Player
Johnny Podres
Player Info
- Full Name
- John Joseph
- Born
-
September 30, 1932
Witherbee, NY, USA - Died
- January 13, 2008
- Size
- 5'11" / 170 lbs
- B/T
- L / L
- Debut
- April 17, 1953
- Final Game
- June 21, 1969
- Career
- 17 years
Teams
- Brooklyn Dodgers 1953-1957
- Los Angeles Dodgers 1958-1966
- Detroit Tigers 1966-1967
- San Diego Padres 1969-1969
Honors
4 x All-Star
1955 - World Series MVP
(ML)
1955 - Babe Ruth Award
(NL)
Career Batting
462
G
.190
AVG
145
H
2
HR
50
RBI
.449
OPS
Career Pitching
148-116
W-L
3.68
ERA
440
G
1,435
SO
11
SV
1.32
WHIP
Batting Season by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | San Diego Padres | 17 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .063 |
| 1967 | Detroit Tigers | 21 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .100 |
| 1966 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1966 | Detroit Tigers | 36 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .233 |
| 1965 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 27 | 45 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .178 |
| 1964 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1963 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 37 | 64 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .141 |
| 1962 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 40 | 88 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .159 |
| 1961 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 32 | 69 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .232 |
| 1960 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 34 | 66 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .136 |
| 1959 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 34 | 65 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .246 |
| 1958 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 42 | 71 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .127 |
| 1957 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 35 | 72 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .208 |
| 1955 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 32 | 60 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .183 |
| 1954 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 38 | 60 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | .283 |
| 1953 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 34 | 36 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .306 |
Pitching Season by Season
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | SO | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | San Diego Padres | 5 | 6 | 4.31 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 64.2 | 17 | 28 |
| 1967 | Detroit Tigers | 3 | 1 | 3.84 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 63.1 | 34 | 11 |
| 1966 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 1 | 1 |
| 1966 | Detroit Tigers | 4 | 5 | 3.43 | 36 | 13 | 4 | 107.2 | 53 | 34 |
| 1965 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 7 | 6 | 3.43 | 27 | 22 | 1 | 134.0 | 63 | 39 |
| 1964 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 0 | 2 | 16.88 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2.1 | 0 | 3 |
| 1963 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 14 | 12 | 3.54 | 37 | 34 | 1 | 198.1 | 134 | 64 |
| 1962 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 15 | 13 | 3.81 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 255.0 | 178 | 71 |
| 1961 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 18 | 5 | 3.74 | 32 | 29 | 0 | 182.1 | 124 | 51 |
| 1960 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 14 | 12 | 3.08 | 34 | 33 | 0 | 227.1 | 159 | 71 |
| 1959 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 14 | 9 | 4.11 | 34 | 29 | 0 | 195.0 | 145 | 74 |
| 1958 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 13 | 15 | 3.72 | 39 | 31 | 1 | 210.1 | 143 | 78 |
| 1957 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 12 | 9 | 2.66 | 31 | 27 | 3 | 196.0 | 109 | 44 |
| 1955 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 9 | 10 | 3.95 | 27 | 24 | 0 | 159.1 | 114 | 57 |
| 1954 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 11 | 7 | 4.27 | 29 | 21 | 0 | 151.1 | 79 | 53 |
| 1953 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 9 | 4 | 4.23 | 33 | 18 | 0 | 115.0 | 82 | 64 |