Waite
Hoyt
 
Nickname: Schoolboy
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 180
 
Born: September 9, 1899 in Usa, NY, BROOKLYN
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Rookie of the Year Award 1922   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1918 18 SLA AL   8 3 4 4 8 10 9 8 9 9
1919 19 SLA AL   8 3 4 3 8 10 9 8 9 9
1920 20 SLA AL   8 3 4 4 8 9 9 9 9 9
1921 21 SLA AL   8 3 4 4 8 9 9 9 10 9
1922 22 SLA AL $ 300,000 8 3 4 4 8 10 9 9 10 9
1923 23 SLA AL $ 300,000 8 3 4 4 8 10 9 9 9 9
1924 24 SLA AL $ 300,000 8 3 4 4 8 9 9 9 9 9
1925 25 SLA AL $ 3,207,143 8 4 4 4 7 8 8 9 10 10
1926 26 SLA AL $ 3,207,143 8 3 4 4 7 8 7 9 10 9
1927 27 SLA AL $ 3,207,143 8 3 4 4 7 8 8 8 9 9
1928 28 SLA AL $ 3,760,000 8 3 4 4 7 8 8 9 9 9
1929 29 SLA AL $ 3,760,000 8 3 4 4 7 8 8 9 10 9
OOTP6 Min Ratings   8 3 4 3 7 8 7 8 9 9
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,760,000 8 4 4 4 8 10 9 9 10 10
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  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1918 18 SLA AL     4 4 4 1 1 1 5 5 5 2 2 2 7 7 7
1919 19 SLA AL     4 4 4 1 1 1 5 5 5 2 2 2 7 7 7
1920 20 SLA AL     4 4 4 1 1 1 5 5 5 2 2 2 7 7 7
1921 21 SLA AL     4 4 4 1 1 1 5 5 5 2 2 2 7 7 7
1922 22 SLA AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 5 5 5 2 2 2 7 7 7
1923 23 SLA AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 5 5 5 2 2 2 7 7 7
1924 24 SLA AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 5 5 5 2 2 2 7 7 7
1925 25 SLA AL $ 3,207,143   4 4 4 1 1 1 5 5 5 2 2 2 7 7 7
1926 26 SLA AL $ 3,207,143   4 4 4 1 1 1 5 5 5 2 2 2 7 7 7
1927 27 SLA AL $ 3,207,143   4 4 4 1 1 1 5 5 5 2 2 2 7 7 7
1928 28 SLA AL $ 3,760,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 5 5 5 2 2 2 7 7 7
1929 29 SLA AL $ 3,760,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 5 5 5 2 2 2 7 7 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 4 1 1 1 5 5 5 2 2 2 7 7 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,760,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 5 5 5 2 2 2 7 7 7
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Cy Young Award or Rookie of the Year Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1918 18 AAA   10 11 .476 28 28 16 1 0 240.0 232 65 3 58 174 2.44 .251 .295 .324 .619  
1919 19 AAA   13 9 .591 24 24 12 2 0 194.3 202 67 6 39 126 3.10 .266 .302 .354 .656  
1920 20 AAA   13 10 .565 29 29 16 3 0 242.0 254 84 9 58 132 3.12 .270 .313 .364 .676  
1921 21 AAA   19 4 .826 27 27 17 2 0 222.3 254 76 8 40 108 3.08 .289 .320 .374 .694  
1922 22 SLA AL 20 9 .690 32 31 24 2 0 255.7 274 102 4 56 79 3.59 .273 .311 .352 .663 20.6
1923 23 SLA AL 16 14 .533 33 33 21 0 0 276.0 307 109 7 58 58 3.55 .278 .316 .362 .678 18.7
1924 24 SLA AL 13 15 .464 34 34 25 1 0 283.7 290 111 11 84 66 3.52 .265 .317 .368 .685 19.8
1925 25 SLA AL 1 9 .100 18 6 4 0 2 58.7 77 41 3 25 12 6.29 .333 .400 .481 .881 0.5
1926 26 SLA AL 1 0 1.000 8 0 0 0 2 11.0 8 5 1 5 2 4.09 .211 .295 .316 .611 1.7
1927 27 SLA AL 4 1 .800 13 1 0 0 1 26.7 29 14 1 8 3 4.73 .274 .328 .387 .714 2.2
1928 28 SLA AL 4 8 .333 18 14 7 0 0 109.0 122 65 6 40 30 5.37 .280 .340 .415 .755 3.1
1929 29 SLA AL 2 2 .500 16 2 2 0 0 40.0 55 28 2 12 7 6.30 .320 .356 .442 .798 0.0
8 Years Sim 61 58 .513 172 121 83 3 5 1060.6 1162 475 35 288 257 4.03 .278 .324 .377 .701 66.6
4 Years AAA 55 34 .618 108 108 61 8 0 898.7 942 292 26 195 540 2.92 .269 .308 .354 .661  
Season Average 7 7 .500 21 15 10 0 0 132.6 145 59 4 36 32 4.03 .278 .324 .377 .701  
Career Highs 20 15 1.000 34 34 25 2 2 283.7 307 111 11 84 79 6.30 .333 .400 .481 .881  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   476 192 10 90 137   .268 .303 .350 .653
vs LH   686 283 25 198 120   .285 .339 .396 .735
Home 28 29 .491 82 57 43 2 2 501.6 574 250 17 147 122 4.49 .288 .336 .389 .726
Away 33 29 .532 90 64 40 1 3 559.0 588 225 18 141 135 3.62 .268 .313 .365 .678
Mar/Apr 5 3 .625 12 8 7 0 0 70.7 75 19 0 21 13 2.42 .270 .321 .331 .652
May 14 7 .667 29 20 14 2 0 183.6 184 74 8 42 49 3.63 .261 .303 .360 .663
June 14 10 .583 37 28 20 0 2 246.0 240 94 7 63 61 3.44 .256 .303 .355 .658
July 7 15 .318 30 22 15 0 0 187.0 216 96 6 53 50 4.62 .290 .337 .395 .732
August 15 11 .577 35 22 17 0 3 205.7 225 83 9 50 41 3.63 .277 .319 .371 .690
Sep/Oct 6 12 .333 29 21 10 1 0 167.6 222 109 5 59 43 5.85 .314 .366 .425 .792
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger Award or Rookie of the Year Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1922 22 SLA AL 32 86 6 13 1 1 0 10 0 0 3 7 .151 .176 .186 .362 2.2 0.0
1923 23 SLA AL 33 95 10 18 2 1 1 5 1 0 3 10 .189 .214 .263 .477 4.0 0.0
1924 24 SLA AL 34 96 4 14 3 0 0 9 0 1 2 8 .146 .162 .177 .339 1.0 0.0
1925 25 SLA AL 18 14 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286 0.0 0.0
1926 26 SLA AL 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
1927 27 SLA AL 13 5 1 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 .400 .400 .800 1.200 1.6 0.5
1928 28 SLA AL 18 30 2 6 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 5 .200 .273 .200 .473 1.6 0.0
1929 29 SLA AL 16 8 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 .125 .222 .125 .347 0.3 0.0
8 Years Sim 172 336 24 56 6 3 1 31 2 1 12 31 .167 .194 .211 .405 10.4 0.5
162 Game Average 316 22 52 5 2 0 29 1 0 11 29 .167 .194 .211 .405 9.8  
Career Highs 34 96 10 18 3 1 1 10 1 1 3 10 .400 .400 .800 1.200 4.0  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   209 17 35 4 1 0 20 1 1 6 20 .167 .190 .196 .386 4.1
vs LH   127 7 21 2 2 1 11 1 0 6 11 .165 .200 .236 .436 5.0
Home 79 153 12 28 4 2 0 16 1 1 3 12 .183 .197 .235 .433 4.8
Away 90 183 12 28 2 1 1 15 1 0 9 19 .153 .191 .191 .382 4.3
RISP   98 0 16 3 1 0 28 0 0 2 15 .163 .175 .214 .389 2.0
Close/Late   36 3 7 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 5 .194 .256 .194 .451 1.7
Mar/Apr 9 25 3 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .120 .115 .240 .355 0.3
May 29 60 3 12 1 0 0 6 0 1 2 5 .200 .226 .217 .442 2.0
June 32 81 5 12 1 1 0 9 0 0 2 6 .148 .167 .185 .352 0.8
July 27 57 5 10 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 7 .175 .203 .175 .379 1.2
August 29 62 4 9 2 1 0 3 0 0 4 8 .145 .197 .210 .407 1.8
Sep/Oct 25 51 4 10 2 1 0 9 2 0 2 5 .196 .222 .275 .497 3.1
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1922 22 SLA AL P 32 31 255.7 15 42 1 7 .983 2.01    
1923 23 SLA AL P 33 33 276.0 26 63 3 4 .967 2.90    
1924 24 SLA AL P 34 34 283.7 16 49 1 6 .985 2.06    
1925 25 SLA AL P 18 6 58.7 5 18 1 2 .958 3.53    
1926 26 SLA AL P 8 0 11.0 2 4 0 0 1.000 4.91    
1927 27 SLA AL P 13 1 26.7 2 4 0 0 1.000 2.03    
1928 28 SLA AL P 18 14 109.0 11 25 3 3 .923 2.97    
1929 29 SLA AL P 16 2 40.0 6 3 0 0 1.000 2.03    
Career Totals   172 121 1060.6 83 208 9 22 .970 2.47    
Career Highs   34 34 283.7 26 63 3 7 1.000 4.91    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1926 26 SLA AL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 2.0 3 0 0 1 1 0.00 .375 .444 .375 .819
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 2.0 3 0 0 1 1 0.00 .375 .444 .375 .819
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1922-9-3.59
1923-9-3.55
1924-8-3.52
Wins
1922-3-20
Losses
1924-9-15
Winning Pct
1922-1-.690
Complete Games
1922-10-24
1924-6-25
Shutouts
1922-2-2
Homeruns Allowed
1924-7-11
Walks per 9IP
1922-10-2.0
1923-7-1.9
Hits per 9IP
1924-7-9.2
WHiP
1922-8-1.29
1923-8-1.32
1924-6-1.32
OAVG
1924-6-.265
OOBP
1922-6-.311
1923-5-.316
1924-4-.317
OSLG
1922-4-.352
1923-10-.362
OOPS
1922-5-.663
1923-7-.678
1924-8-.685
       
 
   Black Ink Test: 3    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 45)
   Gray Ink Test: 30    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 231)
 
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  1. Harry Heitmann (968)
  2. Bill Sherdel (966)
  3. Joe Genewich (962)
  4. Ben Demott (962)
  5. Dolly Gray (961)
  6. Satchel Paige (960)
  7. Roscoe Miller (958)
  8. Willie Ludolph (957)
  9. Nixey Callahan (951)
  10. Chief Chouneau (949)
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Walter Beall (991)
  2. Firpo Marberry (987)
  3. Roscoe Miller (986)
  4. Bill Duggleby (986)
  5. Harry Heitmann (983)
  6. Gus Thompson (982)
  7. Kent Greenfield (982)
  8. Cy Vorhees (978)
  9. Frank Foutz (977)
  10. Pat Ragan (976)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 9th overall pick, by St. Louis (A) in 1918
Injured on 5/25/1919 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for 1-2 weeks
Had first career hit on 4/16/1922, off Dave Brown (WAS)
Earned first career win on 4/16/1922
Won Rookie of the Year Award in 1922, going 20-9, 3.59 ERA
Hit first career homerun on 4/25/1923, off Willie Foster (CHA)
2/14/1925: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,207,143 through salary arbitration
Injured on 4/10/1925 with a Ruptured Tricep Tendon, out for 6-7 weeks
2/13/1926: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,207,143 through salary arbitration
2/12/1927: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,207,143 through salary arbitration
10/21/1927: Signed a contract extension with St. Louis (A), $3,760,000 per year, for 3 years