Tom Catterson vs. Pearley Johnson — Career Comparison

Tom Catterson
Lost GenerationRhode IslandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Pearley Johnson
Greatest GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore Black SoxNegro National League IIRight Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Tom Catterson and Pearley Johnson are closely matched on the surface stats. Tom Catterson posted stronger numbers in slugging (.267 vs .242) and batting average (.198 vs .186). Pearley Johnson had the advantage in OPS (.575 vs .541). By the career numbers, Tom Catterson had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Tom Catterson and Pearley Johnson

Tom Catterson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Pearley Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Tom Catterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
171.43
Pearley Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
151.67
Tom Catterson
Career
Per 600 PA
98
600
Pearley Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
360
600
Tom Catterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
86
526.53
Pearley Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
285
475
Tom Catterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Pearley Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Tom Catterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.577
0.577
Pearley Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.701
0.701
Tom Catterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
104.08
Pearley Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
88.33
Tom Catterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
85.71
Pearley Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
68.33
Tom Catterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.12
Pearley Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
13.33
Tom Catterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.12
Pearley Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.67
Tom Catterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.12
Pearley Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Catterson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
18.37
Pearley Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
20
Tom Catterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Pearley Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Tom Catterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Pearley Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Catterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Pearley Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Catterson
Career
Per 600 PA
7.02
42.99
Pearley Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36.95
61.58
Tom Catterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
140.82
Pearley Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
115
Tom Catterson
Career
Per 600 PA
26
159.18
Pearley Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
193.33
Tom Catterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Pearley Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tom Catterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Pearley Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Tom Catterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.541
0.541
Pearley Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.575
0.575
Tom Catterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Pearley Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Tom Catterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Pearley Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Tom Catterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.464
0.464
Pearley Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.704
0.704
Tom Catterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Pearley Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Tom Catterson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
30.61
Pearley Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
85
Tom Catterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
18.37
Pearley Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
18.33
Tom Catterson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
42.86
Pearley Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
103.33
Tom Catterson
Career
Per 600 PA
7.57
46.34
Pearley Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.54
62.57
Tom Catterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.12
Pearley Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
13.33
Tom Catterson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
48.98
Pearley Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
91.67
Tom Catterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pearley Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Catterson
Career
Per 600 PA
16
97.96
Pearley Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
10
Tom Catterson
Career
Per 600 PA
6.13
6.13
Pearley Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Tom Catterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Pearley Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.17
9.17
Tom Catterson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
18.37
Pearley Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
20
Tom Catterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pearley Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Catterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pearley Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Catterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pearley Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
53.33
Tom Catterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pearley Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.67
Tom Catterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pearley Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
55
Tom Catterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Pearley Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96.97
96.97

Fielding Stats for Tom Catterson and Pearley Johnson

Tom Catterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Pearley Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Tom Catterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.04
Pearley Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.15
Tom Catterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.96
Pearley Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
1.07
Tom Catterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
621
27
Pearley Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2042
27
Tom Catterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
207
9
Pearley Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
680.2
9
Tom Catterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.91
Pearley Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
1.55
Tom Catterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Pearley Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.69
Tom Catterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Pearley Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.28
Tom Catterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
2.04
Pearley Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
2.51
Tom Catterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.96
Pearley Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
2.23
Tom Catterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.74
95.74
Pearley Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.95
88.95
Tom Catterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.875
1.875
Pearley Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.943
1.943
Tom Catterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.67
91.67
Pearley Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.1
93.1
Tom Catterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pearley Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.17
Tom Catterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pearley Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Catterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pearley Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Catterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pearley Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Catterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pearley Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0