John Lackey and Hoyt Wilhelm Comparison

Who is the better baseball player John Lackey or Hoyt Wilhelm? It is a simple question that does not always have a simple answer. I assume that if you are here, you have questions about who is best in your match up or you need help changing someone's mind. I can't guarantee it will work, but good luck nonetheless.

If you are less interested in a John Lackey vs. Hoyt Wilhelm comparison and are more interested to see if one is tracking the other, then you are in luck! Click the “View Charts” link in the stat box to see how they compare over their careers. The data table and charts on these pages visualize how each player has progressed through their careers. They also summarizes both players' career performance.

John Lackey Hoyt Wilhelm
Bats Right Right
Throws Right Right
Position Starting Pitcher Relief Pitcher
Generation Gen X The Greatest Generation
Hall of Fame No Yes

Pitching Stats for John Lackey and Hoyt Wilhelm

Career
162 Game Avg.
15
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
21
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
448
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1070
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
446
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
52
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
188
188
Career
162 Game Avg.
143
188
Career
162 Game Avg.
147
147
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
122
147
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
56.12
56.12
Career
162 Game Avg.
53.96
56.12
Career
162 Game Avg.
18
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
20
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
5
1
John Lackey
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
227
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1237
188
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
632
188
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.92
3.92
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.52
3.92
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.94
3.94
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.57
3.94
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.85
3.85
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.55
3.85
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.262
0.262
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.211
0.262
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8521
1293
Career
162 Game Avg.
6763
1293
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2840.33
431.12
Career
162 Game Avg.
2254.33
431.12
Career
162 Game Avg.
2862
434
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1757
434
Career
162 Game Avg.
9.07
9.07
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7.01
9.07
Career
162 Game Avg.
319
48
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
150
48
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.01
1.01
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.6
1.01
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.71
0.71
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.14
0.71
Career
162 Game Avg.
815
124
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
778
124
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
32
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
61
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2.58
2.58
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.11
2.58
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2294
348
Career
162 Game Avg.
1610
348
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7.27
7.27
Career
162 Game Avg.
6.43
7.27
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.12
5.12
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.5
5.12
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.095
1.095
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.059
1.095
Career
162 Game Avg.
125
19
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
90
19
Career
162 Game Avg.
133
20
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
62
20
Career
162 Game Avg.
12
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12030
1826
Career
162 Game Avg.
9164
1826
John Lackey
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
651
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1347
204
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
773
204
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.27
4.27
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.09
4.27
Career
162 Game Avg.
72
11
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4
11
Career
162 Game Avg.
72
11
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7
11
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
259
39
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
39
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.295
1.295
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.125
1.295
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
10938
1660
Career
162 Game Avg.
8313
1660
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.01
3.01
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.72
3.01
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.297
0.297
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.24
0.297
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
38.12
38.12
Career
162 Game Avg.
36.59
38.12

Fielding Stats for John Lackey and Hoyt Wilhelm

Career
162 Game Avg.
15
5.42
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
21
5.42
Career
162 Game Avg.
448
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1070
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
446
161.28
Career
162 Game Avg.
52
161.28
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8521
3081.25
Career
162 Game Avg.
5853
3081.25
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2840.33
1027.08
Career
162 Game Avg.
1951
1027.08
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
222
80.28
Career
162 Game Avg.
114
80.28
Career
162 Game Avg.
299
108.12
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
373
108.12
Career
162 Game Avg.
28
10.13
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
11
10.13
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
549
198.52
Career
162 Game Avg.
498
198.52
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
521
188.4
Career
162 Game Avg.
487
188.4
Career
162 Game Avg.
94.9
94.9
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
97.79
94.9
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.163
1.163
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.455
1.163
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
29
10.49
Career
162 Game Avg.
17
10.49
John Lackey
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
John Lackey
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
John Lackey
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
John Lackey
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Lackey and Hoyt Wilhelm

Career
162 Game Avg.
15
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
21
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
450
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1070
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
265
95
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
493
95
Career
162 Game Avg.
236
85
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
432
85
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.11
0.11
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.088
0.11
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.351
0.351
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.32
0.351
Career
162 Game Avg.
26
9
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
38
9
Career
162 Game Avg.
19
7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
33
7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
3
John Lackey
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
John Lackey
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
5
3
John Lackey
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.002
0
John Lackey
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.026
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.51
1.62
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
6.22
1.62
Career
162 Game Avg.
33
12
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
46
12
Career
162 Game Avg.
35
13
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
64
13
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.132
0.132
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.13
0.132
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.14
0.14
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.106
0.14
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.272
0.272
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.236
0.272
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.03
0.03
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.019
0.03
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.094
0.094
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.085
0.094
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.201
0.201
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.179
0.201
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.187
0.187
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.139
0.187
Career
162 Game Avg.
6
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
8
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
21
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
14
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
44
5
John Lackey
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
-3.68
-1.33
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
162 Game Avg.
-11.1
-1.33
John Lackey
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
9
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
26
3
John Lackey
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
97
35
Career
162 Game Avg.
166
35
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.73
2.73
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.97
2.73
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.09
0.09
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.16
0.09
Career
162 Game Avg.
20
7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
34
7
John Lackey
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
8
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
50
50
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
50