Chris Carpenter vs. Joel Johnston — Career Comparison

Chris Carpenter
Gen XNew HampshireThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Joel Johnston
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Chris Carpenter built a career as a starting pitcher and Joel Johnston as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Chris Carpenter posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.76 and WHIP 1.286 compared to 4.31 and 1.296 for Joel Johnston. By the career numbers, Chris Carpenter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Carpenter and Joel Johnston

Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
350
1.42
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
6.2
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
1.35
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
0.58
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.38
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.53
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.5
60.5
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.86
94.86
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.13
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
927
3.76
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
4.31
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.212
0.212
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6658
27
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
27
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2219.1
9
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.2
9
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2205
8.94
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
6.93
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.94
8.94
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.93
6.93
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
0.89
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.05
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
2.54
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
3.89
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.09
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.84
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1697
6.88
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
6.41
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.88
6.88
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.41
6.41
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.85
4.85
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.047
1.047
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.144
1.144
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.21
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.34
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.32
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9305
37.73
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
37.4
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.89
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1021
4.14
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
4.41
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.3
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.53
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.19
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
0.9
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.63
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.276
1.276
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.202
1.202
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8470
34.35
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
32.67
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.92
2.92
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.233
0.233
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.73
37.73
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.4
37.4

Fielding Stats for Chris Carpenter and Joel Johnston

Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
350
1.42
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
6.2
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
1.35
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6658
27
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
27
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2219.1
9
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.2
9
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
0.75
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.53
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
1.02
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.84
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
446
1.81
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.58
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
1.77
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.37
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.67
86.67
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.246
1.246
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.86
94.86
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.13
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Carpenter and Joel Johnston

Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
350
419.16
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
5057.14
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
501
600
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
439
525.75
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
62.28
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
50.3
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
9.58
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.4
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
11.98
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.02
12
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
77.5
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
79.04
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
79.04
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
21.56
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
25.15
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
44.31
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.39
-4.06
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.97
82.88
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.4
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.37
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
144
172.46
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
3.48
3.48
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
3.5
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
56.29
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.99
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA