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Howie Pollet

Howard Joseph Pollet

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: June 26, 1921 in New Orleans, LA
High School: Fortier HS (New Orleans, LA)
Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1939. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 20, 1941
Teams (by GP): Cardinals/Pirates/Cubs/WhiteSox 1941-1956

Final Game: September 23, 1956
Died: August 8, 1974 in Houston, TX
Buried: Memorial Oaks Cemetery, Houston, TX
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All-Star

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
1941 20 STL NL 9 30 28 0 5 1 0 0 3 0 1 12 .179 .207 .214 .421 15 6 0 0 1 /1
1942 21 STL NL 27 39 31 2 7 2 0 0 7 0 7 7 .226 .368 .290 .659 88 9 0 0 2 1
1943 22 STL NL 16 45 43 3 7 1 0 0 1 0 1 9 .163 .182 .186 .368 4 8 0 0 1 1 AS
1944 Did not play in major leagues (Military Service)
1945 Did not play in major leagues (Military Service)
1946 25 STL NL 40 100 87 2 14 4 0 0 7 0 6 23 .161 .215 .207 .422 18 18 2 0 7 1 AS,MVP-4
1947 26 STL NL 37 66 65 5 15 1 2 0 5 0 1 13 .231 .242 .308 .550 43 20 2 0 0 1
1948 27 STL NL 38 76 68 6 8 1 0 0 4 0 3 9 .118 .155 .132 .287 -23 9 2 0 5 1
1949 28 STL NL 39 92 82 10 16 1 0 0 6 0 8 18 .195 .267 .207 .474 27 17 2 0 3 1 AS,MVP-11
1950 29 STL NL 38 91 84 7 12 2 0 0 3 0 5 18 .143 .191 .167 .358 -7 14 2 0 2 1
1951 30 TOT NL 27 49 37 4 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 13 .135 .289 .135 .424 17 5 0 0 4 1
1951 30 STL NL 6 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 .000 .750 .000 .750 120 0 0 0 0 /1
1951 30 PIT NL 21 45 36 3 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 12 .139 .244 .139 .383 5 5 0 0 4 1
1952 31 PIT NL 31 78 68 4 13 0 0 0 4 0 0 8 17 .191 .276 .191 .467 31 13 2 0 2 1
1953 32 TOT NL 30 41 34 3 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 6 .147 .216 .147 .363 -4 5 0 0 4 1
1953 32 PIT NL 5 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 75 1 0 0 1 /1
1953 32 CHC NL 25 37 31 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 .129 .206 .129 .335 -11 4 0 0 3 1
1954 33 CHC NL 20 51 47 6 13 2 0 0 4 0 0 1 6 .277 .292 .319 .611 59 15 2 0 3 0 1
1955 34 CHC NL 24 18 15 0 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 .400 .471 .533 1.004 167 8 0 0 1 0 0 1
1956 35 TOT MLB 31 12 9 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 .333 .400 .333 .733 97 3 0 0 2 0 0 1
1956 35 CHW AL 12 9 8 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .375 .375 .375 .750 98 3 0 0 1 0 0 1
1956 35 PIT NL 19 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 53 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
14 Yrs 407 788 698 54 129 17 2 0 48 0 0 55 159 .185 .244 .215 .459 24 150 14 0 37 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 314 278 21 51 7 1 0 19 0 22 63 .185 .244 .215 .459 24 60 6 0 15
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
STL (9 yrs) 250 543 489 36 84 13 2 0 36 0 0 35 110 .172 .227 .207 .434 17 101 10 0 21
PIT (4 yrs) 76 130 108 9 19 0 0 0 7 0 0 14 29 .176 .270 .176 .446 24 19 2 0 8 0 0
CHC (3 yrs) 69 106 93 8 23 4 0 0 4 0 0 6 17 .247 .293 .290 .583 53 27 2 0 7 0 0
CHW (1 yr) 12 9 8 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .375 .375 .375 .750 98 3 0 0 1 0 0
NL (14 yrs) 395 779 690 53 126 17 2 0 47 0 0 55 156 .183 .243 .213 .456 23 147 14 0 36 0 0
AL (1 yr) 12 9 8 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .375 .375 .375 .750 98 3 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
1941 20 STL NL 9 30 -4 0 0 0 3 -0 -0.0 1 1 0.0 .498 .500 0.0 0.0 1 $ /1
1942 21 STL NL 27 39 -0 0 0 0 4 4 0.4 1 5 0.4 .515 .502 0.4 -0.0 5 $ 1
1943 22 STL NL 16 45 -5 0 0 0 4 -2 -0.2 1 -0 -0.2 .489 .499 -0.2 0.0 -0 $ 1 AS
1946 25 STL NL 40 100 -10 0 0 0 10 -0 -0.0 4 3 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 3 $ 1 AS,MVP-4
1947 26 STL NL 37 66 -6 0 0 0 7 2 0.2 2 4 0.2 .504 .501 0.2 0.0 4 $ 1
1948 27 STL NL 38 76 -12 0 -0 0 8 -4 -0.4 3 -1 -0.4 .489 .497 -0.4 0.0 -1 $ 1
1949 28 STL NL 39 92 -9 0 -0 0 10 1 0.1 3 4 0.1 .503 .501 0.1 0.0 4 $ 1 AS,MVP-11
1950 29 STL NL 38 91 -13 -1 0 0 10 -4 -0.4 3 -0 -0.4 .491 .498 -0.4 -0.0 -0 $ 1
1951 30 STL NL 6 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .517 .501 0.1 0.0 1 $ /1
1951 30 PIT NL 21 45 -5 0 0 0 4 -1 -0.1 2 1 -0.1 .496 .500 -0.1 0.0 1 $ 1
1952 31 PIT NL 31 78 -6 -0 -0 0 9 2 0.2 3 4 0.2 .506 .501 0.2 0.0 4 $ 1
1953 32 PIT NL 5 4 -0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .504 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
1953 32 CHC NL 25 37 -6 0 0 0 4 -2 -0.2 1 -0 -0.2 .494 .499 -0.2 -0.0 -0 $ 1
1954 33 CHC NL 20 51 -3 0 -0 0 6 3 0.3 2 5 0.3 .516 .502 0.3 -0.0 5 $ 1
1955 34 CHC NL 24 18 2 -0 0 0 2 3 0.3 1 4 0.3 .513 .502 0.3 -0.0 4 $ 1
1956 35 CHW AL 12 9 -0 -0 0 0 1 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .507 .500 0.1 0.0 1 $ 1
1956 35 PIT NL 19 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .502 .500 0.0 -0.0 0 $ 1
14 Seasons 407 788 -78 -0 -0 0 83 5 0.4 26 31 0.4 .501 .500 0.4 -0.1 31 $
Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
STL (9 yrs) 250 543 -59 -0 0 0 57 -2 -0.3 18 16 -0.2 .499 .500 -0.2 -0.0 16 $
PIT (4 yrs) 76 130 -12 0 -0 0 14 2 0.2 4 6 0.1 .502 .500 0.1 -0.0 6 $
CHC (3 yrs) 69 106 -7 0 0 0 12 5 0.5 4 8 0.4 .507 .501 0.4 -0.0 8 $
CHW (1 yr) 12 9 -0 -0 0 0 1 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .507 .500 0.1 0.0 1 $

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
1941 20 STL NL 30 24 1 1.1 100 .313 .179 .274 .207 .345 .214 .386 .421 .731 15 .083 -3.3 -0.4 .304 .071 .036
1942 21 STL NL 39 26 3 3.1 93 .292 .226 .265 .368 .338 .290 .368 .659 .706 88 .408 -0.0 0.0 .667 .290 .065
1943 22 STL NL 45 37 1 0.7 94 .206 .163 .272 .182 .341 .186 .369 .368 .710 4 .044 -5.6 -0.6 .250 .047 .023
1946 25 STL NL 100 82 4 1.3 96 .219 .161 .267 .215 .343 .207 .374 .422 .717 18 .113 -9.7 -1.0 .320 .115 .046
1947 26 STL NL 66 52 5 2.6 109 .288 .231 .279 .242 .355 .308 .413 .550 .768 43 .251 -6.0 -0.6 .404 .092 .077
1948 27 STL NL 76 67 1 0.4 107 .136 .118 .276 .155 .351 .132 .408 .287 .760 -23 .012 -12.3 -1.2 .194 .059 .015
1949 28 STL NL 92 71 5 1.9 107 .250 .195 .275 .267 .349 .207 .412 .474 .761 27 .164 -8.7 -0.9 .368 .110 .012
1950 29 STL NL 91 76 3 1.0 111 .182 .143 .274 .191 .352 .167 .425 .358 .777 -7 .060 -13.5 -1.3 .257 .083 .024
1951 30 TOT NL 49 36 1 0.8 105 .208 .135 .270 .289 .344 .135 .409 .424 .753 17 .036 -4.2 -0.4 .406 .216 .000
1951 30 STL NL 4 1 0 0.0 103 .000 .268 .750 .342 .000 .405 .750 .746 120 .000 0.7 0.1 3.000 3.000 .000
1951 30 PIT NL 45 35 1 0.8 105 .208 .139 .270 .244 .344 .139 .409 .383 .753 5 .038 -4.9 -0.5 .323 .139 .000
1952 31 PIT NL 78 59 4 1.8 99 .255 .191 .264 .276 .337 .191 .393 .467 .730 31 .180 -6.4 -0.7 .368 .118 .000
1953 32 TOT NL 41 33 1 0.8 111 .179 .147 .276 .216 .348 .147 .431 .363 .778 -4 .036 -5.3 -0.5 .276 .088 .000
1953 32 PIT NL 4 3 0 0.0 109 .333 .333 .273 .333 .344 .333 .426 .667 .770 75 .000 -0.1 -0.0 .500 .000 .000
1953 32 CHC NL 37 30 1 0.9 112 .160 .129 .277 .206 .348 .129 .431 .335 .779 -11 .042 -5.2 -0.5 .259 .097 .000
1954 33 CHC NL 51 39 4 2.8 110 .317 .277 .275 .292 .347 .319 .426 .611 .772 59 .265 -3.0 -0.3 .444 .064 .043
1955 34 CHC NL 18 10 4 10.7 106 .600 .400 .266 .471 .337 .533 .421 1.004 .757 167 .820 1.6 0.2 1.111 .267 .133
1956 35 TOT MLB 12 8 1 3.4 106 .500 .333 .268 .400 .346 .333 .410 .733 .756 97 .348 -0.0 -0.0 .667 .111 .000
1956 35 CHW AL 9 6 1 4.5 107 .600 .375 .268 .375 .351 .375 .410 .750 .760 98 .466 -0.1 -0.0 .600 .000 .000
1956 35 PIT NL 3 2 0 0.0 100 .000 .000 .260 .500 .327 .000 .411 .500 .738 53 .000 0.1 0.0 1.000 1.000 .000
14 Yrs 788 620 38 1.6 104 .239 .185 .272 .244 .346 .215 .403 .459 .749 24 .140 -76.3 -7.8 .352 .109 .030
162 Game Avg. 314 247 15 1.6 104 .239 .185 .272 .244 .346 .215 .403 .459 .749 24 .140 -76.3 -7.8 .352 .109 .030
PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
STL (9 yrs) 543 436 23 1.4 104 .222 .172 .273 .227 .348 .207 .399 .434 .747 17 .112 -58.4 -6.0 .328 .106 .035
PIT (4 yrs) 130 99 5 1.4 101 .241 .176 .266 .270 .339 .176 .399 .446 .739 24 .107 -11.4 -1.2 .363 .130 .000
CHC (3 yrs) 106 79 9 3.0 110 .303 .247 .274 .293 .345 .290 .427 .583 .772 53 .303 -6.5 -0.6 .458 .108 .043
CHW (1 yr) 9 6 1 4.5 107 .600 .375 .268 .375 .351 .375 .410 .750 .760 98 .466 -0.1 -0.0 .600 .000 .000
NL (14 yrs) 779 614 37 1.6 104 .236 .183 .272 .243 .346 .213 .403 .456 .749 23 .137 -76.3 -7.8 .349 .110 .030
AL (1 yr) 9 6 1 4.5 107 .600 .375 .268 .375 .351 .375 .410 .750 .760 98 .466 -0.1 -0.0 .600 .000 .000

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1942 21 STL NL WS NYY W 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1946 25 STL NL WS BOS W 2 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Yrs (2 Series) 3 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 WS 3 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0

All-Star Batting

Year Tm Lg Age GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1943 STL NL 22 DNP
1946 STL NL 25 DNP
1949 STL NL 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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
1941 20 STL NL 30 0.0% 40.0% 3.3% 3.3% 20% 12.00 2.3 9.3 53%
1942 21 STL NL 39 0.0% 18.0% 18.0% 5.1% 29% 1.00 4.4 4.4 62%
1943 22 STL NL 45 0.0% 20.0% 2.2% 2.2% 14% 9.00 4.8 43.0 76%
1946 25 STL NL 100 0.0% 23.0% 6.0% 4.0% 29% 3.83 3.8 12.4 64%
1947 26 STL NL 66 0.0% 19.7% 1.5% 4.6% 20% 13.00 5.0 13.0 79%
1948 27 STL NL 76 0.0% 11.8% 4.0% 1.3% 13% 3.00 7.6 17.0 1.75 78%
1949 28 STL NL 92 0.0% 19.6% 8.7% 1.1% 6% 2.25 4.6 13.7 1.00 70%
1950 29 STL NL 91 0.0% 19.8% 5.5% 2.2% 17% 3.60 4.7 28.0 1.06 73%
1951 30 TOT NL 49 0.0% 26.5% 16.3% 0.0% 0% 1.63 2.8 37.0 1.83 49%
1951 30 STL NL 4 0.0% 25.0% 75.0% 0.0% 0.33 1.0 0%
1951 30 PIT NL 45 0.0% 26.7% 11.1% 0.0% 0% 2.40 3.0 36.0 1.83 53%
1952 31 PIT NL 78 0.0% 21.8% 10.3% 0.0% 0% 2.13 4.0 17.0 1.25 65%
1953 32 TOT NL 41 0.0% 14.6% 7.3% 0.0% 0% 2.00 5.7 17.0 2.29 68%
1953 32 PIT NL 4 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 1.5 75%
1953 32 CHC NL 37 0.0% 16.2% 8.1% 0.0% 0% 2.00 5.2 2.00 68%
1954 33 CHC NL 51 0.0% 11.8% 2.0% 3.9% 15% 6.00 7.8 11.8 1.67 80%
1955 34 CHC NL 18 0.0% 27.8% 11.1% 11.1% 33% 2.50 3.0 1.00 56%
1956 35 TOT MLB 12 0.0% 25.0% 8.3% 0.0% 0% 3.00 3.0 9.0 5.00 50%
1956 35 CHW AL 9 0.0% 33.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 2.7 8.0 3.00 56%
1956 35 PIT NL 3 0.0% 0.0% 33.3% 0.0% 0.00 33%
14 Yrs 788 0.0% 20.2% 7.0% 2.4% 15% 2.89 4.4 14.5 1.43 68%
MLB Averages 1.7% 9.9% 9.4% 6.2% 27% 1.05 9.0 52.9 8.4 0.97 77%
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

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1941 20 STL NL -3.3 -0.4 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1942 21 STL NL -0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1943 22 STL NL -5.6 -0.6 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1946 25 STL NL -9.7 -1.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1947 26 STL NL -6.0 -0.6 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1948 27 STL NL -12.3 -1.2 32 -0.4 0.1 -0.6 .91 -0.5 0.0 -6.2 -0.6 1.01 -5.5 0
1949 28 STL NL -8.7 -0.9 65 -0.0 0.8 -0.8 .76 -0.5 0.5 -3.0 -0.3 0.92 -6.0 0
1950 29 STL NL -13.5 -1.3 62 -0.9 0.4 -1.2 .98 -0.8 -0.1 -10.7 -1.0 0.94 -9.4 0
1951 30 TOT NL -4.2 -0.4 34 -0.3 0.4 -0.7 1.12 -0.3 0.1 -4.2 -0.4 0.93 -3.6 0
1951 30 STL NL 0.7 0.1 4 0.1 0.1 -0.0 1.24 0.1 0.0 0.5 0.1 0.74 0.8 0
1951 30 PIT NL -4.9 -0.5 30 -0.4 0.3 -0.6 1.10 -0.4 0.1 -4.8 -0.5 0.96 -4.5 0
1952 31 PIT NL -6.4 -0.7 58 -0.5 0.7 -1.2 1.15 -0.4 -0.1 -3.6 -0.4 1.02 -3.0 0
1953 32 TOT NL -5.3 -0.5 33 -0.5 0.1 -0.6 .90 -0.5 -0.0 -5.2 -0.5 0.88 -5.8 0
1953 32 PIT NL -0.1 -0.0 2 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 .84 -0.1 -0.0 -0.6 -0.1 1.03 -0.6 0
1953 32 CHC NL -5.2 -0.5 31 -0.4 0.1 -0.6 .90 -0.5 -0.0 -4.6 -0.4 0.87 -5.2 0
1954 33 CHC NL -3.0 -0.3 36 -0.3 0.3 -0.7 .95 -0.4 0.1 -5.3 -0.5 0.99 -5.0 0
1955 34 CHC NL 1.6 0.2 12 0.1 0.2 -0.1 .79 0.1 -0.0 0.3 0.0 0.68 1.0 0
1956 35 TOT MLB -0.0 -0.0 13 0.0 0.2 -0.1 1.05 -0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.0 0.85 -0.2 0
1956 35 CHW AL -0.1 -0.0 10 0.0 0.1 -0.1 .97 -0.0 0.1 -0.1 -0.0 0.79 -0.2 0
1956 35 PIT NL 0.1 0.0 3 -0.0 0.0 -0.1 1.34 0.0 -0.0 -0.1 -0.0 1.04 0.0 0
14 Yrs -76.3 -7.8 345 -2.8 3.2 -6.0 .96 -3.3 0.5 -38.1 -3.7 0.94 -37.5 0
BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB

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
1948 27 STL NL 0 0 55% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
1949 28 STL NL 1 0 42% 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 40% 3 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
1950 29 STL NL 1 0 41% 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17% 5 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
1951 30 TOT NL 0 0 31% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1951 30 STL NL 0 0 33% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1951 30 PIT NL 0 0 30% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1952 31 PIT NL 0 0 19% 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 33% 2 0 1 0 0 0 4 3 1
1953 32 TOT NL 0 0 38% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33% 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1953 32 PIT NL 0 0 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1953 32 CHC NL 0 0 29% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33% 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1954 33 CHC NL 1 0 43% 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 33% 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
1955 34 CHC NL 0 0 0% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1956 35 TOT MLB 0 0 50% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
1956 35 CHW AL 0 0 33% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
1956 35 PIT NL 0 0 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Yrs 3 0 29% 102 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 7 25% 18 13 4 2 2 0 8 5 3

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
1948 27 STL NL 76 65% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 167% 4 2 50% 7 1 14% 24 1 4% 2 1 50% 3 1 33% 0
1949 28 STL NL 92 55% 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 100% 14 2 14% 9 2 22% 37 5 14% 1 1 100% 0 0 0
1950 29 STL NL 91 61% 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 67% 9 2 22% 10 3 30% 38 1 3% 2 1 50% 1 1 100% 0
1951 30 TOT NL 49 74% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 100% 7 0 0% 6 2 33% 19 1 5% 0 0 0 0 0
1951 30 STL NL 4 50% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1951 30 PIT NL 45 77% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 100% 6 0 0% 6 2 33% 18 1 6% 0 0 0 0 0
1952 31 PIT NL 78 87% 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 200% 10 2 20% 9 0 0% 39 3 8% 3 0 0% 0 0 0
1953 32 TOT NL 41 79% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 200% 6 0 0% 8 1 13% 19 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
1953 32 PIT NL 4 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1953 32 CHC NL 37 84% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 150% 6 0 0% 8 1 13% 17 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
1954 33 CHC NL 51 69% 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 100% 10 2 20% 10 0 0% 28 2 7% 2 1 50% 3 0 0% 0
1955 34 CHC NL 18 90% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 1 0 0% 1 1 100% 2 0 0% 0 0 1 1 100% 0
1956 35 TOT MLB 12 58% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 2 0 0% 2 2 100% 4 1 25% 1 1 100% 0 0 0
1956 35 CHW AL 9 67% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 1 0 0% 1 1 100% 3 1 33% 1 1 100% 0 0 0
1956 35 PIT NL 3 33% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 1 0 0% 1 1 100% 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
14 Yrs 508 69% 129 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 22 37 168% 63 14 22% 62 12 19% 210 14 7% 12 5 42% 8 3 38% 0
MLB Averages 50% 181% 21% 32% 14% 51% 55%

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
1941 20 9 30 28 0 5 1 0 0 3 0 1 12 .179 .207 .214 .421 15 6 0 0 1
1942 21 36 69 59 2 12 3 0 0 10 0 8 19 .203 .299 .254 .553 55 15 0 0 3
1943 22 52 114 102 5 19 4 0 0 11 0 9 28 .186 .252 .225 .478 34 23 0 0 4
1944 23 52 114 102 5 19 4 0 0 11 0 9 28 .186 .252 .225 .478 34 23 0 0 4
1945 24 52 114 102 5 19 4 0 0 11 0 9 28 .186 .252 .225 .478 34 23 0 0 4
1946 25 92 214 189 7 33 8 0 0 18 0 15 51 .175 .235 .217 .452 27 41 2 0 11
1947 26 129 280 254 12 48 9 2 0 23 0 16 64 .189 .237 .240 .477 31 61 4 0 11
1948 27 167 356 322 18 56 10 2 0 27 0 19 73 .174 .220 .217 .437 19 70 6 0 16
1949 28 206 448 404 28 72 11 2 0 33 0 27 91 .178 .230 .215 .445 21 87 8 0 19
1950 29 244 539 488 35 84 13 2 0 36 0 32 109 .172 .223 .207 .430 16 101 10 0 21
1951 30 271 588 525 39 89 13 2 0 37 0 0 40 122 .170 .228 .202 .430 16 106 10 0 25
1952 31 302 666 593 43 102 13 2 0 41 0 0 48 139 .172 .234 .201 .435 18 119 12 0 27
1953 32 332 707 627 46 107 13 2 0 43 0 0 51 145 .171 .233 .198 .431 17 124 12 0 31
1954 33 352 758 674 52 120 15 2 0 47 0 0 52 151 .178 .237 .206 .443 20 139 14 0 34 0
1955 34 376 776 689 52 126 17 2 0 47 0 0 54 156 .183 .242 .213 .456 23 147 14 0 35 0 0
1956 35 407 788 698 54 129 17 2 0 48 0 0 55 159 .185 .244 .215 .459 24 150 14 0 37 0 0

Neutralized Batting

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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
1941 20 9 31 29 0 5 1 0 0 3 0 1 12 .172 .200 .207 .407 1 9
1942 21 29 41 32 2 7 2 0 0 7 0 7 7 .219 .359 .281 .640 3 27
1943 22 17 49 47 4 9 1 0 0 1 0 1 9 .191 .208 .213 .421 2 16
1946 25 42 104 91 2 15 4 0 0 8 0 6 24 .165 .216 .209 .425 4 40
1947 26 39 69 68 5 16 1 2 0 5 0 1 14 .235 .246 .309 .555 5 37
1948 27 40 78 70 4 7 1 0 0 3 0 3 9 .100 .137 .114 .251 1 38
1949 28 40 95 84 9 15 1 0 0 5 0 8 19 .179 .250 .190 .440 4 39
1950 29 40 93 86 5 11 2 0 0 2 0 5 19 .128 .176 .151 .327 2 38
1951 30 28 47 37 3 4 0 0 0 1 0 6 14 .108 .233 .108 .341 1 27
1952 31 32 82 71 5 14 0 0 0 5 0 9 18 .197 .288 .197 .485 4 31
1953 32 31 42 35 3 5 0 0 0 2 0 3 6 .143 .211 .143 .353 1 30
1954 33 21 53 49 6 13 2 0 0 4 0 1 6 .265 .280 .306 .586 4 20
1955 34 25 19 16 0 7 2 0 0 0 0 2 5 .438 .500 .563 1.063 4 24
1956 35 32 12 9 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 .333 .400 .333 .733 1 31
14 Yrs 425 815 724 50 131 17 2 0 47 0 54 165 .181 .238 .210 .448 37 407
162 Game Avg. 162 311 276 19 50 6 1 0 18 0 21 63 .181 .238 .210 .448 14 407

* 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.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

All-Star Games
1943
1946
1949 *

Awards (yr lg award)
1949 NL TSN Pitcher of the Year

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1946 NL (4, 35%)
1949 NL (11, 9%)
0.44 Career Shares (484th)

Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y
1946 NL  6.3 (4th)
1949 NL  6.3 (5th)

Youngest s c a p y
1941 NL  born 1921-06-26 (1st)
1942 NL  born 1921-06-26 (8th)

                                         

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
Similar Batters 
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  1. Vic Raschi (986)
  2. Max Butcher (986)
  3. Rick Mahler (984)
  4. Mike Garcia (984)
  5. Gary Bell (984)
  6. Dick Ruthven (983)
  7. Ray Benge (983)
  8. Bob Harmon (982)
  9. Bill Bernhard (982)
  10. George Mogridge (981)
Most Similar by Ages 
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  1. Paul Derringer (993)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Dutch Leonard (993)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Dutch Leonard (995)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Dutch Leonard (989)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Max Butcher (989)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Jesse Haines (986) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

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