Who is the better baseball player John Orton 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 Orton 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 Orton
Hoyt Wilhelm
Bats
Right
Right
Throws
Right
Right
Position
Catcher
Relief Pitcher
Generation
Baby Boomers
The Greatest Generation
Hall of Fame
No
Yes
Fielding Stats for John Orton and Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
162 Game Avg.
5
5.26
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
21
5.26
Career
162 Game Avg.
154
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1070
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
131
137.81
Career
162 Game Avg.
52
137.81
Career
162 Game Avg.
3483
3663.94
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5853
3663.94
Career
162 Game Avg.
1161
1221.31
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1951
1221.31
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
783
823.68
Career
162 Game Avg.
114
823.68
Career
162 Game Avg.
85
89.42
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
373
89.42
Career
162 Game Avg.
13
13.68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
11
13.68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
881
926.77
Career
162 Game Avg.
498
926.77
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
868
913.09
Career
162 Game Avg.
487
913.09
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
98.52
98.52
Career
162 Game Avg.
97.79
98.52
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.636
5.636
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.455
5.636
Career
162 Game Avg.
14
14.73
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
17
14.73
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
4.21
Hoyt Wilhelm
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0
4.21
Career
162 Game Avg.
77
81
Hoyt Wilhelm
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0
81
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
51
53.65
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
53.65
Hitting Stats for John Orton and Hoyt Wilhelm
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
21
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
156
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1070
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
448
465
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
493
465
Career
162 Game Avg.
401
416
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
432
416
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.2
0.2
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.088
0.2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.566
0.566
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.32
0.566
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
80
83
Career
162 Game Avg.
38
83
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
58
60
Career
162 Game Avg.
33
60
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
18
19
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
19
John Orton
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22
23
Career
162 Game Avg.
5
23
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.01
0.01
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.002
0.01
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.05
0.05
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.026
0.05
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
29.62
30.76
Career
162 Game Avg.
6.22
30.76
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
110
114
Career
162 Game Avg.
46
114
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
116
120
Career
162 Game Avg.
64
120
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.259
0.259
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.13
0.259
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.274
0.274
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.106
0.274
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.533
0.533
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.236
0.533
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.075
0.075
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.019
0.075
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.185
0.185
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.085
0.185
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.446
0.446
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.179
0.446
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.275
0.275
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.139
0.275
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
35
36
Career
162 Game Avg.
24
36
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
29
30
Career
162 Game Avg.
21
30
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
60
62
Career
162 Game Avg.
44
62
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
28.2
29.29
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
162 Game Avg.
-11.1
29.29
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5
5
Hoyt Wilhelm
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
31
32
Career
162 Game Avg.
26
32
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
121
126
Career
162 Game Avg.
166
126
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.7
3.7
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.97
3.7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.26
0.26
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.16
0.26
Career
162 Game Avg.
11
11
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
34
11
John Orton
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
6
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2
2
Hoyt Wilhelm
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7
7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
28.57
28.57
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
28.57