Johnny Podres

Johnny Podres

1953–1969 · Bats L · Throws L · 5'11", 170 lb · b. 1932 Witherbee, NY

Career 148–116 · 3.68 ERA · 1,435 SO · 2265.0 IP · 462 G · 145 H · 2 HR · 50 RBI · .190 AVG

Seasons leading his league

3

1 best in baseball 2 league only

9 Top-5 finishes

1 Title seasons

3 Categories led

1957 Best season

Spanning 1957–1957, peaking at 3 titles in 1957.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

635th League titles 3
607th Best in baseball 1
1,216th Top-5 finishes 9

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

188th Shutouts 24
263rd Strikeouts 1,435
268th Wins 148
324th Innings Pitched 2265.0
448th Strikeouts / 9 5.70

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB led his league

Category	Titles	Best	Streak	Seasons
Shutouts	1	1st	—	1957 6
Walks + Hits / IP	1	1st	—	1957 NL 1.08
Earned Run Average	1	1st	—	1957 NL 2.66
Strikeouts / 9	—	#3	—	1955 #3 1959 #3
Strikeouts	—	#3	—	1958 #3

Title Seasons

1 seasons with at least one title

Year	Titles	Led in
1957	3	ERA 2.66 WHIP 1.08 SHO 6

Pitching

15 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
1953	BRO	NL	9	4	4.23	33	18	0	115.0	126	54	12	64	82	1.65
1954	BRO	NL	11	7	4.27	29	21	0	151.2	147	72	13	53	79	1.32
1955	BRO	NL	9	10	3.95	27	24	0	159.1	160	70	15	57	114	1.36
1957	BRO	NL	12	9	2.66	31	27	3	196.0	168	58	15	44	109	1.08
1958	LAN	NL	13	15	3.72	39	31	1	210.1	208	87	27	78	143	1.36
1959	LAN	NL	14	9	4.11	34	29	0	195.0	192	89	23	74	145	1.36
1960	LAN	NL	14	12	3.08	34	33	0	227.2	217	78	25	71	159	1.27
1961	LAN	NL	18	5	3.74	32	29	0	182.2	192	76	27	51	124	1.33
1962	LAN	NL	15	13	3.81	40	40	0	255.0	270	108	20	71	178	1.34
1963	LAN	NL	14	12	3.54	37	34	1	198.1	196	78	16	64	134	1.31
1964	LAN	NL	0	2	16.88	2	2	0	2.2	5	5	1	3	0	3.00
1965	LAN	NL	7	6	3.43	27	22	1	134.0	126	51	17	39	63	1.23
1966	DET +1	AL	4	5	3.38	37	13	4	109.1	108	41	12	35	54	1.31
1967	DET	AL	3	1	3.84	21	8	1	63.1	58	27	12	11	34	1.09
1969	SDN	NL	5	6	4.31	17	9	0	64.2	66	31	7	28	17	1.45
Career	—	—	148	116	3.68	440	340	11	2265.0	2,239	925	242	743	1,435	1.32

Batting

15 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1953	BRO	NL	34	36	5	11	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	.306	.324	.306	.630
1954	BRO	NL	38	60	7	17	3	1	0	4	5	5	0	.283	.328	.367	.695
1955	BRO	NL	32	60	9	11	2	0	0	5	4	5	0	.183	.234	.217	.451
1957	BRO	NL	35	72	6	15	4	0	0	4	2	5	0	.208	.230	.264	.494
1958	LAN	NL	42	71	5	9	0	0	0	4	2	17	0	.127	.147	.127	.274
1959	LAN	NL	34	65	4	16	1	0	0	4	6	13	0	.246	.306	.262	.567
1960	LAN	NL	34	66	3	9	0	0	0	3	5	15	0	.136	.206	.136	.342
1961	LAN	NL	32	69	3	16	2	0	0	7	2	8	0	.232	.250	.261	.511
1962	LAN	NL	40	88	6	14	2	0	1	5	2	8	0	.159	.187	.216	.403
1963	LAN	NL	37	64	6	9	2	0	1	8	1	11	0	.141	.147	.219	.366
1964	LAN	NL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	1.000	—	—
1965	LAN	NL	27	45	1	8	0	0	0	2	1	8	0	.178	.196	.178	.374
1966	DET +1	AL	37	30	5	7	3	0	0	2	2	5	0	.233	.281	.333	.615
1967	DET	AL	21	20	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	.100	.100	.100	.200
1969	SDN	NL	17	16	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	.063	.059	.063	.121
Career	—	—	462	762	61	145	19	1	2	50	32	108	1	.190	.224	.226	.449

Fielding by Position

Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP	FLD%
P	440	80	313	18	24	.956