Mike Buddie vs. Syl Johnson — Career Comparison

Mike Buddie
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Syl Johnson
Lost GenerationOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Syl Johnson built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Buddie as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Syl Johnson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.06 and WHIP 1.283 compared to 4.67 and 1.527 for Mike Buddie. By the career numbers, Syl Johnson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Buddie and Syl Johnson

Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
5.98
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
542
2.25
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
0.87
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.47
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.49
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.91
48.91
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.75
38.75
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.34
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.18
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
4.67
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
977
4.06
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
393
27
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6497
27
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
9
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2165.2
9
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
9.41
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2290
9.52
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.41
9.41
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.52
9.52
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.89
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.72
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
3.57
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
2.03
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.76
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
5.22
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
920
3.82
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.22
5.22
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.7
1.7
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.977
0.977
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.55
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.09
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.55
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.2
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
575
39.5
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9124
37.92
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.58
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
0.84
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
5.22
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1099
4.57
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.48
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.89
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.443
1.443
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.283
1.283
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
504
34.63
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8588
35.69
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.5
39.5
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92

Fielding Stats for Mike Buddie and Syl Johnson

Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
5.98
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
542
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
27
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
9
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.96
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.79
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
291
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.89
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
367
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.75
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.24
95.24
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.46
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.653
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Buddie and Syl Johnson

Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
87
8700
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
542
429.59
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
757
600
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
702
556.41
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
100.66
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
79.26
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
14.27
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.96
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.17
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
21.4
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
14.97
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.64
27.46
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
132.36
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
120.48
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
40.42
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
42.01
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
79.26
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
4.42
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.59
22.66
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.59
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
18.23
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
400
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
214
169.62
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.54
3.54
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
23.78
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
8.72
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.79
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.79
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100