Ed Herrmann vs. Lou Johnson — Career Comparison

Ed Herrmann
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueCatcherAll-Star
Lou Johnson
Silent GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueLeft Fielder

Ed Herrmann and Lou Johnson are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 99 for Ed Herrmann, 98 for Lou Johnson), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 102 vs 105). The overall lean goes to Ed Herrmann, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Ed Herrmann and Lou Johnson

Ed Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Ed Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
922
180.96
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
677
180.45
Ed Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3057
600
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2251
600
Ed Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2729
535.62
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2049
546.16
Ed Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Ed Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.693
0.693
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.725
0.725
Ed Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
654
128.36
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
529
141
Ed Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
478
93.82
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
370
98.62
Ed Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
92
18.06
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
25.86
Ed Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.79
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.73
Ed Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
15.7
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
48
12.79
Ed Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
176
34.54
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
159
42.38
Ed Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Ed Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Ed Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Ed Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
317.14
62.25
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
251.44
67.02
Ed Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
994
195.09
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
798
212.71
Ed Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
943
185.08
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
692
184.45
Ed Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Ed Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Ed Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.674
0.674
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.701
0.701
Ed Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Ed Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Ed Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.597
0.597
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.635
0.635
Ed Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Ed Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
247
48.48
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
244
65.04
Ed Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
320
62.81
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
232
61.84
Ed Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
487
95.58
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
428
114.08
Ed Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
319.93
62.79
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
255.24
68.03
Ed Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
29
5.69
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
14.13
Ed Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
51.03
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
110
29.32
Ed Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
10.79
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
23
6.13
Ed Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PAverified
361
70.85
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
320
85.3
Ed Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.47
8.47
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
7.03
7.03
Ed Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.72
0.72
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Ed Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
15
2.94
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
7.2
Ed Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
4.71
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
3.2
Ed Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
76
14.92
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
12.53
Ed Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.18
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
13.33
Ed Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.57
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
6.4
Ed Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
14
2.75
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
19.72
Ed Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
42.86
42.86
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67.57
67.57

Fielding Stats for Ed Herrmann and Lou Johnson

Ed Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ed Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
817
1.13
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
1.16
Ed Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
746
1.03
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
515
0.98
Ed Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19503
27
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14133
27
Ed Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6501
9
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4711
9
Ed Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4230
5.86
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
945
1.81
Ed Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
0.61
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.06
Ed Herrmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.08
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.04
Ed Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4733
6.55
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
994
1.9
Ed Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
6.47
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
975
1.86
Ed Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.71
98.71
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.09
98.09
Ed Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.719
5.719
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.609
1.609
Ed Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.31
91.31
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.98
84.98
Ed Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.09
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.01
Ed Herrmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
0.17
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Herrmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.04
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Herrmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
496
0.69
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
0.35
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0