Greg Goossen vs. Lefty Johnson — Career Comparison

Greg Goossen
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Lefty Johnson
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican AssociationRight Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Greg Goossen and Lefty Johnson are closely matched on the surface stats. Lefty Johnson posted stronger numbers in OPS (.718 vs .699) and on-base percentage (.368 vs .316). Greg Goossen had the advantage in slugging (.383 vs .351). By the career numbers, Lefty Johnson had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Greg Goossen and Lefty Johnson

Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Lefty Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
225.29
Lefty Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
169
137.03
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
514
600
Lefty Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
740
600
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
460
536.96
Lefty Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
636
515.68
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Lefty Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.713
0.713
Lefty Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.784
0.784
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
111
129.57
Lefty Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
136.22
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
73
85.21
Lefty Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
108.65
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
28.02
Lefty Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
15
12.16
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.17
Lefty Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
13.78
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
15.18
Lefty Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.62
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
44.36
Lefty Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
34
27.57
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Lefty Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Lefty Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Lefty Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
55.5
64.78
Lefty Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103.5
83.92
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
176
205.45
Lefty Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
223
180.81
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
162
189.11
Lefty Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
272
220.54
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Lefty Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Lefty Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.699
0.699
Lefty Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Lefty Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Lefty Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.625
0.625
Lefty Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.795
0.795
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Lefty Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
33
38.52
Lefty Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
98.11
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
44
51.36
Lefty Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
72.97
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
64
74.71
Lefty Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
169.46
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
55.6
64.9
Lefty Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109.38
88.69
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
10.51
Lefty Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
4.86
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
42
49.03
Lefty Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
79.46
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
112
130.74
Lefty Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
49.46
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
4.59
4.59
Lefty Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.13
12.13
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Lefty Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.61
1.61
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.33
Lefty Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.17
Lefty Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
15
17.51
Lefty Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.17
Lefty Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
36.49
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.17
Lefty Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.33
Lefty Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
36.49
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Lefty Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Greg Goossen and Lefty Johnson

Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Lefty Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.2
Lefty Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
1.03
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
1.03
Lefty Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2894
27
Lefty Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4413
27
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 9 Innings
964.2
9
Lefty Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1471
9
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
793
7.4
Lefty Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
1.77
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.63
Lefty Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.22
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.09
Lefty Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
870
8.12
Lefty Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
375
2.29
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
860
8.02
Lefty Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
1.99
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.85
98.85
Lefty Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.67
86.67
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.667
6.667
Lefty Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.923
1.923
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.27
85.27
Lefty Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.44
Lefty Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Lefty Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Lefty Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.29
Lefty Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Lefty Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0