Bill Handy vs. Lou Johnson — Career Comparison

Bill Handy
Lost GenerationLouisianaThrows RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn Royal GiantsEastern Colored LeagueSecond Baseman
Lou Johnson
Silent GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueLeft Fielder

On the career numbers, Bill Handy posted the stronger offensive profile against Lou Johnson. Bill Handy posted stronger numbers in OPS (.760 vs .708) and on-base percentage (.361 vs .318). Lou Johnson had the advantage in home run production (48 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Bill Handy had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Bill Handy and Lou Johnson

Bill Handy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PA
277
147.73
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
677
180.45
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PA
1125
600
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2251
600
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PA
947
505.07
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2049
546.16
Bill Handy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Bill Handy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.804
0.804
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.725
0.725
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PA
259
138.13
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
529
141
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PA
183
97.6
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
370
98.62
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PA
47
25.07
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
25.86
Bill Handy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
8
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
14
3.73
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PA
14
7.47
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
12.79
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PA
76
40.53
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
42.38
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
154.26
82.27
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251.44
67.02
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PA
378
201.6
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
798
212.71
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
388
206.93
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
692
184.45
Bill Handy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Bill Handy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Bill Handy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.76
0.76
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.701
0.701
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Bill Handy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Bill Handy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.786
0.786
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.635
0.635
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
162
86.4
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
244
65.04
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
146
77.87
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
232
61.84
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
294
156.8
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
428
114.08
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
164.37
87.66
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
255.24
68.03
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
14.93
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
14.13
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
101
53.87
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
29.32
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
6.13
Bill Handy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.67
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
320
85.3
Bill Handy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
225
225
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
7.03
7.03
Bill Handy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.2
20.2
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Bill Handy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
26.13
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
27
7.2
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.2
Bill Handy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
47
12.53
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
18.13
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
13.33
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
6.4
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PA
34
18.13
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
19.72
Bill Handy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
67.57
67.57

Fielding Stats for Bill Handy and Lou Johnson

Bill Handy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bill Handy
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
1.07
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
1.16
Bill Handy
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.41
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
515
0.98
Bill Handy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7114
27
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14133
27
Bill Handy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2371.1
9
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4711
9
Bill Handy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
515
1.95
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
945
1.81
Bill Handy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
760
2.88
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.06
Bill Handy
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.35
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.04
Bill Handy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1368
5.19
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
994
1.9
Bill Handy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1275
4.84
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
975
1.86
Bill Handy
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.2
93.2
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.09
98.09
Bill Handy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.537
4.537
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.609
1.609
Bill Handy
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.79
38.79
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.98
84.98
Bill Handy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.3
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.01
Bill Handy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Handy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Handy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Handy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0