Dick Groat vs. Jay Johnstone — Career Comparison

Dick Groat
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueShortstopMVPAll-Star
Jay Johnstone
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRight Fielder

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Jay Johnstone holds a real edge over Dick Groat in this comparison. Jay Johnstone led in home run production (HR/PA+ 131 vs 25), walk rate (BB%+ 113 vs 72), and slugging (SLG+ 115 vs 103). Dick Groat held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 218 vs 124). The edge belongs to Jay Johnstone.

Hitting Stats for Dick Groat and Jay Johnstone

Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1929
141.51
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1748
200.57
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8179
600
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
5229
600
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7484
549.02
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
4703
539.64
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.712
0.712
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.737
0.737
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2138
156.84
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
1254
143.89
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1680
123.24
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
899
103.16
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
352
25.82
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
215
24.67
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
4.92
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
38
4.36
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
39
2.86
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
11.7
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
458
33.6
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
355
40.73
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
855.2
62.74
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
616.21
70.71
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2741
201.08
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1851
212.39
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2659
195.06
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1705
195.64
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.722
0.722
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.586
0.586
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.656
0.656
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
829
60.81
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
578
66.32
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
707
51.86
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
531
60.93
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1497
109.82
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1007
115.55
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
960.6
70.47
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
640.36
73.48
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
2.27
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
2.52
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
35.95
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
429
49.23
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
39
2.86
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
7
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
512
37.56
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
632
72.52
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.97
15.97
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
8.27
8.27
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.96
0.96
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
0.68
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
8.95
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
40
4.59
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
3.81
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
4.02
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
220
16.14
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
9.18
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
14
1.03
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
5.74
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
27
1.98
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
6.2
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
41
3.01
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
11.93
Dick Groat
Career
Per 600 PA
34.15
34.15
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48.08
48.08

Fielding Stats for Dick Groat and Jay Johnstone

Dick Groat
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1906
1.09
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1367
1.22
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1781
1.02
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1134
1.01
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47109
27
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
30296
27
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15703
9
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
10098.2
9
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3526
2.02
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2743
2.44
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5864
3.36
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.12
Dick Groat
Career
Per 9 Innings
376
0.22
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.05
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9766
5.6
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2934
2.61
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9390
5.38
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2873
2.56
Dick Groat
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.15
96.15
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.92
97.92
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.927
4.927
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.102
2.102
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.44
93.44
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.96
82.96
Dick Groat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1241
0.71
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.05
Dick Groat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Groat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Groat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Groat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0