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Tom Poholsky

Thomas George Poholsky

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 205 lb.

Born: August 26, 1929 in Detroit, MI
High School: Northeastern HS (Detroit, MI)
Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1945. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 20, 1950
Teams (by GP): Cardinals/Cubs 1950-1957

Final Game: September 11, 1957
Died: January 6, 2001 in Kirkwood, MO
Buried: Forever Oak Hill Cemetery, Kirkwood, MO
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Standard Batting

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1950 20 STL NL 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 /1
1951 21 STL NL 38 74 67 5 14 1 0 0 3 1 0 1 14 .209 .221 .224 .444 20 15 2 0 6 1
1954 24 STL NL 25 34 27 1 4 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 .148 .143 .185 .328 -15 5 0 0 6 1 1
1955 25 STL NL 30 50 44 6 8 3 0 0 3 0 0 1 6 .182 .200 .250 .450 19 11 1 0 5 0 0 1/7
1956 26 STL NL 33 73 69 7 11 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 14 .159 .171 .188 .360 -3 13 2 0 3 0 0 1
1957 27 CHC NL 28 22 19 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 .105 .190 .105 .296 -17 2 0 0 1 0 0 1
6 Yrs 159 255 228 20 39 7 0 0 14 1 0 5 41 .171 .188 .202 .390 5 46 5 0 21 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 260 232 20 40 7 0 0 14 1 5 42 .171 .188 .202 .390 5 47 5 0 21
STL (5 yrs) 131 233 209 19 37 7 0 0 13 1 0 3 38 .177 .188 .211 .398 7 44 5 0 20 1 0
CHC (1 yr) 28 22 19 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 .105 .190 .105 .296 -17 2 0 0 1 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1950 20 STL NL 5 2 -1 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .492 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $ /1
1951 21 STL NL 38 74 -8 0 -0 0 7 -1 -0.1 2 2 -0.1 .498 .499 -0.1 -0.0 2 $ 1
1954 24 STL NL 25 34 -6 -0 0 0 4 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.2 .492 .499 -0.2 -0.0 -1 $ 1
1955 25 STL NL 30 50 -6 0 0 0 5 -0 -0.1 2 1 -0.1 .499 .500 0.0 -0.0 1 $ 1/7
1956 26 STL NL 33 73 -9 -0 -0 0 8 -2 -0.3 2 0 -0.3 .493 .499 -0.2 -0.1 0 $ 1
1957 27 CHC NL 28 22 -2 0 0 0 2 1 0.1 1 2 0.1 .504 .501 0.1 -0.0 2 $ 1
6 Seasons 159 255 -32 -0 1 0 27 -4 -0.6 9 4 -0.6 .497 .500 -0.4 -0.1 4 $
STL (5 yrs) 131 233 -30 -0 0 0 24 -6 -0.7 8 2 -0.7 .496 .499 -0.5 -0.1 2 $
CHC (1 yr) 28 22 -2 0 0 0 2 1 0.1 1 2 0.1 .504 .501 0.1 -0.0 2 $

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1950 20 STL NL 2 2 0 0.0 111 .000 .000 .274 .000 .352 .000 .426 .000 .778 -100 .000 -0.6 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
1951 21 STL NL 74 61 3 1.3 103 .264 .209 .267 .221 .342 .224 .405 .444 .747 20 .095 -7.8 -0.8 .309 .045 .015 .0
1954 24 STL NL 34 30 1 0.9 109 .167 .148 .274 .143 .345 .185 .424 .328 .769 -15 .044 -4.6 -0.4 .217 .037 .037
1955 25 STL NL 50 42 2 1.3 105 .211 .182 .264 .200 .335 .250 .419 .450 .754 19 .084 -5.1 -0.5 .324 .091 .068
1956 26 STL NL 73 63 2 0.8 102 .200 .159 .263 .171 .330 .188 .415 .360 .745 -3 .046 -10.0 -1.0 .233 .043 .029
1957 27 CHC NL 22 18 1 1.5 102 .125 .105 .267 .190 .331 .105 .414 .296 .745 -17 .114 -3.2 -0.3 .235 .105 .000
6 Yrs 255 216 9 1.1 104 .207 .171 .266 .188 .336 .202 .414 .390 .750 5 .070 -31.2 -3.1 .268 .057 .031 .0
162 Game Avg. 260 220 9 1.1 104 .207 .171 .266 .188 .336 .202 .414 .390 .750 5 .070 -31.2 -3.1 .268 .057 .031
STL (5 yrs) 233 198 8 1.1 104 .215 .177 .266 .188 .337 .211 .414 .398 .751 7 .067 -28.0 -2.8 .271 .053 .033 .0
CHC (1 yr) 22 18 1 1.5 102 .125 .105 .267 .190 .331 .105 .414 .296 .745 -17 .114 -3.2 -0.3 .235 .105 .000

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1950 20 STL NL 2 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100%
1951 21 STL NL 74 0.0% 18.9% 1.4% 1.4% 7% 14.00 4.8 22.3 1.00 72%
1954 24 STL NL 34 0.0% 11.8% 0.0% 2.9% 25% 6.8 6.8 1.00 71%
1955 25 STL NL 50 0.0% 12.0% 2.0% 6.0% 38% 6.00 7.3 14.7 4.60 76%
1956 26 STL NL 73 0.0% 19.2% 1.4% 2.7% 18% 14.00 4.9 23.0 1.47 75%
1957 27 CHC NL 22 0.0% 13.6% 9.1% 0.0% 0% 1.50 6.3 19.0 3.67 73%
6 Yrs 255 0.0% 16.1% 2.0% 2.8% 18% 8.20 5.6 16.3 1.67 74%
MLB Averages 2.1% 11.0% 9.4% 6.5% 28% 1.17 8.0 41.3 8.1 0.97 76%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1950 20 STL NL -0.6 -0.1 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1951 21 STL NL -7.8 -0.8 49 -0.8 0.3 -1.1 .95 -0.8 0.0 -8.7 -0.9 0.87 -8.8 0
1954 24 STL NL -4.6 -0.4 24 -0.5 0.1 -0.6 .99 -0.3 -0.2 -2.6 -0.3 1.07 -3.2 0
1955 25 STL NL -5.1 -0.5 40 -0.6 0.2 -0.8 .92 -0.6 -0.1 -7.2 -0.7 0.99 -6.4 0
1956 26 STL NL -10.1 -1.0 73 -0.7 0.4 -1.1 .76 -0.9 -0.0 -8.0 -0.8 0.92 -9.2 0
1957 27 CHC NL -3.2 -0.3 21 -0.0 0.3 -0.3 .90 -0.1 0.1 -0.1 -0.0 0.91 -1.3 0
6 Yrs -31.3 -3.1 207 -2.6 1.3 -3.9 .88 -2.7 -0.2 -26.5 -2.7 0.94 -29.0 0

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1950 20 STL NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1951 21 STL NL 1 0 33% 16 1 0 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 50% 2 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0
1954 24 STL NL 0 0 25% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1955 25 STL NL 0 0 67% 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 20% 4 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
1956 26 STL NL 1 0 58% 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 17% 4 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 0
1957 27 CHC NL 2 0 25% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
6 Yrs 4 0 46% 65 1 0 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 29% 11 7 3 4 2 2 2 2 0

Situational Hitting*

Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1950 20 STL NL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1951 21 STL NL 74 53% 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 6 120% 10 2 20% 11 2 18% 29 1 3% 4 1 25% 2 1 50% 0
1954 24 STL NL 34 50% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 200% 7 0 0% 8 2 25% 23 4 17% 3 2 67% 2 1 50% 0
1955 25 STL NL 50 38% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 167% 9 1 11% 8 3 38% 27 2 7% 3 1 33% 1 1 100% 0
1956 26 STL NL 73 37% 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 100% 11 2 18% 10 3 30% 48 3 6% 2 1 50% 3 3 100% 0
1957 27 CHC NL 22 24% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 8 0 0% 5 1 20% 12 1 8% 0 0 0 0 0
6 Yrs 255 41% 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 15 21 140% 45 5 11% 42 11 26% 139 11 8% 12 5 42% 8 6 75% 0
MLB Averages 49% 85% 11% 32% 14% 50% 54%

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1950 20 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
1951 21 43 76 69 5 14 1 0 0 3 1 0 1 14 .203 .214 .217 .432 16 15 2 0 6
1952 22 43 76 69 5 14 1 0 0 3 1 0 1 14 .203 .214 .217 .432 16 15 2 0 6
1953 23 43 76 69 5 14 1 0 0 3 1 0 1 14 .203 .214 .217 .432 16 15 2 0 6
1954 24 68 110 96 6 18 2 0 0 7 1 0 1 18 .188 .194 .208 .402 7 20 2 0 12 1
1955 25 98 160 140 12 26 5 0 0 10 1 0 2 24 .186 .196 .221 .417 11 31 3 0 17 1 0
1956 26 131 233 209 19 37 7 0 0 13 1 0 3 38 .177 .188 .211 .398 7 44 5 0 20 1 0
1957 27 159 255 228 20 39 7 0 0 14 1 0 5 41 .171 .188 .202 .390 5 46 5 0 21 1 0

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1950 20 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 5
1951 21 39 76 69 5 14 1 0 0 3 1 1 15 .203 .214 .217 .432 3 38
1954 24 26 36 29 1 5 1 0 0 6 0 0 4 .172 .167 .207 .374 1 25
1955 25 32 52 46 6 8 3 0 0 3 0 1 6 .174 .191 .239 .431 2 30
1956 26 34 76 72 7 11 2 0 0 3 0 1 15 .153 .164 .181 .345 2 33
1957 27 29 23 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 .000 .091 .000 .091 0 28
6 Yrs 165 265 238 19 38 7 0 0 15 1 5 43 .160 .176 .189 .365 8 159
162 Game Avg. 162 260 234 19 37 7 0 0 15 1 5 42 .160 .176 .189 .365 8 159

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

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