Catfish Hunter vs. Joel Johnston — Career Comparison

Catfish Hunter
Baby BoomersNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Joel Johnston
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Catfish Hunter 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. Catfish Hunter posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.26 and WHIP 1.151 compared to 4.31 and 1.296 for Joel Johnston. By the career numbers, Catfish Hunter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Catfish Hunter and Joel Johnston

Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
500
1.3
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
6.2
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
1.24
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
0.58
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.43
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.53
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.44
57.44
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.2
95.2
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
0.47
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.11
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1248
3.26
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
4.31
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.07
3.07
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.212
0.212
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10348
27
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
27
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3449.1
9
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.2
9
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2958
7.72
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
6.93
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.72
7.72
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.93
6.93
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
374
0.98
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.05
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
954
2.49
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
3.89
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.15
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.84
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2012
5.25
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
6.41
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.41
6.41
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.144
1.144
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.02
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14032
36.61
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
37.4
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.89
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1380
3.6
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
4.41
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.22
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.53
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.19
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.2
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.63
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.134
1.134
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.202
1.202
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12870
33.58
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
32.67
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.247
0.247
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.233
0.233
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.61
36.61
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.4
37.4

Fielding Stats for Catfish Hunter and Joel Johnston

Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
501
1.31
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
6.2
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
1.24
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10348
27
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
27
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3449.1
9
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.2
9
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
0.59
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.53
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
319
0.83
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.84
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.06
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
567
1.48
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.58
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
544
1.42
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.37
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.94
95.94
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.67
86.67
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.086
1.086
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.01
95.01
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.04
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Catfish Hunter and Joel Johnston

Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
515
435.21
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
5057.14
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
710
600
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
658
556.06
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.557
0.557
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
149
125.92
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
104.79
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
13.52
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.54
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.07
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
21.13
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42.57
35.98
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
77.5
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
189
159.72
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
157
132.68
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.521
0.521
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.383
0.383
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
50.7
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
43.1
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
88.73
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45.21
38.21
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.97
82.88
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.76
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
160
135.21
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
171.43
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.44
4.44
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
3.5
3.5
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
32.96
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.23
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.45
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA