Ed Eiteljorge vs. George Johnson — Career Comparison

Ed Eiteljorge
Pre-GenerationalGermanyThrows RightBats RightEuropeWashington StatesmenAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
George Johnson
Lost GenerationNebraskaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City PackersFederal LeagueStarting Pitcher

George Johnson built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Eiteljorge as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. George Johnson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.95 and WHIP 1.248 compared to 6.68 and 1.989 for Ed Eiteljorge. By the career numbers, George Johnson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Eiteljorge and George Johnson

Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.28
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
1.45
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.14
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
1.11
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.52
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.85
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.56
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.19
48.19
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.58
76.58
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.85
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.58
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.12
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
6.68
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
2.95
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.68
6.68
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
27
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2065
27
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.1
9
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
688.1
9
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
11.94
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
667
8.72
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.94
11.94
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.72
8.72
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.43
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.2
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
5.97
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
2.51
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
3.41
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
3.97
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.042
1.042
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.721
0.721
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.27
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.28
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.25
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
45.9
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2816
36.82
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.17
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
10.52
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
4.42
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.52
10.52
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.248
1.248
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
38.65
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2605
34.06
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.22
8.22
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.9
45.9
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.82
36.82

Fielding Stats for Ed Eiteljorge and George Johnson

Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.29
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
27
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
9
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.43
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.86
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.29
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.57
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
3.29
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
92
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.56
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.556
2.556
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.901
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.29
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Eiteljorge and George Johnson

Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
9
192.86
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
265.34
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
28
600
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
600
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
578.57
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
224
535.46
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
George Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
George Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.427
0.427
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
107.14
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
64.54
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
85.71
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
47.81
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.17
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.39
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.17
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
16.73
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.29
27.73
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.33
24.69
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
128.57
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
98.01
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
128.57
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
109.96
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
George Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
George Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.437
0.437
George Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
George Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
George Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
64.29
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
28.69
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
85.71
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
35.86
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
150
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
57.37
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.15
24.56
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.93
11.78
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.17
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
38.25
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
150
George Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
100
239.04
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
George Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.51
2.51
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
19.12
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.17
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.17
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
George Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100