Gene Thompson and Hoyt Wilhelm Comparison

Who is the better baseball player Gene Thompson 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 Gene Thompson 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.

Gene Thompson Hoyt Wilhelm
Bats Right Right
Throws Right Right
Position Starting Pitcher Relief Pitcher
Generation The Greatest Generation The Greatest Generation
Hall of Fame No Yes

Pitching Stats for Gene Thompson and Hoyt Wilhelm

Career
162 Game Avg.
6
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
21
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
185
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1070
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
68
25
Career
162 Game Avg.
52
25
Career
162 Game Avg.
47
47
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
143
47
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
35
35
Career
162 Game Avg.
122
35
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
57.32
57.32
Career
162 Game Avg.
53.96
57.32
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
27
10
Career
162 Game Avg.
20
10
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
6
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
5
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
7
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
227
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
249
92
Career
162 Game Avg.
632
92
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.26
3.26
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.52
3.26
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.42
3.42
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.57
3.42
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.23
4.23
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.55
4.23
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.232
0.232
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.211
0.232
Career
162 Game Avg.
2060
757
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
6763
757
Career
162 Game Avg.
686.67
252.4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2254.33
252.4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
602
221
Career
162 Game Avg.
1757
221
Career
162 Game Avg.
7.89
7.89
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7.01
7.89
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
35
13
Career
162 Game Avg.
150
13
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.46
0.46
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.6
0.46
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.19
0.19
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.14
0.19
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
328
121
Career
162 Game Avg.
778
121
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
61
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.3
4.3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.11
4.3
Career
162 Game Avg.
315
116
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1610
116
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.13
4.13
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
6.43
4.13
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.7
1.7
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.5
1.7
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.936
0.936
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.059
0.936
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
12
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
90
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
11
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
62
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
2936
1079
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
9164
1079
Career
162 Game Avg.
66
24
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
651
24
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
305
112
Career
162 Game Avg.
773
112
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.09
4
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
0
Gene Thompson
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
7
0
Gene Thompson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.354
1.354
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.125
1.354
Career
162 Game Avg.
2597
955
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8313
955
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.65
1.65
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.72
1.65
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.248
0.248
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.24
0.248
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
38.48
38.48
Career
162 Game Avg.
36.59
38.48

Fielding Stats for Gene Thompson and Hoyt Wilhelm

Career
162 Game Avg.
6
5.25
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
21
5.25
Career
162 Game Avg.
185
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1070
162
Gene Thompson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
52
0
Gene Thompson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5853
0
Gene Thompson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1951
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
40
35.03
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
114
35.03
Career
162 Game Avg.
163
142.74
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
373
142.74
Career
162 Game Avg.
13
11.38
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
11
11.38
Career
162 Game Avg.
216
189.15
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
498
189.15
Career
162 Game Avg.
203
177.76
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
487
177.76
Career
162 Game Avg.
93.98
93.98
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
97.79
93.98
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.097
1.097
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.455
1.097
Career
162 Game Avg.
7
6.13
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
17
6.13
Gene Thompson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Gene Thompson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Gene Thompson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Gene Thompson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gene Thompson and Hoyt Wilhelm

Career
162 Game Avg.
6
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
21
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
185
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1070
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
226
198
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
493
198
Career
162 Game Avg.
200
175
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
432
175
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.225
0.225
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.088
0.225
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.571
0.571
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.32
0.571
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
45
39
Career
162 Game Avg.
38
39
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
36
32
Career
162 Game Avg.
33
32
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8
7
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
7
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Gene Thompson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
9
8
Career
162 Game Avg.
5
8
Gene Thompson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.002
0
Gene Thompson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.026
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
13.23
11.59
Career
162 Game Avg.
6.22
11.59
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
55
48
Career
162 Game Avg.
46
48
Career
162 Game Avg.
51
45
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
64
45
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.226
0.226
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.13
0.226
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.275
0.275
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.106
0.275
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.501
0.501
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.236
0.501
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.05
0.05
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.019
0.05
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.17
0.17
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.085
0.17
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.391
0.391
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.179
0.391
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.304
0.304
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.139
0.304
Career
162 Game Avg.
13
11
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
11
Career
162 Game Avg.
18
16
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
21
16
Career
162 Game Avg.
31
27
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
44
27
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
14.76
12.92
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
162 Game Avg.
-11.1
12.92
Gene Thompson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
6
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
26
5
Gene Thompson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
52
46
Career
162 Game Avg.
166
46
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4.35
4.35
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.97
4.35
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.12
0.12
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.16
0.12
Career
162 Game Avg.
20
18
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
34
18
Gene Thompson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
8
1
Gene Thompson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Gene Thompson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Gene Thompson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Gene Thompson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0