Spec Harkness vs. Joel Johnston — Career Comparison

Spec Harkness
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joel Johnston
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Spec Harkness built a career as a starting pitcher and Joel Johnston as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Spec Harkness posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.37 and WHIP 1.424 compared to 4.31 and 1.296 for Joel Johnston. By the career numbers, Spec Harkness had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Spec Harkness and Joel Johnston

Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.8
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
6.2
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.04
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.57
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.43
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.53
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.89
57.89
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.43
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
3.37
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
4.31
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.212
0.212
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
569
27
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
27
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189.2
9
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.2
9
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
9.21
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
6.93
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.21
9.21
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.93
6.93
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.05
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
3.61
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
3.89
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.84
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
4.03
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
6.41
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.41
6.41
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.849
0.849
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.144
1.144
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
773
36.68
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
37.4
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.89
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
4.7
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
4.41
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.53
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.63
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.202
1.202
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
694
32.93
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
32.67
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.233
0.233
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.68
36.68
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.4
37.4

Fielding Stats for Spec Harkness and Joel Johnston

Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
2.51
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
6.2
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.06
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
408
27
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
27
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
9
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.2
9
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.33
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.53
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
2.98
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.84
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
3.44
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.58
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
3.31
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.37
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.15
96.15
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.67
86.67
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.316
1.316
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.11
42.11
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Spec Harkness and Joel Johnston

Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
38
312.33
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
5057.14
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
600
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
567.12
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
0.486
0.486
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
106.85
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
82.19
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
16.44
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.22
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
24.66
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.88
31.89
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
77.5
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
139.73
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
131.51
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
0.469
0.469
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
32.88
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
41.1
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
73.97
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.56
29.24
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.97
82.88
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
24.66
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
32
263.01
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
2.28
2.28
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
3.5
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.22
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA