Emil Gross vs. Jay Johnstone — Career Comparison

Emil Gross
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaProvidence GraysNational LeagueCatcher
Jay Johnstone
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRight Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Emil Gross and Jay Johnstone are closely matched on the surface stats. Emil Gross posted stronger numbers in OPS (.756 vs .730) and slugging (.427 vs .394). Jay Johnstone had the advantage in on-base percentage (.336 vs .329). By the career numbers, Emil Gross had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Emil Gross and Jay Johnstone

Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
248
143.35
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1748
200.57
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
1038
600
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5229
600
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
987
570.52
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4703
539.64
Emil Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Emil Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.76
0.76
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.737
0.737
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
291
168.21
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1254
143.89
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
196
113.29
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
899
103.16
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
38.73
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
215
24.67
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
12.14
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
4.36
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
7
4.05
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
11.7
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
95
54.91
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
355
40.73
Emil Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
136.53
78.92
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
616.21
70.71
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
421
243.35
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1851
212.39
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
342
197.69
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1705
195.64
Emil Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Emil Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Emil Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.756
0.756
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.722
0.722
Emil Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Emil Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Emil Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.678
0.678
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.656
0.656
Emil Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
141
81.5
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
578
66.32
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
107
61.85
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
531
60.93
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
241
139.31
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1007
115.55
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
149.85
86.62
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
640.36
73.48
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
2.52
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
51
29.48
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
429
49.23
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
7
Emil Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
30.06
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
632
72.52
Emil Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.96
19.96
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
8.27
8.27
Emil Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.98
0.98
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
0.68
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
4.59
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
4.02
Emil Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
80
9.18
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
5.74
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
6.2
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
11.93
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48.08
48.08

Fielding Stats for Emil Gross and Jay Johnstone

Emil Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Emil Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
1.02
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1367
1.22
Emil Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1134
1.01
Emil Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6567
27
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30296
27
Emil Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2189
9
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10098.2
9
Emil Gross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1135
4.67
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2743
2.44
Emil Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
1.43
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.12
Emil Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
1.03
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.05
Emil Gross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1735
7.13
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2934
2.61
Emil Gross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1484
6.1
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2873
2.56
Emil Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.53
85.53
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.92
97.92
Emil Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.96
5.96
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.102
2.102
Emil Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.96
82.96
Emil Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.05
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.05
Emil Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
1.06
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Emil Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0