Sal Campfield vs. Art Johnson — Career Comparison

Sal Campfield
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Art Johnson
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Art Johnson built a career as a starting pitcher and Sal Campfield as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Art Johnson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.68 and WHIP 1.441 compared to 4 and 1.370 for Sal Campfield. By the career numbers, Art Johnson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sal Campfield and Art Johnson

Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Art Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2
Art Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
2.25
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Art Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.87
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Art Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.32
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Art Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.74
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Art Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.43
30.43
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Art Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.78
38.78
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.67
Art Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.28
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
4
Art Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.68
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Art Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Art Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Art Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Art Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Art Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
587
27
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Art Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195.2
9
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
10.33
Art Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
9.34
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.33
10.33
Art Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.34
9.34
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Art Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.32
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Art Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Art Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2
Art Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
3.63
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Art Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2
Art Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
3.27
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Art Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Art Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Art Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.767
0.767
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Art Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Art Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.32
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
39
Art Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
853
39.24
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.33
Art Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.69
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5
Art Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
4.6
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Art Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Art Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.441
1.441
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
36.33
Art Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
767
35.28
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Art Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Art Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
39
Art Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.24
39.24

Fielding Stats for Sal Campfield and Art Johnson

Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Art Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2
Art Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
27
Art Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
9
Art Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.67
Art Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Art Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2
Art Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.67
Art Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Art Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.73
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.833
0.833
Art Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.041
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Sal Campfield and Art Johnson

Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Art Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
6
276.92
Art Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
483.87
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Art Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
600
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
553.85
Art Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
551.61
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Art Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Art Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.355
0.355
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Art Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
77.42
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Art Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
67.74
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Art Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.68
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Art Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.68
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Art Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.76
35.21
Art Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.05
10.2
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Art Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
87.1
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Art Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
77.42
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Art Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Art Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.481
0.481
Art Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Art Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Art Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Art Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Art Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Art Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
38.71
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Art Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
230.77
Art Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
38.71
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
28.65
Art Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.47
-4.51
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Art Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Art Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
18
174.19
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.5
6.5
Art Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
3.44
3.44
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Art Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
48.39
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Art Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.68
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
Art Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA