Johnny Podres vs. Chris Withrow — Career Comparison

Johnny Podres
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Chris Withrow
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Johnny Podres built a career as a starting pitcher and Chris Withrow as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Chris Withrow posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.07 and WHIP 1.153 compared to 3.68 and 1.347 for Johnny Podres. By the career numbers, Chris Withrow had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Johnny Podres and Chris Withrow

Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
440
1.75
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
8.84
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
1.35
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.59
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.58
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.46
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.06
56.06
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.27
77.27
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.31
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.04
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Innings
925
3.68
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
3.07
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6795
27
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
27
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2265
9
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.2
9
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Innings
2239
8.9
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
5.67
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.9
8.9
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
0.96
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.06
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
743
2.95
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
4.61
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.28
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1435
5.7
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
9.51
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.51
9.51
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.962
0.962
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.569
1.569
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.26
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.67
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.11
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.29
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.03
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9571
38.03
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
382
36.7
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.18
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.96
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Innings
1026
4.08
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
3.27
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.77
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.317
1.317
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.142
1.142
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8800
34.97
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
327
31.42
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.221
0.221
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.03
38.03
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.7
36.7

Fielding Stats for Johnny Podres and Chris Withrow

Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
440
1.84
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
8.84
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.35
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6450
27
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
27
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2150
9
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.2
9
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.33
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.29
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
1.31
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.86
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
1.72
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.35
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
1.65
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.15
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.62
95.62
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.893
0.893
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.18
73.18
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.1
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Johnny Podres and Chris Withrow

Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
325.35
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
27600
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
852
600
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
762
536.62
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 600 PA
0.499
0.499
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
102.11
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
86.62
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
13.38
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.7
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.41
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
15.49
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36.6
25.78
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
121.13
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
127.46
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
42.96
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
35.21
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
76.76
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.94
25.31
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.08
-23.84
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.82
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
22.54
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 600 PAverified
108
76.06
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.89
7.89
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
30.28
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
7.75
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Podres
Career
Per 600 PA
14
9.86
Chris Withrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.7
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.41
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.11
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Podres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.33
33.33
Chris Withrow
Career
Per 600 PA