Johnny Podres
Bats L · Throws L · b. 1932, Witherbee, USA · d. 2008 · MLB debut 1953-04-17, final game 1969-06-21
Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | BRO | NL | 34 | 36 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .306 | .324 | .306 |
| 1954 | BRO | NL | 38 | 60 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | .283 | .328 | .367 |
| 1955 | BRO | NL | 32 | 60 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 5 | .183 | .234 | .217 |
| 1957 | BRO | NL | 35 | 72 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .208 | .230 | .264 |
| 1958 | LAN | NL | 42 | 71 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 17 | .127 | .147 | .127 |
| 1959 | LAN | NL | 34 | 65 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 13 | .246 | .306 | .262 |
| 1960 | LAN | NL | 34 | 66 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 15 | .136 | .205 | .136 |
| 1961 | LAN | NL | 32 | 69 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .232 | .250 | .261 |
| 1962 | LAN | NL | 40 | 88 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .159 | .187 | .216 |
| 1963 | LAN | NL | 37 | 64 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .141 | .147 | .219 |
| 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 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .178 | .196 | .178 |
| 1966 | 2TM | 37 | 30 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .233 | .281 | .333 | |
| 1967 | DET | AL | 21 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .100 | .100 | .100 |
| 1969 | SDN | NL | 17 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .062 | .059 | .062 |
| 1953–1969 | 462 | 762 | 61 | 145 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 50 | 1 | 32 | 108 | .190 | .224 | .226 |
Pitching
| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | BRO | NL | 9 | 4 | 4.23 | 33 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 115.0 | 126 | 54 | 12 | 64 | 82 |
| 1954 | BRO | NL | 11 | 7 | 4.27 | 29 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 151.2 | 147 | 72 | 13 | 53 | 79 |
| 1955 | BRO | NL | 9 | 10 | 3.95 | 27 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 159.1 | 160 | 70 | 15 | 57 | 114 |
| 1957 | BRO | NL | 12 | 9 | 2.66 | 31 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 196.0 | 168 | 58 | 15 | 44 | 109 |
| 1958 | LAN | NL | 13 | 15 | 3.72 | 39 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 210.1 | 208 | 87 | 27 | 78 | 143 |
| 1959 | LAN | NL | 14 | 9 | 4.11 | 34 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 195.0 | 192 | 89 | 23 | 74 | 145 |
| 1960 | LAN | NL | 14 | 12 | 3.08 | 34 | 33 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 227.2 | 217 | 78 | 25 | 71 | 159 |
| 1961 | LAN | NL | 18 | 5 | 3.74 | 32 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 182.2 | 192 | 76 | 27 | 51 | 124 |
| 1962 | LAN | NL | 15 | 13 | 3.81 | 40 | 40 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 255.0 | 270 | 108 | 20 | 71 | 178 |
| 1963 | LAN | NL | 14 | 12 | 3.54 | 37 | 34 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 198.1 | 196 | 78 | 16 | 64 | 134 |
| 1964 | LAN | NL | 0 | 2 | 16.88 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 1965 | LAN | NL | 7 | 6 | 3.43 | 27 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 134.0 | 126 | 51 | 17 | 39 | 63 |
| 1966 | 2TM | 4 | 5 | 3.38 | 37 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 109.1 | 108 | 41 | 12 | 35 | 54 | |
| 1967 | DET | AL | 3 | 1 | 3.84 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 63.1 | 58 | 27 | 12 | 11 | 34 |
| 1969 | SDN | NL | 5 | 6 | 4.31 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 64.2 | 66 | 31 | 7 | 28 | 17 |
| 1953–1969 | 148 | 116 | 3.68 | 440 | 340 | 77 | 24 | 11 | 2265.0 | 2239 | 925 | 242 | 743 | 1435 |
Awards
- 1955 Babe Ruth Award (NL)
- 1955 World Series MVP (ML)
Hall of Fame voting
| Year | Voted by | Votes | Ballots | Needed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | BBWAA | 3 | 362 | 272 | |
| 1976 | BBWAA | 2 | 388 | 291 | |
| 1977 | BBWAA | 3 | 383 | 288 | |
| 2003 | Veterans - Players | ||||
| 2005 | Veterans - Players | ||||
| 2007 | Veterans - Players |