Dave Hostetler vs. Lou Johnson — Career Comparison

Dave Hostetler
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Lou Johnson
Silent GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueLeft Fielder

Dave Hostetler 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+ 95 for Dave Hostetler, 98 for Lou Johnson), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 100 vs 105). The overall lean goes to Lou Johnson, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Dave Hostetler and Lou Johnson

Dave Hostetler
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Dave Hostetler
Career
Per 600 PA
255
164.87
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
677
180.45
Dave Hostetler
Career
Per 600 PA
928
600
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2251
600
Dave Hostetler
Career
Per 600 PA
818
528.88
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2049
546.16
Dave Hostetler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Dave Hostetler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.733
0.733
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.725
0.725
Dave Hostetler
Career
Per 600 PA
187
120.91
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
529
141
Dave Hostetler
Career
Per 600 PA
121
78.23
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
370
98.62
Dave Hostetler
Career
Per 600 PA
23
14.87
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
25.86
Dave Hostetler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.88
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
3.73
Dave Hostetler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
23.92
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
12.79
Dave Hostetler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
42.67
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159
42.38
Dave Hostetler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Dave Hostetler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Dave Hostetler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Dave Hostetler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
106.24
68.69
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251.44
67.02
Dave Hostetler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
333
215.3
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
798
212.71
Dave Hostetler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
290
187.5
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
692
184.45
Dave Hostetler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Dave Hostetler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.407
0.407
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Dave Hostetler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.72
0.72
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.701
0.701
Dave Hostetler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Dave Hostetler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Dave Hostetler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
0.66
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.635
0.635
Dave Hostetler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Dave Hostetler
Career
Per 600 PA
92
59.48
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
65.04
Dave Hostetler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
124
80.17
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
232
61.84
Dave Hostetler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
179
115.73
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
428
114.08
Dave Hostetler
Career
Per 600 PA
102.76
66.44
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255.24
68.03
Dave Hostetler
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.88
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
14.13
Dave Hostetler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
97
62.72
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
29.32
Dave Hostetler
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.59
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
6.13
Dave Hostetler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
248
160.34
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
320
85.3
Dave Hostetler
Career
Per 600 PA
3.74
3.74
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.03
7.03
Dave Hostetler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Dave Hostetler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
7.2
Dave Hostetler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.53
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
3.2
Dave Hostetler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
18.75
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
12.53
Dave Hostetler
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.29
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
13.33
Dave Hostetler
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.59
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
6.4
Dave Hostetler
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.88
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
19.72
Dave Hostetler
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67.57
67.57

Fielding Stats for Dave Hostetler and Lou Johnson

Dave Hostetler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dave Hostetler
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
1.1
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
1.16
Dave Hostetler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.03
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
515
0.98
Dave Hostetler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3237
27
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14133
27
Dave Hostetler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1079
9
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4711
9
Dave Hostetler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1219
10.17
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
945
1.81
Dave Hostetler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.48
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.06
Dave Hostetler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.11
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.04
Dave Hostetler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1290
10.76
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
994
1.9
Dave Hostetler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1277
10.65
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
975
1.86
Dave Hostetler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.99
98.99
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.09
98.09
Dave Hostetler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.674
9.674
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.609
1.609
Dave Hostetler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.18
93.18
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.98
84.98
Dave Hostetler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.94
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.01
Dave Hostetler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Hostetler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Hostetler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Hostetler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0