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Juan PizarrovsJohnny Podres

Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.

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Juan Pizarro

1957–1974 · 18 seasons

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Johnny Podres

1953–1969 · 15 seasons

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At a glance

Juan Pizarro and Johnny Podres: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Juan Pizarro	Stat	Johnny Podres
18	Seasons	15
33.2	Career VAL	37.3
8.8 (1964)	Peak-season VAL	8.2 (1957)
2×	All-Star Selections	3×
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
2	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	3

VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (MLB VAL board). Black and gray ink count seasons from 1950 on.

Career regular season

Career regular-season statistics both Juan Pizarro and Johnny Podres have
Juan Pizarro	Stat	Johnny Podres
Career
496	Games	462
Batting
133	Hits	145
8	Home runs	2
66	RBI	50
72	Runs	61
1	Stolen bases	1
32

VAL by ageEach season plotted at the player's age that season, so careers line up by age rather than by calendar.

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Pitching
131	Wins	148
105	Losses	116
28	Saves	11
2034.1	Innings pitched	2265.0
1,522	Strikeouts (pitching)	1,435
3.43	ERA	3.68
1.32	WHIP	1.32
106	ERA+	105

Age	Juan Pizarro	Johnny Podres
20	0.1	0
21	1.8	2
22	3.3	3
23	0	—
24	4.7	8.2
25	3	2.2
26	6.9	1.2
27	8.8	5.3
28	0.4	2.8
29	0.8	6.2
30	0	2.2
31	0	—
32	2.1	1.2
33	—	2.3
34	1.3	0.7
35	0	—
36	—	0

Age	Juan Pizarro	Johnny Podres
20	0.1	0
21	1.8	2
22	3.3	3
23	0	—
24	4.7	8.2
25	3	2.2
26	6.9	1.2
27	8.8	5.3
28	0.4	2.8
29	0.8	6.2
30	0	2.2
31	0	—
32	2.1	1.2
33	—	2.3
34	1.3	0.7
35	0	—
36	—	0

Age	Juan Pizarro	Johnny Podres
20	0.1	0
21	1.8	2
22	3.3	3
23	0	—
24	4.7	8.2
25	3	2.2
26	6.9	1.2
27	8.8	5.3
28	0.4	2.8
29	0.8	6.2
30	0	2.2
31	0	—
32	2.1	1.2
33	—	2.3
34	1.3	0.7
35	0	—
36	—	0

Age	Juan Pizarro	Johnny Podres
20	0.1	0
21	1.8	2
22	3.3	3
23	0	—
24	4.7	8.2
25	3	2.2
26	6.9	1.2
27	8.8	5.3
28	0.4	2.8
29	0.8	6.2
30	0	2.2
31	0	—
32	2.1	1.2
33	—	2.3
34	1.3	0.7
35	0	—
36	—	0