Bud Podbielan
1949–1959 · bats R / throws R · Brooklyn Dodgers, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Guardians
173G
.154AVG
.201OBP
.160SLG
More career statistics
29H
0HR
9RBI
0SB
25–42W–L
641.0IP
242K
4.49ERA
76GS
3SV
2Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Pitching · Batters faced | 2,792 | 2,787 |
| Pitching · p ipouts | 1,923 | 1,922 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 173 | 208 | 188 | 7 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | .154 | .201 | .160 | .361 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 641.0 | 172 | 76 | 20 | 25 | 42 | 3 | 693 | 362 | 320 | 79 | 245 | 242 | 0 | 0 | 4.49 | 1.463 |
Streaks
3longest hitting streak · 1951-07-17 to 1951-08-04
3longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62 | Ten Walks | 1953-05-18 | 1 in 747 games | box score ↗ |
| 47 | First-Inning Ejection | 1951-07-18 | 1 in 187 games | box score ↗ |
| 44 | 4 home runs allowed | 1952-09-15 | 1 in 801 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 89 | 94 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 13 | .186 | .223 | .198 |
| Away | 84 | 114 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 19 | .127 | .167 | .127 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 16 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .316 | .381 | .316 |
| May | 30 | 35 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | .172 | .200 | .207 |
| June | 31 | 48 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | .152 | .146 | .152 |
| July | 32 | 39 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | .139 | .179 | .139 |
| August | 37 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .185 | .241 | .185 |
| September | 26 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | .032 | .111 | .032 |
| October | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| philadelphia-phillies | 26 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .148 | .167 | .148 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 24 | 37 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .176 | .189 | .176 |
| new-york-giants | 23 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .125 | .125 | .125 |
| chicago-cubs | 23 | 35 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .152 | .200 | .152 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 22 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .286 | .353 | .286 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 21 | 38 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | .114 | .132 | .114 |
| milwaukee-braves | 14 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | .095 | .222 | .095 |
| boston-braves | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .333 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 |  Brooklyn Dodgers | 7 | 3 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 12 | 5 |
| 1950 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 20 | 28 | 3 | – | 1 | – | .107 | 72 | 28 |
| 1951 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 27 | 23 | 7 | – | 2 | – | .304 | 79 | 26 |
| 1952 | Brooklyn Dodgers, Cincinnati Reds | 28 | 25 | 4 | – | 2 | – | .160 | 88 | 23 |
| 1953 |  Cincinnati Reds | 36 | 56 | 7 | – | 2 | – | .125 | 186 | 74 |
| 1954 | Cincinnati Reds | 27 | 42 | 6 | – | 2 | – | .143 | 131 | 42 |
| 1955 | Cincinnati Reds | 17 | 5 | 2 | – | – | – | .400 | 42 | 26 |
| 1957 | Cincinnati Reds | 5 | 5 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 16 | 13 |
| 1959 |  Cleveland Guardians | 6 | 1 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 12 | 5 |