Charlie Gooch vs. Jay Johnstone — Career Comparison

Charlie Gooch
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueUnknown
Jay Johnstone
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRight Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Charlie Gooch and Jay Johnstone are closely matched on the surface stats. Jay Johnstone posted stronger numbers in OPS (.730 vs .710) and slugging (.394 vs .351). Charlie Gooch had the advantage in on-base percentage (.359 vs .336). By the career numbers, Jay Johnstone had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Charlie Gooch and Jay Johnstone

Charlie Gooch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Charlie Gooch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
365.63
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1748
200.57
Charlie Gooch
Career
Per 600 PA
64
600
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5229
600
Charlie Gooch
Career
Per 600 PA
57
534.38
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4703
539.64
Charlie Gooch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Charlie Gooch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.715
0.715
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.737
0.737
Charlie Gooch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
150
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1254
143.89
Charlie Gooch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
121.88
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
899
103.16
Charlie Gooch
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.75
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
24.67
Charlie Gooch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
4.36
Charlie Gooch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
11.7
Charlie Gooch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
28.13
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
355
40.73
Charlie Gooch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Charlie Gooch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Charlie Gooch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Charlie Gooch
Career
Per 600 PA
7.42
69.6
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
616.21
70.71
Charlie Gooch
Career
Per 600 PA
20
187.5
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1851
212.39
Charlie Gooch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
215.63
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1705
195.64
Charlie Gooch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Charlie Gooch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Charlie Gooch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.71
0.71
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.722
0.722
Charlie Gooch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Charlie Gooch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Charlie Gooch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.643
0.643
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.656
0.656
Charlie Gooch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Charlie Gooch
Career
Per 600 PA
6
56.25
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
578
66.32
Charlie Gooch
Career
Per 600 PA
5
46.88
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
531
60.93
Charlie Gooch
Career
Per 600 PA
11
103.13
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1007
115.55
Charlie Gooch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8.36
78.37
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
640.36
73.48
Charlie Gooch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
2.52
Charlie Gooch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
65.63
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
429
49.23
Charlie Gooch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
7
Charlie Gooch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
75
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
632
72.52
Charlie Gooch
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.27
8.27
Charlie Gooch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.88
0.88
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
0.68
Charlie Gooch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
4.59
Charlie Gooch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
4.02
Charlie Gooch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
80
9.18
Charlie Gooch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
5.74
Charlie Gooch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
6.2
Charlie Gooch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.38
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
11.93
Charlie Gooch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48.08
48.08

Fielding Stats for Charlie Gooch and Jay Johnstone

Charlie Gooch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Charlie Gooch
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1367
1.22
Charlie Gooch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1134
1.01
Charlie Gooch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30296
27
Charlie Gooch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10098.2
9
Charlie Gooch
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2743
2.44
Charlie Gooch
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.12
Charlie Gooch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.05
Charlie Gooch
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2934
2.61
Charlie Gooch
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2873
2.56
Charlie Gooch
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.35
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.92
97.92
Charlie Gooch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.733
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.102
2.102
Charlie Gooch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.96
82.96
Charlie Gooch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.05
Charlie Gooch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Gooch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Gooch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Gooch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0