Howie Pollet
1941–1956 · bats L / throws L · Chicago White Sox, Chicago Cubs, NLS, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals
407G
.185AVG
.244OBP
.215SLG
More career statistics
129H
0HR
48RBI
0SB
131–116W–L
2,107.1IP
934K
3.51ERA
278GS
20SV
1Rare feat
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · At bats | 698 | 697 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 790 | 788 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 8,980 | 8,992 |
| Pitching · p er | 821 | 824 |
| Pitching · p gs | 278 | 277 |
| Pitching · p h | 2,096 | 2,099 |
| Pitching · p ipouts | 6,322 | 6,320 |
| Pitching · p k | 934 | 945 |
| Pitching · p r | 957 | 956 |
| Pitching · p w | 745 | 747 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 407 | 790 | 698 | 54 | 129 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 48 | 55 | 159 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 | .185 | .244 | .215 | .459 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,107.3 | 403 | 278 | 116 | 131 | 116 | 20 | 2,096 | 957 | 821 | 146 | 745 | 934 | 0 | 0 | 3.51 | 1.348 |
Streaks
4longest hitting streak · 1943-05-17 to 1943-06-01
6longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | 10 scoreless innings | 1943-07-04 | 1 in 1,678 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 44 | 4 home runs allowed | 1951-07-27 | 1 in 801 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 42 | Four Runs, No Outs | 1949-04-27 | 1 in 121 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 202 | 350 | 53 | 0 | 25 | 26 | 69 | .174 | .226 | .214 |
| Away | 205 | 438 | 76 | 0 | 23 | 29 | 90 | .193 | .240 | .216 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 27 | 45 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 | .146 | .200 | .171 |
| May | 66 | 142 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 24 | .144 | .211 | .168 |
| June | 72 | 160 | 31 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 33 | .215 | .263 | .236 |
| July | 86 | 156 | 31 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 36 | .226 | .250 | .277 |
| August | 81 | 152 | 23 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 35 | .172 | .230 | .194 |
| September | 72 | 124 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 21 | .159 | .210 | .187 |
| October | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .333 | .333 | .444 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cincinnati-reds | 68 | 133 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 33 | .154 | .211 | .171 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 67 | 148 | 21 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 35 | .158 | .209 | .180 |
| new-york-giants | 60 | 133 | 19 | 0 | 10 | 17 | 24 | .173 | .271 | .200 |
| chicago-cubs | 47 | 77 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 18 | .209 | .273 | .269 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 44 | 85 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 17 | .192 | .200 | .233 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 42 | 70 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 7 | .177 | .200 | .194 |
| boston-braves | 38 | 87 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 13 | .247 | .241 | .309 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 22 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | .241 | .281 | .241 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 9 | 28 | 5 | – | 3 | – | .179 | 70 | 37 |
| 1942 | St. Louis Cardinals | 27 | 30 | 7 | – | 7 | – | .233 | 109 | 42 |
| 1943 | St. Louis Cardinals | 16 | 43 | 7 | – | 1 | – | .163 | 118 | 61 |
| 1946 | St. Louis Cardinals | 40 | 87 | 14 | – | 7 | – | .161 | 266 | 114 |
| 1947 | St. Louis Cardinals | 37 | 65 | 15 | – | 5 | – | .231 | 176 | 74 |
| 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals | 38 | 68 | 8 | – | 4 | – | .118 | 186 | 81 |
| 1949 | St. Louis Cardinals | 39 | 82 | 16 | – | 6 | – | .195 | 230 | 108 |
| 1950 | St. Louis Cardinals | 38 | 84 | 12 | – | 3 | – | .143 | 231 | 118 |
| 1951 | Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals | 27 | 37 | 5 | – | 1 | – | .135 | 141 | 57 |
| 1952 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 31 | 68 | 13 | – | 4 | – | .191 | 214 | 90 |
| 1953 | Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates | 30 | 34 | 5 | – | 2 | – | .147 | 124 | 53 |
| 1954 |  Chicago Cubs | 20 | 47 | 13 | – | 4 | – | .277 | 128 | 58 |
| 1955 | Chicago Cubs | 24 | 15 | 6 | – | – | – | .400 | 61 | 27 |
| 1956 | Chicago White Sox, Pittsburgh Pirates | 31 | 9 | 3 | – | 1 | – | .333 | 49 | 25 |