Lefty Houtz vs. Lou Johnson — Career Comparison

Lefty Houtz
Pre-GenerationalIndianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Lou Johnson
Silent GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Lefty Houtz and Lou Johnson are closely matched on the surface stats. Lou Johnson posted stronger numbers in slugging (.389 vs .353) and batting average (.258 vs .235). Lefty Houtz had the advantage in OPS (.734 vs .708). By the career numbers, Lou Johnson had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Lefty Houtz and Lou Johnson

Lefty Houtz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Lefty Houtz
Career
Per 600 PA
5
142.86
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
677
180.45
Lefty Houtz
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2251
600
Lefty Houtz
Career
Per 600 PA
17
485.71
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2049
546.16
Lefty Houtz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Lefty Houtz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.797
0.797
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.725
0.725
Lefty Houtz
Career
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
529
141
Lefty Houtz
Career
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
370
98.62
Lefty Houtz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
25.86
Lefty Houtz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
3.73
Lefty Houtz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
12.79
Lefty Houtz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
42.38
Lefty Houtz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Lefty Houtz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Lefty Houtz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Lefty Houtz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.05
87.28
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251.44
67.02
Lefty Houtz
Career
Per 600 PA
6
171.43
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
798
212.71
Lefty Houtz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
228.57
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
692
184.45
Lefty Houtz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Lefty Houtz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Lefty Houtz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.734
0.734
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.701
0.701
Lefty Houtz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Lefty Houtz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Lefty Houtz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.846
0.846
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.635
0.635
Lefty Houtz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Lefty Houtz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
65.04
Lefty Houtz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
232
61.84
Lefty Houtz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
428
114.08
Lefty Houtz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.14
89.84
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
255.24
68.03
Lefty Houtz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
14.13
Lefty Houtz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
29.32
Lefty Houtz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
6.13
Lefty Houtz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
320
85.3
Lefty Houtz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.5
10.5
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
7.03
7.03
Lefty Houtz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Lefty Houtz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
7.2
Lefty Houtz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.2
Lefty Houtz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
47
12.53
Lefty Houtz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
13.33
Lefty Houtz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
6.4
Lefty Houtz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
19.72
Lefty Houtz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
67.57
67.57

Fielding Stats for Lefty Houtz and Lou Johnson

Lefty Houtz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Lefty Houtz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.8
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
1.16
Lefty Houtz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
515
0.98
Lefty Houtz
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
27
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14133
27
Lefty Houtz
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
9
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4711
9
Lefty Houtz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.73
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
945
1.81
Lefty Houtz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.64
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.06
Lefty Houtz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.04
Lefty Houtz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.38
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
994
1.9
Lefty Houtz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.38
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
975
1.86
Lefty Houtz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.09
98.09
Lefty Houtz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.609
1.609
Lefty Houtz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.98
84.98
Lefty Houtz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.32
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.01
Lefty Houtz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Houtz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Houtz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Houtz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0