Player
Waite Hoyt HOF 1969
Player Info
- Full Name
- Waite Charles
- Born
-
September 9, 1899
Brooklyn, NY, USA - Died
- August 25, 1984
- Size
- 6'0" / 180 lbs
- B/T
- R / R
- Debut
- July 24, 1918
- Final Game
- May 15, 1938
- Career
- 21 years
Teams
- New York Giants 1918-1932
- Boston Red Sox 1919-1920
- New York Yankees 1921-1930
- Detroit Tigers 1930-1931
- Philadelphia Athletics 1931-1931
- Brooklyn Dodgers 1932-1938
- Pittsburgh Pirates 1933-1937
Honors
1928 - Sporting News All-Star
(ML)
1928 - Baseball Magazine All-Star
(AL)
1927 - Baseball Magazine All-Star
(AL)
Career Batting
674
G
.198
AVG
255
H
0
HR
100
RBI
.458
OPS
24
OPS vs Lg
14% of the career qualification threshold
· about these stats
Career Pitching
237-182
W-L
3.59
ERA
674
G
1,206
SO
52
SV
1.34
WHIP
Pitching Season by Season
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | SO | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 0 | 3 | 4.96 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 16.0 | 3 | 5 |
| 1937 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 | 2 | 4.50 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 28.0 | 21 | 6 |
| 1937 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 7 | 7 | 3.23 | 27 | 19 | 0 | 167.0 | 44 | 30 |
| 1936 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 7 | 5 | 2.70 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 116.2 | 37 | 20 |
| 1935 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 7 | 11 | 3.40 | 39 | 11 | 6 | 164.0 | 63 | 27 |
| 1934 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 15 | 6 | 2.93 | 48 | 15 | 5 | 190.1 | 105 | 43 |
| 1933 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 5 | 7 | 2.92 | 36 | 8 | 4 | 117.0 | 44 | 19 |
| 1932 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 1 | 3 | 7.76 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 26.2 | 7 | 12 |
| 1932 | New York Giants | 5 | 7 | 3.42 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 97.0 | 29 | 25 |
| 1931 | Detroit Tigers | 3 | 8 | 5.87 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 92.0 | 10 | 32 |
| 1931 | Philadelphia Athletics | 10 | 5 | 4.22 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 111.0 | 30 | 37 |
| 1930 | New York Yankees | 2 | 2 | 4.53 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 47.1 | 10 | 9 |
| 1930 | Detroit Tigers | 9 | 8 | 4.78 | 26 | 20 | 4 | 135.1 | 25 | 47 |
| 1929 | New York Yankees | 10 | 9 | 4.24 | 30 | 25 | 1 | 201.1 | 57 | 69 |
| 1928 | New York Yankees | 23 | 7 | 3.36 | 42 | 31 | 8 | 273.0 | 67 | 60 |
| 1927 | New York Yankees | 22 | 7 | 2.63 | 36 | 32 | 1 | 256.0 | 86 | 54 |
| 1926 | New York Yankees | 16 | 12 | 3.85 | 40 | 28 | 4 | 217.1 | 79 | 62 |
| 1925 | New York Yankees | 11 | 14 | 4.00 | 46 | 30 | 6 | 243.0 | 86 | 78 |
| 1924 | New York Yankees | 18 | 13 | 3.79 | 46 | 32 | 4 | 247.0 | 71 | 76 |
| 1923 | New York Yankees | 17 | 9 | 3.02 | 37 | 28 | 1 | 238.1 | 60 | 66 |
| 1922 | New York Yankees | 19 | 12 | 3.43 | 37 | 31 | 0 | 265.0 | 95 | 76 |
| 1921 | New York Yankees | 19 | 13 | 3.09 | 43 | 32 | 3 | 282.0 | 102 | 81 |
| 1920 | Boston Red Sox | 6 | 6 | 4.38 | 22 | 11 | 1 | 121.0 | 45 | 47 |
| 1919 | Boston Red Sox | 4 | 6 | 3.25 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 105.0 | 28 | 22 |
| 1918 | New York Giants | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
Advanced Pitching
About these stats
| Year | Lg | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | WHIP | Qual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | NL | 16.3 | 1.65 | 2.76 | 1.776 | |
| 1937 | NL | 195.0 | 3.00 | 1.66 | 1.267 | ✓ |
| 1936 | NL | 116.7 | 2.85 | 1.54 | 1.157 | |
| 1935 | NL | 164.0 | 3.46 | 1.48 | 1.305 | ✓ |
| 1934 | NL | 190.7 | 4.96 | 2.03 | 1.191 | ✓ |
| 1933 | NL | 117.0 | 3.38 | 1.46 | 1.171 | |
| 1932 | NL | 124.0 | 2.61 | 2.69 | 1.435 | |
| 1931 | AL | 203.0 | 1.77 | 3.06 | 1.591 | ✓ |
| 1930 | AL | 183.3 | 1.72 | 2.75 | 1.615 | ✓ |
| 1929 | AL | 201.7 | 2.54 | 3.08 | 1.428 | ✓ |
| 1928 | AL | 273.0 | 2.21 | 1.98 | 1.242 | ✓ |
| 1927 | AL | 256.3 | 3.02 | 1.90 | 1.155 | ✓ |
| 1926 | AL | 217.7 | 3.27 | 2.56 | 1.314 | ✓ |
| 1925 | AL | 243.0 | 3.19 | 2.89 | 1.486 | ✓ |
| 1924 | AL | 247.0 | 2.59 | 2.77 | 1.502 | ✓ |
| 1923 | AL | 238.7 | 2.26 | 2.49 | 1.228 | ✓ |
| 1922 | AL | 265.0 | 3.23 | 2.58 | 1.309 | ✓ |
| 1921 | AL | 282.3 | 3.25 | 2.58 | 1.353 | ✓ |
| 1920 | AL | 121.3 | 3.34 | 3.49 | 1.401 | |
| 1919 | AL | 105.3 | 2.39 | 1.88 | 1.149 | |
| 1918 | NL | 1.0 | 18.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
Batting Season by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1937 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 11 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .083 |
| 1937 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 27 | 48 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .083 |
| 1936 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 22 | 39 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .154 |
| 1935 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 39 | 54 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .259 |
| 1934 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 48 | 56 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .179 |
| 1933 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 36 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .156 |
| 1932 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1932 | New York Giants | 18 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .097 |
| 1931 | Detroit Tigers | 16 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .133 |
| 1931 | Philadelphia Athletics | 16 | 43 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .302 |
| 1930 | New York Yankees | 8 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .063 |
| 1930 | Detroit Tigers | 26 | 46 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .196 |
| 1929 | New York Yankees | 30 | 76 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | .224 |
| 1928 | New York Yankees | 42 | 109 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .257 |
| 1927 | New York Yankees | 36 | 99 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | .222 |
| 1926 | New York Yankees | 40 | 76 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .211 |
| 1925 | New York Yankees | 46 | 79 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | .304 |
| 1924 | New York Yankees | 46 | 75 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .133 |
| 1923 | New York Yankees | 37 | 84 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | .190 |
| 1922 | New York Yankees | 37 | 92 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | .217 |
| 1921 | New York Yankees | 43 | 99 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | .222 |
| 1920 | Boston Red Sox | 22 | 43 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .116 |
| 1919 | Boston Red Sox | 13 | 38 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .132 |
| 1918 | New York Giants | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Advanced Batting
About these stats
| Year | Lg | PA | ISO | BABIP | BB% | K% | OPS vs Lg | HR/162 | Qual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | NL | 4 | .000 | .000 | 25.0 | 25.0 | -24 | 0.0 | |
| 1937 | NL | 74 | .033 | .106 | 8.1 | 17.6 | -19 | 0.0 | |
| 1936 | NL | 44 | .026 | .182 | 6.8 | 13.6 | 10 | 0.0 | |
| 1935 | NL | 58 | .056 | .298 | 1.7 | 12.1 | 63 | 0.0 | |
| 1934 | NL | 62 | .018 | .208 | 6.5 | 12.9 | 20 | 0.0 | |
| 1933 | NL | 32 | .000 | .167 | 0.0 | 6.3 | -8 | 0.0 | |
| 1932 | NL | 39 | .027 | .097 | 0.0 | 15.4 | -48 | 0.0 | |
| 1931 | AL | 77 | .041 | .279 | 2.6 | 15.6 | 43 | 0.0 | |
| 1930 | AL | 67 | .000 | .189 | 3.0 | 13.4 | -8 | 0.0 | |
| 1929 | AL | 85 | .079 | .262 | 1.2 | 12.9 | 41 | 0.0 | |
| 1928 | AL | 113 | .009 | .269 | 0.9 | 4.4 | 44 | 0.0 | |
| 1927 | AL | 111 | .040 | .242 | 2.7 | 7.2 | 36 | 0.0 | |
| 1926 | AL | 83 | .040 | .235 | 0.0 | 9.6 | 24 | 0.0 | |
| 1925 | AL | 90 | .101 | .308 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 91 | 0.0 | |
| 1924 | AL | 90 | .027 | .145 | 3.3 | 6.7 | -13 | 0.0 | |
| 1923 | AL | 93 | .024 | .232 | 3.2 | 16.1 | 18 | 0.0 | |
| 1922 | AL | 100 | .065 | .250 | 5.0 | 12.0 | 45 | 0.0 | |
| 1921 | AL | 110 | .030 | .268 | 1.8 | 15.5 | 29 | 0.0 | |
| 1920 | AL | 46 | .047 | .156 | 2.2 | 23.9 | -19 | 0.0 | |
| 1919 | AL | 40 | .000 | .143 | 0.0 | 7.5 | -24 | 0.0 | |
| 1918 | NL | 1 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -100 | 0.0 |
Career Fielding by Position
| Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 674 | 153 | 842 | 35 | 41 | .966 |
Fielding Season by Season
| Year | Team | Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | Brooklyn Dodgers | P | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1937 | Brooklyn Dodgers | P | 27 | 10 | 32 | 2 | 2 | .955 |
| 1937 | Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1936 | Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 22 | 2 | 30 | 2 | 1 | .941 |
| 1935 | Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 39 | 5 | 34 | 2 | 3 | .951 |
| 1934 | Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 48 | 3 | 37 | 2 | 0 | .952 |
| 1933 | Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 36 | 5 | 30 | 1 | 3 | .972 |
| 1932 | New York Giants | P | 18 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 |
| 1932 | Brooklyn Dodgers | P | 8 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1931 | Philadelphia Athletics | P | 16 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 |
| 1931 | Detroit Tigers | P | 16 | 7 | 17 | 2 | 2 | .923 |
| 1930 | Detroit Tigers | P | 26 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 1 | .950 |
| 1930 | New York Yankees | P | 8 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1929 | New York Yankees | P | 30 | 8 | 37 | 2 | 1 | .957 |
| 1928 | New York Yankees | P | 42 | 12 | 56 | 1 | 6 | .986 |
| 1927 | New York Yankees | P | 36 | 12 | 60 | 1 | 1 | .986 |
| 1926 | New York Yankees | P | 40 | 5 | 40 | 2 | 4 | .957 |
| 1925 | New York Yankees | P | 46 | 7 | 73 | 2 | 3 | .976 |
| 1924 | New York Yankees | P | 46 | 12 | 57 | 3 | 2 | .958 |
| 1923 | New York Yankees | P | 37 | 17 | 58 | 3 | 1 | .962 |
| 1922 | New York Yankees | P | 37 | 9 | 58 | 2 | 1 | .971 |
| 1921 | New York Yankees | P | 43 | 15 | 65 | 5 | 5 | .941 |
| 1920 | Boston Red Sox | P | 22 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 |
| 1919 | Boston Red Sox | P | 13 | 6 | 33 | 2 | 1 | .951 |
| 1918 | New York Giants | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Postseason Pitching
| Year | Round | Team | G | W-L | SV | IP | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 12 | 6-4 | 0 | 83.1 | 49 | 1.83 | ||
| 1931 | World Series | Philadelphia Athletics | 1 | 0-1 | 0 | 6.0 | 1 | 4.50 |
| 1928 | World Series | New York Yankees | 2 | 2-0 | 0 | 18.0 | 14 | 1.50 |
| 1927 | World Series | New York Yankees | 1 | 1-0 | 0 | 7.0 | 2 | 4.91 |
| 1926 | World Series | New York Yankees | 2 | 1-1 | 0 | 15.0 | 10 | 1.20 |
| 1923 | World Series | New York Yankees | 1 | 0-0 | 0 | 2.1 | 0 | 15.43 |
| 1922 | World Series | New York Yankees | 2 | 0-1 | 0 | 8.0 | 4 | 1.13 |
| 1921 | World Series | New York Yankees | 3 | 2-1 | 0 | 27.0 | 18 | 0.00 |
Postseason Batting
| Year | Round | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 12 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .133 | ||
| 1931 | World Series | Philadelphia Athletics | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1928 | World Series | New York Yankees | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .143 |
| 1927 | World Series | New York Yankees | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1926 | World Series | New York Yankees | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1923 | World Series | New York Yankees | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1922 | World Series | New York Yankees | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| 1921 | World Series | New York Yankees | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .222 |