#85 Howie Pollet, Starting Pitcher, 34 yrs, Boston Red Sox Monday, 10/2/1955 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Howie Pollet
6/26/1921 34 USA,LA,NEW ORLEANS 6"0 180
Starting Pitcher L L
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Strong Minimal Great Leader 1 / 6 (Insignificant) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Very inconsistent Normal Normal 2.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 4,870,000 1955 13 Year(s), 10 Days (2246 total Days) 172 Day(s) 14 Year(s), 14 Days (2422 total Days) 14 Year(s) Out of Option Years
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 4 | 7 | 7 | 89-92 Mph |
Versus LHB | 4 | 7 | 7 | |
Versus RHB | 4 | 7 | 7 | |
Talent | 5 | 7 | 8 | |
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Pitching Ratings Endurance : Groundball Pct. : Holding Runners : | 8 52 3
| | Pitches: Fastball Changeup Curveball
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Versus LHP | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Versus RHP | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Talent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 3 3 5 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings P : 4 (Range), .970 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Outfield Arm : 1
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Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
Overall | 39 | 39 | 11 | 23 | 0 | 5.39 | 285.1 | 330 | 192 | 171 | 112 | 118 | 18 | 46.2 | 1 | 14 | 35.9 |
Projected | 41 | 41 | 12 | 24 | 0 | 5.39 | 300.0 | 347 | 202 | 180 | 118 | 124 | | | | | |
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Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | 14.1 | 10.4 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 8 | 3 | 37.5 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 5.22 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 356 | 90 | 28 | 0 | 10 | 53 | 58 | 36 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .253 | .316 | .416 | .732 |
vs. RHB | 769 | 240 | 34 | 5 | 31 | 129 | 134 | 76 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .312 | .365 | .490 | .855 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 23 | 23 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 6.39 | 164.2 | 205 | 129 | 117 | 71 | 72 |
Road | 16 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4.03 | 120.2 | 125 | 63 | 54 | 41 | 46 |
Postseason | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
March/April | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4.99 | 48.2 | 50 | 30 | 27 | 15 | 20 |
May | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3.11 | 55.0 | 45 | 23 | 19 | 25 | 19 |
June | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4.37 | 45.1 | 50 | 28 | 22 | 21 | 16 |
July | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6.80 | 42.1 | 58 | 35 | 32 | 18 | 28 |
August | 8 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7.10 | 58.1 | 77 | 51 | 46 | 24 | 20 |
Sept./Oct. | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6.31 | 35.2 | 50 | 25 | 25 | 9 | 15 |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
1941 | 48 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4.46 | 250.0 | 285 | 124 | 124 | 23 | 90 | 154 | 14 | 3 | 1.50 | .000 | SLN |
1942 | 48 | 33 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3.89 | 250.0 | 248 | 108 | 108 | 20 | 78 | 182 | 14 | 3 | 1.30 | .000 | SLN |
1943 | 48 | 33 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3.89 | 250.0 | 248 | 108 | 108 | 20 | 78 | 182 | 14 | 3 | 1.30 | .000 | SLN |
1946 | 48 | 33 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 3.89 | 250.0 | 248 | 108 | 108 | 20 | 78 | 182 | 14 | 3 | 1.30 | .000 | SLN |
1947 | 48 | 33 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 3.89 | 250.0 | 248 | 108 | 108 | 20 | 78 | 182 | 14 | 3 | 1.30 | .000 | SLN |
1948 | 48 | 33 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 3.89 | 250.0 | 248 | 108 | 108 | 20 | 78 | 182 | 14 | 3 | 1.30 | .000 | SLN |
1949 | 48 | 33 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 3.89 | 250.0 | 248 | 108 | 108 | 20 | 78 | 182 | 14 | 3 | 1.30 | .000 | SLN |
1950 | 33 | 33 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 4.58 | 247.2 | 275 | 140 | 126 | 22 | 107 | 115 | 13 | 1 | 1.54 | .306 | SLN BOS |
1951 | 36 | 36 | 21 | 9 | 0 | 3.50 | 272.1 | 276 | 116 | 106 | 10 | 98 | 109 | 12 | 4 | 1.37 | .288 | BOS,AL |
1952 | 38 | 38 | 18 | 13 | 0 | 4.45 | 289.0 | 316 | 161 | 143 | 21 | 119 | 136 | 12 | 2 | 1.51 | .308 | BOS |
1953 | 40 | 40 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 4.13 | 320.1 | 329 | 157 | 147 | 34 | 108 | 146 | 18 | 0 | 1.36 | .284 | BOS |
1954 | 36 | 36 | 17 | 16 | 0 | 3.55 | 296.2 | 274 | 133 | 117 | 23 | 102 | 134 | 22 | 4 | 1.27 | .266 | BOS |
1955 | 39 | 39 | 11 | 23 | 0 | 5.39 | 285.1 | 330 | 192 | 171 | 41 | 112 | 118 | 18 | 1 | 1.55 | .299 | BOS |
Total | 558 | 453 | 180 | 144 | 21 | 4.11 | 3461.1 | 3573 | 1671 | 1582 | 294 | 1204 | 2004 | 193 | 33 | 1.38 | .768 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
1951 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.75 | 16.0 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.75 | 16.0 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1941 | 9 | 250 | 47 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 57 | 0 | 0 | .188 | .246 | .220 | .466 | SLN |
1942 | 27 | 250 | 47 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 57 | 0 | 0 | .188 | .246 | .220 | .466 | SLN |
1943 | 16 | 250 | 47 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 57 | 0 | 0 | .188 | .246 | .220 | .466 | SLN |
1946 | 40 | 250 | 47 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 57 | 0 | 0 | .188 | .246 | .220 | .466 | SLN |
1947 | 37 | 250 | 47 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 57 | 0 | 0 | .188 | .246 | .220 | .466 | SLN |
1948 | 38 | 250 | 47 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 57 | 0 | 0 | .188 | .246 | .220 | .466 | SLN |
1949 | 39 | 250 | 47 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 57 | 0 | 0 | .188 | .246 | .220 | .466 | SLN |
1950 | 33 | 94 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 0 | .181 | .181 | .223 | .404 | SLN BOS |
1951 | 36 | 102 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | .147 | .146 | .186 | .332 | BOS,AL |
1952 | 38 | 102 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | .225 | .234 | .284 | .518 | BOS |
1953 | 40 | 115 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 29 | 2 | 0 | .200 | .220 | .217 | .438 | BOS |
1954 | 36 | 108 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .270 | .315 | .585 | BOS |
1955 | 39 | 88 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 0 | .170 | .215 | .193 | .408 | BOS |
Total | 428 | 2359 | 449 | 55 | 7 | 4 | 174 | 181 | 151 | 546 | 3 | 0 | .190 | .238 | .225 | .463 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 39 | 39 | 20 | 49 | 3 | 72 | 3 | .958 | 285.1 | 2.27 | | | | |
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Transactions Traded from St. Louis (N) to Boston (A) on 6/7/1950 (Going to SLN: P Mickey Mcdermott, P Jim Suchecki, P Harry Taylor. Going to BOS: P Howie Pollet)... 5/14/1951: Signed a contract extension with Boston (A), $4,870,000 per year, for 4 years. All Star Was selected to the 1951 Allstar game... Milestones Hit first career homerun on 4/7/1950, off Russ Meyer (PHI)... Injuries Injured on 5/20/1951 with a Tight Shoulder, out for one week... Won Player of the Week award on 5/29/1954, winning 2 games with a 0.50 ERA...
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Pitching Leader Boards Appearances |
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ERA 1951 - 3.50 - 4th 1952 - 4.45 - 10th 1954 - 3.55 - 2nd
| WHIP 1951 - 1.37 - 5th 1953 - 1.36 - 7th 1954 - 1.27 - 3rd
| Wins 1951 - 21 - 4th 1952 - 18 - 7th
| Losses 1950 - 16 - 7th 1953 - 18 - 6th 1954 - 16 - 9th
| IP 1951 - 272.1 - 10th 1952 - 289.0 - 10th 1953 - 320.1 - 3rd 1954 - 296.2 - 10th
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K's 1953 - 146 - 10th
| CG 1953 - 18 - 3rd 1954 - 22 - 4th
| SHO 1951 - 4 - 2nd 1954 - 4 - 3rd
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