Joe Benz vs. Joel Johnston — Career Comparison

Joe Benz
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joel Johnston
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Benz built a career as a starting pitcher and Joel Johnston as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Benz posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.43 and WHIP 1.147 compared to 4.31 and 1.296 for Joel Johnston. By the career numbers, Joe Benz had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Benz and Joel Johnston

Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
1.66
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
6.2
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
1.08
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.5
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.5
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.53
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.33
50.33
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.94
64.94
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.5
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
2.43
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
4.31
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.07
3.07
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.245
0.245
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.212
0.212
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4079
27
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
27
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1359.2
9
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.2
9
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1225
8.11
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
6.93
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.11
8.11
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.93
6.93
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.11
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.05
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
2.21
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
3.89
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.84
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
539
3.57
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
6.41
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.41
6.41
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.642
0.642
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.144
1.144
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.19
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.16
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5364
35.51
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
37.4
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.34
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.89
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
3.37
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
4.41
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.53
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.63
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.147
1.147
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.202
1.202
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5006
33.14
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
32.67
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.233
0.233
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.51
35.51
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.4
37.4

Fielding Stats for Joe Benz and Joel Johnston

Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
6.2
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
27
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.2
9
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.53
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
504
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.84
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.58
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.37
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.32
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.67
86.67
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.155
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Benz and Joel Johnston

Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
317.72
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
5057.14
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
600
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
441
558.23
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
77.22
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
64.56
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
10.13
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.53
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
12.66
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.75
13.61
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
77.5
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
92.41
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
84.81
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
36.71
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
21.52
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
58.23
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
1.03
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.97
82.88
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.33
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
148
187.34
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
3.2
3.2
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
3.5
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
34.18
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.53
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA