Howie
Pollet
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 200
 
Born: June 26, 1921 in Usa, LA, NEW ORLEANS
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1950    1952    1953    1954   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1941 20 MON NL $ 300,000 8 5 5 5 7 6 6 7 7 7
1942 21 MON NL $ 300,000 8 5 5 5 5 4 5 7 7 7
1943 22 MON NL $ 300,000 8 6 5 5 5 4 4 8 8 8
1944 23 MON NL $ 300,000 8 7 6 6 4 3 3 8 8 8
1945 24 MON NL $ 1,182,857 8 7 6 7 3 2 2 8 8 8
1946 25 MON NL $ 1,182,857 8 9 8 8 3 2 2 8 8 8
1947 26 MON NL $ 350,000 8 9 8 8 3 2 2 8 8 8
1948 27 MON NL $ 350,000 8 9 8 8 3 2 2 8 8 8
1949 28 MON NL $ 350,000 8 9 9 9 3 2 2 8 8 8
1950 29 MON NL $ 350,000 8 10 10 10 2 2 2 8 8 8
1951 30 DET AL $ 8,500,000 8 10 10 10 3 2 2 9 8 8
1952 31 DET AL $ 8,500,000 8 10 10 10 3 2 2 9 9 9
1953 32 STL NL $ 8,500,000 8 10 10 10 3 2 2 9 8 8
1954 33 STL NL $ 8,500,000 8 10 9 9 2 2 2 9 8 8
1955 34 STL NL $ 4,600,000 8 10 9 9 2 1 1 9 8 8
1956 35 STL NL $ 4,600,000 7 10 9 9 2 1 1 9 8 9
1957 36 STL NL $ 4,600,000 7 8 7 7 1 1 1 7 6 6
1958 37 STL NL $ 4,600,000 6 6 5 6 1 1 1 4 4 4
1959 38 STL NL   6 6 5 6 1 1 1 4 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings   6 5 5 5 1 1 1 4 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 8,500,000 8 10 10 10 7 6 6 9 9 9
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1941 20 MON NL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1942 21 MON NL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1943 22 MON NL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1944 23 MON NL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1945 24 MON NL $ 1,182,857   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1946 25 MON NL $ 1,182,857   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1947 26 MON NL $ 350,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1948 27 MON NL $ 350,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1949 28 MON NL $ 350,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1950 29 MON NL $ 350,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1951 30 DET AL $ 8,500,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1952 31 DET AL $ 8,500,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1953 32 STL NL $ 8,500,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1954 33 STL NL $ 8,500,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1955 34 STL NL $ 4,600,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1956 35 STL NL $ 4,600,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1957 36 STL NL $ 4,600,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1958 37 STL NL $ 4,600,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1959 38 STL NL     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 8,500,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
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
1941 20 MON NL 4 4 .500 17 8 2 0 1 76.3 85 39 5 23 34 4.60 .283 .333 .397 .730 4.1
    AAA   8 6 .571 18 18 3 1 0 129.3 132 42 8 40 94 2.92 .264 .319 .366 .685  
1942 21 MON NL 3 3 .500 25 5 2 0 4 66.3 52 25 4 30 26 3.39 .213 .299 .303 .603 6.0
    AAA   2 2 .500 5 5 0 0 0 29.7 29 16 2 18 15 4.86 .246 .346 .364 .710  
1943 22 MON NL 8 8 .500 29 15 0 0 0 125.7 134 61 4 69 43 4.37 .276 .365 .377 .741 6.0
    AAA   5 3 .625 12 12 0 0 0 85.3 84 34 7 34 41 3.59 .254 .323 .384 .707  
1944 23 MON NL 5 10 .333 26 18 4 0 1 139.0 148 69 4 75 42 4.47 .280 .366 .378 .744 4.9
1945 24 MON NL 4 13 .235 53 16 1 0 8 152.3 150 88 9 104 89 5.20 .256 .365 .375 .740 4.6
1946 25 MON NL 10 15 .400 34 34 4 0 0 228.3 208 127 16 179 123 5.01 .247 .379 .366 .744 8.6
1947 26 MON NL 3 5 .375 46 3 0 0 7 71.3 52 28 3 51 42 3.53 .208 .340 .300 .640 7.6
1948 27 MON NL 7 7 .500 61 11 0 0 7 129.3 112 62 13 98 80 4.31 .234 .364 .368 .733 9.4
1949 28 MON NL 5 5 .500 69 2 0 0 11 85.3 73 32 2 69 59 3.38 .235 .371 .286 .657 8.5
1950 29 MON NL 21 7 .750 55 31 1 0 2 248.0 210 105 16 172 182 3.81 .231 .353 .351 .704 20.4
1951 30 BSN NL 10 11 .476 27 27 3 1 0 193.0 146 72 14 119 176 3.36 .213 .328 .332 .660 17.4
  DET AL 7 5 .583 14 14 2 0 0 92.3 80 58 8 70 76 5.65 .237 .366 .371 .737 3.1
  TOT   17 16 .515 41 41 5 1 0 285.3 226 130 22 189 252 4.10 .221 .341 .345 .685 20.6
1952 31 DET AL 21 12 .636 42 42 2 0 0 288.7 210 128 28 196 252 3.99 .203 .330 .346 .675 18.1
1953 32 STL NL 19 9 .679 44 44 2 0 0 301.0 231 129 23 177 310 3.86 .211 .320 .318 .637 19.4
1954 33 STL NL 20 12 .625 44 44 2 0 0 306.7 245 134 22 190 283 3.93 .218 .330 .347 .677 23.7
1955 34 STL NL 18 11 .621 42 42 2 0 0 288.0 244 119 23 180 260 3.72 .231 .342 .359 .701 19.5
1956 35 STL NL 12 15 .444 44 44 2 0 0 307.7 239 139 31 185 312 4.07 .212 .323 .345 .668 17.1
1957 36 STL NL 13 21 .382 44 44 5 0 0 304.0 243 140 30 197 273 4.14 .220 .338 .345 .682 26.1
1958 37 STL NL 0 2 .000 15 0 0 0 0 21.7 25 17 4 18 15 7.06 .287 .406 .460 .865 0.0
    AAA   2 1 .667 37 0 0 0 4 40.0 41 29 8 32 45 6.53 .272 .399 .503 .902  
1959 38 AAA   3 2 .600 37 0 0 0 3 37.0 33 18 5 16 43 4.38 .243 .322 .375 .697  
18 Years Sim 190 175 .521 731 444 34 1 41 3424.9 2887 1572 259 2202 2677 4.13 .229 .343 .350 .693 224.7
5 Years AAA 20 14 .588 109 35 3 1 7 321.3 319 139 30 140 238 3.89 .258 .334 .388 .722  
Season Average 10 9 .526 40 24 1 0 2 190.3 160 87 14 122 148 4.13 .229 .343 .350 .693  
Career Highs 21 21 .750 69 44 5 1 11 307.7 245 140 31 197 312 7.06 .287 .406 .460 .865  
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   2138 1137 199 1565 1818   .244 .358 .371 .729
vs LH   749 435 60 637 859   .197 .312 .299 .611
Home 101 81 .555 370 229 14 0 17 1772.9 1465 807 117 1155 1369 4.10 .226 .343 .339 .683
Away 89 94 .486 361 215 20 1 25 1651.9 1422 765 142 1047 1308 4.17 .233 .345 .360 .705
Mar/Apr 34 31 .523 136 64 4 0 8 526.3 438 213 38 346 437 3.64 .228 .346 .345 .690
May 24 30 .444 112 73 5 1 5 549.9 463 275 39 362 470 4.50 .227 .344 .343 .687
June 36 26 .581 128 73 10 0 10 582.3 467 244 41 369 421 3.77 .220 .336 .335 .671
July 31 24 .564 110 74 7 0 4 561.9 480 246 46 332 441 3.94 .231 .337 .356 .694
August 34 35 .493 118 87 4 0 7 641.0 540 320 50 427 482 4.49 .230 .349 .360 .709
Sep/Oct 31 29 .517 127 73 4 0 8 563.3 499 274 45 366 426 4.38 .239 .352 .357 .709
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
1941 20 MON NL 17 24 3 6 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 5 .250 .250 .375 .625 2.4 0.1
1942 21 MON NL 25 16 3 7 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 .438 .471 .438 .908 2.7 0.6
    AAA   7 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 0.7  
1943 22 MON NL 29 43 4 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 12 .116 .116 .116 .233 -1.3 0.0
1944 23 MON NL 26 45 1 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 .133 .133 .133 .267 -0.2 0.0
1945 24 MON NL 53 37 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 10 .054 .079 .054 .133 -1.7 0.0
1946 25 MON NL 34 78 5 12 0 0 1 6 0 1 2 17 .154 .173 .192 .365 1.8 0.0
1947 26 MON NL 46 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .143 .143 .143 .286 0.0 0.0
1948 27 MON NL 61 23 2 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 5 .087 .154 .130 .284 0.5 0.0
1949 28 MON NL 69 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.8 0.0
1950 29 MON NL 55 80 6 16 3 0 0 8 0 0 2 14 .200 .220 .238 .457 3.4 0.0
1951 30 BSN NL 27 69 2 12 0 0 0 5 1 1 0 17 .174 .174 .174 .348 0.7 0.0
  DET AL 14 29 2 5 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 4 .172 .172 .172 .345 0.2 0.0
  TOT   41 98 4 17 0 0 0 7 1 2 0 21 .173 .173 .173 .347 0.9 0.0
1952 31 DET AL 42 94 8 11 0 0 0 6 0 0 4 22 .117 .149 .117 .266 0.4 0.0
1953 32 STL NL 44 103 5 15 1 0 0 10 0 1 2 27 .146 .159 .155 .314 0.4 0.0
1954 33 STL NL 44 100 9 19 3 2 0 5 0 0 2 26 .190 .202 .260 .462 5.4 0.0
1955 34 STL NL 42 97 8 18 1 0 0 8 0 0 1 24 .186 .192 .196 .388 3.3 0.0
1956 35 STL NL 44 98 8 15 0 0 1 9 0 0 2 34 .153 .167 .184 .350 2.7 0.0
1957 36 STL NL 44 93 6 14 0 0 1 5 0 0 2 28 .151 .168 .183 .351 1.8 0.0
1958 37 STL NL 15 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 0.3 0.0
18 Years Sim 731 1048 75 167 9 2 4 76 1 5 21 260 .159 .174 .183 .357 22.1 0.6
1 Years AAA 7 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 0.7  
162 Game Average 232 16 37 1 0 0 16 0 1 4 57 .159 .174 .183 .357 4.9  
Career Highs 69 103 9 19 3 2 1 10 1 2 4 34 .438 .471 .438 .908 5.4  
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   627 47 97 8 0 4 51 1 2 11 147 .155 .167 .187 .354 6.4
vs LH   421 28 70 1 2 0 25 0 3 10 113 .166 .183 .178 .362 5.0
Home 370 493 38 82 5 1 1 43 1 3 12 128 .166 .183 .187 .369 7.4
Away 361 555 37 85 4 1 3 33 0 2 9 132 .153 .166 .180 .346 4.0
RISP   258 0 40 1 0 1 72 0 0 6 64 .155 .167 .171 .337 2.3
Close/Late   63 4 13 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 15 .206 .215 .222 .438 2.3
Mar/Apr 112 152 14 21 0 0 0 6 0 1 2 43 .138 .149 .138 .288 -1.7
May 95 175 10 26 3 0 1 14 0 0 4 42 .149 .166 .183 .349 1.7
June 105 177 13 30 1 0 0 14 1 2 2 37 .169 .178 .175 .353 1.3
July 85 172 10 33 4 1 2 18 0 2 5 45 .192 .211 .262 .473 7.5
August 95 209 19 34 1 1 0 13 0 0 4 59 .163 .174 .177 .351 2.3
Sep/Oct 112 163 9 23 0 0 1 11 0 0 4 34 .141 .161 .160 .320 0.4
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1941 20 MON NL P 17 8 76.3 4 15 0 2 1.000 2.24    
1942 21 MON NL P 25 5 66.3 4 12 1 1 .941 2.17    
1943 22 MON NL P 29 15 125.7 7 28 1 4 .972 2.51    
1944 23 MON NL P 26 18 139.0 8 29 0 2 1.000 2.40    
1945 24 MON NL P 53 16 152.3 14 33 0 4 1.000 2.78    
1946 25 MON NL P 34 34 228.3 19 46 2 5 .970 2.56    
1947 26 MON NL P 46 3 71.3 2 9 1 3 .917 1.39    
1948 27 MON NL P 61 11 129.3 7 21 3 3 .903 1.95    
1949 28 MON NL P 69 2 85.3 5 22 0 3 1.000 2.85    
1950 29 MON NL P 55 31 248.0 18 42 2 3 .968 2.18    
1951 30 BSN NL P 27 27 193.0 9 30 2 0 .951 1.82    
  DET AL P 14 14 92.3 5 15 1 0 .952 1.95    
  TOT   P 41 41 285.3 14 45 3 0 .952 1.86    
1952 31 DET AL P 42 42 288.7 27 46 2 4 .973 2.28    
1953 32 STL NL P 44 44 301.0 20 34 3 2 .947 1.61    
1954 33 STL NL P 44 44 306.7 10 45 2 1 .965 1.61    
1955 34 STL NL P 42 42 288.0 15 45 3 3 .952 1.88    
1956 35 STL NL P 44 44 307.7 15 38 0 0 1.000 1.55    
1957 36 STL NL P 44 44 304.0 21 45 1 2 .985 1.95    
1958 37 STL NL P 15 0 21.7 0 3 0 0 1.000 1.25    
Career Totals   731 444 3424.9 210 558 24 42 .970 2.02    
Career Highs   69 44 307.7 27 46 3 5 1.000 2.85    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1941 20 MON NL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0.00 .333 .333 .333 .667
1949 28 MON NL 1 0 1.000 2 0 0 0 1 1.3 0 0 0 0 1 0.00 .000 .000 .000 .000
1950 29 MON NL 0 0 .000 2 2 0 0 0 14.7 9 3 0 11 16 1.84 .180 .328 .200 .528
1951 30 DET AL 1 0 1.000 3 3 0 0 0 17.3 16 7 2 14 12 3.64 .235 .366 .338 .704
1952 31 DET AL 0 3 .000 4 4 0 0 0 25.7 26 21 5 24 29 7.37 .257 .400 .446 .846
1953 32 STL NL 0 1 .000 2 2 0 0 0 11.3 7 7 0 16 20 5.56 .171 .404 .244 .647
1954 33 STL NL 3 0 1.000 5 5 0 0 0 36.7 16 5 3 33 35 1.23 .130 .314 .211 .525
1955 34 STL NL 1 1 .500 3 3 0 0 0 24.3 17 7 0 15 21 2.59 .202 .323 .262 .585
Career Post-Season Pitching 6 5 .545 22 19 0 0 1 132.3 92 50 10 113 135 3.40 .194 .349 .289 .638
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1950 29 MON NL 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1951 30 DET AL 3 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .167 .167 .167 .333
1952 31 DET AL 4 9 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .222 .222 .222 .444
1953 32 STL NL 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667
1954 33 STL NL 5 10 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .100 .100 .200 .300
1955 34 STL NL 3 9 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .222 .222 .222 .444
Career Post-Season Batting 19 41 1 7 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 8 .171 .171 .195 .366
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1950-8-3.81
1951-5-3.36
1954-7-3.93
Wins
1950-5-21
1952-3-21
1953-6-19
1954-3-20
1955-8-18
Losses
1956-8-15
1957-3-21
Winning Pct
1950-3-.750
1952-8-.636
1953-8-.679
1954-7-.625
Saves
1945-10-8
1947-10-7
1948-10-7
1949-7-11
Games Pitched
1945-10-53
1948-9-61
1949-6-69
CAR-23-731
Games Started
1952-6-42
1953-1-44
1954-1-44
1955-6-42
1956-1-44
1957-1-44
Shutouts
1951-8-1
Innings Pitched
1953-10-301.0
1954-6-306.7
1956-10-307.7
Strikeouts
1950-5-182
1951-5-176
1952-1-252
1953-2-310
1954-1-283
1955-5-260
1956-4-312
1957-4-273
CAR-33-2677
Walks Allowed
1946-2-179
1950-4-172
1952-1-196
1953-1-177
1954-1-190
1955-2-180
1956-1-185
1957-1-197
CAR-4-2202
Hits per 9IP
1946-9-8.2
1950-4-7.6
1951-3-6.8
1952-1-6.5
1953-3-6.9
1954-3-7.2
1955-8-7.6
1956-6-7.0
1957-5-7.2
CAR-29-7.6
Strikeouts per 9IP
1946-6-4.8
1950-4-6.6
1951-2-8.2
1952-1-7.9
1953-2-9.3
1954-2-8.3
1955-6-8.1
1956-3-9.1
1957-3-8.1
WHiP
1951-9-1.37
OAVG
1946-10-.247
1950-4-.231
1951-3-.213
1952-1-.203
1953-3-.211
1954-3-.218
1955-8-.231
1956-6-.212
1957-6-.220
CAR-34-.229
OOBP
1951-10-.328
OSLG
1950-7-.351
1951-5-.332
1952-2-.346
1953-4-.318
1954-5-.347
1955-9-.359
1956-5-.345
1957-8-.345
OOPS
1951-6-.660
1952-3-.675
1953-5-.637
1954-8-.677
1956-10-.668
 
   Black Ink Test: 16    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 143    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 36    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 95)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 9th overall pick, by Montreal in 1941
Earned first career win on 7/6/1941
Had first career hit on 7/19/1941, off Ken Heintzelman (SLC)
Hit first career homerun on 7/27/1941, off Tom Ferrick (TAM)
2/1/1945: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,182,857 through salary arbitration
2/1/1946: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,182,857 through salary arbitration
6/1/1946: Signed a contract extension with Montreal, $350,000 per year, for 4 years
Injured on 4/4/1947 with a Torn Bicep Muscle, out for 6 weeks
Injured on 5/16/1948 with a Pulled Bicep Tendon, out for 3 weeks
Won World Series with Montreal in 1949
Was selected to the 1950 Allstar game
Signed as a free agent by Boston (N) on 2/9/1951 to a 4-year deal worth $8,500,000 per year
Pitched NO-HITTER against Brooklyn on 5/12/1951, striking out 13
Traded from Boston (N) to Detroit on 7/31/1951 (Going to BSN: P Johnny Vander meer, P Ed Lopat. Going to DET: P Howie Pollet)
Won World Series with Detroit in 1951
Was selected to the 1952 Allstar game
Traded from Detroit to St. Louis on 3/3/1953 (Going to STL: P Howie Pollet. Going to DET: C Joe Garagiola, P Walt Masterson, C Butch Nieman, LF Irv Noren, LF Johnny Wyrostek)
Struck out 16 batters against New York (N) on 5/9/1953
Was selected to the 1953 Allstar game
Struck out 15 batters against Montreal on 4/30/1954
7/1/1954: Signed a contract extension with St. Louis, $4,600,000 per year, for 4 years
Was selected to the 1954 Allstar game
Won World Series with St. Louis in 1954
3/3/1958: Signed a minor league contract extension with St. Louis