Zack Britton vs. Hank Johnson — Career Comparison

Zack Britton
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Hank Johnson
Greatest GenerationFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Hank Johnson built a career as a starting pitcher and Zack Britton as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Zack Britton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.13 and WHIP 1.284 compared to 4.75 and 1.570 for Hank Johnson. By the career numbers, Zack Britton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Zack Britton and Hank Johnson

Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
6.21
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
2.1
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.65
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.98
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.49
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.53
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.37
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.47
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.38
57.38
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.94
52.94
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.41
10.41
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.59
46.59
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.38
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
2.16
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
3.13
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
563
4.75
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.233
0.233
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1923
27
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3199
27
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
641
9
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1066.1
9
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
546
7.67
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1107
9.34
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.67
7.67
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.34
9.34
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.55
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.75
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
3.71
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
4.79
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.18
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
532
7.47
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
568
4.79
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.47
7.47
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.28
2.28
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.242
1.242
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.064
1.064
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.67
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.28
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.17
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.27
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2652
37.24
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4889
41.26
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
3.51
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.68
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
3.58
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
665
5.61
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.21
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.2
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
1.29
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.264
1.264
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2347
32.95
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4290
36.21
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.24
37.24
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.26
41.26

Fielding Stats for Zack Britton and Hank Johnson

Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
6.21
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.65
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1923
27
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
641
9
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.42
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.63
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
2.15
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
2.05
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.42
95.42
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.82
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.855
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.41
10.41
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.13
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Zack Britton and Hank Johnson

Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
442
33150
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
259
374.46
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
415
600
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
376
543.61
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.75
1.75
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.586
0.586
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
117.11
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
83.86
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
23.13
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.23
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.89
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
33.25
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.83
287.28
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29.97
43.33
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
675
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
163.37
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
146.02
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.125
1.125
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.75
1.75
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.556
0.556
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.451
0.451
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
69.4
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
46.27
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
300
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
112.77
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.94
295.15
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31.9
46.12
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
28.92
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
75
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
70.84
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.47
8.47
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
27.47
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA