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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 (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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All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson…

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Standard Pitching

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
1945	15	-min	C	5	3	.625	3.31	17	8					87.0	104	41	32		15								1.368	10.8		1.6			DHM · CARL
1946	16	BOS-min	D,C	10	7	.588	3.53	31						176.0	190	88	69		49								1.358	9.7		2.5			MFD,DHM · ESHL,CARL
1947	17	STL-min	A	16	3	.842	2.53	28						174.0	162	62	49		42								1.172	8.4		2.2			CBS · SALL
1948	18	STL-min	A,AA	12	9	.571	3.51	30						187.0	175	83	73		52								1.214	8.4		2.5			CBS,HSN · SALL,TL
1949	19	STL-min	AAA	14	10	.583	3.69	34	25		14	1		222.0	213	101	91		69		116	3	1	6			1.270	8.6		2.8	4.7	1.68	ROC · IL
1950	20	STL-min	AAA	18	6	.750	2.17	28	25		21	5		212.0	193	65	51		59		90	2	1	4			1.189	8.2		2.5	3.8	1.53	ROC · IL
1950	20	STL	NL	0	0		3.68	5	1	2	0	0	0	14.2	16	6	6	2	3		2	0	0	1	60	119	1.295	9.8	1.2	1.8	1.2	0.67
1951	21	STL	NL	7	13	.350	4.43	38	26	5	10	1	1	195.0	204	106	96	15	68		70	0	0	2	830	90	1.395	9.4	0.7	3.1	3.2	1.03

1954	24	STL	NL	5	7	.417	3.06	25	13	9	4	0	0	106.0	101	43	36	11	20		55	4	1	0	434	135	1.142	8.6	0.9	1.7	4.7	2.75
1955	25	STL	NL	9	11	.450	3.81	30	24	5	8	2	0	151.0	143	71	64	26	35	4	66	2	0	4	626	106	1.179	8.5	1.5	2.1	3.9	1.89
1956	26	STL	NL	9	14	.391	3.59	33	29	1	7	2	0	203.0	210	100	81	27	44	7	95	5	0	6	847	105	1.251	9.3	1.2	2.0	4.2	2.16
1957	27	CHC	NL	1	7	.125	4.93	28	11	8	1	0	0	84.0	117	55	46	9	22	4	28	2	0	3	387	79	1.655	12.5	1.0	2.4	3.0	1.27
1959	29	-min	AAA	5	16	.238	4.35	35	28		4	1		182.0	203	97	88	12	40	5	81	3	0	5			1.335	10.0	0.6	2.0	4.0	2.03	HSN · AA
6 Seasons				31	52	.373	3.93	159	104	30	30	5	1	753.2	791	381	329	90	192	15	316	13	1	16	3184	101	1.304	9.4	1.1	2.3	3.8	1.65
162 Game Avg.				8	13	.373	3.93	41	27	8	8	1	0	195	205	99	85	23	50		82	3	0	4	823	101	1.304	9.4	1.1	2.3	3.8	1.65

STL (5 yrs)				30	45	.400	3.80	131	93	22	29	5	1	669.2	674	326	283	81	170	11	288	11	1	13	2797	104	1.260	9.1	1.1	2.3	3.9	1.69
CHC (1 yr)				1	7	.125	4.93	28	11	8	1	0	0	84.0	117	55	46	9	22	4	28	2	0	3	387	79	1.655	12.5	1.0	2.4	3.0	1.27

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	GS	R	Rrep	Rdef	aLI	RAR	WAR	Salary
1950	20	STL	NL	14.2	1	6	9	0	1.0	3	0.3	$
1951	21	STL	NL	195.0	26	106	114	4	1.0	8	0.5	$

1954	24	STL	NL	106.0	13	43	67	1	1.0	24	2.3	$
1955	25	STL	NL	151.0	24	71	100	3	.9	29	2.7	$
1956	26	STL	NL	203.0	29	100	113	5	1.0	13	1.3	$
1957	27	CHC	NL	84.0	11	55	54	-2	.8	-1	-0.2	$
6 Seasons				753.2	104	381	457	11	1.0	76	6.9	$

STL (5 yrs)				669.2	93	326	403	13	1.0	77	7.1	$
CHC (1 yr)				84.0	11	55	54	-2	.8	-1	-0.2	$

Standard Batting

More Stats

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
1945	15	-min	C	17	32	32		3	0	0	0						.094	.094	.094	.188		3						DHM · CARL
1946	16	BOS-min	D,C	26	54	54		10	2	0	0						.185	.185	.222	.407		12						MFD,DHM · ESHL,CARL
1947	17	STL-min	A	28	64	64		16	2	1	0						.250	.250	.313	.563		20						CBS · SALL
1948	18	STL-min	A,AA	37	87	87		19	2	1	0						.218	.218	.264	.483		23						CBS,HSN · SALL,TL
1949	19	STL-min	AAA	44	105	101	11	22	7	0	3	14	0		2	22	.218	.233	.376	.609		38		0	2			ROC · IL
1950	20	STL-min	AAA	31	90	78	6	15	4	0	0	3	0		8	16	.192	.267	.244	.511		19		0	4			ROC · IL
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
1959	29	-min	AAA	48	65	59	8	8	2	0	1	11	0		3	8	.136	.177	.220	.398		13		0	3	0	0	HSN · AA
6 Seasons				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	6	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: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rroe	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	Rrep	RAR	WAR	oRAR	oWAR	dWAR	Salary	Pos
1950	20	STL	NL	2	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1	-0.1	-1	-0.1	0.0	$	/1
1951	21	STL	NL	74	-8	0	0	0	0	4	2	-2	-0.2	-2	-0.2	0.0	$	1

1954	24	STL	NL	34	-4	0	0	0	0	2	1	-1	-0.1	-1	-0.1	0.0	$	1
1955	25	STL	NL	50	-5	0	-1	0	0	4	2	0	-0.1	0	0.0	-0.1	$	1/7
1956	26	STL	NL	73	-10	-1	0	0	0	5	2	-4	-0.5	-4	-0.4	-0.1	$	1
1957	27	CHC	NL	22	-3	0	1	0	0	2	1	1	0.1	1	0.1	0.0	$	1
6 Seasons				255	-31	-1	0	0	0	17	8	-7	-0.9	-7	-0.7	-0.2	$

STL (5 yrs)				233	-28	-1	-1	0	0	15	7	-8	-1.0	-8	-0.8	-0.2	$
CHC (1 yr)				22	-3	0	1	0	0	2	1	1	0.1	1	0.1	0.0	$

Standard Fielding

More Stats

Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	SB	CS	CS%	PO
1950	STL	NL	20	P	5	1	0	14.2	2	0	2	0	0	1.000	1.23	0.40	.960	2.15	2.10	0	0		0
1951	STL	NL	21	P	38	26	10	195.0	56	10	43	3	2	.946	2.45	1.39	.962	2.14	2.14	9	3	25%	0
1954	STL	NL	24	P	25	13	4	106.0	26	8	18	0	2	1.000	2.21	1.04	.960	2.07	2.06	3	0	0%	2
1955	STL	NL	25	P	30	24	8	151.0	34	14	20	0	0	1.000	2.03	1.13	.950	2.04	2.02	4	0	0%	0
1955	STL	NL	25	LF	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0			0.00			2.00
1955	STL	NL	25	OF	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0			0.00			2.30
1956	STL	NL	26	P	33	29	7	203.0	47	12	35	0	3	1.000	2.08	1.42	.966	2.05	2.03	9	5	36%	0
1957	CHC	NL	27	P	28	11	1	84.0	25	8	16	1	1	.960	2.57	0.86	.962	2.06	2.08	2	1	33%	0
	6 Seasons			P	159	104	30	753.2	190	52	134	4	8	.979	2.22	1.17	.961	2.08	2.07	27	9	25%	2
	1 Season			OF	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0			0.00			2.30
	1 Season			LF	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0			0.00			2.00
	6 Seasons			TOT	160	104	30	753.2	190	52	134	4	8	.979	2.22	1.16	.961	2.08	2.07	27	9	25%	2

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y 1956 NL 1.251 (9th)	Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y 1956 NL 1.951 (6th)	Shutouts s c a p y 1955 NL 2 (7th) 1956 NL 2 (10th)	Home Runs s c a p y 1955 NL 26 (8th) 1956 NL 27 (5th)
Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y 1956 NL 2.159 (6th)	Losses s c a p y 1951 NL 13 (10th) 1956 NL 14 (6th)	Earned Runs s c a p y 1951 NL 96 (9th)	Wild Pitches s c a p y 1956 NL 6 (9th)
Hit By Pitch s c a p y 1956 NL 5 (10th)	Fielding % as P s c a p y 1955 NL 1.000 (1st)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray Ink	Pitching - 4 (1971), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame Standards	Pitching - 6 (1245), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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Transactions

Before 1945 Season: Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent.
November 17, 1946: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals from the Boston Red Sox in the 1946 minor league draft.
December 11, 1956: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals with Wally Lammers (minors), Jackie Collum and Ray Katt to the Chicago Cubs for Jim Davis, Sam Jones, Hobie Landrith and Eddie Miksis.
December 10, 1957: Traded by the Chicago Cubs to the San Francisco Giants for Freddy Rodriguez.

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