Bobby Shantz and Hoyt Wilhelm Comparison

Who is the better baseball player Bobby Shantz 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 Bobby Shantz 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.

Bobby Shantz Hoyt Wilhelm
Bats Right Right
Throws Left Right
Position Starting Pitcher Relief Pitcher
Generation The Greatest Generation The Greatest Generation
Hall of Fame No Yes

Pitching Stats for Bobby Shantz and Hoyt Wilhelm

Career
162 Game Avg.
16
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
21
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
537
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1070
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
171
22
Career
162 Game Avg.
52
22
Career
162 Game Avg.
119
119
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
143
119
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
99
99
Career
162 Game Avg.
122
99
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
54.59
54.59
Career
162 Game Avg.
53.96
54.59
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
78
10
Career
162 Game Avg.
20
10
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
15
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
5
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
48
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
227
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
726
92
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
632
92
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.38
3.38
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.52
3.38
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.35
3.35
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.57
3.35
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.97
3.97
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.55
3.97
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.244
0.244
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.211
0.244
Career
162 Game Avg.
5807
735
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
6763
735
Career
162 Game Avg.
1935.67
245.11
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2254.33
245.11
Career
162 Game Avg.
1795
227
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1757
227
Career
162 Game Avg.
8.35
8.35
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7.01
8.35
Career
162 Game Avg.
151
19
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
150
19
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.7
0.7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.6
0.7
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.28
0.28
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.14
0.28
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
643
81
Career
162 Game Avg.
778
81
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
53
7
Career
162 Game Avg.
61
7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2.99
2.99
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.11
2.99
Career
162 Game Avg.
1072
136
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1610
136
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.98
4.98
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
6.43
4.98
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.5
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.886
0.886
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.059
0.886
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
29
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
90
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
41
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
62
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
6
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
8045
1019
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
9164
1019
Career
162 Game Avg.
192
24
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
651
24
Career
162 Game Avg.
817
103
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
773
103
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.8
3.8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.09
3.8
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
0
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
7
0
Bobby Shantz
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.26
1.26
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.125
1.26
Career
162 Game Avg.
7361
932
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8313
932
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.52
1.52
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.72
1.52
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.261
0.261
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.24
0.261
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
37.41
37.41
Career
162 Game Avg.
36.59
37.41

Fielding Stats for Bobby Shantz and Hoyt Wilhelm

Career
162 Game Avg.
16
4.82
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
21
4.82
Career
162 Game Avg.
538
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1070
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
67
20.17
Career
162 Game Avg.
52
20.17
Career
162 Game Avg.
3011
906.66
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5853
906.66
Career
162 Game Avg.
1003.67
302.22
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1951
302.22
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
175
52.7
Career
162 Game Avg.
114
52.7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
468
140.92
Career
162 Game Avg.
373
140.92
Career
162 Game Avg.
16
4.82
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
11
4.82
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
659
198.44
Career
162 Game Avg.
498
198.44
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
643
193.62
Career
162 Game Avg.
487
193.62
Career
162 Game Avg.
97.57
97.57
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
97.79
97.57
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.195
1.195
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.455
1.195
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
48
14.45
Career
162 Game Avg.
17
14.45
Bobby Shantz
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bobby Shantz and Hoyt Wilhelm

Career
162 Game Avg.
16
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
21
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
578
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1070
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
645
181
Career
162 Game Avg.
493
181
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
548
154
Career
162 Game Avg.
432
154
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.195
0.195
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.088
0.195
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.566
0.566
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.32
0.566
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
107
30
Career
162 Game Avg.
38
30
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
84
24
Career
162 Game Avg.
33
24
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
20
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
23
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
5
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.002
0.002
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.002
0.002
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.009
0.009
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.026
0.009
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
37.69
10.56
Career
162 Game Avg.
6.22
10.56
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
134
38
Career
162 Game Avg.
46
38
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
159
45
Career
162 Game Avg.
64
45
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.247
0.247
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.13
0.247
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.245
0.245
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.106
0.245
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.491
0.491
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.236
0.491
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.049
0.049
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.019
0.049
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.172
0.172
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.085
0.172
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.423
0.423
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.179
0.423
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.235
0.235
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.139
0.235
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
60
17
Career
162 Game Avg.
24
17
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
46
13
Career
162 Game Avg.
21
13
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
105
29
Career
162 Game Avg.
44
29
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
40.25
11.28
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
162 Game Avg.
-11.1
11.28
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5
1
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
47
13
Career
162 Game Avg.
26
13
Bobby Shantz
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
96
27
Career
162 Game Avg.
166
27
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
6.72
6.72
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.97
6.72
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.49
0.49
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.16
0.49
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
44
12
Career
162 Game Avg.
34
12
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
4
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
8
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3
1
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
60
60
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
60