Russ Van Atta and Hoyt Wilhelm Comparison

Who is the better baseball player Russ Van Atta 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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Russ Van Atta Hoyt Wilhelm
Bats Left Right
Throws Left Right
Position Starting Pitcher Relief Pitcher
Generation The Greatest Generation The Greatest Generation
Hall of Fame No Yes

Pitching Stats for Russ Van Atta and Hoyt Wilhelm

Career
162 Game Avg.
7
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
21
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
207
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1070
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
76
25
Career
162 Game Avg.
52
25
Career
162 Game Avg.
33
33
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
143
33
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
41
41
Career
162 Game Avg.
122
41
Career
162 Game Avg.
44.59
44.59
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
53.96
44.59
Career
162 Game Avg.
17
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
20
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
6
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
227
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
443
146
Career
162 Game Avg.
632
146
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.6
5.6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.52
5.6
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.24
5.24
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.57
5.24
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.35
4.35
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.55
4.35
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.288
0.288
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.211
0.288
Career
162 Game Avg.
2137
702
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
6763
702
Career
162 Game Avg.
712.33
234
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2254.33
234
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
838
275
Career
162 Game Avg.
1757
275
Career
162 Game Avg.
10.59
10.59
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7.01
10.59
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
39
13
Career
162 Game Avg.
150
13
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.49
0.49
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.6
0.49
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.19
0.19
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.14
0.19
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
368
121
Career
162 Game Avg.
778
121
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
61
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.65
4.65
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.11
4.65
Career
162 Game Avg.
339
111
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1610
111
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.28
4.28
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
6.43
4.28
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.64
1.64
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.5
1.64
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.993
0.993
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.059
0.993
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
16
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
90
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
10
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
62
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
3291
1081
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
9164
1081
Career
162 Game Avg.
66
22
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
651
22
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
498
164
Career
162 Game Avg.
773
164
Career
162 Game Avg.
6.29
6.29
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.09
6.29
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
0
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
7
0
Russ Van Atta
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.693
1.693
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.125
1.693
Career
162 Game Avg.
2913
957
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8313
957
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.41
2.41
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.72
2.41
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.31
0.31
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.24
0.31
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
41.58
41.58
Career
162 Game Avg.
36.59
41.58

Fielding Stats for Russ Van Atta and Hoyt Wilhelm

Career
162 Game Avg.
7
5.48
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
21
5.48
Career
162 Game Avg.
207
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1070
162
Russ Van Atta
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
52
0
Russ Van Atta
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5853
0
Russ Van Atta
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1951
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
20
15.65
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
114
15.65
Career
162 Game Avg.
136
106.44
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
373
106.44
Career
162 Game Avg.
12
9.39
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
11
9.39
Career
162 Game Avg.
168
131.48
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
498
131.48
Career
162 Game Avg.
156
122.09
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
487
122.09
Career
162 Game Avg.
92.86
92.86
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
97.79
92.86
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.754
0.754
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.455
0.754
Career
162 Game Avg.
5
3.91
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
17
3.91
Russ Van Atta
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Russ Van Atta and Hoyt Wilhelm

Career
162 Game Avg.
7
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
21
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
208
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1070
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
226
176
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
493
176
Career
162 Game Avg.
206
160
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
432
160
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.228
0.228
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.088
0.228
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.59
0.59
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.32
0.59
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
47
37
Career
162 Game Avg.
38
37
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
36
28
Career
162 Game Avg.
33
28
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
11
9
Career
162 Game Avg.
5
9
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.01
0.01
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.002
0.01
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.043
0.043
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.026
0.043
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
15.85
12.35
Career
162 Game Avg.
6.22
12.35
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
63
49
Career
162 Game Avg.
46
49
Career
162 Game Avg.
52
41
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
64
41
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.23
0.23
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.13
0.23
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.306
0.306
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.106
0.306
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.536
0.536
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.236
0.536
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.078
0.078
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.019
0.078
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.18
0.18
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.085
0.18
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.434
0.434
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.179
0.434
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.265
0.265
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.139
0.265
Career
162 Game Avg.
24
19
Career
162 Game Avg.
24
19
Career
162 Game Avg.
17
13
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
21
13
Career
162 Game Avg.
39
30
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
44
30
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
17.22
13.41
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
162 Game Avg.
-11.1
13.41
Russ Van Atta
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
5
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
26
4
Russ Van Atta
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
34
26
Career
162 Game Avg.
166
26
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
6.65
6.65
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.97
6.65
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.15
0.15
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.16
0.15
Career
162 Game Avg.
15
12
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
34
12
Russ Van Atta
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
8
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
1
Russ Van Atta
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
100
100
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
100