Jack Egan vs. Syl Johnson — Career Comparison

Jack Egan
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Syl Johnson
Lost GenerationOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Syl Johnson built a career as a starting pitcher and Jack Egan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Syl Johnson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.06 and WHIP 1.283 compared to 10.8 and 2.000 for Jack Egan. By the career numbers, Syl Johnson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Egan and Syl Johnson

Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
542
2.25
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
0.87
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.47
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.49
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.91
48.91
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.75
38.75
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.34
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.18
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
10.8
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
977
4.06
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.81
8.81
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6497
27
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2165.2
9
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
14.4
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2290
9.52
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.4
14.4
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.52
9.52
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.72
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.6
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
2.03
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.6
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
920
3.82
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.7
1.7
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.09
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.2
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
43.2
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9124
37.92
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
0.84
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
10.8
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1099
4.57
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.283
1.283
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
39.6
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8588
35.69
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.368
0.368
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.2
43.2
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92

Fielding Stats for Jack Egan and Syl Johnson

Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
542
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
27
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
9
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
291
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
367
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.46
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.653
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Egan and Syl Johnson

Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
542
429.59
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
757
600
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
702
556.41
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
100.66
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
79.26
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
14.27
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.96
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.17
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
21.4
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
5.31
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.64
27.46
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
132.36
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
152
120.48
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
40.42
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
42.01
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
79.26
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
2.81
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.59
22.66
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.59
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
18.23
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
214
169.62
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.54
3.54
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
23.78
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
8.72
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.79
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Syl Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.79
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
Syl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100