#99 Tom Poholsky, Starting Pitcher, 28 yrs, St. Louis (N) Cardinals Tuesday, 10/3/1957 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Tom Poholsky
8/26/1929 28 USA,MI,DETROIT 6"3 205
Starting Pitcher R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Average Great Leader 2 / 6 (Fair) 1 / 6 (Insignificant) Average GREAT Normal 3.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 5,000,000 1959 9 Year(s), 5 Days (1553 total Days) 172 Day(s) 9 Year(s), 73 Days (1621 total Days) 10 Year(s) 2 Option Year(s) left
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 7 | 5 | 8 | 89-92 Mph |
Versus LHB | 7 | 5 | 8 | |
Versus RHB | 7 | 6 | 8 | |
Talent | 7 | 5 | 8 | |
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Pitching Ratings Endurance : Groundball Pct. : Holding Runners : | 8 53 4
| | Pitches: Fastball Changeup Curveball Slider
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Versus LHP | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Versus RHP | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Talent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 1 3 5 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings P : 4 (Range), 1.000 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Outfield Arm : 1
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Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
Overall | 35 | 35 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 4.64 | 271.1 | 259 | 148 | 140 | 144 | 186 | 16 | 45.7 | 1 | 18 | 51.4 |
Projected | 36 | 36 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 4.64 | 279.0 | 266 | 152 | 144 | 148 | 191 | | | | | |
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Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | 13.6 | 8.6 | 6.2 | 4.8 | 16 | 5 | 31.3 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 4.29 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 457 | 108 | 17 | 3 | 11 | 51 | 56 | 64 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .236 | .331 | .359 | .690 |
vs. RHB | 573 | 151 | 23 | 1 | 17 | 86 | 92 | 80 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .264 | .348 | .396 | .744 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 18 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3.97 | 142.2 | 131 | 67 | 63 | 71 | 92 |
Road | 17 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 5.39 | 128.2 | 128 | 81 | 77 | 73 | 94 |
Postseason | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
March/April | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7.87 | 42.1 | 56 | 38 | 37 | 20 | 30 |
May | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2.54 | 46.0 | 35 | 16 | 13 | 21 | 39 |
June | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4.60 | 45.0 | 39 | 24 | 23 | 30 | 36 |
July | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4.50 | 58.0 | 61 | 30 | 29 | 21 | 34 |
August | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3.20 | 50.2 | 39 | 20 | 18 | 33 | 29 |
Sept./Oct. | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6.14 | 29.1 | 29 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
1950 | 42 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2.75 | 36.0 | 30 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.03 | .221 | SLN |
1951 | 60 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 4.36 | 53.2 | 66 | 27 | 26 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1.60 | .318 | SLN |
1952 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5.65 | 36.2 | 45 | 27 | 23 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1.66 | .323 | SLN |
1953 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.10 | 38.1 | 45 | 26 | 26 | 7 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.64 | .284 | SLN |
1954 | 35 | 35 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 3.92 | 291.2 | 303 | 136 | 127 | 16 | 90 | 120 | 17 | 3 | 1.35 | .286 | SLN |
1955 | 37 | 37 | 22 | 10 | 0 | 3.75 | 305.0 | 299 | 142 | 127 | 19 | 113 | 157 | 19 | 5 | 1.35 | .282 | SLN,NL |
1956 | 42 | 42 | 20 | 15 | 0 | 3.56 | 346.0 | 310 | 158 | 137 | 18 | 158 | 232 | 24 | 4 | 1.35 | .281 | SLN,NL |
1957 | 35 | 35 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 4.64 | 271.1 | 259 | 148 | 140 | 28 | 144 | 186 | 16 | 1 | 1.49 | .283 | SLN |
Total | 309 | 149 | 84 | 63 | 14 | 4.03 | 1378.2 | 1357 | 676 | 617 | 98 | 566 | 746 | 76 | 13 | 1.39 | .284 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |
1953, AAA | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.67 | .176 |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1950 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | SLN |
1951 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | SLN |
1952 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | SLN |
1953 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | SLN |
1954 | 35 | 101 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | .178 | .202 | .208 | .410 | SLN |
1955 | 37 | 116 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | .172 | .172 | .181 | .353 | SLN,NL |
1956 | 42 | 122 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 1 | .172 | .185 | .238 | .423 | SLN,NL |
1957 | 35 | 98 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | .235 | .240 | .255 | .495 | SLN |
Total | 309 | 447 | 82 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 32 | 5 | 85 | 0 | 1 | .183 | .194 | .215 | .409 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 35 | 35 | 19 | 41 | 0 | 61 | 1 | .984 | 271.1 | 2.02 | | | | |
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Milestones Earned first career win on 6/12/1950... 9/25/1954: Signed a contract extension with St. Louis (N), $5,000,000 per year, for 5 years. Injured on 4/15/1955 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for one week... Was selected to the 1955 Allstar game... Was selected to the 1956 Allstar game... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/1956, going 4-2, 2.18...
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Pitching Leader Boards Appearances |
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ERA 1954 - 3.92 - 5th 1955 - 3.75 - 2nd 1956 - 3.56 - 4th
| WHIP 1955 - 1.35 - 10th 1956 - 1.35 - 10th
| Wins 1955 - 22 - 5th 1956 - 20 - 5th
| Saves 1951 - 12 - 6th
| IP 1954 - 291.2 - 7th 1955 - 305.0 - 8th 1956 - 346.0 - 2nd
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K's 1955 - 157 - 10th 1956 - 232 - 3rd
| BB 1955 - 113 - 10th 1956 - 158 - 5th
| CG 1954 - 17 - 4th 1955 - 19 - 8th 1956 - 24 - 5th
| SHO 1954 - 3 - 4th 1955 - 5 - 1st 1956 - 4 - 2nd
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