Cy Bowen vs. Hank Johnson — Career Comparison

Cy Bowen
Pre-GenerationalIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Hank Johnson
Greatest GenerationFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Hank Johnson built a career as a starting pitcher and Cy Bowen as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Hank Johnson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.75 and WHIP 1.570 compared to 6 and 1.750 for Cy Bowen. By the career numbers, Hank Johnson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cy Bowen and Hank Johnson

Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.5
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
2.1
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.98
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.53
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.47
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.94
52.94
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.59
46.59
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.75
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.38
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
6
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
563
4.75
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.69
5.69
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.7
4.7
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
27
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3199
27
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1066.1
9
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
9
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1107
9.34
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.34
9.34
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.75
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
6.75
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
567
4.79
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.25
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
568
4.79
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.28
2.28
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.064
1.064
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.28
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
2.25
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.27
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
43.5
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4889
41.26
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.75
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
0.68
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
9.75
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
665
5.61
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.75
9.75
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
34.5
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4290
36.21
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.5
43.5
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.26
41.26

Fielding Stats for Cy Bowen and Hank Johnson

Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.5
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
249
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
27
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
9
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.75
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.5
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.25
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.75
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.82
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.855
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Cy Bowen and Hank Johnson

Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
259
374.46
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
415
600
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
300
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
376
543.61
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.917
0.917
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.586
0.586
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
117.11
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
83.86
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
23.13
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.23
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.89
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
33.25
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
66.22
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29.97
43.33
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
163.37
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
146.02
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.556
0.556
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.451
0.451
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
69.4
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
46.27
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
112.77
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
80.89
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31.9
46.12
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
28.92
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
70.84
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.47
8.47
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
27.47
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA