Jim Rooker vs Johnny Podres

Jim RookerJohnny Podres

Jim Rooker and Johnny Podres compared on their MLB careers: Jim Rooker played 13 seasons, 1968 to 1980, Johnny Podres 15 seasons, 1953 to 1969. Jim Rooker has 103 wins to Johnny Podres's 148. Jim Rooker won 2 titles, Johnny Podres won 4 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Jim Rooker and Johnny Podres career totals
319GP440
103W148
109L116
3.5ERA3.7
1810.1IP2,265
976K1,435
703BB743
1.3WHIP1.3
7SV11

How do they compare in the postseason?

Jim Rooker and Johnny Podres postseason
4GP6
0R0
18H29

Where each stands all time

Jim Rooker 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

  • Jim Rooker: 2 championships; none on file
  • 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.

Jim Rooker 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.
1st1968003.861953944.23
2nd19694163.7519541174.27
3rd197010153.5419559103.95
4th1971275.3319571292.66
5th1972564.38195813153.72
6th19731062.8519591494.11
7th197415112.78196014123.08
8th197513112.9719611853.74
9th19761583.35196215133.81
10th19771493.08196314123.54
11th19789114.2419640216.88
12th1979474.601965763.43
13th1980223.501966453.38
14th————1967313.84
15th————1969564.31

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA