Johnny Podres
Johnny Podres
Full name: John Joseph Podres
Born: September 30, 1932, Witherbee, New York
First Game: April 17, 1953; Final Game: June 21, 1969
Bat: Left Throw: Left Height: 5' 11" Weight: 170
World Series MVP (1955)
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Johnny Podres
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups Batter Matchups
Batting Record Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team Team
1953 BRO N 34 36 5 11 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 .306 .324 .306 0.0 1953 BRO N
1954 BRO N 38 60 7 17 3 1 0 4 5 5 0 3 2 2 0 0 .283 .328 .367 0.0 1954 BRO N
1955 BRO N 32 60 9 11 2 0 0 5 4 0 5 0 4 0 1 0 1 .183 .234 .217 0.0 1955 BRO N
1957 BRO N 35 72 6 15 4 0 0 4 2 0 5 0 3 0 2 0 1 .208 .230 .264 0.0 1957 BRO N
1958 LA N 42 71 5 9 0 0 0 4 2 0 17 0 4 2 0 0 0 .127 .147 .127 0.0 1958 LA N
1959 LA N 34 65 4 16 1 0 0 4 6 0 13 0 3 1 1 0 0 .246 .306 .262 0.0 1959 LA N
1960 LA N Daily Splits 34 66 3 9 0 0 0 3 5 0 15 1 10 1 0 1 0 0 0 .136 .205 .136 0.0 1960 LA N
1961 LA N Daily Splits 32 69 3 16 2 0 0 7 2 0 8 0 4 1 0 2 2 0 0 .232 .250 .261 0.0 1961 LA N
1962 LA N Daily Splits 40 88 6 14 2 0 1 5 2 0 8 1 5 0 0 5 1 0 0 .159 .187 .216 0.0 1962 LA N
1963 LA N Daily Splits 37 64 6 9 2 0 1 8 1 0 11 0 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 .141 .147 .219 0.0 1963 LA N
1964 LA N Daily Splits 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1.000 - 0.0 1964 LA N
1965 LA N Daily Splits 27 45 1 8 0 0 0 2 1 0 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .178 .196 .178 0.0 1965 LA N
1966 LA N 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1966 LA N
1966 DET A Daily Splits 36 30 5 7 3 0 0 2 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .233 .281 .333 0.0 1966 DET A
1966 Total 37 30 5 7 3 0 0 2 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .233 .281 .333 0.0 1966 Total
1967 DET A Daily Splits 21 20 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .100 .100 .100 0.0 1967 DET A
1969 SD N Daily Splits 17 16 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .063 .059 .063 0.0 1969 SD N
Total NL 405 712 55 136 16 1 2 48 30 0i 99 4 43 11i 0i 9i 10 1 2 .191 .225 .225 0.0 Total NL
Total AL 57 50 6 9 3 0 0 2 2 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 .180 .212 .240 0.0 Total AL
Total Splits 462 762 61 145 19 1 2 50 32 0i 108 4 43 11i 0i 9i 14 1 2 .190 .224 .226 0.0 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team Team
i - incomplete
World Series Batting Record World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1953 BRO N Daily Splits 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 1953 BRO N
1955 BRO N Daily Splits 2 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 1955 BRO N
1959 LA N Daily Splits 3 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .750 1959 LA N
1963 LA N Daily Splits 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 1963 LA N
Total Splits 7 16 2 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313 .313 .375 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
All-Star Game Batting Record All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1960 NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1960 NL
1962 NL Daily Splits 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 1962 NL
Total Splits 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
Pitching Record Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA PW Year Team
1953 BRO N 33 18 3 1 3 0 115 126 518 12 62 54 64 82 6 2 1 0 9 4 4.23 0.1 1953 BRO N
1954 BRO N 29 21 6 2 4 0 151.2 147 641 13 77 72 53 79 6 5 3 1 0 11 7 4.27 0.2 1954 BRO N
1955 BRO N 27 24 5 2 0 0 159.1 160 684 15 80 70 57 2 114 4 2 5 4 0 9 10 3.95 0.1 1955 BRO N
1957 BRO N 31 27 10 6 4 3 196 168 783 15 64 58 44 1 109 3 3 3 1 0 12 9 2.66 3.4 1957 BRO N
1958 LA N 39 31 10 2 4 1 210.1 208 890 27 96 87 78 8 143 6 6 4 2 3 13 15 3.72 0.7 1958 LA N
1959 LA N 34 29 6 2 1 0 195 192 823 23 93 89 74 7 145 7 4 8 3 0 14 9 4.11 1.0 1959 LA N
1960 LA N Daily Splits 34 33 8 1 1 0 227.2 217 951 25 88 78 71 9 159 9 3 7 1 1 28 6 20 15 14 12 3.08 2.1 1960 LA N
1961 LA N Daily Splits 32 29 6 1 2 0 182.2 192 772 27 81 76 51 2 124 5 4 8 4 0 23 6 20 10 18 5 3.74 1.5 1961 LA N
1962 LA N Daily Splits 40 40 8 0 0 0 255 270 1083 20 121 108 71 14 178 13 4 4 3 0 42 8 26 20 15 13 3.81 -0.4 1962 LA N
1963 LA N Daily Splits 37 34 10 5 3 1 198.1 196 845 16 91 78 64 13 134 11 3 5 3 4 33 3 17 19 14 12 3.54 -1.4 1963 LA N
1964 LA N Daily Splits 2 2 0 0 0 0 2.2 5 16 1 5 5 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 16.88 -0.7 1964 LA N
1965 LA N Daily Splits 27 22 2 1 4 1 134 126 560 17 57 51 39 4 63 5 4 6 2 0 26 5 11 9 7 6 3.43 -0.3 1965 LA N
1966 LA N Daily Splits 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 2 8 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0 1966 LA N
1966 DET A Daily Splits 36 13 2 1 12 4 107.2 106 459 12 48 41 34 3 53 9 5 4 1 0 14 1 10 8 4 5 3.43 0.2 1966 DET A
1966 Total 37 13 2 1 12 4 109.1 108 467 12 48 41 35 4 54 10 6 4 1 0 14 1 10 8 4 5 3.38 0.2 1966 Total
1967 DET A Daily Splits 21 8 0 0 6 1 63.1 58 251 12 29 27 11 2 34 1 0 3 1 0 10 0 3 2 3 1 3.84 -0.4 1967 DET A
1969 SD N Daily Splits 17 9 1 0 2 0 64.2 66 287 7 34 31 28 3 17 5 3 3 1 0 10 1 3 4 5 6 4.31 -1.0 1969 SD N
Total NL 383 319 75 23 28 6 2094 2075 8861 218 949 857 698 65i1348 82 42i 59 26 8 163i 29i 97i 77i141 110 3.68 5.3 Total NL
Total AL 57 21 2 1 18 5 171 164 710 24 77 68 45 5 87 10 5 7 2 0 24 1 13 10 7 6 3.58 -0.2 Total AL
Total Splits 440 340 77 24 46 11 2265 2239 9571 242 1026 925 743 70i1435 92 47i 66 28 8 187i 30i110i 87i148 116 3.68 5.1 Total
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA PW Year Team
i - incomplete
World Series Pitching Record World Series Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA Year Team
1953 BRO N Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 2.2 1 13 1 5 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3.38 1953 BRO N
1955 BRO N Daily Splits 2 2 2 1 0 0 18 15 70 1 3 2 4 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 2 0 1.00 1955 BRO N
1959 LA N Daily Splits 2 2 0 0 0 0 9.1 7 42 1 5 5 6 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 4.82 1959 LA N
1963 LA N Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 8.1 6 32 0 1 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1.08 1963 LA N
Total Splits 6 6 2 1 0 0 38.1 29 157 3 14 9 13 0 18 1 0 0 2 0 7 1 2 2 4 1 2.11 Total
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA Year Team
All-Star Game Pitching Record All-Star Game Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA Year Team
1960 NL Daily Splits 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 10 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1960 NL
1962 NL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 8 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1962 NL
Total Splits 2 1 0 0 0 0 4 3 18 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 Total
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA Year Team
Fielding Record Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
1953 BRO N P 33 6 17 1 0 .958
1954 BRO N P 29 11 15 1 0 .963
1955 BRO N P 27 7 21 1 2 .966
1957 BRO N P 31 9 32 1 3 .976
1958 LA N P 39 7 25 2 3 .941
1959 LA N P 34 6 37 2 5 .956
1960 LA N Daily P 34 33 8 227.2 8 30 1 4 0 3 2 5 1 .974
1961 LA N Daily P 32 29 6 182.2 6 26 1 2 0 1 5 4 2 .970
1962 LA N Daily P 40 40 8 255 4 31 6 1 0 0 5 6 6 .854
1963 LA N Daily P 37 34 10 198.1 2 33 0 1 0 0 3 7 0 1.000
1964 LA N Daily P 2 2 0 2.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
1965 LA N Daily P 27 22 2 134 3 15 1 1 0 1 3 0 2 .947
1966 LA N Daily P 1 0 0 1.2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1966 DET A Daily P 36 13 2 107.2 7 14 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 .955
1966 Total P 37 13 2 109.1 7 15 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 .957
1967 DET A Daily P 21 8 0 63.1 3 7 0 1 0 0 5 1 0 1.000
1969 SD N Daily P 17 9 1 64.2 1 9 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1.000
Total P 440 190i 37i 1237.2i 80 313 18 24 0i 5i 25i 27i 12i .956
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
World Series Fielding Record World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
1953 BRO N Daily P 1 1 0 2.2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1955 BRO N Daily P 2 2 2 18 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1959 LA N Daily P 2 2 0 9.1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1963 LA N Daily P 1 1 0 8.1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667
Total P 6 6 2 38.1 0 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .857
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
All-Star Game Fielding Record All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
1960 NL Daily P 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1962 NL Daily P 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Total P 2 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
Transactions Transactions
Signed as an amateur free agent by Brooklyn Dodgers (1951).
Sent to Detroit Tigers by Los Angeles Dodgers for future considerations (May 10, 1966 ).
Released by Detroit Tigers (October 20, 1967 ).
Signed by San Diego Padres (March 21, 1969 ).
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