Matt Langwell vs. Johnny Podres — Career Comparison

Matt Langwell
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Johnny Podres
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Johnny Podres built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Langwell as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Johnny Podres posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.68 and WHIP 1.347 compared to 5.14 and 1.429 for Matt Langwell. By the career numbers, Johnny Podres had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Langwell and Johnny Podres

Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
8.36
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
440
1.75
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
1.35
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
0.59
Matt Langwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.46
Matt Langwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.06
56.06
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.27
77.27
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.31
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.04
Matt Langwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.14
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
925
3.68
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Matt Langwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6795
27
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2265
9
Matt Langwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
8.36
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Innings
2239
8.9
Matt Langwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.9
8.9
Matt Langwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.29
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
0.96
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Matt Langwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Matt Langwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
4.5
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
743
2.95
Matt Langwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.28
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
7.71
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1435
5.7
Matt Langwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Matt Langwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.357
1.357
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.962
0.962
Matt Langwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.26
Matt Langwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.11
Matt Langwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.03
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
39.86
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9571
38.03
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.21
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.18
Matt Langwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.14
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1026
4.08
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.429
1.429
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.317
1.317
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
34.71
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8800
34.97
Matt Langwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Matt Langwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Matt Langwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.86
39.86
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.03
38.03

Fielding Stats for Matt Langwell and Johnny Podres

Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
8.36
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
440
1.84
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.35
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6450
27
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2150
9
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.33
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.29
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
1.31
Matt Langwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.29
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
1.72
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.29
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
1.65
Matt Langwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.62
95.62
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.154
0.154
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.893
0.893
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.18
73.18
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Langwell and Johnny Podres

Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
7800
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
325.35
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
852
600
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
762
536.62
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.499
0.499
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
102.11
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
86.62
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
13.38
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.7
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.41
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
15.49
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36.6
25.78
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
121.13
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
127.46
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
42.96
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
35.21
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
76.76
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.94
25.31
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.82
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
22.54
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Langwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 600 PA
108
76.06
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.89
7.89
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
30.28
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
7.75
Matt Langwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 600 PA
14
9.86
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.7
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.41
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.11
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.33
33.33