How Hoyt Wilhelm's Range Factor Compares to Similar Players

Hoyt Wilhelm posted a career Range Factor of .455, well below the league average of 3.1 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Range Factor season came in 1959, posting 1.41, well below the league average of 3.21 that year. The lowest point came in 1968 at .181, well below the league average of 3.3 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The figure moved from .377 in 1970 to .333 in 1971 and .500 in 1972. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Range Factor profile — ranging from .181 to 1.41 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Hoyt Wilhelm Lifetime Range Factor

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Hoyt Wilhelm Range Factor Per Season

Hoyt Wilhelm's Range Factor for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Hoyt Wilhelm Range Factor per season line chart

Hoyt Wilhelm Range Factor by Team

Hoyt Wilhelm's career Range Factor totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Hoyt Wilhelm career Range Factor by team bar chart

Hoyt Wilhelm Range Factor Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Hoyt Wilhelm's career Range Factor shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Hoyt Wilhelm Range Factor year-over-year waterfall chart

Hoyt Wilhelm Range Factor Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Hoyt Wilhelm's seasonal Range Factor alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Hoyt Wilhelm Range Factor distribution box chart versus comparable players

Hoyt Wilhelm Range Factor — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Hoyt Wilhelm's MLB career with Range Factor alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Hoyt Wilhelm Range Factor season-by-season breakdown table