Johnny Podres
1953–1969 · bats L / throws L · Brooklyn Dodgers, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers, NLS, San Diego Padres
462G
.190AVG
.224OBP
.226SLG
More career statistics
145H
2HR
50RBI
1SB
148–116W–L
2,265.0IP
1,435K
3.68ERA
340GS
11SV
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.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 462 | 852 | 762 | 61 | 145 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 50 | 32 | 108 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 172 | .190 | .224 | .226 | .450 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,265.0 | 440 | 340 | 77 | 148 | 116 | 11 | 2,239 | 1,026 | 925 | 242 | 743 | 1,435 | 0 | 0 | 3.68 | 1.317 |
Streaks
7longest hitting streak · 1953-08-21 to 1954-05-08
9longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | 14 strikeouts | 1959-09-07 | 1 in 1,810 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 51 | Three Wild Pitches | 1961-09-11 | 1 in 273 games | box score ↗ |
| 44 | 4 home runs allowed | 1965-08-06 | 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 | 234 | 398 | 61 | 0 | 25 | 15 | 49 | .170 | .191 | .198 |
| Away | 228 | 454 | 84 | 2 | 25 | 17 | 59 | .208 | .222 | .250 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 48 | 108 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 7 | .220 | .241 | .275 |
| May | 84 | 158 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 16 | .145 | .165 | .152 |
| June | 88 | 138 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 15 | .179 | .225 | .203 |
| July | 81 | 153 | 26 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 23 | .184 | .190 | .199 |
| August | 89 | 161 | 36 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 29 | .240 | .242 | .300 |
| September | 70 | 132 | 21 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 17 | .179 | .197 | .239 |
| October | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| st-louis-cardinals | 65 | 134 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 22 | .137 | .164 | .137 |
| cincinnati-reds | 62 | 132 | 26 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 12 | .222 | .235 | .256 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 61 | 113 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 9 | .172 | .195 | .263 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 51 | 104 | 28 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 15 | .295 | .288 | .316 |
| milwaukee-braves | 45 | 76 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 11 | .141 | .171 | .156 |
| chicago-cubs | 43 | 85 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 8 | .219 | .212 | .247 |
| san-francisco-giants | 31 | 61 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 15 | .135 | .180 | .135 |
| new-york-giants | 17 | 38 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .206 | .237 | .235 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 |  Brooklyn Dodgers | 34 | 36 | 11 | – | 1 | 1 | .306 | 115 | 82 |
| 1954 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 38 | 60 | 17 | – | 4 | – | .283 | 151 | 79 |
| 1955 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 32 | 60 | 11 | – | 5 | – | .183 | 159 | 114 |
| 1957 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 35 | 72 | 15 | – | 4 | – | .208 | 196 | 109 |
| 1958 |  Los Angeles Dodgers | 42 | 71 | 9 | – | 4 | – | .127 | 210 | 143 |
| 1959 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 34 | 65 | 16 | – | 4 | – | .246 | 195 | 145 |
| 1960 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 34 | 66 | 9 | – | 3 | – | .136 | 227 | 159 |
| 1961 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 32 | 69 | 16 | – | 7 | – | .232 | 182 | 124 |
| 1962 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 40 | 88 | 14 | 1 | 5 | – | .159 | 255 | 178 |
| 1963 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 37 | 64 | 9 | 1 | 8 | – | .141 | 198 | 134 |
| 1964 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – |
| 1965 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 27 | 45 | 8 | – | 2 | – | .178 | 134 | 63 |
| 1966 | Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers | 37 | 30 | 7 | – | 2 | – | .233 | 109 | 54 |
| 1967 |  Detroit Tigers | 21 | 20 | 2 | – | – | – | .100 | 63 | 34 |
| 1969 |  San Diego Padres | 17 | 16 | 1 | – | 1 | – | .062 | 64 | 17 |