Bob Bowman vs. Jay Johnstone — Career Comparison

Bob Bowman
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRight Fielder
Jay Johnstone
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRight Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Bob Bowman and Jay Johnstone are closely matched on the surface stats. Jay Johnstone posted stronger numbers in on-base percentage (.336 vs .320) and batting average (.267 vs .249). Bob Bowman had the advantage in home run production (17 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Jay Johnstone had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Bob Bowman and Jay Johnstone

Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
256
263.01
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1748
200.57
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
584
600
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5229
600
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
519
533.22
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4703
539.64
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.735
0.735
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.737
0.737
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
129
132.53
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1254
143.89
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
88
90.41
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
899
103.16
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
19
19.52
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
24.67
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.14
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
4.36
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
17.47
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
11.7
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
42.12
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
355
40.73
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
67.67
69.52
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
616.21
70.71
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
209
214.73
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1851
212.39
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
183
188.01
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1705
195.64
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.719
0.719
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.722
0.722
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.654
0.654
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.656
0.656
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
71
72.95
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
578
66.32
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
54
55.48
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
531
60.93
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
108
110.96
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1007
115.55
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
69.35
71.25
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
640.36
73.48
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.16
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
2.52
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
49.32
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
429
49.23
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.08
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
7
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
111.99
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
632
72.52
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
5.36
5.36
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.27
8.27
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.16
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
4.59
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.14
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
4.02
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
11.3
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
80
9.18
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
5.74
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.03
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
6.2
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.03
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
11.93
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48.08
48.08

Fielding Stats for Bob Bowman and Jay Johnstone

Bob Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.36
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1367
1.22
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.94
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1134
1.01
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3373
27
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30296
27
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1124.1
9
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10098.2
9
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
1.95
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2743
2.44
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.12
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.1
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.05
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
2.13
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2934
2.61
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
2.03
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2873
2.56
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.49
95.49
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.92
97.92
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.494
1.494
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.102
2.102
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.82
68.82
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.96
82.96
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.05
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0