Lefty Wilkie was born on Friday, October 30, 1914, in Zealandia, Saskatchewan, Canada. Wilkie was 26 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 22, 1941, with the Pittsburgh Pirates. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Lefty Wilkie baseball stats page.
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Lefty Wilkie![]() Lefty Wilkie Autograph on a 1977 TCMA The War Years Baseball Card (#47) |
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Lefty WilkieLefty Wilkie Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| 1941 | 27 | Pirates | 26 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 4.56 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 79.0 | 362 | 90 | 40 | 42 | 1 | 40 | - | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 1942 | 28 | Pirates | 35 | 6 | 19 | 6 | 7 | .462 | 4.19 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 107.1 | 468 | 112 | 50 | 53 | 4 | 37 | - | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 1946 | 32 | Pirates | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 10.56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | 37 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
| 3 Years | 68 | 12 | 35 | 8 | 11 | .421 | 4.59 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 194.0 | 867 | 215 | 99 | 104 | 5 | 80 | - | 37 | 5 | 2 | 2 | - | ||
Lefty WilkieLefty Wilkie Hitting Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1941 | 27 | Pirates | 26 | 24 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | .292 | .292 | .292 |
| 1942 | 28 | Pirates | 36 | 38 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | .263 | .282 | .316 |
| 1946 | 32 | Pirates | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 3 Years | 69 | 62 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .274 | .286 | .306 | ||
Lefty WilkieLefty Wilkie Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1941 Pirates | P | 26 | 6 | 237 | 24 | 0.9 | 24 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.73 |
| 1942 Pirates | P | 35 | 6 | 322 | 40 | 1.1 | 39 | 3 | 36 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .975 | 3.27 |
| 1946 Pirates | P | 7 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.17 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| P Totals | 68 | 12 | 582 | 65 | 1.0 | 64 | 5 | 59 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .985 | 2.97 | |
| 3 Years | 68 | 12 | 582 | 65 | 1.0 | 64 | 5 | 59 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .985 | 2.97 | |
Lefty WilkieLefty Wilkie Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 1941 Pirates | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.8 | 12.0 | 0.40 | 1.82 | 4.56 |
| 1942 Pirates | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 19.0 | 9.5 | 0.49 | 1.51 | 3.10 |
| 1946 Pirates | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.00 | 3.52 | 3.52 |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 3 Years | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 8.9 | 10.3 | 0.46 | 1.72 | 3.71 |
Lefty WilkieLefty Wilkie Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1941 Pittsburgh Pirates | 39 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1942 Pittsburgh Pirates | 39 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1946 Pittsburgh Pirates | 31 | Undetermined | - | - |
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