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: Alcee Fortier HS (New Orleans, LA)

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

34.4

131

116

ERA

3.51

403

277

2107.1

934

WHIP

1.348

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1939	18		2 Teams	2 Lgs	D-A1	STL	15	6	.714	2.70	3.55	36	2	8	0	0		190.0	128	75	57		74		14	2	0	1		1.063	6.1		3.5
1939	18	-9.4	Houston	TL	A1	STL	1	1	.500	4.67	6.67	11	2	8	0	0		27.0	26	20	14		20		14	2	0	1		1.704	8.7		6.7	4.7	0.70
1939	18	-3.2	New Iberia	EVAN	D	STL	14	5	.737	2.37	3.04	25						163.0	102	55	43		54							0.957	5.6		3.0
1940	19	-8.7	Houston	TL	A1	STL	20	7	.741	2.88	3.59	32						228.0	200	91	73		82							1.237	7.9		3.2
1941	20	-6.8	Houston	TL	A1	STL	20	3	.870	1.16	1.53	25						194.0	142	33	25		62							1.052	6.6		2.9
1941	20	-9.0	STL	NL	Maj	STL	5	2	.714	1.93	2.31	9	8	0	6	2	0	70.0	55	18	15	1	27	1	37	1	0	4	295	1.171	7.1	0.1	3.5	4.8	1.37
1942	21	-7.9	STL	NL	Maj	STL	7	5	.583	2.88	3.54	27	13	3	5	2	0	109.1	102	43	35	7	39	5	42	2	0	5	466	1.290	8.4	0.6	3.2	3.5	1.08
1943	22	-7.9	STL	NL	Maj	STL	8	4	.667	1.75	1.98	16	14	2	12	5	0	118.1	83	26	23	2	32	4	61	2	1	2	456	0.972	6.3	0.2	2.4	4.6	1.91

1946	25	-4.6	STL	NL	Maj	STL	21	10	.677	2.10	2.84	40	32	7	22	4	5	266.0	228	84	62	12	86	10	107	5	0	1	1083	1.180	7.7	0.4	2.9	3.6	1.24
1947	26	-3.2	STL	NL	Maj	STL	9	11	.450	4.34	4.90	37	24	5	9	0	2	176.1	195	96	85	11	87	8	73	3	0	4	785	1.599	10.0	0.6	4.4	3.7	0.84
1948	27	-1.9	STL	NL	Maj	STL	13	8	.619	4.54	4.93	36	26	2	11	0	0	186.1	216	102	94	10	67	8	80	2	0	3	826	1.519	10.4	0.5	3.2	3.9	1.19
1949	28	-0.8	STL	NL	Maj	STL	20	9	.690	2.77	3.12	39	28	7	17	5	1	230.2	228	80	71	9	59	7	108	2	0	2	964	1.244	8.9	0.4	2.3	4.2	1.83
1950	29	0.7	STL	NL	Maj	STL	14	13	.519	3.29	3.99	37	30	5	14	2	2	232.1	228	103	85	19	68	9	117	1	0	4	973	1.274	8.8	0.7	2.6	4.5	1.72
1951	30		2 Teams	NL	Maj	PIT-STL	6	13	.316	4.98	5.81	27	23	2	4	1	1	141.0	159	91	78	25	59	3	57	1	0	2	624	1.546	10.1	1.6	3.8	3.6	0.97
1951	30	1.4	STL	NL	Maj	STL	0	3	.000	4.38	7.30	6	2	2	0	0	1	12.1	10	10	6	1	8	0	10	0	0	0	56	1.459	7.3	0.7	5.8	7.3	1.25
1951	30	1.4	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	6	10	.375	5.04	5.67	21	21	0	4	1	0	128.2	149	81	72	24	51	3	47	1	0	2	568	1.554	10.4	1.7	3.6	3.3	0.92
1952	31	2.6	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	7	16	.304	4.12	4.67	31	30	1	9	1	0	214.0	217	111	98	22	71	4	90	3	0	1	904	1.346	9.1	0.9	3.0	3.8	1.27
1953	32		2 Teams	NL	Maj	CHC-PIT	6	7	.462	4.79	5.59	30	18	3	2	0	1	124.0	147	77	66	8	50	4	53	1	0	1	561	1.589	10.7	0.6	3.6	3.8	1.06
1953	32	3.5	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	1	1	.500	10.66	10.66	5	2	1	0	0	0	12.2	27	15	15	2	6	0	8	0	0	0	66	2.605	19.2	1.4	4.3	5.7	1.33
1953	32	3.5	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	5	6	.455	4.12	5.01	25	16	2	2	0	1	111.1	120	62	51	6	44	4	45	1	0	1	495	1.473	9.7	0.5	3.6	3.6	1.02
1954	33	4.5	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	8	10	.444	3.58	4.21	20	20	0	4	2	0	128.1	131	60	51	4	54	3	58	0	0	1	562	1.442	9.2	0.3	3.8	4.1	1.07
1955	34	6.0	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	4	3	.571	5.61	6.05	24	7	8	1	1	4	61.0	62	41	38	11	27	3	27	0	0	2	267	1.459	9.1	1.6	4.0	4.0	1.00
1956	35		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Maj	CHW	3	5	.375	3.62	4.53	30	4	9	0	0	2	49.2	45	25	20	5	19	1	24	0	0	2	215	1.289	8.2	0.9	3.4	4.3	1.26
1956	35	6.6	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	3	1	.750	4.10	5.13	11	4	1	0	0	0	26.1	27	15	12	2	11	0	14	0	0	1	119	1.443	9.2	0.7	3.8	4.8	1.27
1956	35	6.4	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	0	4	.000	3.09	3.86	19	0	8	0	0	2	23.1	18	10	8	3	8	1	10	0	0	1	96	1.114	6.9	1.2	3.1	3.9	1.25
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (14 seasons)					Majors		131	116	.530	3.51	4.09	403	277	54	116	25	18	2107.1	2096	957	821	146	745	70	934	23	1	34	8981	1.348	9.0	0.6	3.2	4.0	1.25
Minors (3 seasons)					Minors		55	16	.775	2.28	2.93	93	2	8	0	0		612.0	470	199	155		218		14	2	0	1		1.124	6.9		3.2
All Levels (16 Seasons)							186	132	.585	3.23	3.83	496	279	62	116	25	18	2719.1	2566	1156	976	146	963	70	948	25	1	35	8981	1.298	8.5		3.2

A1 (3 seasons)					Minors		41	11	.788	2.24	2.89	68	2	8	0	0		449.0	368	144	112		164		14	2	0	1		1.185	7.4		3.3
D (1 season)					Minors		14	5	.737	2.37	3.04	25						163.0	102	55	43		54							0.957	5.6		3.0