Jim Ellis vs. Tom Johnson — Career Comparison

Jim Ellis
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tom Johnson
Lost GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tom Johnson built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Ellis as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Ellis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.86 and WHIP 1.864 compared to 3.36 and 1.226 for Tom Johnson. By the career numbers, Jim Ellis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Ellis and Tom Johnson

Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
4.09
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
1.33
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.82
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.07
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.41
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.64
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.41
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.38
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.35
62.35
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.18
80.18
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.68
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.86
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
3.36
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.53
5.53
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
27
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2247
27
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
9
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
749
9
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
11.05
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
8.19
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.05
11.05
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.41
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.24
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
4.91
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.84
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.82
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
3.27
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
3.72
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.729
0.729
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.12
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
40.91
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3099
37.24
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.05
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.27
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
359
4.31
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
1.11
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.61
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.773
1.773
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
36
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2761
33.18
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.91
40.91
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.24
37.24

Fielding Stats for Jim Ellis and Tom Johnson

Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
4.09
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
1.34
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.82
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.46
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
27
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2250
27
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
9
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750
9
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.82
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.41
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
2.41
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.12
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.23
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
2.63
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.23
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
2.51
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.43
95.43
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.866
1.866
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.93
33.93
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Ellis and Tom Johnson

Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
857.14
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
227.03
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
296
600
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
428.57
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
253
512.84
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
52.7
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
48.65
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
4.05
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
4.05
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
32.31
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.42
13.01
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
56.76
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
103.38
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
40.54
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
24.32
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
64.86
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
30.42
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.04
4.13
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.05
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
46.62
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
257.14
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.16
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
2.33
2.33
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.33
49.33
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.83
3.83
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
36.49
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.11
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.11
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100