Augie Johns vs. Jim Roland — Career Comparison

Augie Johns
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Roland
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Augie Johns built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Roland as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Roland posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.22 and WHIP 1.350 compared to 5.38 and 1.654 for Augie Johns. By the career numbers, Jim Roland had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Augie Johns and Jim Roland

Augie Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Augie Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
2.85
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
4.32
Augie Johns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.11
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.58
Augie Johns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.48
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.38
Augie Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.32
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.34
Augie Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.78
52.78
Augie Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.89
38.89
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.43
13.43
Augie Johns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Augie Johns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Augie Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.18
Augie Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
5.38
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
3.22
Augie Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Augie Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Augie Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Augie Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.215
0.215
Augie Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
341
27
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1351
27
Augie Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
113.2
9
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450.1
9
Augie Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
9.34
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
7.13
Augie Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.34
9.34
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.13
7.13
Augie Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.48
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.68
Augie Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Augie Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Augie Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
5.54
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
4.58
Augie Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.44
Augie Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.54
5.54
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Augie Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
3.25
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
5.44
Augie Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.44
5.44
Augie Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Augie Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.977
0.977
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.113
1.113
Augie Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.58
Augie Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.38
Augie Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Augie Johns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
530
41.96
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1927
38.51
Augie Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.03
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.28
Augie Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
6.18
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
3.7
Augie Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Augie Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.22
Augie Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Augie Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Augie Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.654
1.654
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.301
1.301
Augie Johns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
36.03
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1663
33.24
Augie Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.17
2.17
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Augie Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Augie Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.96
41.96
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.51
38.51

Fielding Stats for Augie Johns and Jim Roland

Augie Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Augie Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
4.33
Augie Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.58
Augie Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1347
27
Augie Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
9
Augie Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.38
Augie Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.4
Augie Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Augie Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
1.84
Augie Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.78
Augie Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.74
96.74
Augie Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.583
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.412
0.412
Augie Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.43
13.43
Augie Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Augie Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Augie Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Augie Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Augie Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Augie Johns and Jim Roland

Augie Johns
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Augie Johns
Career
Per 600 PA
36
635.29
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
217
1400
Augie Johns
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
600
Augie Johns
Career
Per 600 PA
28
494.12
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
541.94
Augie Johns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Augie Johns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.456
0.456
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Augie Johns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
70.59
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
38.71
Augie Johns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
70.59
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
38.71
Augie Johns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Augie Johns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Augie Johns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Augie Johns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Augie Johns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Augie Johns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Augie Johns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Augie Johns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.97
17.08
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
3.21
Augie Johns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
70.59
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
38.71
Augie Johns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
123.53
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
58.06
Augie Johns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Augie Johns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Augie Johns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Augie Johns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Augie Johns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Augie Johns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Augie Johns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Augie Johns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
52.94
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
3
19.35
Augie Johns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
52.94
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.45
Augie Johns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
105.88
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
4
25.81
Augie Johns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.03
18.1
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.9
-25.19
Augie Johns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Augie Johns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
19.35
Augie Johns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Augie Johns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
52.94
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
36
232.26
Augie Johns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.33
11.33
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
2.58
2.58
Augie Johns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Augie Johns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
52.94
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
38.71
Augie Johns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Augie Johns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.45
Augie Johns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Augie Johns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Augie Johns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Augie Johns
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA