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Nelson BrilesvsJohnny Podres

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Nelson Briles

1965–1978 · 14 seasons

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Johnny Podres

1953–1969 · 15 seasons

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At a glance

Nelson Briles and Johnny Podres: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Nelson Briles	Stat	Johnny Podres
14	Seasons	15
43.9	Career VAL	37.3
8.1 (1973)	Peak-season VAL	8.2 (1957)
—	All-Star Selections	3×
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
1	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 Nelson Briles and Johnny Podres have
Nelson Briles	Stat	Johnny Podres
Career
452	Games	462
Batting
72	Hits	145
3	Home runs	2
29	RBI	50
29	Runs	61
0	Stolen bases	1
21

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
129	Wins	148
112	Losses	116
22	Saves	11
2111.2	Innings pitched	2265.0
1,163	Strikeouts (pitching)	1,435
3.44	ERA	3.68
1.27	WHIP	1.32
104	ERA+	105

Age	Nelson Briles	Johnny Podres
20	—	0
21	2.5	2
22	3.1	3
23	6.1	—
24	3.2	8.2
25	5.2	2.2
26	0	1.2
27	4	5.3
28	3.7	2.8
29	8.1	6.2
30	1.7	2.2
31	0.1	—
32	4.5	1.2
33	1.7	2.3
34	0	0.7
36	—	0

Age	Nelson Briles	Johnny Podres
20	—	0
21	2.5	2
22	3.1	3
23	6.1	—
24	3.2	8.2
25	5.2	2.2
26	0	1.2
27	4	5.3
28	3.7	2.8
29	8.1	6.2
30	1.7	2.2
31	0.1	—
32	4.5	1.2
33	1.7	2.3
34	0	0.7
36	—	0

Age	Nelson Briles	Johnny Podres
20	—	0
21	2.5	2
22	3.1	3
23	6.1	—
24	3.2	8.2
25	5.2	2.2
26	0	1.2
27	4	5.3
28	3.7	2.8
29	8.1	6.2
30	1.7	2.2
31	0.1	—
32	4.5	1.2
33	1.7	2.3
34	0	0.7
36	—	0

Age	Nelson Briles	Johnny Podres
20	—	0
21	2.5	2
22	3.1	3
23	6.1	—
24	3.2	8.2
25	5.2	2.2
26	0	1.2
27	4	5.3
28	3.7	2.8
29	8.1	6.2
30	1.7	2.2
31	0.1	—
32	4.5	1.2
33	1.7	2.3
34	0	0.7
36	—	0