HP
1941–1956 · P
Howie Pollet
6' 1", 175 lbs·Lived to 53·Bats L / Throws L
All-Star
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Career Highs
1.75
Best ERA · 1943
21
Most W · 1946
117
Most K · 1950
0.972
Best WHIP · 1943
Career Arc · OPS
3 seasonsCareer Arc · ERA
14 seasonsStatistical Comps
Career · Hitting
14 seasons| Year | Team | G | AB | HR | RBI | AVG | OPS | OPS+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | STL | 9 | 28 | 0 | 3 | .179 | — | — |
| 1942 | STL | 27 | 31 | 0 | 7 | .226 | — | — |
| 1943 | STL | 16 | 43 | 0 | 1 | .163 | — | — |
| 1946 | STL | 40 | 87 | 0 | 7 | .161 | — | — |
| 1947 | STL | 37 | 65 | 0 | 5 | .231 | — | — |
| 1948 | STL | 38 | 68 | 0 | 4 | .118 | — | — |
| 1949 | STL | 39 | 82 | 0 | 6 | .195 | — | — |
| 1950 | STL | 38 | 84 | 0 | 3 | .143 | — | — |
| 1951 | PIT | 27 | 37 | 0 | 1 | .135 | — | — |
| 1952 | PIT | 31 | 68 | 0 | 4 | .191 | — | — |
| 1953 | CHC | 30 | 34 | 0 | 2 | .147 | — | — |
| 1954 | CHC | 20 | 47 | 0 | 4 | .277 | .611 | — |
| 1955 | CHC | 24 | 15 | 0 | 0 | .400 | 1.004 | — |
| 1956 | CWS | 31 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .733 | — |
| Career | 407 | 698 | 0 | 48 | .185 | — | — | |
Career · Pitching
14 seasons| Year | Team | G | IP | W | L | ERA | ERA+ | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | STL | 9 | 70.0 | 5 | 2 | 1.93 | 204 | 37 | 1.171 |
| 1942 | STL | 27 | 109.3 | 7 | 5 | 2.88 | 124 | 42 | 1.290 |
| 1943 | STL | 16 | 118.3 | 8 | 4 | 1.75 | 201 | 61 | 0.972 |
| 1946 | STL | 40 | 266.0 | 21 | 10 | 2.10 | 171 | 107 | 1.180 |
| 1947 | STL | 37 | 176.3 | 9 | 11 | 4.34 | 91 | 73 | 1.599 |
| 1948 | STL | 36 | 186.3 | 13 | 8 | 4.54 | 91 | 80 | 1.519 |
| 1949 | STL | 39 | 230.7 | 20 | 9 | 2.77 | 149 | 108 | 1.244 |
| 1950 | STL | 37 | 232.3 | 14 | 13 | 3.29 | 133 | 117 | 1.274 |
| 1951 | PIT | 27 | 141.0 | 6 | 13 | 4.98 | 81 | 57 | 1.546 |
| 1952 | PIT | 31 | 214.0 | 7 | 16 | 4.12 | 90 | 90 | 1.346 |
| 1953 | CHC | 30 | 124.0 | 6 | 7 | 4.79 | 86 | 53 | 1.589 |
| 1954 | CHC | 20 | 128.3 | 8 | 10 | 3.58 | 109 | 58 | 1.442 |
| 1955 | CHC | 24 | 61.0 | 4 | 3 | 5.61 | 71 | 27 | 1.459 |
| 1956 | CWS | 30 | 49.7 | 3 | 5 | 3.62 | 110 | 24 | 1.289 |
| Career | 403 | 2107.2 | 131 | 116 | — | — | 934 | — | |
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