Howie Pollet
Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1941-1956)
- Position
- Pitcher
- Bats / Throws
- L / L
- Height / Weight
- 6'1" / 175 lb
- Died
- 8/8/1974 in Houston, TX, USA
- MLB Debut
- 1941-08-20
- Last Game
- 1956-09-23
- Awards
- 3× All-Star
Full name: Howard Joseph Pollet
Career Pitching Statistics
| W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 131 | 116 | 403 | 278 | 116 | 25 | 20 | 2107.3 | 2,096 | 821 | 146 | 745 | 934 | 3.51 | 14446.6 |
Career ERA 3.51 vs. league average 3.91 across their career seasons — 10.3% better than league average.
Season-by-Season Pitching
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| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Lg ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | SLN | NL | 5 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 70.0 | 55 | 15 | 27 | 37 | 1.93 | 3.94 (+51%) | 1426.3 |
| 1942 | SLN | NL | 7 | 5 | 27 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 109.3 | 102 | 35 | 39 | 42 | 2.88 | 3.57 (+19%) | -539.9 |
| 1943 | SLN | NL | 8 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 118.3 | 83 | 23 | 32 | 61 | 1.75 | 3.50 (+50%) | 2429.6 |
| 1946 | SLN | NL | 21 | 10 | 40 | 32 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 266.0 | 228 | 62 | 86 | 107 | 2.10 | 3.59 (+42%) | 1380.2 |
| 1947 | SLN | NL | 9 | 11 | 37 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 176.3 | 195 | 85 | 87 | 73 | 4.34 | 3.97 (-9%) | -1051.7 |
| 1948 | SLN | NL | 13 | 8 | 36 | 26 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 186.3 | 216 | 94 | 67 | 80 | 4.54 | 4.10 (-11%) | 1840.5 |
| 1949 | SLN | NL | 20 | 9 | 39 | 28 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 230.7 | 228 | 71 | 59 | 108 | 2.77 | 4.12 (+33%) | 7524.3 |
| 1950 | SLN | NL | 14 | 13 | 37 | 30 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 232.3 | 228 | 85 | 68 | 117 | 3.29 | 4.36 (+24%) | 5049.9 |
| 1951 | SLN | NL | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12.3 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 4.38 | 4.04 (-8%) | 56.3 |
| 1951 | PIT | NL | 6 | 10 | 21 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 128.7 | 149 | 72 | 51 | 47 | 5.04 | 4.04 (-25%) | -4330.1 |
| 1952 | PIT | NL | 7 | 16 | 31 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 214.0 | 217 | 98 | 71 | 90 | 4.12 | 3.70 (-11%) | -1180.6 |
| 1953 | PIT | NL | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.7 | 27 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 10.66 | 4.14 (-158%) | -210.4 |
| 1953 | CHN | NL | 5 | 6 | 25 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 111.3 | 120 | 51 | 44 | 45 | 4.12 | 4.14 (avg) | 1258.1 |
| 1954 | CHN | NL | 8 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 128.3 | 131 | 51 | 54 | 58 | 3.58 | 3.90 (+8%) | 2425.6 |
| 1955 | CHN | NL | 4 | 3 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 61.0 | 62 | 38 | 27 | 27 | 5.61 | 4.00 (-40%) | -1763.6 |
| 1956 | CHA | AL | 3 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26.3 | 27 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 4.10 | 3.96 (-3%) | 276.7 |
| 1956 | PIT | NL | 0 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23.3 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 3.09 | 3.96 (+22%) | -144.5 |
| Career · 17 seasons | 131 | 116 | 403 | 278 | 116 | 25 | 20 | 2,107.1 | 2,096 | 821 | 745 | 934 | 3.51 | — | 14,447 | ||
Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 407 | 698 | 54 | 129 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 55 | 159 | .185 | .244 | .215 | .459 | -2,951 |
Career AVG .185 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — 28.9% below league average.
Career OBP .244 vs. league average .334 across their career seasons — 26.7% below league average.
Career SLG .215 vs. league average .378 across their career seasons — 43.1% below league average.
Career OPS .459 vs. league average .711 across their career seasons — 35.4% below league average.
Season-by-Season Batting
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| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | Lg AVG | Lg OBP | Lg SLG | Lg OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | SLN | NL | 9 | 28 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .179 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1942 | SLN | NL | 27 | 31 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | .226 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1943 | SLN | NL | 16 | 43 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .163 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1946 | SLN | NL | 40 | 87 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 23 | .161 | .256 (-37%) | .328 (-35%) | .358 (-42%) | .687 (-39%) | -524.7 |
| 1947 | SLN | NL | 37 | 65 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .231 | .262 (-12%) | .336 (-28%) | .376 (-18%) | .712 (-23%) | -260.9 |
| 1948 | SLN | NL | 38 | 68 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | .118 | .263 (-55%) | .340 (-54%) | .379 (-65%) | .719 (-60%) | -656.9 |
| 1949 | SLN | NL | 39 | 82 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 18 | .195 | .262 (-26%) | .343 (-22%) | .384 (-46%) | .727 (-35%) | -452.7 |
| 1950 | SLN | NL | 38 | 84 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 18 | .143 | .265 (-46%) | .346 (-45%) | .401 (-59%) | .747 (-52%) | -731.0 |
| 1951 | SLN | NL | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1951 | PIT | NL | 21 | 36 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 12 | .139 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1952 | PIT | NL | 31 | 68 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 17 | .191 | .252 (-24%) | .326 (-15%) | .369 (-48%) | .696 (-33%) | -324.8 |
| 1953 | PIT | NL | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1953 | CHN | NL | 25 | 31 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | .129 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1954 | CHN | NL | 20 | 47 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .277 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1955 | CHN | NL | 24 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .400 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1956 | CHA | AL | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .375 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1956 | PIT | NL | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 17 seasons | 407 | 698 | 54 | 129 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 55 | 159 | .185 | — | — | — | — | -2,951 | ||
Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.
Game Log & Splits
View full game log (808 games) →Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).
Batting — Home / Away
| Split | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 201 | 300 | 25 | 53 | 0 | 25 | .177 |
| Away | 205 | 393 | 29 | 76 | 0 | 23 | .193 |
Pitching — Home / Away
| Split | G | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 197 | 1016.2 | 1062 | 412 | 360 | 483 | 3.65 |
| Away | 205 | 1081.0 | 1029 | 410 | 384 | 460 | 3.41 |
Last 10 Games — Pitching
| Date | Tm | Opp | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956-09-23 | PIT | BRO | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1956-09-18 | PIT | ATL | — | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1956-09-15 | PIT | CIN | — | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1956-09-13 | PIT | CIN | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1956-09-12 | PIT | CHC | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1956-09-08 | PIT | PHI | — | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1956-08-31 | PIT | PHI | SV | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1956-08-23 | PIT | STL | — | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1956-08-21 | PIT | CIN | L | 0.0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1956-08-09 | PIT | BRO | — | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 403 | 31 | 82 | 396 | 20 | 32 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | SLN | P | 9 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 1942 | SLN | P | 27 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 1 |
| 1943 | SLN | P | 16 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 1946 | SLN | P | 40 | 0 | 8 | 59 | 4 | 9 |
| 1947 | SLN | P | 37 | 0 | 5 | 33 | 0 | 5 |
| 1948 | SLN | P | 36 | 0 | 5 | 44 | 2 | 2 |
| 1949 | SLN | P | 39 | 0 | 9 | 33 | 2 | 2 |
| 1950 | SLN | P | 37 | 0 | 13 | 40 | 4 | 5 |
| 1951 | SLN | P | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1951 | PIT | P | 21 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 0 | 2 |
| 1952 | PIT | P | 31 | 0 | 7 | 48 | 3 | 2 |
| 1953 | PIT | P | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1953 | CHN | P | 25 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 2 |
| 1954 | CHN | P | 20 | 20 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 1 |
| 1955 | CHN | P | 24 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 1 |
| 1956 | CHA | P | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1956 | PIT | P | 19 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 403 |
Awards & Honors
| Year | Award | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1949 | Baseball Magazine All-Star | P2 |
| 1949 | Baseball Magazine All-Star | P1 |
| 1949 | TSN Pitcher of the Year | |
| 1946 | Baseball Magazine All-Star | P3 |
| 1946 | Baseball Magazine All-Star | P1 |
Award Voting History
| Year | Award | League | Finish | Points Won | Points Max | Votes First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | Most Valuable Player | NL | 11th | 29.0 | 336 | 0 |
| 1946 | Most Valuable Player | NL | 4th | 116.0 | 336 | 0 |
Most Similar Players
Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.
Howie Pollet (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.
Frequently Asked Questions about Howie Pollet
- What years did Howie Pollet play?
- Howie Pollet played in Major League Baseball from 1941 to 1956.
- Was Howie Pollet a pitcher?
- Yes. Howie Pollet pitched in the major leagues, recording 131 wins and 934 strikeouts.
- How many home runs did Howie Pollet hit?
- Howie Pollet hit 0 career home runs with 129 hits.