Bud Podbielan

Q: When was Bud Podbielan born?

Bud Podbielan was born on March 6, 1924.

Q: Where was Bud Podbielan born?

Bud Podbielan was born in Curlew, WA .

Q: How tall was Bud Podbielan?

Bud Podbielan was 6-1 (185 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Bud Podbielan weigh when playing?

Bud Podbielan weighed 170 lbs (77 kg) when playing.

Q: How many seasons did Bud Podbielan play?

Bud Podbielan played 9 seasons.

Q: Is Bud Podbielan in the Hall of Fame?

Bud Podbielan has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: How many strikeouts did Bud Podbielan have?

Bud Podbielan had 242 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has Bud Podbielan played for?

Bud Podbielan played for 4 teams; the Brooklyn Dodgers, Cincinnati Reds, Cincinnati Redlegs and Cleveland Indians.

Q: When did Bud Podbielan retire?

Bud Podbielan last played in 1959.

Q: What are Bud Podbielan's nicknames?

Bud is a nickname for Bud Podbielan.

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 170lb (185cm, 77kg)

Born: March 6, 1924 in Curlew, WA us

Died: October 26, 1982 in Syracuse, NY

Buried: St. Mary Cemetery, Syracuse, NY

Debut: April 25, 1949 (Age 25-050d, 10,603rd in major league history)
vs. BSN 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: June 13, 1959 (Age 35-099d)
vs. WSH 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1950 season

Full Name: Clarence Anthony Podbielan

Nicknames: Bud

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.3

ERA

4.49

172

641.0

242

WHIP

1.463

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1946	22	BRO-min	C	14	9	.609	3.83	27			19	0		209.0	208	134	89		92		112	10	0	12				1.435	9.0		4.0	4.8	1.22	SNB CALL
1947	23	BRO-min	AA	14	8	.636	2.38	34			13			212.0	179	77	56		68		82	7	0	7				1.165	7.6		2.9	3.5	1.21	FTW TL
1948	24	BRO-min	AAA	13	8	.619	2.79	35	18		9	2		168.0	168	73	52		60		59	3	0	0				1.357	9.0		3.2	3.2	0.98	MTL IL
1949	25	BRO-min	AAA	9	13	.409	3.98	33	23		11	3		174.0	179	95	77		61		73	8	0	4				1.379	9.3		3.2	3.8	1.20	MTL IL
1949	25	BRO	NL	0	1	.000	3.65	7	1	2	0	0	0	12.1	9	9	5	1	9	0	5	1	0	0	54	116	5.19	1.459	6.6	0.7	6.6	3.6	0.56
1950	26	BRO-min	AA	5	7	.417	3.41	13	12					95.0	76	43	36		52									1.347	7.2		4.9			FTW TL
1950	26	BRO	NL	5	4	.556	5.33	20	10	4	2	0	0	72.2	93	47	43	10	29	3	28	2	0	3	334	77	4.88	1.679	11.5	1.2	3.6	3.5	0.97
1951	27	BRO-min	AAA	6	3	.667	2.92	9	9		6	1		71.0	57	24	23		17		22	0	0	1				1.042	7.2		2.2	2.8	1.29	MTL IL
1951	27	BRO	NL	2	2	.500	3.50	27	5	9	1	0	0	79.2	67	32	31	9	36	4	26	2	0	2	332	112	4.73	1.293	7.6	1.0	4.1	2.9	0.72
1952	28	TOT	NL	4	5	.444	3.15	27	7	8	4	1	1	88.2	82	35	31	9	29	0	23	1	0	1	367	120	4.21	1.252	8.3	0.9	2.9	2.3	0.79
1952	28	BRO	NL	0	0		18.00	3	0	0	0	0	0	2.0	4	5	4	1	3	0	1	0	0	1	13	25	12.39	3.500	18.0	4.5	13.5	4.5	0.33
1952	28	CIN	NL	4	5	.444	2.80	24	7	8	4	1	1	86.2	78	30	27	8	26	0	22	1	0	0	354	134	4.02	1.200	8.1	0.8	2.7	2.3	0.85
1953	29	CIN	NL	6	16	.273	4.73	36	24	6	8	1	1	186.1	214	112	98	21	67	4	74	8	0	3	818	92	4.47	1.508	10.3	1.0	3.2	3.6	1.10
1954	30	CIN	NL	7	10	.412	5.36	27	24	0	4	0	0	131.0	157	92	78	20	58	3	42	2	0	1	596	78	5.12	1.641	10.8	1.4	4.0	2.9	0.72
1955	31	CIN	NL	1	2	.333	3.21	17	2	5	0	0	0	42.0	36	16	15	4	11	0	26	1	0	2	171	132	3.22	1.119	7.7	0.9	2.4	5.6	2.36

1956	32	CIN-min	Opn	13	11	.542	3.30	34	25		12	2		199.0	202	95	73	15	50		96	2	0	3				1.266	9.1	0.7	2.3	4.3	1.92	SLE PCL
1957	33	CIN-min	Opn	8	4	.667	2.92	24	16		8	5		117.0	111	43	38	5	23		40	0	0	5				1.145	8.5	0.4	1.8	3.1	1.74	SLE PCL
1957	33	CIN	NL	0	1	.000	6.19	5	3	0	1	0	0	16.0	18	11	11	4	4	0	13	0	0	0	67	67	4.83	1.375	10.1	2.3	2.3	7.3	3.25

1958	34	CLE-min	AAA	10	9	.526	4.08	28	22		12	1		170.0	184	93	77	21	30		81	1	0	4				1.259	9.7	1.1	1.6	4.3	2.70	SDG PCL
1959	35	CLE-min	AAA	11	5	.688	3.00	24	18		10	4		144.0	139	50	48	9	26		52	3	0	1				1.146	8.7	0.6	1.6	3.3	2.00	SDG PCL
1959	35	CLE	AL	0	1	.000	5.84	6	0	1	0	0	0	12.1	17	8	8	1	2	0	5	0	0	0	53	66	3.27	1.541	12.4	0.7	1.5	3.6	2.50
1960	36	CHW-PHI-min	AAA	8	4	.667	4.91	32	16		6	0		121.0	141	75	66	11	33	0	42	3	0	3				1.438	10.5	0.8	2.5	3.1	1.27	SDG,BFL PCL,IL
1961	37	KCA-STL-min	AAA					29																										HAW,POR PCL
9 Yrs				25	42	.373	4.49	172	76	35	20	2	2	641.0	693	362	320	79	245	14	242	17	0	12	2792	92	4.56	1.463	9.7	1.1	3.4	3.4	0.99
162 Game Avg.				7	12	.373	4.49	47	21	10	5	1	1	176	190	99	88	22	67	4	66	5	0	3	766	92	4.56	1.463	9.7	1.1	3.4	3.4	0.99

CIN (5 yrs)				18	34	.346	4.46	109	60	19	17	2	2	462.0	503	261	229	57	166	7	177	12	0	6	2006	94	4.47	1.448	9.8	1.1	3.2	3.4	1.07
BRO (4 yrs)				7	7	.500	4.48	57	16	15	3	0	0	166.2	173	93	83	21	77	7	60	5	0	6	733	90	4.92	1.500	9.3	1.1	4.2	3.2	0.78
CLE (1 yr)				0	1	.000	5.84	6	0	1	0	0	0	12.1	17	8	8	1	2	0	5	0	0	0	53	66	3.27	1.541	12.4	0.7	1.5	3.6	2.50

NL (8 yrs)				25	41	.379	4.47	166	76	34	20	2	2	628.2	676	354	312	78	243	14	237	17	0	12	2739	93	4.59	1.462	9.7	1.1	3.5	3.4	0.98
AL (1 yr)				0	1	.000	5.84	6	0	1	0	0	0	12.1	17	8	8	1	2	0	5	0	0	0	53	66	3.27	1.541	12.4	0.7	1.5	3.6	2.50

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Season	Age	Team	Lg	WAR	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	rOBA	Rbat+	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos
1949	25	BRO	NL	-0.1	7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	-0.023	-149	0	0	0	0		0	/1
1950	26	BRO	NL	-0.2	20	31	28	1	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	4	.107	.138	.143	.281	-27	.132	-56	4	1	0	2		0	1
1951	27	BRO	NL	0.2	27	23	23	1	7	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	.304	.304	.304	.609	63	.280	58	7	0	0	0		0	1
1952	28	2TM	NL	0.0	28	27	25	1	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	4	.160	.222	.160	.382	8	.188	2	4	0	0	0		0	1/H
1952	28	BRO	NL	0.0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0								0	0	0	0		0	/1H
1952	28	CIN	NL	0.0	24	27	25	1	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	4	.160	.222	.160	.382	8	.188	2	4	0	0	0		0	1
1953	29	CIN	NL	-0.2	36	61	56	2	7	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	11	.125	.155	.125	.280	-26	.199	-14	7	0	0	3		0	1
1954	30	CIN	NL	-0.1	27	49	42	2	6	0	0	0	2	0	0	4	9	.143	.217	.143	.360	-4	.182	-31	6	0	0	3	0	0	1
1955	31	CIN	NL	0.2	17	8	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	.400	.571	.400	.971	160	.462	189	2	0	0	1	0	0	1

1957	33	CIN	NL	-0.1	5	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	.000	-150	0	0	0	0	0	0	/1

1959	35	CLE	AL	0.0	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	.000	-145	0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
9 Yrs				-0.3	173	208	188	7	29	1	0	0	9	0	0	11	32	.154	.201	.160	.361	-4	.193	-13	30	1	0	9	0	0	1/H
162 Game Avg				-0.3	162	195	176	7	27	1	0	0	8	0	0	10	30	.154	.201	.160	.361	-4	.193	-13	28	1	0	8		0

CIN (5 Yrs)				-0.2	109	150	133	5	19	0	0	0	6	0	0	10	24	.143	.203	.143	.346	-7	.197	-11	19	0	0	7	0	0	1
BRO (4 Yrs)				-0.1	58	57	54	2	10	1	0	0	3	0	0	1	8	.185	.200	.204	.404	6	.185	-15	11	1	0	2		0	1/H
CLE (1 Yr)				0.0	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	.000	-145	0	0	0	0	0	0	/1

NL (8 Yrs)				-0.3	167	207	187	7	29	1	0	0	9	0	0	11	32	.155	.202	.160	.362	-3	.194	-12	30	1	0	9	0	0	1/H
AL (1 Yr)				0.0	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	.000	-145	0	0	0	0	0	0	/1

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					Standard											Range Factor				Baserunners
Season	Age	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	lgFld%	RF/9	lgRF9	RF/G	lgRFG	WP	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%	Pick	Awards
1949	25	BRO	NL	P	7	1	0	12.0	5	0	5	0	0	1.000	.952	3.75	2.03	0.71	2.01	0	0	1	100.0	44.0	1
1950	26	BRO	NL	P	20	10	2	72.2	21	4	17	0	0	1.000	.961	2.60	2.13	1.05	2.10	3	1	3	75.0	44.8	0
1951	27	BRO	NL	P	27	5	1	79.2	22	6	16	0	0	1.000	.962	2.49	2.15	0.81	2.14	2	0	4	100.0	42.3	0
1952	28	2TM	NL	P	27	7	4	88.2	20	7	11	2	2	.900	.953	1.83	2.18	0.67	2.16	1	2	4	66.7	44.5	0
1952	28	BRO	NL	P	3	0	0	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	.000	.950	0.00	2.25	0.00	2.17	1	0	0			0
1952	28	CIN	NL	P	24	7	4	86.2	19	7	11	1	2	.947	.953	1.87	2.18	0.75	2.16	0	2	4	66.7	44.5	0
1953	29	CIN	NL	P	36	24	8	186.1	41	11	29	1	5	.976	.956	1.93	2.06	1.11	2.02	3	5	6	54.5	40.3	2
1954	30	CIN	NL	P	27	24	4	131.0	25	12	13	0	1	1.000	.960	1.72	2.07	0.93	2.06	1	0	2	100.0	44.5	0
1955	31	CIN	NL	P	17	2	0	42.0	9	0	9	0	0	1.000	.950	1.93	2.04	0.53	2.02	2	0	1	100.0	44.0	0

1957	33	CIN	NL	P	5	3	1	16.0	0	0	0	0	0			0.00	2.08	0.00	2.08	0	0	2	100.0	40.0	0

1959	35	CLE	AL	P	6	0	0	12.1	4	1	3	0	0	1.000	.955	2.92	2.04	0.67	2.03	0	0	1	100.0	40.0	0
9 Yrs					172	76	20	640.2	147	41	103	3	8	.980	.957	2.02	2.09	0.84	2.08	12	8	24	75.0	42.3	3

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Bud Podbielan born?

Bud Podbielan was born on March 6, 1924.

Where was Bud Podbielan born?

Bud Podbielan was born in Curlew, WA.

How tall was Bud Podbielan?

Bud Podbielan was 6-1 (185 cm) tall.

How much did Bud Podbielan weigh when playing?

Bud Podbielan weighed 170 lbs (77 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Bud Podbielan play?

Bud Podbielan played 9 seasons.

Is Bud Podbielan in the Hall of Fame?

Bud Podbielan has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Bud Podbielan play?

Bud Podbielan was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Bud Podbielan have?

Bud Podbielan had 242 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Bud Podbielan played for?

Bud Podbielan played for 4 teams; the Brooklyn Dodgers, Cincinnati Reds, Cincinnati Redlegs and Cleveland Indians.

When did Bud Podbielan retire?

Bud Podbielan last played in 1959.

What are Bud Podbielan's nicknames?

Bud is a nickname for Bud Podbielan.

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