Greg Harris vs. Tommy Johnson — Career Comparison

Greg Harris
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tommy Johnson
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Tommy Johnson built a career as a starting pitcher and Greg Harris as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Greg Harris posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.69 and WHIP 1.409 compared to 5.95 and 1.724 for Tommy Johnson. By the career numbers, Greg Harris had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Greg Harris and Tommy Johnson

Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
4.31
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
2.55
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
0.6
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.06
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.45
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.55
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.28
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.12
45.12
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.94
13.94
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.67
41.67
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.33
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
601
3.69
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
5.95
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.95
5.95
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4401
27
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1467
9
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1329
8.15
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
10.84
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.15
8.15
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.84
10.84
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
0.79
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
652
4
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
4.46
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.53
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1141
7
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.34
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.62
1.62
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.222
1.222
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.756
0.756
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.44
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.33
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6293
38.61
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
41.88
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
1.63
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.28
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
4.23
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
7.02
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.02
7.02
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.44
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.31
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
0.81
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.85
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.701
1.701
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5464
33.52
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
36.99
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.88
41.88

Fielding Stats for Greg Harris and Tommy Johnson

Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
4.31
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
2.55
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
0.6
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.06
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4401
27
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1467
9
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.62
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
228
1.4
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.13
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.2
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
361
2.21
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.55
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
2.02
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.34
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.14
91.14
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.67
91.67
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.468
0.468
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.917
0.917
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.94
13.94
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.67
41.67
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Greg Harris and Tommy Johnson

Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
705
5957.75
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
14
525
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
600
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
574.65
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
15
562.5
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.531
0.531
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
126.76
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
112.5
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
84.51
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
42.25
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
42.25
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.05
39.5
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
185.92
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
150
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
135.21
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.555
0.555
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.517
0.517
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.434
0.434
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.417
0.417
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
59.15
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
33.8
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
92.96
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.15
43.55
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.05
39.47
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.45
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
29
245.07
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.45
2.45
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA