Alex Ferson vs. Hank Johnson — Career Comparison

Alex Ferson
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Hank Johnson
Greatest GenerationFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Hank Johnson built a career as a starting pitcher and Alex Ferson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Alex Ferson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.37 and WHIP 1.561 compared to 4.75 and 1.570 for Hank Johnson. By the career numbers, Alex Ferson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Ferson and Hank Johnson

Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.17
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
2.1
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.1
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
0.98
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.44
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.53
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.61
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.47
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.86
41.86
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.94
52.94
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.59
46.59
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.88
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.38
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
4.37
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
563
4.75
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1105
27
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3199
27
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
368.1
9
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1066.1
9
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
10.36
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1107
9.34
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.36
10.36
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.34
9.34
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.37
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.75
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
3.69
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
4.79
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
2.59
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
568
4.79
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.28
2.28
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.698
0.698
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.064
1.064
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.27
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.28
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.32
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.27
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1681
41.07
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4889
41.26
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.68
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
278
6.79
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
665
5.61
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.79
6.79
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.561
1.561
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1517
37.07
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4290
36.21
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.07
41.07
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.26
41.26

Fielding Stats for Alex Ferson and Hank Johnson

Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.19
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
249
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1110
27
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
9
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.68
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.19
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.99
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.8
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.24
90.24
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.82
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.51
1.51
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.855
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Ferson and Hank Johnson

Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
49
176.05
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
259
374.46
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
167
600
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
415
600
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
150
538.92
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
376
543.61
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.432
0.432
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.586
0.586
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
20
71.86
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
117.11
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
16
57.49
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
83.86
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
10.78
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
23.13
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.59
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.23
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.89
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
14.37
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
33.25
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
6.78
24.35
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.97
43.33
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
25
89.82
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
163.37
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
37
132.93
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
146.02
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.388
0.388
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
35.93
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
69.4
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
17.96
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
46.27
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
15
53.89
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
112.77
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
4.89
17.55
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31.9
46.12
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.59
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
57.49
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
28.92
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
56
201.2
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
70.84
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.98
2.98
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.47
8.47
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
27.47
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.19
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.19
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA