Howie Pollet

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-1, 175lb (185cm, 79kg)

Born: June 26, 1921 in New Orleans, LA us

Died: August 8, 1974 in Houston, TX

Buried: Memorial Oaks Cemetery, Houston, TX

High School: Fortier HS (New Orleans, LA)

Debut: August 20, 1941 (Age 20-055d, 9,084th in major league history)
vs. BSN 9.0 IP, 4 H, 7 SO, 4 BB, 2 ER, W

Last Game: September 23, 1956 (Age 35-089d)
vs. BRO 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1941 season

Full Name: Howard Joseph Pollet

Pronunciation: \puh-LETT\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

34.3

131

116

ERA

3.51

403

277

2107.1

934

WHIP

1.348

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1939	18	STL-min	D,A1	15	6	.714	2.70	36	2					190.0	128	75	57		74									1.063	6.1		3.5			NIB,HSN EVAN,TL
1940	19	STL-min	A1	20	7	.741	2.88	32						228.0	200	91	73		82									1.237	7.9		3.2			HSN TL
1941	20	STL-min	A1	20	3	.870	1.16	25						194.0	142	33	25		62									1.052	6.6		2.9			HSN TL
1941	20	STL	NL	5	2	.714	1.93	9	8	0	6	2	0	70.0	55	18	15	1	27	1	37	1	0	4	295	197	2.66	1.171	7.1	0.1	3.5	4.8	1.37
1942	21	STL	NL	7	5	.583	2.88	27	13	3	5	2	0	109.1	102	43	35	7	39	5	42	2	0	5	466	119	3.26	1.290	8.4	0.6	3.2	3.5	1.08
1943	22	STL	NL	8	4	.667	1.75	16	14	2	12	5	0	118.1	83	26	23	2	32	4	61	2	1	2	456	193	2.70	0.972	6.3	0.2	2.4	4.6	1.91	AS
1944			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service)
1945			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service)
1946	25	STL	NL	21	10	.677	2.10	40	32	7	22	4	5	266.0	228	84	62	12	86	10	107	5	0	1	1083	165	3.39	1.180	7.7	0.4	2.9	3.6	1.24	AS,MVP-4
1947	26	STL	NL	9	11	.450	4.34	37	24	5	9	0	2	176.1	195	96	85	11	87	8	73	3	0	4	785	95	4.18	1.599	10.0	0.6	4.4	3.7	0.84
1948	27	STL	NL	13	8	.619	4.54	36	26	2	11	0	0	186.1	216	102	94	10	67	8	80	2	0	3	826	90	3.70	1.519	10.4	0.5	3.2	3.9	1.19
1949	28	STL	NL	20	9	.690	2.77	39	28	7	17	5	1	230.2	228	80	71	9	59	7	108	2	0	2	964	149	2.88	1.244	8.9	0.4	2.3	4.2	1.83	AS,MVP-11
1950	29	STL	NL	14	13	.519	3.29	37	30	5	14	2	2	232.1	228	103	85	19	68	9	117	1	0	4	973	130	3.53	1.274	8.8	0.7	2.6	4.5	1.72
1951	30	TOT	NL	6	13	.316	4.98	27	23	2	4	1	1	141.0	159	91	78	25	59	3	57	1	0	2	624	84	5.25	1.546	10.1	1.6	3.8	3.6	0.97
1951	30	STL	NL	0	3	.000	4.38	6	2	2	0	0	1	12.1	10	10	6	1	8	0	10	0	0	0	56	93	3.86	1.459	7.3	0.7	5.8	7.3	1.25
1951	30	PIT	NL	6	10	.375	5.04	21	21	0	4	1	0	128.2	149	81	72	24	51	3	47	1	0	2	568	84	5.39	1.554	10.4	1.7	3.6	3.3	0.92
1952	31	PIT	NL	7	16	.304	4.12	31	30	1	9	1	0	214.0	217	111	98	22	71	4	90	3	0	1	904	96	3.92	1.346	9.1	0.9	3.0	3.8	1.27
1953	32	TOT	NL	6	7	.462	4.79	30	18	3	2	0	1	124.0	147	77	66	8	50	4	53	1	0	1	561	94	3.81	1.589	10.7	0.6	3.6	3.8	1.06
1953	32	PIT	NL	1	1	.500	10.66	5	2	1	0	0	0	12.2	27	15	15	2	6	0	8	0	0	0	66	43	4.80	2.605	19.2	1.4	4.3	5.7	1.33
1953	32	CHC	NL	5	6	.455	4.12	25	16	2	2	0	1	111.1	120	62	51	6	44	4	45	1	0	1	495	108	3.70	1.473	9.7	0.5	3.6	3.6	1.02
1954	33	CHC	NL	8	10	.444	3.58	20	20	0	4	2	0	128.1	131	60	51	4	54	3	58	0	0	1	562	118	3.16	1.442	9.2	0.3	3.8	4.1	1.07
1955	34	CHC	NL	4	3	.571	5.61	24	7	8	1	1	4	61.0	62	41	38	11	27	3	27	0	0	2	267	74	5.15	1.459	9.1	1.6	4.0	4.0	1.00
1956	35	TOT	MLB	3	5	.375	3.62	30	4	9	0	0	2	49.2	45	25	20	5	19	1	24	0	0	2	215	110	3.86	1.289	8.2	0.9	3.4	4.3	1.26
1956	35	CHW	AL	3	1	.750	4.10	11	4	1	0	0	0	26.1	27	15	12	2	11	0	14	0	0	1	119	101	3.55	1.443	9.2	0.7	3.8	4.8	1.27
1956	35	PIT	NL	0	4	.000	3.09	19	0	8	0	0	2	23.1	18	10	8	3	8	1	10	0	0	1	96	123	4.21	1.114	6.9	1.2	3.1	3.9	1.25
14 Yrs				131	116	.530	3.51	403	277	54	116	25	18	2107.1	2096	957	821	146	745	70	934	23	1	34	8981	113	3.63	1.348	9.0	0.6	3.2	4.0	1.25
162 Game Avg.				13	12	.530	3.51	40	28	5	12	2	2	211	210	96	82	15	74	7	93	2	0	3	898	113	3.63	1.348	9.0	0.6	3.2	4.0	1.25
				W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
STL (9 yrs)				97	65	.599	3.06	247	177	33	96	20	11	1401.2	1345	562	476	72	473	52	635	18	1	25	5904	127	3.37	1.297	8.6	0.5	3.0	4.1	1.34
PIT (4 yrs)				14	31	.311	4.59	76	53	10	13	2	2	378.2	411	217	193	51	136	8	155	4	0	4	1634	88	4.47	1.445	9.8	1.2	3.2	3.7	1.14
CHC (3 yrs)				17	19	.472	4.19	69	43	10	7	3	5	300.2	313	163	140	21	125	10	130	1	0	4	1324	102	3.76	1.457	9.4	0.6	3.7	3.9	1.04
CHW (1 yr)				3	1	.750	4.10	11	4	1	0	0	0	26.1	27	15	12	2	11	0	14	0	0	1	119	101	3.55	1.443	9.2	0.7	3.8	4.8	1.27

NL (14 yrs)				128	115	.527	3.50	392	273	53	116	25	18	2081.0	2069	942	809	144	734	70	920	23	1	33	8862	114	3.63	1.347	8.9	0.6	3.2	4.0	1.25
AL (1 yr)				3	1	.750	4.10	11	4	1	0	0	0	26.1	27	15	12	2	11	0	14	0	0	1	119	101	3.55	1.443	9.2	0.7	3.8	4.8	1.27

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