Howie Pollet

Howie Pollet

1941–1956 · Bats L · Throws L · 6'1", 175 lb · b. 1921 New Orleans, LA

Career 131–116 · 3.51 ERA · 934 SO · 2107.1 IP · 407 G · 129 H · 48 RBI · .185 AVG

Seasons leading his league

5

1 best in baseball 4 league only

14 Top-5 finishes

3 Title seasons

5 Categories led

1946 Best season

Spanning 1946–1949, peaking at 3 titles in 1946.

Clubs 20 Win Seasons ×2

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

1,150th League titles 5
1,845th Best in baseball 1
2,083rd Top-5 finishes 14

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

174th Shutouts 25
337th Complete Games 116
364th Pitcher Assists 396
369th Wins 131
399th Innings Pitched 2107.1
444th Earned Run Average 3.51

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB led his league

Category	Titles	Best	Streak	Seasons
Pitcher Fielding Percentage	1	1st	—	1947 1.000
Shutouts	1	1st	—	1949 NL 5 1943 #3 1946 #3
Innings Pitched	1	1st	—	1946 NL 266.0
Wins	1	1st	—	1946 NL 21 1949 #2
Earned Run Average	1	1st	—	1946 NL 2.10 1949 #3
Pitcher Assists	—	#3	—	1946 #3
Complete Games	—	#2	—	1946 #2
Saves	—	#2	—	1946 #2

Title Seasons

3 seasons with at least one title

Year	Titles	Led in
1949	1	SHO 5
1947	1	P FPCT 1.000
1946	3	ERA 2.10 W 21 IP 266.0

Pitching

led the league 14 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
1941	SLN	NL	5	2	1.93	9	8	0	70.0	55	15	1	27	37	1.17
1942	SLN	NL	7	5	2.88	27	13	0	109.1	102	35	7	39	42	1.29
1943	SLN	NL	8	4	1.75	16	14	0	118.1	83	23	2	32	61	0.97
1946	SLN	NL	21	10	2.10	40	32	5	266.0	228	62	12	86	107	1.18
1947	SLN	NL	9	11	4.34	37	24	2	176.1	195	85	11	87	73	1.60
1948	SLN	NL	13	8	4.54	36	26	0	186.1	216	94	10	67	80	1.52
1949	SLN	NL	20	9	2.77	39	28	1	230.2	228	71	9	59	108	1.24
1950	SLN	NL	14	13	3.29	37	30	2	232.1	228	85	19	68	117	1.27
1951	PIT +1	NL	6	13	4.98	27	23	1	141.0	159	78	25	59	57	1.55
1952	PIT	NL	7	16	4.12	31	30	0	214.0	217	98	22	71	90	1.35
1953	CHN +1	NL	6	7	4.79	30	19	1	124.0	147	66	8	50	53	1.59
1954	CHN	NL	8	10	3.58	20	20	0	128.1	131	51	4	54	58	1.44
1955	CHN	NL	4	3	5.61	24	7	5	61.0	62	38	11	27	27	1.46
1956	PIT +1	NL	3	5	3.62	30	4	3	49.2	45	20	5	19	24	1.29
Career	—	—	131	116	3.51	403	278	20	2107.1	2,096	821	146	745	934	1.35

Batting

14 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1941	SLN	NL	9	28	0	5	1	0	0	3	1	12	0	.179	.207	.214	.421
1942	SLN	NL	27	31	2	7	2	0	0	7	7	7	0	.226	.368	.290	.659
1943	SLN	NL	16	43	3	7	1	0	0	1	1	9	0	.163	.182	.186	.368
1946	SLN	NL	40	87	2	14	4	0	0	7	6	23	0	.161	.215	.207	.422
1947	SLN	NL	37	65	5	15	1	2	0	5	1	13	0	.231	.242	.308	.550
1948	SLN	NL	38	68	6	8	1	0	0	4	3	9	0	.118	.155	.132	.287
1949	SLN	NL	39	82	10	16	1	0	0	6	8	18	0	.195	.267	.207	.474
1950	SLN	NL	38	84	7	12	2	0	0	3	5	18	0	.143	.191	.167	.358
1951	PIT +1	NL	27	37	4	5	0	0	0	1	8	13	0	.135	.289	.135	.424
1952	PIT	NL	31	68	4	13	0	0	0	4	8	17	0	.191	.276	.191	.468
1953	CHN +1	NL	30	34	3	5	0	0	0	2	3	6	0	.147	.216	.147	.363
1954	CHN	NL	20	47	6	13	2	0	0	4	1	6	0	.277	.292	.319	.611
1955	CHN	NL	24	15	0	6	2	0	0	0	2	5	0	.400	.471	.533	1.004
1956	PIT +1	NL	31	9	2	3	0	0	0	1	1	3	0	.333	.400	.333	.733
Career	—	—	407	698	54	129	17	2	0	48	55	159	0	.185	.244	.215	.459

Fielding

1 position

Year	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	INN	PO	A	E	DP	TC	FLD%	RF
1941	SLN	NL	P	9	—	—	0	18	0	0	18	1.000	2.00
1942	SLN	NL	P	27	—	—	4	16	2	1	22	.909	0.74
1943	SLN	NL	P	16	—	—	1	17	0	0	18	1.000	1.13
1946	SLN	NL	P	40	—	—	8	59	4	9	71	.944	1.68
1947	SLN	NL	P	37	—	—	5	33	0	5	38	1.000	1.03
1948	SLN	NL	P	36	—	—	5	44	2	2	51	.961	1.36
1949	SLN	NL	P	39	—	—	9	33	2	2	44	.955	1.08
1950	SLN	NL	P	37	—	—	13	40	4	5	57	.930	1.43
1951	PIT	NL	P	27	—	—	5	26	0	2	31	1.000	1.15
1952	PIT	NL	P	31	—	—	7	48	3	2	58	.948	1.77
1953	CHN	NL	P	30	—	—	8	15	3	2	26	.885	0.77
1954	CHN	NL	P	20	20	128.1	6	22	0	1	28	1.000	1.40
1955	CHN	NL	P	24	7	61.0	7	15	0	1	22	1.000	0.92
1956	PIT	NL	P	30	4	49.2	4	10	0	0	14	1.000	0.47
Career	—	—	P	403	31	239.0	82	396	20	32	498	.960	1.19