Dick Baney vs. Syl Johnson — Career Comparison

Dick Baney
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Syl Johnson
Lost GenerationOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Syl Johnson built a career as a starting pitcher and Dick Baney as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Syl Johnson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.06 and WHIP 1.283 compared to 4.28 and 1.461 for Dick Baney. By the career numbers, Syl Johnson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Baney and Syl Johnson

Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
4.18
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
542
2.25
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
0.87
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.4
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.47
Dick Baney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.49
Dick Baney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.91
48.91
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.75
38.75
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.34
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.3
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.18
Dick Baney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
4.28
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
977
4.06
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
271
27
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6497
27
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.1
9
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2165.2
9
Dick Baney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
9.76
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2290
9.52
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.52
9.52
Dick Baney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.7
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
0.72
Dick Baney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Dick Baney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Dick Baney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
2.99
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
2.03
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.4
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
3.79
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
920
3.82
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.7
1.7
Dick Baney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.753
0.753
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Dick Baney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.09
Dick Baney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.4
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.2
Dick Baney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
391
38.96
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9124
37.92
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.49
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
0.84
Dick Baney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.48
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1099
4.57
Dick Baney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Baney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.8
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.417
1.417
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.283
1.283
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
35.07
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8588
35.69
Dick Baney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Dick Baney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.96
38.96
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92

Fielding Stats for Dick Baney and Syl Johnson

Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
4.18
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
542
Dick Baney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.3
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Baney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
27
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Baney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.1
9
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.3
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.3
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
291
Dick Baney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.7
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
367
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.6
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.46
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.143
0.143
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.653
Dick Baney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.14
7.14
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Baney and Syl Johnson

Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
1260
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
542
429.59
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
757
600
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
16
480
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
702
556.41
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
100.66
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
79.26
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
14.27
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.96
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.17
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
21.4
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
10.6
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.64
27.46
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
132.36
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
3
90
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
120.48
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
40.42
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
42.01
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
79.26
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
4.9
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.59
22.66
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.59
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
18.23
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Baney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
214
169.62
Dick Baney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
3.54
3.54
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
23.78
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Baney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
8.72
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.79
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.79
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100