Guy Hecker vs. Don Johnson — Career Comparison

Guy Hecker
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Don Johnson
Greatest GenerationOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Don Johnson built a career as a starting pitcher and Guy Hecker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Guy Hecker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.93 and WHIP 1.168 compared to 4.78 and 1.585 for Don Johnson. By the career numbers, Guy Hecker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Guy Hecker and Don Johnson

Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Don Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
1.03
Don Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
2.82
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
322
0.99
Don Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
0.54
Don Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.39
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.45
Don Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.54
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.52
54.52
Don Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.54
41.54
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.83
95.83
Don Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.35
35.35
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
0.96
Don Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.24
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.05
Don Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Don Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.17
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
951
2.93
Don Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
4.78
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Don Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Don Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Don Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Don Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8772
27
Don Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1893
27
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2924
9
Don Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
631
9
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2922
8.99
Don Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
712
10.16
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.99
8.99
Don Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.16
10.16
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.15
Don Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.78
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Don Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Don Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
492
1.51
Don Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285
4.06
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.51
1.51
Don Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1110
3.42
Don Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
3.74
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Don Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Don Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.548
0.548
Don Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.867
0.867
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
0.39
Don Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.14
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.22
Don Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.16
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Don Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12415
38.21
Don Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2814
40.14
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Don Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.88
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1726
5.31
Don Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
5.29
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Don Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.29
5.29
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.168
1.168
Don Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.58
1.58
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11851
36.48
Don Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2518
35.91
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Don Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.87
1.87
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Don Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.21
38.21
Don Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.14
40.14

Fielding Stats for Guy Hecker and Don Johnson

Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Don Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
733
1.09
Don Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
7.58
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.8
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18129
27
Don Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
705
27
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6043
9
Don Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
9
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3309
4.93
Don Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.84
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
744
1.11
Don Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
3.94
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
0.32
Don Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4266
6.35
Don Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
5.06
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4053
6.04
Don Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
4.79
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.01
95.01
Don Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.7
94.7
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.529
5.529
Don Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.631
0.631
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.61
10.61
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
0.29
Don Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.38
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Guy Hecker and Don Johnson

Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Don Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
705
138.6
Don Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
198
642.16
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3052
600
Don Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
185
600
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2876
565.4
Don Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
155
502.7
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Don Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.737
0.737
Don Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
812
159.63
Don Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
29.19
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
629
123.66
Don Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
25.95
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
23
Don Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.24
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
9.24
Don Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
3.74
Don Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
35.98
Don Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.24
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Don Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Don Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Don Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
376.32
73.98
Don Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.72
2.34
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1080
212.32
Don Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
32.43
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
988
194.23
Don Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
14
45.41
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Don Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Don Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.699
0.699
Don Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Don Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Don Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.055
0.055
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.668
0.668
Don Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Don Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
504
99.08
Don Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.24
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
278
54.65
Don Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
22.7
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
763
150
Don Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
25.95
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
418.9
82.35
Don Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.05
-26.1
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
6.49
Don Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
28.11
Don Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
16.22
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
19.27
Don Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
152.43
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31.14
31.14
Don Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
3.94
3.94
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
1.46
Don Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
77.84
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.24
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Don Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.49
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
24.18
Don Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hecker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
24.18
Don Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Hecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Don Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA