1	0
1914	PHA	OF	1	1	0	0	0
1914	PHA	P	32	4	31	4	0
1915	PHA	P	43	11	85	10	2
1916	PHA	P	7	0	7	0	1
1916	BOS	P	8	0	2	0	0
1917	BOS	P	1	0	3	0	0
1918	BOS	P	1	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Weldon Wyckoff — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	109
Right Field	2

College History

Weldon Wyckoff — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Bucknell University	Lewisburg	PA	1912

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Weldon Wyckoff: the record in brief

The profile opens with Weldon Wyckoff's first major league game on April 19, 1913; the last one listed came on May 8, 1918. Club by club, the record runs the Philadelphia Athletics (1913 through 1916) and the Boston Red Sox (1916 to 1918). Born on February 19, 1891, in Williamsport, PA, USA, Wyckoff is listed as a pitcher and both batted and threw right-handed. Size on record: 6'1" and 175 pounds. Wyckoff's death is recorded on May 8, 1961, in Sheboygan Falls, WI, USA. Wyckoff's full given name, per the bio, is John Weldon Wyckoff.

Across 109 games (63 starts), Wyckoff recorded 23 wins against 34 losses with a 3.55 ERA. The same table counts 299 strikeouts and 36 complete games. The league ERA over Wyckoff's seasons was 2.87, so the 3.55 figure ran 23.5% worse than average. Wyckoff won 11 games in 1914, the most of any season listed. Wyckoff struck out 157 batters in 1915, a career high.

Frequently Asked Questions about Weldon Wyckoff

What years did Weldon Wyckoff play?: Weldon Wyckoff played in Major League Baseball from 1913 to 1918.
Was Weldon Wyckoff a pitcher?: Yes. Weldon Wyckoff pitched in the major leagues, recording 23 wins and 299 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Weldon Wyckoff hit?: Weldon Wyckoff hit 1 career home runs with 31 hits.
What was Weldon Wyckoff's career batting average?: Weldon Wyckoff batted .149 over his career, with 31 hits in 208 at bats.
How many RBI did Weldon Wyckoff have?: Weldon Wyckoff drove in 12 runs in his career.
What was Weldon Wyckoff's career ERA?: Weldon Wyckoff finished with a 3.55 career ERA, going 23-34 with 299 strikeouts.