Bun Hayes vs. Tom Johnson — Career Comparison

Bun Hayes
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore Black SoxNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Tom Johnson
Baby BoomersMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bun Hayes built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Johnson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tom Johnson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.39 and WHIP 1.434 compared to 5.95 and 1.586 for Bun Hayes. By the career numbers, Tom Johnson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bun Hayes and Tom Johnson

Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
1.7
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
4.25
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.02
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.46
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.76
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.61
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.46
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.18
43.18
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.16
62.16
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.68
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.72
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
5.95
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
3.39
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.95
5.95
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1112
27
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
820
27
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
370.2
9
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
273.1
9
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
444
10.78
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
9.29
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.78
10.78
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.29
9.29
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.68
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.63
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
3.5
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
3.06
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.56
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
3.5
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
5.47
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.47
5.47
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.777
0.777
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.948
0.948
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.49
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.22
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.3
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1679
40.77
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1178
38.79
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.27
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
2.77
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
278
6.75
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
3.85
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.17
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.46
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.46
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.75
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.79
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.586
1.586
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.372
1.372
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1478
35.89
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1048
34.51
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.305
0.305
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.77
40.77
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.79
38.79

Fielding Stats for Bun Hayes and Tom Johnson

Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.73
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
4.25
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.01
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1202
27
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
820
27
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
400.2
9
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
273.1
9
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.43
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.49
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.89
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.48
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.13
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
2.45
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
2.07
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.31
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.98
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.5
94.5
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.24
95.24
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.338
1.338
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.465
0.465
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.44
58.44
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.11
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bun Hayes and Tom Johnson

Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
79
278.82
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
600
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
550.59
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
116.47
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
105.88
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.06
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.53
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.59
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.75
34.41
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
130.59
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
148.24
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.492
0.492
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
56.47
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
45.88
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
102.35
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.54
40.71
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.53
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
28.24
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.53
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
170
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
17.65
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.53
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.53
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA