Johnny Podres vs. Lawrence Simpson — Career Comparison

Johnny Podres
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Lawrence Simpson
Lost GenerationOhioNorth AmericaIndianapolis ABCsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Johnny Podres posted a stronger line than Lawrence Simpson. Johnny Podres posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.68 vs 4.3) and WHIP (1.347 vs 1.398). By the career numbers, Johnny Podres had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Johnny Podres and Lawrence Simpson

Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
440
1.75
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.53
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
340
1.35
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.38
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
0.59
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.61
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.46
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.06
56.06
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.27
77.27
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.31
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.61
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.1
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.04
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
925
3.68
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
4.3
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6795
27
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
27
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2265
9
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.2
9
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2239
8.9
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
9.97
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.9
8.9
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.97
9.97
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
0.96
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.77
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Innings
743
2.95
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.61
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.28
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1435
5.7
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
4.14
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.962
0.962
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.26
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.11
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.03
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9571
38.03
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
39.89
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.18
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1026
4.08
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
5.68
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.77
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.317
1.317
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
1.398
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8800
34.97
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
36.97
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.03
38.03
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.89
39.89

Fielding Stats for Johnny Podres and Lawrence Simpson

Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
440
1.84
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.33
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.35
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6450
27
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
27
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2150
9
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
115.1
9
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.33
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.62
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
313
1.31
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.34
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.55
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411
1.72
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.51
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.65
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.97
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.62
95.62
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.44
84.44
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.893
0.893
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.235
2.235
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.18
73.18
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Johnny Podres and Lawrence Simpson

Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
462
325.35
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
20
244.9
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
852
600
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
762
536.62
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
43
526.53
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.499
0.499
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.476
0.476
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
102.11
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
85.71
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
86.62
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
73.47
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
13.38
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.7
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.41
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
15.49
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36.6
25.78
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
24.53
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
121.13
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
97.96
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
127.46
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
122.45
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
42.96
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36.73
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
35.21
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
24.49
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
76.76
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
61.22
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.94
25.31
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.91
23.43
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.82
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
22.54
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
36.73
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 600 PA
108
76.06
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.89
7.89
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
30.28
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
36.73
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
7.75
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 600 PA
14
9.86
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.7
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.41
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
2.11
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100