Joe Bitker vs. Fred Johnson — Career Comparison

Joe Bitker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fred Johnson
Lost GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Johnson built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Bitker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Bitker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.73 and WHIP 1.500 compared to 5.26 and 1.602 for Fred Johnson. By the career numbers, Joe Bitker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Bitker and Fred Johnson

Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
5.06
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
2.06
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.92
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.38
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.76
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.44
44.44
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
4.73
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
5.26
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
27
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.2
9
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
8.44
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
11.06
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.44
8.44
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.06
11.06
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.35
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.92
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
4.05
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
3.36
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.01
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
8.1
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
2.97
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
39.83
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
530
40.42
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.36
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.92
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
4.73
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
5.95
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.95
5.95
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.388
1.388
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.602
1.602
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
35.1
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
485
36.99
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.83
39.83
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.42
40.42

Fielding Stats for Joe Bitker and Fred Johnson

Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
5.06
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
27
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.2
9
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.01
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.35
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.35
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Bitker and Fred Johnson

Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
15
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
385.71
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
600
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
557.14
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
85.71
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
85.71
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
11.82
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
85.71
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
85.71
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.108
0.108
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
28.57
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
42.86
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
71.43
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
3.35
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
128.57
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.67
4.67
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
42.86
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA