Johnny Podres

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1953-1969)

W–L 148–116
ERA 3.68
WHIP 1.32
SO 1,435
Pitcher PIV 10143.4
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
L / L
Height / Weight
5'11" / 170 lb
Born
9/30/1932 in Witherbee, NY, USA
Died
1/13/2008 in Glens Falls, NY, USA
MLB Debut
1953-04-17
Last Game
1969-06-21
Awards
3× All-Star · World Series MVP · Babe Ruth Award

Full name: John Joseph Podres

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
148 116 440 340 77 24 11 2265.0 2,239 925 242 743 1,435 3.68 10143.4

Career ERA 3.68 vs. league average 3.74 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1953 BRO NL 9 4 33 18 3 1 0 115.0 126 54 64 82 4.23 4.14 (-2%) -229.8
1954 BRO NL 11 7 29 21 6 2 0 151.7 147 72 53 79 4.27 3.90 (-10%) 1404.2
1955 BRO NL 9 10 27 24 5 2 0 159.3 160 70 57 114 3.95 4.00 (+1%) 2839.1
1957 BRO NL 12 9 31 27 10 6 3 196.0 168 58 44 109 2.66 3.83 (+31%) 4112.0
1958 LAN NL 13 15 39 31 10 2 1 210.3 208 87 78 143 3.72 3.86 (+4%) -341.4
1959 LAN NL 14 9 34 29 6 2 0 195.0 192 89 74 145 4.11 3.90 (-5%) 661.5
1960 LAN NL 14 12 34 33 8 1 0 227.7 217 78 71 159 3.08 3.82 (+19%) 1855.3
1961 LAN NL 18 5 32 29 6 1 0 182.7 192 76 51 124 3.74 4.03 (+7%) -67.5
1962 LAN NL 15 13 40 40 8 0 0 255.0 270 108 71 178 3.81 3.96 (+4%) 5662.6
1963 LAN NL 14 12 37 34 10 5 1 198.3 196 78 64 134 3.54 3.46 (-2%) 1388.2
1964 LAN NL 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 2.7 5 5 3 0 16.88 — 0.0
1965 LAN NL 7 6 27 22 2 1 1 134.0 126 51 39 63 3.43 3.50 (+2%) -2161.6
1966 LAN NL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.7 2 0 1 1 0.00 — 0.0
1966 DET AL 4 5 36 13 2 1 4 107.7 106 41 34 53 3.43 3.52 (+3%) -1274.9
1967 DET AL 3 1 21 8 0 0 1 63.3 58 27 11 34 3.84 3.30 (-16%) -1889.7
1969 SDN NL 5 6 17 9 1 0 0 64.7 66 31 28 17 4.31 3.61 (-19%) -1814.8
Career · 16 seasons 148 116 440 340 77 24 11 2,265.0 2,239 925 743 1,435 3.68 — 10,143

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
462 762 61 145 19 1 2 50 1 32 108 .190 .224 .226 .449 -3,683

Career AVG .190 vs. league average .253 across their career seasons — 24.8% below league average.

Career OBP .224 vs. league average .321 across their career seasons — 30.2% below league average.

Career SLG .226 vs. league average .383 across their career seasons — 41.1% below league average.

Career OPS .449 vs. league average .703 across their career seasons — 36.1% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1953 BRO NL 34 36 5 11 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 .306 — — — — 0.0
1954 BRO NL 38 60 7 17 3 1 0 4 0 5 5 .283 .261 (+9%) .333 (-1%) .390 (-6%) .723 (-4%) -56.0
1955 BRO NL 32 60 9 11 2 0 0 5 0 4 5 .183 .258 (-29%) .332 (-29%) .393 (-45%) .726 (-38%) -362.9
1957 BRO NL 35 72 6 15 4 0 0 4 0 2 5 .208 .257 (-19%) .323 (-29%) .391 (-33%) .715 (-31%) -359.4
1958 LAN NL 42 71 5 9 0 0 0 4 0 2 17 .127 .257 (-51%) .324 (-55%) .394 (-68%) .719 (-62%) -717.1
1959 LAN NL 34 65 4 16 1 0 0 4 0 6 13 .246 .256 (-4%) .323 (-6%) .392 (-33%) .715 (-21%) -201.8
1960 LAN NL 34 66 3 9 0 0 0 3 0 5 15 .136 .255 (-47%) .323 (-37%) .387 (-65%) .711 (-52%) -535.9
1961 LAN NL 32 69 3 16 2 0 0 7 0 2 8 .232 .258 (-10%) .328 (-24%) .399 (-35%) .727 (-30%) -338.9
1962 LAN NL 40 88 6 14 2 0 1 5 0 2 8 .159 .257 (-38%) .326 (-43%) .393 (-45%) .719 (-44%) -619.5
1963 LAN NL 37 64 6 9 2 0 1 8 0 1 11 .141 .246 (-43%) .308 (-52%) .371 (-41%) .680 (-46%) -491.3
1964 LAN NL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1965 LAN NL 27 45 1 8 0 0 0 2 0 1 8 .178 — — — — 0.0
1966 LAN NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1966 DET AL 36 30 5 7 3 0 0 2 0 2 5 .233 — — — — 0.0
1967 DET AL 21 20 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .100 — — — — 0.0
1969 SDN NL 17 16 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 .062 — — — — 0.0
Career · 16 seasons 462 762 61 145 19 1 2 50 1 32 108 .190 — — — — -3,683

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
7 16 2 5 1 0 0 1 0 1 .312

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1963 WS LAN 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
1959 WS LAN 3 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .500
1955 WS BRO 2 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .143
1953 WS BRO 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
4 1 6 6 0 38.3 29 9 13 18 2.11

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1963 WS LAN 1 0 1 1 0 8.3 6 1 1 4 1.08
1959 WS LAN 1 0 2 2 0 9.3 7 5 6 4 4.82
1955 WS BRO 2 0 2 2 0 18.0 15 2 4 10 1.00
1953 WS BRO 0 1 1 1 0 2.7 1 1 2 0 3.38

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home2323552961025.172
Away2284043284225.208

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home2191142.111594653647543.66
Away2191115.110684593776803.70

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1969-06-21 SDPHOUL 000000000
1969-06-18 SDPLADL 100000000
1969-06-13 SDPPHIL 100000001
1969-06-07 SDPNYNL 200000001
1969-06-01 SDPWSNW 300000000
1969-05-25 SDPCHCW 300000001
1969-05-21 SDPPITL 000000000
1969-05-18 SDPSTLL 000000000
1969-05-14 SDPCHCL 000000000
1969-05-10 SDPSTLW 200000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1969-06-21 SDPHOU — 1.0000010
1969-06-18 SDPLAD L 2.1555101
1969-06-13 SDPPHI L 3.0654022
1969-06-07 SDPNYN L 6.2833320
1969-06-01 SDPWSN W 7.0511311
1969-05-25 SDPCHC W 9.0921510
1969-05-21 SDPPIT — 1.2311010
1969-05-18 SDPSTL — 2.0211100
1969-05-14 SDPCHC L 2.1322201
1969-05-10 SDPSTL W 4.2100130

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 440 322 80 313 18 24

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1953 BRO P 33 0 6 17 1 0
1954 BRO P 29 21 11 15 1 0
1955 BRO P 27 24 7 21 1 2
1957 BRO P 31 27 9 32 1 3
1958 LAN P 39 31 7 25 2 3
1959 LAN P 34 29 6 37 2 5
1960 LAN P 34 33 8 30 1 4
1961 LAN P 32 29 6 26 1 2
1962 LAN P 40 40 4 31 6 1
1963 LAN P 37 34 2 33 0 1
1964 LAN P 2 2 0 0 0 0
1965 LAN P 27 22 3 15 1 1
1966 LAN P 1 0 0 1 0 0
1966 DET P 36 13 7 14 1 1
1967 DET P 21 8 3 7 0 1
1969 SDN P 17 9 1 9 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 440

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1955 Babe Ruth Award P
1955 World Series MVP

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1961 Most Valuable Player NL 14th 9.0 224 0

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Johnny Podres (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Mike McCormick
    134-128, 3.73 ERA
  2. 95
    Ed Whitson
    126-123, 3.79 ERA
  3. 88
    Jack Sanford
    137-101, 3.69 ERA
  4. 84
    Jim Lonborg
    157-137, 3.86 ERA
  5. 80
    Mike Witt
    117-116, 3.83 ERA
  6. 80
    Jack Billingham
    145-113, 3.83 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Johnny Podres

What years did Johnny Podres play?
Johnny Podres played in Major League Baseball from 1953 to 1969.
Was Johnny Podres a pitcher?
Yes. Johnny Podres pitched in the major leagues, recording 148 wins and 1435 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Johnny Podres hit?
Johnny Podres hit 2 career home runs with 145 hits.