Lefty Russell and Hoyt Wilhelm Comparison

Who is the better baseball player Lefty Russell 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.

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Lefty Russell Hoyt Wilhelm
Bats Left Right
Throws Left Right
Position Starting Pitcher Relief Pitcher
Generation The Lost Generation The Greatest Generation
Hall of Fame No Yes

Pitching Stats for Lefty Russell and Hoyt Wilhelm

Career
162 Game Avg.
3
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
21
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
13
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1070
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
5
26
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
52
26
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
143
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
5
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
122
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
16.67
16.67
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
53.96
16.67
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
10
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
20
10
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5
5
Lefty Russell
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
227
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
41
214
Career
162 Game Avg.
632
214
Career
162 Game Avg.
6.36
6.36
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.52
6.36
Career
162 Game Avg.
6.51
6.51
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.57
6.51
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.9
4.9
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.55
4.9
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.316
0.316
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.211
0.316
Career
162 Game Avg.
174
910
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
6763
910
Career
162 Game Avg.
58
303.39
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2254.33
303.39
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
71
371
Career
162 Game Avg.
1757
371
Career
162 Game Avg.
11.02
11.02
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7.01
11.02
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2
10
Career
162 Game Avg.
150
10
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.31
0.31
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.6
0.31
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.15
0.15
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.14
0.15
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
34
178
Career
162 Game Avg.
778
178
Lefty Russell
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
61
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.28
5.28
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.11
5.28
Career
162 Game Avg.
21
110
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1610
110
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.26
3.26
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
6.43
3.26
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.62
1.62
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.5
1.62
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.948
0.948
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.059
0.948
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2
10
Career
162 Game Avg.
90
10
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
8
42
Career
162 Game Avg.
62
42
Lefty Russell
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
267
1397
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
9164
1397
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
16
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
651
16
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
52
272
Career
162 Game Avg.
773
272
Career
162 Game Avg.
8.07
8.07
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.09
8.07
Lefty Russell
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
0
Lefty Russell
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
7
0
Lefty Russell
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.81
1.81
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.125
1.81
Career
162 Game Avg.
225
1177
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8313
1177
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.72
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.338
0.338
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.24
0.338
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
41.43
41.43
Career
162 Game Avg.
36.59
41.43

Fielding Stats for Lefty Russell and Hoyt Wilhelm

Career
162 Game Avg.
3
37.38
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
21
37.38
Career
162 Game Avg.
13
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1070
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
12.46
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
52
12.46
Career
162 Game Avg.
27
336.46
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5853
336.46
Career
162 Game Avg.
9
112.15
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1951
112.15
Career
162 Game Avg.
8
99.69
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
114
99.69
Career
162 Game Avg.
19
236.77
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
373
236.77
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1
12.46
Career
162 Game Avg.
11
12.46
Career
162 Game Avg.
28
348.92
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
498
348.92
Career
162 Game Avg.
27
336.46
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
487
336.46
Career
162 Game Avg.
96.43
96.43
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
97.79
96.43
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.077
2.077
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.455
2.077
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
12.46
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
17
12.46
Lefty Russell
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Lefty Russell
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Lefty Russell
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Lefty Russell
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lefty Russell and Hoyt Wilhelm

Career
162 Game Avg.
3
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
21
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
13
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1070
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
21
262
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
493
262
Career
162 Game Avg.
20
249
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
432
249
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.25
0.25
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.088
0.25
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.548
0.548
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.32
0.548
Career
162 Game Avg.
5
62
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
38
62
Career
162 Game Avg.
5
62
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
33
62
Lefty Russell
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3
0
Lefty Russell
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Lefty Russell
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Lefty Russell
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5
0
Lefty Russell
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.002
0
Lefty Russell
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.026
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.39
17.28
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
6.22
17.28
Career
162 Game Avg.
5
62
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
46
62
Career
162 Game Avg.
6
75
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
64
75
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.286
0.286
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.13
0.286
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.25
0.25
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.106
0.25
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.536
0.536
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.236
0.536
Lefty Russell
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.019
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.191
0.191
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.085
0.191
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.4
0.4
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.179
0.4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.278
0.278
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.139
0.278
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
25
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
25
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
25
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
21
25
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
50
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
44
50
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.83
22.78
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
162 Game Avg.
-11.1
22.78
Lefty Russell
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
12
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
26
12
Lefty Russell
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2
25
Career
162 Game Avg.
166
25
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
10.5
10.5
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.97
10.5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.5
0.5
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.16
0.5
Lefty Russell
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
34
0
Lefty Russell
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Lefty Russell
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
8
0
Lefty Russell
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Lefty Russell
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Lefty Russell
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Lefty Russell
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0