Lou Dials vs. Jay Johnstone — Career Comparison

Lou Dials
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit StarsNegro National LeagueRight FielderAll-Star
Jay Johnstone
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRight Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Lou Dials and Jay Johnstone are closely matched on the surface stats. Jay Johnstone had the edge in home run production (102 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Jay Johnstone had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Lou Dials and Jay Johnstone

Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
173
160.43
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1748
200.57
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
647
600
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5229
600
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
572
530.45
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4703
539.64
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.767
0.767
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.737
0.737
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
155
143.74
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1254
143.89
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
109
101.08
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
899
103.16
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
26
24.11
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
24.67
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
12.06
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
4.36
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
7
6.49
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
11.7
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
42.66
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
355
40.73
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83.04
77.01
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
616.21
70.71
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
228
211.44
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1851
212.39
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
213
197.53
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1705
195.64
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.737
0.737
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.722
0.722
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.715
0.715
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.656
0.656
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
80
74.19
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
578
66.32
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
80
74.19
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
531
60.93
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
153
141.89
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1007
115.55
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90.18
83.63
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
640.36
73.48
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.78
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
2.52
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
51
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
429
49.23
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
7
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.93
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
632
72.52
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
647
647
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
8.27
8.27
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
55
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
0.68
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
15.77
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
4.59
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
4.02
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
80
9.18
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
11.13
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
5.74
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
6.2
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
12
11.13
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
11.93
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
48.08
48.08

Fielding Stats for Lou Dials and Jay Johnstone

Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
1.13
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1367
1.22
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
1.06
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1134
1.01
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
3975
27
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30296
27
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
1325
9
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10098.2
9
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
1.66
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2743
2.44
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.2
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
0.12
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.16
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.05
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
2.02
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2934
2.61
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
273
1.85
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2873
2.56
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.92
91.92
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.92
97.92
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.645
1.645
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.102
2.102
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.98
93.98
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.96
82.96
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.05
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0