Jack Chesbro vs. Joel Johnston — Career Comparison

Jack Chesbro
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher
Joel Johnston
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jack Chesbro 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. Jack Chesbro posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.68 and WHIP 1.152 compared to 4.31 and 1.296 for Joel Johnston. By the career numbers, Jack Chesbro had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Chesbro and Joel Johnston

Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
392
1.22
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
6.2
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
1.03
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
0.62
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.41
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.53
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.69
84.69
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
0.81
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.11
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
864
2.68
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
4.31
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.07
3.07
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.244
0.244
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.212
0.212
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8690
27
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
27
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2896.2
9
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.2
9
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
2647
8.22
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
6.93
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.22
8.22
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.93
6.93
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.12
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.05
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
690
2.14
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
3.89
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.84
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1265
3.93
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
6.41
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.41
6.41
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.144
1.144
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.19
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.35
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.32
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11632
36.14
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
37.4
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.16
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.89
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1206
3.75
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
4.41
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.53
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.63
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.152
1.152
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.202
1.202
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10829
33.65
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
32.67
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.233
0.233
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.14
36.14
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.4
37.4

Fielding Stats for Jack Chesbro and Joel Johnston

Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
394
1.22
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
6.2
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.6
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8703
27
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
27
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2901
9
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.2
9
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
0.32
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.53
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
836
2.59
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.84
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.17
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
995
3.09
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.58
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
2.91
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.37
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.37
94.37
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.67
86.67
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.383
2.383
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.73
48.73
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.09
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Chesbro and Joel Johnston

Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
204.87
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
5057.14
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1151
600
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1103
574.98
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
217
113.12
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
84.45
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
19.29
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
6.78
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.61
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
28.67
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65.83
34.32
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
77.5
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
153.78
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
244
127.19
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.483
0.483
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
44.31
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
42.75
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
84.45
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62.82
32.75
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.97
82.88
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.04
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
13.03
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
269
140.23
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
171.43
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.28
4.28
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
3.5
3.5
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
10.95
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.61
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.61
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA