Bruce Chen vs. Johnny Podres — Career Comparison

Bruce Chen
Gen XPanamaThrows LeftBats LeftCentral AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Johnny Podres
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Bruce Chen and Johnny Podres are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 101 for Bruce Chen and 100 for Johnny Podres, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 90 and 92 respectively. If forced to pick, Johnny Podres gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Bruce Chen and Johnny Podres

Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
400
2.35
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
440
1.75
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
1.33
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
1.35
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.48
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.59
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
0.48
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.46
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.31
50.31
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.06
56.06
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.75
56.75
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.27
77.27
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.31
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.04
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
786
4.62
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
925
3.68
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4596
27
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6795
27
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1532
9
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2265
9
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1578
9.27
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2239
8.9
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.27
9.27
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.9
8.9
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
1.51
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
0.96
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
546
3.21
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
743
2.95
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.23
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.28
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1140
6.7
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1435
5.7
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.7
6.7
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.85
2.85
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.962
0.962
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.18
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.26
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.26
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.11
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.03
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6619
38.88
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9571
38.03
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.33
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.18
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
849
4.99
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1026
4.08
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.26
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.31
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.54
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.386
1.386
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.317
1.317
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5930
34.84
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8800
34.97
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.12
2.12
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.88
38.88
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.03
38.03

Fielding Stats for Bruce Chen and Johnny Podres

Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
400
2.35
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
440
1.84
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
1.33
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.35
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4596
27
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6450
27
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1532
9
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2150
9
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.36
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.33
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
1.14
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
1.31
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
1.55
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
1.72
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
256
1.5
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
1.65
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.97
96.97
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.62
95.62
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.893
0.893
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.75
56.75
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.18
73.18
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bruce Chen and Johnny Podres

Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
401
1636.73
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
325.35
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
147
600
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
852
600
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
125
510.2
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
762
536.62
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.499
0.499
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
19
77.55
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
102.11
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
18
73.47
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
86.62
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.08
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
13.38
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.7
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.41
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.08
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
15.49
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
3.11
12.68
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36.6
25.78
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
20
81.63
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
121.13
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
22
89.8
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
127.46
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
20.41
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
42.96
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
12.24
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
35.21
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
32.65
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
76.76
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
1.37
5.58
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.94
25.31
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.82
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
12.24
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
22.54
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
236.73
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 600 PAverified
108
76.06
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
2.53
2.53
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.89
7.89
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
77.55
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
30.28
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
7.75
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.08
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 600 PA
14
9.86
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.7
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.41
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.11
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.33
33.33