Bud Podbielan
Clarence Anthony Podbielan
Born: March 6, 1924
Curlew, WA US
Deceased: October 26, 1982
Syracuse, NY US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 170
Career: 1946-1961
Major League Statistics
Bud Podbielan compiled a career record of 111 wins and 81 losses and a 3.40 ERA in his 322-game pitching career with the Santa Barbara Dodgers, Fort Worth Cats, Montreal Royals, Seattle Rainiers, San Diego Padres, Buffalo Bisons, Portland Beavers and Hawaii Islanders. He began playing during the 1946 season and last took the field during the 1961 campaign.
![]() Santa Barbara Dodgers |
![]() Fort Worth Cats |
![]() Montreal Royals |
![]() Seattle Rainiers |
![]() San Diego Padres |
![]() Buffalo Bisons |
![]() Portland Beavers |
![]() Hawaii Islanders |
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | C | CALL | Santa Barbara Dodgers | 14 | 9 | .609 | 3.83 | 27 | 19 | 0 | 209.0 | 208 | 134 | 89 | 92 | 112 | 10 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| 1947 | AA | TL | Fort Worth Cats | 14 | 8 | .636 | 2.38 | 34 | 13 | 212.0 | 179 | 77 | 56 | 68 | 82 | 7 | 0 | 7 | |||||||
| 1948 | AAA | IL | Montreal Royals | 13 | 8 | .619 | 2.79 | 35 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 168.0 | 168 | 73 | 52 | 60 | 59 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1949 | AAA | IL | Montreal Royals | 9 | 13 | .409 | 3.98 | 33 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 174.0 | 179 | 95 | 77 | 61 | 73 | 8 | 0 | 4 | |||||
| 1950 | AA | TL | Fort Worth Cats | 5 | 7 | .417 | 3.41 | 13 | 12 | 95.0 | 76 | 43 | 36 | 52 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | AAA | IL | Montreal Royals | 6 | 3 | .667 | 2.92 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 71.0 | 57 | 24 | 23 | 17 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 1956 | Open | PCL | Seattle Rainiers | 13 | 11 | .542 | 3.31 | 34 | 25 | 12 | 2 | 198.7 | 202 | 95 | 73 | 15 | 50 | 96 | 2 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| 1957 | Open | PCL | Seattle Rainiers | 8 | 4 | .667 | 2.92 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 117.0 | 111 | 43 | 38 | 5 | 23 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| 1958 | AAA | PCL | San Diego Padres | 10 | 9 | .526 | 4.08 | 28 | 22 | 12 | 1 | 170.0 | 184 | 93 | 77 | 21 | 30 | 81 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| 1959 | AAA | PCL | San Diego Padres | 11 | 5 | .688 | 3.00 | 24 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 144.0 | 139 | 50 | 48 | 9 | 26 | 52 | 3 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1960 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 2 | 2 | .500 | 5.11 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 44.0 | 45 | 25 | 25 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1960 | AAA | PCL | San Diego Padres | 6 | 2 | .750 | 4.79 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 77.0 | 96 | 50 | 41 | 6 | 20 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 1961 | AAA | PCL | Hawaii Islanders | 18 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1961 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | 11 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 111 | 81 | .578 | 3.40 | 322 | 159 | 0 | 106 | 18 | 0 | 1679.7 | 1644 | 802 | 635 | 61 | 512 | 0 | 659 | 37 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | C | CALL | Santa Barbara Dodgers | 28 | 95 | 90 | 16 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 12 | .233 | .266 | .278 | .544 | 25 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1947 | AA | TL | Fort Worth Cats | 36 | 79 | 74 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | .216 | .237 | .243 | .480 | 18 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 1948 | AAA | IL | Montreal Royals | 36 | 67 | 58 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 13 | .190 | .277 | .241 | .518 | 14 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 1949 | AAA | IL | Montreal Royals | 34 | 69 | 66 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .152 | .176 | .197 | .373 | 13 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1950 | AA | TL | Fort Worth Cats | 15 | 32 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .219 | .219 | .219 | .438 | 7 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | AAA | IL | Montreal Royals | 10 | 30 | 28 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .286 | .286 | .357 | .643 | 10 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 1956 | Open | PCL | Seattle Rainiers | 45 | 71 | 63 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .190 | .212 | .190 | .403 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | ||
| 1957 | Open | PCL | Seattle Rainiers | 24 | 40 | 33 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .121 | .143 | .212 | .355 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||
| 1958 | AAA | PCL | San Diego Padres | 29 | 71 | 63 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | .175 | .257 | .206 | .463 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1959 | AAA | PCL | San Diego Padres | 26 | 55 | 51 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .235 | .250 | .314 | .564 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1960 | AAA | PCL | San Diego Padres | 20 | 26 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .143 | .217 | .143 | .360 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1960 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 12 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .154 | .154 | .154 | .308 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1961 | AAA | PCL | (+) Hawaii Islanders | 29 | 34 | 34 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .176 | .176 | .294 | .471 | 10 | |||||
| 1961 | AAA | PCL | (+) Portland Beavers | 29 | 34 | 34 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .176 | .176 | .294 | .471 | 10 | |||||
| Totals | 315 | 650 | 592 | 60 | 117 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 80 | .198 | .233 | .236 | .470 | 140 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 2 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | C | CALL | Santa Barbara Dodgers | P | 27 | 11 | 56 | 9 | 3 | .882 | 2.481 |
| 1947 | AA | TL | Fort Worth Cats | P | 34 | 6 | 37 | 3 | 0 | .935 | 1.265 |
| 1948 | AAA | IL | Montreal Royals | P | 35 | 7 | 38 | 3 | 0 | .938 | 1.286 |
| 1949 | AAA | IL | Montreal Royals | P | 33 | 13 | 42 | 1 | 3 | .982 | 1.667 |
| 1950 | AA | TL | Fort Worth Cats | P | 13 | .000 | |||||
| 1951 | AAA | IL | Montreal Royals | P | 9 | .000 | |||||
| 1956 | Open | PCL | Seattle Rainiers | P | 34 | 9 | 34 | 2 | 3 | .956 | 1.265 |
| 1957 | Open | PCL | Seattle Rainiers | P | 24 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 2 | .960 | 1.000 |
| 1958 | AAA | PCL | San Diego Padres | P | 28 | 8 | 30 | 1 | 1 | .974 | 1.357 |
| 1959 | AAA | PCL | San Diego Padres | P | 24 | 16 | 23 | 1 | 5 | .975 | 1.625 |
| 1960 | AAA | PCL | San Diego Padres | P | 20 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 1 | .889 | .800 |
| 1960 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | P | 12 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .833 |
| Totals | 293 | 81 | 299 | 23 | 18 | .943 | 1.297 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | C | California League | Santa Barbara Dodgers | BRO | ||
| 1947 | AA | Texas League | Fort Worth Cats | BRO | ||
| 1948 | AAA | International League | Montreal Royals | BRO | ||
| 1949 | AAA | International League | Montreal Royals | BRO | ||
| 1950 | AA | Texas League | Fort Worth Cats | BRO | ||
| 1951 | AAA | International League | Montreal Royals | BRO | ||
| 1956 | Open | Pacific Coast League | Seattle Rainiers | CIN | ||
| 1957 | Open | Pacific Coast League | Seattle Rainiers | CIN | ||
| 1958 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | San Diego Padres | CLE | ||
| 1959 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | San Diego Padres | CLE | ||
| 1960 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | San Diego Padres | CHA | ||
| 1960 | AAA | International League | Buffalo Bisons | PHI | ||
| 1961 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Hawaii Islanders | KC1 | ||
| 1961 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Portland Beavers | SLN |
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