Geoff Geary vs. Hank Johnson — Career Comparison

Geoff Geary
Gen XNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Hank Johnson
Greatest GenerationFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Hank Johnson built a career as a starting pitcher and Geoff Geary as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Geoff Geary posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.92 and WHIP 1.452 compared to 4.75 and 1.570 for Hank Johnson. By the career numbers, Geoff Geary had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Geoff Geary and Hank Johnson

Geoff Geary
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Geoff Geary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
7.35
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
2.1
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.98
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.41
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.53
Geoff Geary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.26
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.47
Geoff Geary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.54
61.54
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.94
52.94
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.59
46.59
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.38
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Geoff Geary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
3.92
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
563
4.75
Geoff Geary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Geoff Geary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Geoff Geary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 9 Innings
1054
27
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3199
27
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 9 Innings
351.1
9
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1066.1
9
Geoff Geary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
9.32
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1107
9.34
Geoff Geary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.32
9.32
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.34
9.34
Geoff Geary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.87
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.75
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Geoff Geary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Geoff Geary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
3.15
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
4.79
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.59
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Geoff Geary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
5.89
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
568
4.79
Geoff Geary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.89
5.89
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.28
2.28
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.005
1.005
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.064
1.064
Geoff Geary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.31
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.28
Geoff Geary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.56
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.27
Geoff Geary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 9 Innings
1520
38.94
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4889
41.26
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.74
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
0.68
Geoff Geary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
4.51
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
665
5.61
Geoff Geary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.44
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.28
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Geoff Geary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.15
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Geoff Geary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.386
1.386
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 9 Innings
1347
34.51
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4290
36.21
Geoff Geary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.94
38.94
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.26
41.26

Fielding Stats for Geoff Geary and Hank Johnson

Geoff Geary
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Geoff Geary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
7.35
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Geoff Geary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1054
27
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Geoff Geary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351.1
9
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.54
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.1
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
Geoff Geary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.15
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.79
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.64
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.43
91.43
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.82
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.223
0.223
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.855
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Geoff Geary and Hank Johnson

Geoff Geary
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Geoff Geary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
287
9566.67
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
259
374.46
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
415
600
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
566.67
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
376
543.61
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 600 PA
0.361
0.361
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.586
0.586
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
117.11
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
83.86
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
23.13
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.23
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.89
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
33.25
Geoff Geary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
13.14
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.97
43.33
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
163.37
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
146.02
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 600 PA
0.343
0.343
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Geoff Geary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
69.4
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
46.27
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
112.77
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.34
-11.46
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31.9
46.12
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
28.92
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Geoff Geary
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
333.33
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
70.84
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 600 PA
1.8
1.8
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.47
8.47
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
27.47
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Hank Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Geoff Geary
Career
Per 600 PA
Hank Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA