Bunny Hearn vs. Joel Johnston — Career Comparison

Bunny Hearn
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh RebelsFederal LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joel Johnston
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bunny Hearn 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. Bunny Hearn posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.56 and WHIP 1.324 compared to 4.31 and 1.296 for Joel Johnston. By the career numbers, Bunny Hearn had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bunny Hearn and Joel Johnston

Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
1.49
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
6.2
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.9
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.32
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.54
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.53
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.14
35.14
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.61
60.61
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.54
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
3.56
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
4.31
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.212
0.212
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1199
27
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
27
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
399.2
9
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.2
9
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
429
9.66
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
6.93
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.66
9.66
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.93
6.93
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.05
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.25
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
3.89
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.84
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
2.5
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
6.41
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.41
6.41
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.68
1.68
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.528
0.528
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.144
1.144
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1630
36.71
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
37.4
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.52
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.89
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
4.12
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
4.41
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.53
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.63
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.324
1.324
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.202
1.202
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1526
34.36
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
32.67
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.233
0.233
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.71
36.71
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.4
37.4

Fielding Stats for Bunny Hearn and Joel Johnston

Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
15.23
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
6.2
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.15
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
27
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
27
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
9
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85.2
9
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.46
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.53
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
27
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.84
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.69
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
31.15
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.58
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
30.46
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.37
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.78
97.78
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.67
86.67
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.58
7.58
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.46
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bunny Hearn and Joel Johnston

Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
282.86
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
5057.14
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
140
600
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
570
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.469
0.469
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
102.86
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
81.43
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
17.14
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.29
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
21.43
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.98
29.92
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
77.5
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
132.86
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
120
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.438
0.438
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
30
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.14
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
42.86
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.84
25.04
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.97
82.88
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.29
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.86
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
158.57
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
171.43
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.78
3.78
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
3.5
3.5
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
12.86
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.57
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.57
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bunny Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA