Lefty Boone vs. Joel Johnston — Career Comparison

Lefty Boone
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftNorth AmericaMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Joel Johnston
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lefty Boone 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 5.87 and 1.638 for Lefty Boone. By the career numbers, Joel Johnston had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lefty Boone and Joel Johnston

Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
2.22
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
6.2
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.83
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.46
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.85
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.53
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
35
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.35
82.35
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.39
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
5.87
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
4.31
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.87
5.87
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.212
0.212
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
27
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
27
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
9
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.2
9
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
9.13
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
6.93
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.13
9.13
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.93
6.93
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.05
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
5.61
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
3.89
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.84
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
8.93
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
6.41
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.93
8.93
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.41
6.41
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.616
1.616
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.144
1.144
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.72
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.32
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.33
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.32
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
641
41.8
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
37.4
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.89
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
7.3
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
4.41
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.3
7.3
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.65
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.53
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.63
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.638
1.638
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.202
1.202
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
539
35.15
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
32.67
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.343
0.343
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.233
0.233
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.8
41.8
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.4
37.4

Fielding Stats for Lefty Boone and Joel Johnston

Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
2.22
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
6.2
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.83
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
27
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
27
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
9
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.2
9
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.53
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.3
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.84
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.59
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.09
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.58
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.5
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.37
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.88
71.88
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.67
86.67
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.677
0.677
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.35
82.35
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lefty Boone and Joel Johnston

Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
35
362.07
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
5057.14
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
600
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
537.93
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
62.07
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
51.72
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.34
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.34
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.35
14
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
77.5
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
72.41
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
93.1
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
51.72
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
82.76
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
2.57
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.97
82.88
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
31.03
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
2
171.43
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
58
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
3.5
3.5
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA