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Tom
Poholsky		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 225
 
Born: August 26, 1929 in Usa, MI, DETROIT
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1950 20 CIN NL $ 300,000 8 4 4 4 8 8 8 5 6 6
1951 21 CIN NL $ 300,000 8 5 5 5 7 8 8 5 6 6
1952 22 CIN NL $ 300,000 8 6 6 6 7 8 8 5 6 6
1953 23 CIN NL $ 300,000 7 6 6 6 8 8 8 6 6 6
1954 24 CIN NL $ 3,078,571 7 6 6 6 6 7 6 5 5 5
1955 25 CLE AL $ 3,078,571 7 6 6 6 6 7 6 5 5 5
1956 26 CLE AL $ 3,078,571 7 6 6 6 6 7 6 5 6 5
1957 27 CLE AL $ 3,078,571 7 5 6 6 6 6 6 5 6 6
1958 28 PIT NL $ 2,500,000 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 6 6
1959 29 PIT NL $ 2,500,000 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 6 6
1960 30 CIN NL $ 2,500,000 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5
1961 31 CIN NL $ 2,500,000 7 5 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5
1962 32 WAS NL $ 500,000 7 5 6 6 6 6 6 4 5 5
1963 33 WAS NL $ 500,000 7 5 6 5 5 5 5 3 4 4
1964 34 WAS NL $ 500,000 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 4 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 7 4 4 4 5 5 5 3 4 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,078,571 8 6 6 6 8 8 8 6 6 6
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1950 20 CIN NL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1951 21 CIN NL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1952 22 CIN NL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1953 23 CIN NL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1954 24 CIN NL $ 3,078,571   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1955 25 CLE AL $ 3,078,571   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1956 26 CLE AL $ 3,078,571   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1957 27 CLE AL $ 3,078,571   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1958 28 PIT NL $ 2,500,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1959 29 PIT NL $ 2,500,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1960 30 CIN NL $ 2,500,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1961 31 CIN NL $ 2,500,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1962 32 WAS NL $ 500,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1963 33 WAS NL $ 500,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1964 34 WAS NL $ 500,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,078,571   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1950 20 CIN NL 1 2 .333 4 4 1 0 0 27.0 39 22 2 12 11 7.33 .333 .397 .462 .858 0.0
    AAA   12 7 .632 24 24 4 1 0 172.3 193 72 18 42 104 3.76 .282 .324 .415 .739  
1951 21 CIN NL 10 10 .500 32 18 2 0 0 152.0 181 78 21 51 75 4.62 .294 .344 .453 .797 11.3
1952 22 CIN NL 5 19 .208 38 36 3 0 0 241.7 313 167 39 92 134 6.22 .310 .364 .475 .839 1.0
1953 23 CIN NL 10 14 .417 34 30 6 2 0 226.3 240 105 30 72 124 4.18 .272 .325 .427 .753 12.2
1954 24 CIN NL 5 9 .357 22 22 4 0 0 150.3 160 85 27 38 94 5.09 .269 .313 .463 .776 4.7
1955 25 CIN NL 0 0 .000 9 0 0 0 0 9.7 8 3 1 6 10 2.80 .216 .326 .324 .650 0.8
  CLE AL 0 0 .000 4 0 0 0 0 7.0 6 3 1 2 5 3.86 .222 .276 .370 .646 0.5
  TOT   0 0 .000 13 0 0 0 0 16.7 14 6 2 8 15 3.24 .219 .306 .344 .649 1.3
    AAA   2 0 1.000 17 0 0 0 1 14.0 9 8 2 8 13 5.14 .184 .298 .367 .666  
1956 26 CLE AL 6 7 .462 64 0 0 0 6 67.3 66 33 8 29 35 4.41 .258 .326 .426 .752 6.0
1957 27 CLE AL 6 5 .545 80 0 0 0 8 92.0 86 42 12 32 54 4.11 .245 .305 .402 .707 9.4
1958 28 PIT NL 1 0 1.000 41 0 0 0 2 53.7 56 38 13 24 24 6.37 .271 .350 .488 .838 0.3
1959 29 PIT NL 1 0 1.000 23 0 0 0 1 24.3 26 18 7 10 18 6.66 .280 .343 .591 .934 0.1
    AAA   2 0 1.000 15 0 0 0 2 24.0 25 12 7 11 26 4.50 .263 .340 .516 .855  
1960 30 CIN NL 5 10 .333 71 0 0 0 4 108.3 120 56 21 35 76 4.65 .284 .337 .462 .799 4.1
1961 31 CIN NL 7 6 .538 81 1 0 0 7 93.0 112 64 18 47 67 6.19 .295 .371 .497 .869 0.0
1962 32 WAS NL 2 1 .667 17 1 0 0 0 31.0 25 9 3 11 19 2.61 .219 .283 .351 .634 2.8
1963 33 WAS NL 0 6 .000 45 0 0 0 4 56.7 65 33 10 21 36 5.24 .289 .349 .489 .838 0.0
1964 34 A   5 0 1.000 70 0 0 0 9 57.0 24 6 3 11 58 0.95 .130 .179 .201 .381  
14 Years Sim 59 89 .399 565 112 16 2 32 1340.3 1503 756 213 482 782 5.08 .282 .339 .455 .795 53.2
3 Years AAA 16 7 .696 56 24 4 1 3 210.3 227 92 27 61 143 3.94 .274 .324 .424 .748  
1 Years A 5 0 1.000 70 0 0 0 9 57.0 24 6 3 11 58 0.95 .130 .179 .201 .381  
4 Years Minors 21 7 .750 126 24 4 1 12 267.3 251 98 30 72 201 3.30 .248 .298 .383 .681  
Season Average 4 6 .400 40 8 1 0 2 95.7 107 54 15 34 55 5.08 .282 .339 .455 .795  
Career Highs 10 19 1.000 81 36 6 2 8 241.7 313 167 39 92 134 7.33 .333 .397 .591 .934  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   775 391 107 254 476   .270 .330 .431 .761
vs LH   728 365 106 228 306   .295 .355 .483 .838
Home 39 41 .488 306 59 7 1 16 736.3 832 411 115 265 401 5.02 .285 .344 .449 .794
Away 20 48 .294 259 53 9 1 16 604.0 671 345 98 217 381 5.14 .279 .338 .462 .801
Mar/Apr 11 12 .478 114 17 2 1 6 241.3 252 120 40 82 133 4.48 .266 .325 .446 .771
May 13 20 .394 99 22 2 0 5 262.0 286 139 41 84 157 4.78 .277 .332 .453 .785
June 7 11 .389 85 16 3 0 5 177.0 221 126 36 63 94 6.41 .307 .362 .516 .878
July 9 14 .391 88 22 2 0 2 242.0 291 124 33 89 148 4.61 .298 .357 .451 .808
August 10 16 .385 88 19 2 1 8 213.0 229 133 39 89 140 5.62 .270 .339 .463 .803
Sep/Oct 9 16 .360 91 16 5 0 6 205.0 224 114 24 75 110 5.01 .277 .338 .412 .750
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1950 20 CIN NL 4 8 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .125 .125 .250 .375 0.1 0.0
1951 21 CIN NL 32 48 6 12 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 13 .250 .260 .271 .531 3.7 0.0
1952 22 CIN NL 38 82 8 21 4 1 1 6 0 0 2 20 .256 .274 .366 .640 8.3 0.7
1953 23 CIN NL 34 66 3 14 3 1 1 5 0 0 4 11 .212 .254 .333 .587 6.6 0.3
1954 24 CIN NL 22 47 0 6 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 10 .128 .146 .149 .295 0.2 0.0
1955 25 CIN NL 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
  CLE AL 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
  TOT   13 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
1957 27 CLE AL 80 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
1958 28 PIT NL 41 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
1959 29 PIT NL 23 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0.4 0.3
1960 30 CIN NL 71 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .125 .125 .125 .250 -0.1 0.0
1961 31 CIN NL 81 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
1962 32 WAS NL 17 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
1963 33 WAS NL 45 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4 0.0
13 Years Sim 501 278 17 56 10 2 2 19 0 0 8 61 .201 .222 .273 .496 17.6 1.2
162 Game Average 89 5 18 3 0 0 6 0 0 2 19 .201 .222 .273 .496 5.7  
Career Highs 81 82 8 21 4 1 1 6 0 0 4 20 .500 .500 .500 1.000 8.3  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   165 15 38 8 0 2 17 0 0 6 34 .230 .254 .315 .569 12.5
vs LH   113 2 18 2 2 0 2 0 0 2 27 .159 .174 .212 .386 2.1
Home 244 153 10 33 6 1 2 13 0 0 2 33 .216 .226 .307 .533 9.4
Away 180 125 7 23 4 1 0 6 0 0 6 28 .184 .218 .232 .450 5.2
RISP   66 0 12 4 0 1 17 0 0 3 13 .182 .211 .288 .499 3.7
Close/Late   17 2 6 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 .353 .353 .412 .765 2.2
Mar/Apr 57 46 0 7 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 8 .152 .170 .196 .366 0.5
May 67 55 3 9 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 18 .164 .164 .218 .382 1.0
June 24 36 1 7 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 7 .194 .216 .222 .438 1.3
July 37 58 6 13 4 2 1 6 0 0 1 10 .224 .237 .414 .651 5.4
August 65 46 5 11 1 0 0 5 0 0 3 10 .239 .275 .261 .535 3.4
Sep/Oct 43 37 2 9 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 8 .243 .282 .297 .579 2.9
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1950 20 CIN NL P 4 4 27.0 1 6 0 0 1.000 2.33    
1951 21 CIN NL P 32 18 152.0 11 23 1 2 .971 2.01    
1952 22 CIN NL P 38 36 241.7 16 42 3 1 .951 2.16    
1953 23 CIN NL P 34 30 226.3 16 54 0 1 1.000 2.78    
1954 24 CIN NL P 22 22 150.3 10 23 1 1 .971 1.98    
1955 25 CIN NL P 9 0 9.7 0 2 0 0 1.000 1.86    
  CLE AL P 4 0 7.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.29    
  TOT   P 13 0 16.7 0 3 0 0 1.000 1.62    
1956 26 CLE AL P 64 0 67.3 3 10 1 1 .929 1.74    
1957 27 CLE AL P 80 0 92.0 8 13 1 4 .955 2.05    
1958 28 PIT NL P 41 0 53.7 3 7 0 1 1.000 1.68    
1959 29 PIT NL P 23 0 24.3 2 4 0 0 1.000 2.22    
1960 30 CIN NL P 71 0 108.3 5 18 0 2 1.000 1.91    
1961 31 CIN NL P 81 1 93.0 3 23 0 2 1.000 2.52    
1962 32 WAS NL P 17 1 31.0 3 3 0 0 1.000 1.74    
1963 33 WAS NL P 45 0 56.7 3 13 0 0 1.000 2.54    
Career Totals   565 112 1340.3 84 242 7 15 .979 2.19    
Career Highs   81 36 241.7 16 54 3 4 1.000 2.78    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
1952-3-19
 Saves
1957-10-8
 Games Pitched
1956-10-64
1957-6-80
1960-5-71
1961-4-81
 Shutouts
1953-6-2
 Hits Allowed
1952-7-313
 Homeruns Allowed
1952-5-39
Walks per 9IP
1953-10-2.9
 Strikeouts per 9IP
1952-7-5.0
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 12    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 21st overall pick, by Montreal in 1950
Traded from Montreal to Cincinnati on 7/1/1950 (Going to CIN: P Tom Poholsky. Going to MON: 1B Paul Gillespie)
Had first career hit (double) on 9/9/1950, off Jack Hallett (BRK)
Earned first career win on 9/9/1950
Injured on 8/11/1951 with a Torn Back Muscle, out for full season
Hit first career homerun on 5/6/1952, off Dave Ferriss (SDP)
Won Player of the Week award on 4/21/1953, winning 2 games with a 0.52 ERA
Injured on 5/6/1953 with a Bone Chips Elbow, out for 4-5 weeks
2/1/1954: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,078,571 through salary arbitration
Injured on 6/19/1954 with a Strained Bicep Tendon, out for 4 weeks
Injured on 7/31/1954 with a Torn Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for full season
2/1/1955: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,078,571 through salary arbitration
Traded from Cincinnati to Cleveland on 5/1/1955 (Going to CIN: P Bob Kelly, P Art Fowler. Going to CLE: SS Jerry Coleman, P Tom Poholsky)
2/1/1956: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,078,571 through salary arbitration
2/1/1957: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,078,571 through salary arbitration
Signed as a free agent by Pittsburgh on 2/27/1958 to a 4-year deal worth $2,500,000 per year
Traded from Pittsburgh to Cincinnati on 4/2/1960 (Going to PIT: SS Ernie Banks. Going to CIN: P Bob Bruce, LF Charlie Maxwell, P Bob Turley, P Tom Poholsky)
Signed as a free agent by Washington on 2/9/1962 to a 4-year deal worth $500,000 per year
 
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