#6 Johnny "Specs" Podgajny, Starting Pitcher, 28 yrs, New York (N) Giants Wednesday, 10/25/1948 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Johnny Podgajny Specs 6/10/1920 28 USA,PA,CHESTER 6"2 183
Starting Pitcher R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Average Some ability 1 / 6 (Insignificant) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Good Normal Normal 3.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 3,514,286 1948 (Arbitration eligible) 5 Year(s), 117 Days (977 total Days) 172 Day(s) 5 Year(s), 117 Days (977 total Days) 8 Year(s) Arbitration eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 1 | 8 | 10 | 87-90 Mph |
Versus LHB | 1 | 8 | 10 | |
Versus RHB | 1 | 8 | 10 | |
Talent | 3 | 9 | 10 | |
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Pitching Ratings Endurance : Groundball Pct. : Holding Runners : | 9 59 3
| | Pitches: Fastball Changeup Curveball
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Versus LHP | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Versus RHP | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Talent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 1 3 2 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings P : 6 (Range), .951 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Outfield Arm : 2
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Date | Opp. | Result | Start | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Dec | | | | |
8/21 | CHC | W 6-5 | * | 5 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
8/26 | @BRO | W 7-3 | * | 8.2 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | W | | | | |
9/1 | @CIN | L 5-8 | * | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
9/6 | PIT | W 7-6 | * | 6.1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
9/12 | @STL | L 5-8 | * | 7.2 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | L | | | | |
9/18 | @PHI | L 0-7 | * | 6.2 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | L | | | | |
9/24 | PIT | W 10-3 | * | 8.2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | W | | | | |
9/30 | STL | L 0-1 | * | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | L | | | | |
10/4 | BRO | W 9-3 | * | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | W | | | | |
10/7 | @PHI | L 2-4 | * | 7 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | L | | | | |
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Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
Overall | 38 | 38 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 4.38 | 289.2 | 344 | 150 | 141 | 92 | 92 | 11 | 28.9 | 1 | 17 | 44.7 |
Projected | 38 | 38 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 4.38 | 289.0 | 344 | 150 | 141 | 92 | 92 | | | | | |
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Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | 13.8 | 10.7 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 13 | 5 | 38.5 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 4.41 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 692 | 226 | 43 | 4 | 9 | 90 | 91 | 66 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .327 | .387 | .439 | .826 |
vs. RHB | 465 | 118 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 53 | 59 | 26 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .254 | .284 | .346 | .630 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 20 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 3.65 | 155.1 | 177 | 68 | 63 | 47 | 46 |
Road | 18 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 5.23 | 134.1 | 167 | 82 | 78 | 45 | 46 |
Postseason | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.14 | 7.0 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
March/April | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6.19 | 48.0 | 71 | 35 | 33 | 12 | 20 |
May | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4.57 | 61.0 | 74 | 32 | 31 | 22 | 13 |
June | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3.19 | 42.1 | 45 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 17 |
July | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3.10 | 49.1 | 46 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 12 |
August | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.42 | 36.2 | 47 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 12 |
Sept./Oct. | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4.64 | 52.1 | 61 | 30 | 27 | 16 | 18 |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
1943 | 27 | 27 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 4.01 | 222.0 | 257 | 112 | 99 | 7 | 75 | 76 | 20 | 2 | 1.50 | .317 | NYN |
1944 | 42 | 42 | 16 | 20 | 0 | 4.93 | 336.0 | 412 | 202 | 184 | 16 | 110 | 124 | 25 | 1 | 1.55 | .327 | NYN |
1945 | 34 | 34 | 15 | 17 | 0 | 3.81 | 285.2 | 330 | 151 | 121 | 14 | 103 | 101 | 28 | 1 | 1.52 | .311 | NYN |
1946 | 34 | 34 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 3.97 | 281.1 | 302 | 138 | 124 | 13 | 98 | 112 | 25 | 2 | 1.42 | .293 | NYN,NL |
1947 | 42 | 42 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 3.81 | 324.0 | 351 | 156 | 137 | 13 | 112 | 119 | 16 | 3 | 1.43 | .300 | NYN |
1948 | 38 | 38 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 4.38 | 289.2 | 344 | 150 | 141 | 12 | 92 | 92 | 11 | 1 | 1.51 | .315 | NYN |
Total | 217 | 217 | 106 | 82 | 0 | 4.17 | 1738.2 | 1996 | 909 | 806 | 75 | 590 | 624 | 125 | 10 | 1.49 | .311 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |
1940, A | 31 | 31 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 2.09 | 267.0 | 224 | 71 | 62 | 14 | 73 | 270 | 16 | 4 | 1.11 | .292 |
1941, AAA | 28 | 28 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 4.31 | 217.0 | 261 | 115 | 104 | 12 | 95 | 109 | 12 | 3 | 1.64 | .339 |
1942, AAA | 28 | 28 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 3.40 | 206.1 | 219 | 91 | 78 | 10 | 61 | 88 | 12 | 4 | 1.36 | .299 |
1943, AAA | 14 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3.03 | 116.0 | 107 | 44 | 39 | 2 | 48 | 55 | 2 | 0 | 1.34 | .282 |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
1948 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.14 | 7.0 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.14 | 7.0 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1943 | 27 | 77 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 0 | .104 | .146 | .130 | .276 | NYN |
1944 | 42 | 120 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 54 | 0 | 0 | .108 | .115 | .150 | .265 | NYN |
1945 | 34 | 102 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 38 | 0 | 0 | .137 | .162 | .206 | .368 | NYN |
1946 | 34 | 105 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 40 | 0 | 0 | .057 | .065 | .067 | .131 | NYN,NL |
1947 | 42 | 123 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 0 | .106 | .106 | .138 | .244 | NYN |
1948 | 38 | 116 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 49 | 0 | 0 | .086 | .102 | .095 | .197 | NYN |
Total | 217 | 643 | 64 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 37 | 11 | 263 | 0 | 0 | .100 | .114 | .131 | .245 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 38 | 38 | 31 | 57 | 5 | 92 | 4 | .957 | 289.2 | 2.86 | | | | |
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Drafted in 3rd round, 38th overall pick, by New York (N) in 1940... Injured on 7/28/1942 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks... Injured on 8/8/1942 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks... Earned first career win on 6/14/1943... Had first career hit (double) on 6/22/1943, off Al Javery (CIN)... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 10/1/1943, going 6-0, 2.72... Hit first career homerun on 6/17/1945, off Bill Perrin (BSN)... Was selected to the 1946 Allstar game... Injured on 7/7/1946 with a Broken Hand, out for 5 weeks... 1/31/1947: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,085,714 through salary arbitration... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/1947, going 5-2, 2.39... 1/31/1948: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,514,286 through salary arbitration... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/1948, going 5-1, 3.10...
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Pitching Leader Boards Appearances |
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ERA 1943 - 4.01 - 6th 1945 - 3.81 - 4th 1946 - 3.97 - 8th 1947 - 3.81 - 3rd
| WHIP 1947 - 1.43 - 6th
| Wins 1943 - 17 - 8th 1946 - 20 - 5th 1947 - 21 - 4th
| Losses 1944 - 20 - 4th 1945 - 17 - 8th
| IP 1944 - 336.0 - 8th 1946 - 281.1 - 10th 1947 - 324.0 - 4th
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CG 1944 - 25 - 9th 1945 - 28 - 3rd 1946 - 25 - 4th
| SHO 1943 - 2 - 5th 1946 - 2 - 5th 1947 - 3 - 3rd
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