Player
Howie Pollet
Player Info
- Full Name
- Howard Joseph
- Born
-
June 26, 1921
New Orleans, LA, USA - Died
- August 8, 1974
- Size
- 6'1" / 175 lbs
- B/T
- L / L
- Debut
- August 20, 1941
- Final Game
- September 23, 1956
- Career
- 16 years
Teams
- St. Louis Cardinals 1941-1951
- Pittsburgh Pirates 1951-1956
- Chicago Cubs 1953-1955
- Chicago White Sox 1956-1956
Honors
3 x All-Star
1949 - Sporting News Pitcher of the Year
(NL)
1949 - Baseball Magazine All-Star
(NL)
1949 - Baseball Magazine All-Star
(ML)
1946 - Baseball Magazine All-Star
(NL)
1946 - Baseball Magazine All-Star
(ML)
Career Batting
407
G
.185
AVG
129
H
0
HR
48
RBI
.459
OPS
Career Pitching
131-116
W-L
3.51
ERA
403
G
934
SO
20
SV
1.35
WHIP
Batting Season by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Chicago White Sox | 12 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .375 |
| 1956 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| 1955 | Chicago Cubs | 24 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 |
| 1954 | Chicago Cubs | 20 | 47 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .277 |
| 1953 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 |
| 1953 | Chicago Cubs | 25 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .129 |
| 1952 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 31 | 68 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .191 |
| 1951 | St. Louis Cardinals | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| 1951 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 21 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .139 |
| 1950 | St. Louis Cardinals | 38 | 84 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .143 |
| 1949 | St. Louis Cardinals | 39 | 82 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .195 |
| 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals | 38 | 68 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .118 |
| 1947 | St. Louis Cardinals | 37 | 65 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | .231 |
| 1946 | St. Louis Cardinals | 40 | 87 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .161 |
| 1943 | St. Louis Cardinals | 16 | 43 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .163 |
| 1942 | St. Louis Cardinals | 27 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .226 |
| 1941 | St. Louis Cardinals | 9 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .179 |
Pitching Season by Season
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | SO | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Chicago White Sox | 3 | 1 | 4.10 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 26.0 | 14 | 11 |
| 1956 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 4 | 3.09 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 23.0 | 10 | 8 |
| 1955 | Chicago Cubs | 4 | 3 | 5.61 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 61.0 | 27 | 27 |
| 1954 | Chicago Cubs | 8 | 10 | 3.58 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 128.1 | 58 | 54 |
| 1953 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 | 1 | 10.66 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12.1 | 8 | 6 |
| 1953 | Chicago Cubs | 5 | 6 | 4.12 | 25 | 17 | 1 | 111.0 | 45 | 44 |
| 1952 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 7 | 16 | 4.12 | 31 | 30 | 0 | 214.0 | 90 | 71 |
| 1951 | St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 3 | 4.38 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 12.1 | 10 | 8 |
| 1951 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 6 | 10 | 5.04 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 128.1 | 47 | 51 |
| 1950 | St. Louis Cardinals | 14 | 13 | 3.29 | 37 | 30 | 2 | 232.1 | 117 | 68 |
| 1949 | St. Louis Cardinals | 20 | 9 | 2.77 | 39 | 28 | 1 | 230.1 | 108 | 59 |
| 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals | 13 | 8 | 4.54 | 36 | 26 | 0 | 186.1 | 80 | 67 |
| 1947 | St. Louis Cardinals | 9 | 11 | 4.34 | 37 | 24 | 2 | 176.1 | 73 | 87 |
| 1946 | St. Louis Cardinals | 21 | 10 | 2.10 | 40 | 32 | 5 | 266.0 | 107 | 86 |
| 1943 | St. Louis Cardinals | 8 | 4 | 1.75 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 118.0 | 61 | 32 |
| 1942 | St. Louis Cardinals | 7 | 5 | 2.88 | 27 | 13 | 0 | 109.0 | 42 | 39 |
| 1941 | St. Louis Cardinals | 5 | 2 | 1.93 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 70.0 | 37 | 27 |