Snake Wiltse

Positions: Pitcher, First Baseman and Outfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Left

Born: December 5, 1871 in Bouckville, NY us

Died: August 26, 1928 in Harrisburg, PA

Buried: Paxtang Cemetery, Harrisburg, PA

Debut: May 5, 1901 (Age 29-151d, 2,266th in major league history)
vs. CHC 9.0 IP, 9 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER, W

Last Game: May 18, 1903 (Age 31-164d)
vs. CLE 3.0 IP, 3 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 2 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1901 season

Full Name: Lewis DeWitt Wiltse

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Relatives: Brother of Hooks Wiltse

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.7

ERA

4.59

537.1

121

WHIP

1.526

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1901	29	TOT	MLB	14	9	.609	3.72	26	24	2	21	2	0	210.1	242	119	87	3	48	50	12	1	5	908	100	3.49	1.379	10.4	0.1	2.1	2.1	1.04
1901	29	PIT	NL	1	4	.200	4.26	7	5	2	3	0	0	44.1	57	28	21	2	13	10	5	1	0	202	77	4.28	1.579	11.6	0.4	2.6	2.0	0.77
1901	29	PHA	AL	13	5	.722	3.58	19	19	0	18	2	0	166.0	185	91	66	1	35	40	7	0	5	706	107	3.28	1.325	10.0	0.1	1.9	2.2	1.14
1902	30	TOT	AL	15	19	.441	5.13	38	35	3	31	0	1	302.0	*397*	226	*172*	11	92	65	13	0	10	1358	72	3.75	1.619	11.8	0.3	2.7	1.9	0.71
1902	30	PHA	AL	8	8	.500	5.15	19	17	2	13	0	1	138.0	182	99	79	7	41	28	5	0	5	619	71	3.92	1.616	11.9	0.5	2.7	1.8	0.68
1902	30	BLA	AL	7	11	.389	5.10	19	18	1	18	0	0	164.0	215	127	93	4	51	37	8	0	5	739	74	3.61	1.622	11.8	0.2	2.8	2.0	0.73
1903	31	NYY	AL	0	3	.000	5.40	4	3	1	2	0	1	25.0	35	17	15	1	6	6	1	0	2	113	59	3.63	1.640	12.6	0.4	2.2	2.2	1.00
3 Yrs				29	31	.483	4.59	68	62	6	54	2	2	537.1	674	362	274	15	146	121	26	1	17	2379	80	3.64	1.526	11.3	0.3	2.4	2.0	0.83
162 Game Avg.				15	16	.483	4.59	36	32	3	28	1	1	281	353	189	143	8	76	63	14	1	9	1244	80	3.64	1.526	11.3	0.3	2.4	2.0	0.83

PHA (2 yrs)				21	13	.618	4.29	38	36	2	31	2	1	304.0	367	190	145	8	76	68	12	0	10	1325	87	3.57	1.457	10.9	0.2	2.3	2.0	0.89
PIT (1 yr)				1	4	.200	4.26	7	5	2	3	0	0	44.1	57	28	21	2	13	10	5	1	0	202	77	4.28	1.579	11.6	0.4	2.6	2.0	0.77
BLA (1 yr)				7	11	.389	5.10	19	18	1	18	0	0	164.0	215	127	93	4	51	37	8	0	5	739	74	3.61	1.622	11.8	0.2	2.8	2.0	0.73
NYY (1 yr)				0	3	.000	5.40	4	3	1	2	0	1	25.0	35	17	15	1	6	6	1	0	2	113	59	3.63	1.640	12.6	0.4	2.2	2.2	1.00

AL (3 yrs)				28	27	.509	4.62	61	57	4	51	2	2	493.0	617	334	253	13	133	111	21	0	17	2177	81	3.59	1.521	11.3	0.2	2.4	2.0	0.83
NL (1 yr)				1	4	.200	4.26	7	5	2	3	0	0	44.1	57	28	21	2	13	10	5	1	0	202	77	4.28	1.579	11.6	0.4	2.6	2.0	0.77

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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