Jack Sanford vs Johnny Podres

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Jack Sanford and Johnny Podres compared on their MLB careers: Jack Sanford played 12 seasons, 1956 to 1967, Johnny Podres 15 seasons, 1953 to 1969. Jack Sanford has 137 wins to Johnny Podres's 148. Johnny Podres won 4 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Jack Sanford and Johnny Podres career totals
388GP440
137W148
101L116
3.7ERA3.7
2049.1IP2,265
1,182K1,435
737BB743
1.3WHIP1.3
11SV11

How do they compare in the postseason?

Jack Sanford and Johnny Podres postseason
3GP6
0R0
16H29

Where each stands all time

Jack Sanford and Johnny Podres all-time places
—Strikeouts (pitching)262nd (1,435)
—Wins (pitching)259th (148)

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • Jack Sanford: 0 championships; NL Rookie of the Year
  • Johnny Podres: 4 championships; World Series MVP

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Jack Sanford and Johnny Podres season by season
W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.
1st1956101.381953944.23
2nd19571983.0819541174.27
3rd195810134.4419559103.95
4th195915123.1619571292.66
5th196012143.82195813153.72
6th19611394.2219591494.11
7th19622473.43196014123.08
8th196316133.5119611853.74
9th1964573.30196215133.81
10th1965574.11196314123.54
11th19661373.8319640216.88
12th1967445.121965763.43
13th————1966453.38
14th————1967313.84
15th————1969564.31

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA