Tom Poholsky
1950–1957 · bats R / throws R · Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals
159G
.171AVG
.188OBP
.202SLG
More career statistics
39H
0HR
14RBI
1SB
31–52W–L
753.2IP
316K
3.93ERA
104GS
1SV
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 · Strikeouts | 41 | 40 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 3,184 | 3,181 |
| Pitching · p h | 791 | 790 |
| Pitching · p ipouts | 2,261 | 2,260 |
| Pitching · p k | 316 | 317 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 159 | 255 | 228 | 20 | 39 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 46 | .171 | .188 | .202 | .390 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 753.7 | 159 | 104 | 30 | 31 | 52 | 1 | 791 | 381 | 329 | 90 | 192 | 316 | 0 | 0 | 3.93 | 1.304 |
Streaks
3longest hitting streak · 1951-06-29 to 1951-07-08
3longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | 4 home runs allowed | 1955-04-16 | 1 in 801 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 42 | Four Runs, No Outs | 1955-06-03 | 1 in 121 games | box score ↗ |
| 26 | 10 innings pitched | 1951-05-28 | 1 in 150 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 79 | 119 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 18 | .159 | .168 | .178 |
| Away | 80 | 136 | 22 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 22 | .182 | .176 | .223 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 11 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .083 | .154 | .083 |
| May | 29 | 55 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 | .220 | .200 | .220 |
| June | 29 | 38 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | .235 | .237 | .324 |
| July | 31 | 45 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 | .190 | .222 | .190 |
| August | 31 | 43 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | .125 | .140 | .200 |
| September | 27 | 59 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .125 | .102 | .146 |
| October | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| brooklyn-dodgers | 34 | 47 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | .140 | .149 | .186 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 23 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | .174 | .143 | .174 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 21 | 39 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | .267 | .205 | .267 |
| new-york-giants | 21 | 40 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | .256 | .275 | .333 |
| cincinnati-reds | 18 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .083 | .080 | .125 |
| milwaukee-braves | 18 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .071 | .097 | .071 |
| chicago-cubs | 14 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .304 | .280 | .348 |
| boston-braves | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .000 | .067 | .000 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 5 | 2 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 14 | 2 |
| 1951 | St. Louis Cardinals | 38 | 67 | 14 | – | 3 | 1 | .209 | 194 | 70 |
| 1954 | St. Louis Cardinals | 25 | 27 | 4 | – | 4 | – | .148 | 106 | 55 |
| 1955 | St. Louis Cardinals | 30 | 44 | 8 | – | 3 | – | .182 | 151 | 67 |
| 1956 | St. Louis Cardinals | 33 | 69 | 11 | – | 3 | – | .159 | 203 | 95 |
| 1957 |  Chicago Cubs | 28 | 19 | 2 | – | 1 | – | .105 | 84 | 28 |