#99 Tom Poholsky, Starting Pitcher, 29 yrs, St. Louis (N) Cardinals Friday, 10/6/1958 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Tom Poholsky
8/26/1929 29 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) 2 / 6 (Fair) Average GREAT Normal 3.0 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 10 Year(s), 5 Days (1725 total Days) 172 Day(s) 10 Year(s), 73 Days (1793 total Days) 11 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 | 6 | 5 | 7 | |
Versus RHB | 7 | 5 | 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 | 25 | 25 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 4.38 | 191.0 | 179 | 95 | 93 | 101 | 122 | 9 | 36.0 | 1 | 9 | 36.0 |
Projected | 26 | 26 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 4.38 | 200.0 | 188 | 100 | 98 | 106 | 128 | | | | | |
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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 | 13.3 | 8.4 | 5.7 | 4.8 | 10 | 3 | 30.0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 4.27 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 301 | 81 | 16 | 0 | 12 | 37 | 39 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .269 | .365 | .442 | .807 |
vs. RHB | 404 | 98 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 52 | 56 | 55 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .243 | .323 | .366 | .689 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3.48 | 95.2 | 77 | 39 | 37 | 47 | 58 |
Road | 13 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5.29 | 95.1 | 102 | 56 | 56 | 54 | 64 |
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 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3.86 | 49.0 | 40 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 33 |
May | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.14 | 57.1 | 50 | 20 | 20 | 33 | 33 |
June | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5.01 | 59.1 | 55 | 35 | 33 | 35 | 31 |
July | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.75 | 17.1 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 20 |
August | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sept./Oct. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.75 | 8.0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
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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 |
1958 | 25 | 25 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 4.38 | 191.0 | 179 | 95 | 93 | 21 | 101 | 122 | 9 | 1 | 1.47 | .281 | SLN |
Total | 334 | 174 | 92 | 73 | 14 | 4.07 | 1569.2 | 1536 | 771 | 710 | 119 | 667 | 868 | 85 | 14 | 1.40 | .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 |
1958 | 25 | 67 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | .194 | .200 | .209 | .409 | SLN |
Total | 334 | 514 | 95 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 36 | 6 | 97 | 0 | 1 | .185 | .195 | .214 | .409 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 25 | 25 | 11 | 41 | 4 | 53 | 1 | .981 | 191.0 | 2.50 | | | | |
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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... Injured on 7/7/1958 with a Strained Back, out for 1-2 weeks... Injured on 7/24/1958 with a Pulled Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 5 weeks...
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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 1957 - 186 - 6th
| BB 1955 - 113 - 10th 1956 - 158 - 5th 1957 - 144 - 2nd
| CG 1954 - 17 - 4th 1955 - 19 - 8th 1956 - 24 - 5th
| SHO 1954 - 3 - 4th 1955 - 5 - 1st 1956 - 4 - 2nd
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