Theodore John Pawelek (August 15, 1919 – February 12, 1964) nicknames "Porky", was an American professional baseball player, who played in four games in Major League Baseball as a catcher and pinch hitter for the 1946 Chicago Cubs. Pawelek batted left-handed, threw right-handed, and was listed as 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) tall and 202 pounds (92 kg). He was born in Chicago Heights, Illinois. He died in Chicago Heights in an automobile accident at the age of 44. Pawelek was a Detroit Tigers scout at the time of his death.