Jason Bere vs. Joel Johnston — Career Comparison

Jason Bere
Gen XMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Joel Johnston
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jason Bere 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. Joel Johnston posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.31 and WHIP 1.296 compared to 5.14 and 1.572 for Jason Bere. By the career numbers, Joel Johnston had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jason Bere and Joel Johnston

Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
1.71
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
6.2
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.64
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.58
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.53
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.53
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.21
52.21
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.21
96.21
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
634
5.14
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
4.31
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.212
0.212
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3333
27
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
27
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1111
9
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.2
9
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
1095
8.87
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
6.93
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.87
8.87
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.93
6.93
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
1.17
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.05
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
626
5.07
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
3.89
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.2
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.84
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
920
7.45
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
6.41
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.41
6.41
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.392
1.392
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.144
1.144
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.41
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.32
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.23
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4987
40.4
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
37.4
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.89
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
694
5.62
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
4.41
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.62
5.62
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.38
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.53
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.36
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.52
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.63
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.549
1.549
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.202
1.202
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4241
34.36
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
32.67
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.233
0.233
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.4
40.4
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.4
37.4

Fielding Stats for Jason Bere and Joel Johnston

Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
1.71
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
6.2
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.64
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3333
27
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
27
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1111
9
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.2
9
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.6
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.53
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.94
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.84
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
1.63
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.58
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
1.54
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.37
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.53
94.53
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.67
86.67
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.901
0.901
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.21
96.21
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jason Bere and Joel Johnston

Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
695.6
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
5057.14
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
182
600
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
530.77
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
98.9
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
75.82
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
19.78
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.3
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
23.08
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.03
23.18
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
77.5
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
125.27
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
112.09
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0.442
0.442
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
29.67
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
16.48
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
46.15
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.77
19.03
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.97
82.88
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.3
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.89
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
60
197.8
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
3.03
3.03
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
3.5
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
56.04
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
4
13.19
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA