Eddie Douglass vs. Brian Johnson — Career Comparison

Lost GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn Royal GiantsEastern Colored LeagueFirst Baseman
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Eddie Douglass and Brian Johnson are closely matched on the surface stats. Brian Johnson posted stronger numbers in OPS (.701 vs .670) and slugging (.403 vs .361). Eddie Douglass had the advantage in on-base percentage (.309 vs .298). By the career numbers, Brian Johnson had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Eddie Douglass and Brian Johnson

Eddie Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Eddie Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
144
138.24
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
471
183.63
Eddie Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
625
600
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1539
600
Eddie Douglass
Career
Per 600 PAverified
579
555.84
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1415
551.66
Eddie Douglass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Eddie Douglass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.709
0.709
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.708
0.708
Eddie Douglass
Career
Per 600 PAverified
158
151.68
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
351
136.84
Eddie Douglass
Career
Per 600 PAverified
126
120.96
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
236
92.01
Eddie Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
21
20.16
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
23.39
Eddie Douglass
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.88
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
2.34
Eddie Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.68
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
19.1
Eddie Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
32
30.72
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
44.83
Eddie Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Eddie Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Eddie Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Eddie Douglass
Career
Per 600 PAverified
68.34
65.6
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
164.9
64.29
Eddie Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
209
200.64
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
570
222.22
Eddie Douglass
Career
Per 600 PAverified
188
180.48
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
443
172.71
Eddie Douglass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Eddie Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.361
0.361
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Eddie Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.694
0.694
Eddie Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Eddie Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Eddie Douglass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.598
0.598
Eddie Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Eddie Douglass
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
77.76
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
51.46
Eddie Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
67
64.32
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
76.41
Eddie Douglass
Career
Per 600 PAverified
140
134.4
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
279
108.77
Eddie Douglass
Career
Per 600 PAverified
77
73.92
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
163.35
63.68
Eddie Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.96
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
4.68
Eddie Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
29
27.84
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
31.19
Eddie Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
6.24
Eddie Douglass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.76
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
268
104.48
Eddie Douglass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104.17
104.17
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
5.74
5.74
Eddie Douglass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.83
4.83
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Eddie Douglass
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.36
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
16
6.24
Eddie Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
6.24
Eddie Douglass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.96
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
42
16.37
Eddie Douglass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.16
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.39
Eddie Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.96
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.17
Eddie Douglass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
21.12
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.56
Eddie Douglass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95.45
95.45
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
25
25

Fielding Stats for Eddie Douglass and Brian Johnson

Eddie Douglass
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Eddie Douglass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.23
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
1.17
Eddie Douglass
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.93
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
1
Eddie Douglass
Career
Per 9 Innings
3152
27
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9903
27
Eddie Douglass
Career
Per 9 Innings
1050.2
9
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3301
9
Eddie Douglass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1200
10.28
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2629
7.17
Eddie Douglass
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.34
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
0.43
Eddie Douglass
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.2
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.06
Eddie Douglass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1263
10.82
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2807
7.65
Eddie Douglass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1240
10.62
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2786
7.6
Eddie Douglass
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.18
98.18
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.25
99.25
Eddie Douglass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.611
8.611
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.509
6.509
Eddie Douglass
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.98
85.98
Eddie Douglass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.41
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.06
Eddie Douglass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.08
Eddie Douglass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Douglass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
255
0.7
Eddie Douglass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.29