Bob Gibson vs. Tom Johnson — Career Comparison

Bob Gibson
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tom Johnson
Baby BoomersMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Tom Johnson a clear advantage over Bob Gibson across the core pitching metrics. Tom Johnson led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 144 vs 70), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 115 vs 86), and home run suppression (HR9+ 116 vs 93). Tom Johnson was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Bob Gibson and Tom Johnson

Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
3.27
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
4.25
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.6
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.4
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.76
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.6
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.46
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.16
62.16
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18.37
18.37
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.43
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.72
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
4.24
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
3.39
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
809
27
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
820
27
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
269.2
9
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
273.1
9
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
8.04
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
282
9.29
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.04
8.04
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.29
9.29
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.97
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.63
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
5.54
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
3.06
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.27
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.56
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.54
5.54
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
5.54
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
5.47
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.54
5.54
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.231
1.231
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.948
0.948
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.57
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.49
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.3
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1188
39.65
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1178
38.79
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.67
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
2.77
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
4.84
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
3.85
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.53
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.46
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.43
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.46
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.73
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.79
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.509
1.509
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.372
1.372
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
991
33.07
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1048
34.51
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.65
39.65
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.79
38.79

Fielding Stats for Bob Gibson and Tom Johnson

Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
3.27
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
4.25
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.6
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
809
27
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
820
27
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
269.2
9
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
273.1
9
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.49
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.87
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.48
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.94
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
2.07
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.87
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.98
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.55
96.55
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.24
95.24
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.571
0.571
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.465
0.465
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18.37
18.37
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Gibson and Tom Johnson

Bob Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
98
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA