Matt Harvey vs. Joel Johnston — Career Comparison

Matt Harvey
MillenialConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Joel Johnston
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Matt Harvey 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. Joel Johnston posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.31 and WHIP 1.296 compared to 4.42 and 1.297 for Matt Harvey. By the career numbers, Joel Johnston had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Harvey and Joel Johnston

Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
1.68
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
6.2
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.6
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.47
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.61
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.53
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.1
43.1
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.56
95.56
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
475
4.42
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
4.31
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.212
0.212
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2899
27
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
27
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
966.1
9
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.2
9
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
969
9.02
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
6.93
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.02
9.02
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.93
6.93
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
1.15
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.05
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
2.55
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
3.89
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.09
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.84
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
867
8.07
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
6.41
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.41
6.41
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.144
1.144
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.25
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.31
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4099
38.18
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
37.4
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.89
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
498
4.64
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
4.41
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.3
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.53
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.24
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.63
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.63
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.286
1.286
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.202
1.202
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3734
34.78
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
32.67
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.233
0.233
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.18
38.18
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.4
37.4

Fielding Stats for Matt Harvey and Joel Johnston

Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
1.68
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
6.2
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.6
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2899
27
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
27
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
966.1
9
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.2
9
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.49
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.53
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
1.07
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.84
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.63
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.58
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
1.56
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.37
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.67
86.67
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.933
0.933
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.56
95.56
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Harvey and Joel Johnston

Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
181
394.91
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
5057.14
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
275
600
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
556.36
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
58.91
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
41.45
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
15.27
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.18
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
17.45
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
8.72
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
77.5
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
80.73
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
67.64
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
17.45
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
30.55
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
45.82
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.39
-18.3
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.97
82.88
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.73
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
108
235.64
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
2.55
2.55
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
3.5
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
34.91
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
10
21.82
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA