Lefty Johnson vs. Jerry Willard — Career Comparison

Lefty Johnson
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican AssociationRight Fielder
Jerry Willard
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Lefty Johnson and Jerry Willard are closely matched on the surface stats. Lefty Johnson posted stronger numbers in OPS (.718 vs .706) and on-base percentage (.368 vs .322). Jerry Willard had the advantage in slugging (.384 vs .351). By the career numbers, Lefty 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 Johnson and Jerry Willard

Lefty Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Lefty Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
169
137.03
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
346
234.58
Lefty Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
740
600
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
885
600
Lefty Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
636
515.68
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
783
530.85
Lefty Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Lefty Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.784
0.784
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.724
0.724
Lefty Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
168
136.22
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
132.2
Lefty Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
134
108.65
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
140
94.92
Lefty Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
15
12.16
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
19.66
Lefty Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
13.78
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Lefty Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.62
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
16.95
Lefty Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
34
27.57
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
37.29
Lefty Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Lefty Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Lefty Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Lefty Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103.5
83.92
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
98.64
66.87
Lefty Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
223
180.81
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
301
204.07
Lefty Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
272
220.54
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
281
190.51
Lefty Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Lefty Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Lefty Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.705
0.705
Lefty Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Lefty Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Lefty Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.795
0.795
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.639
0.639
Lefty Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Lefty Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
98.11
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
82
55.59
Lefty Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
90
72.97
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
77.29
Lefty Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
169.46
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
171
115.93
Lefty Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109.38
88.69
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
102.65
69.59
Lefty Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.86
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.03
Lefty Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
79.46
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
83
56.27
Lefty Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.36
Lefty Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
49.46
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
161
109.15
Lefty Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.13
12.13
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
5.5
5.5
Lefty Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.61
1.61
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Lefty Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.42
Lefty Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.42
Lefty Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
18
12.2
Lefty Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
36.49
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Lefty Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Lefty Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
36.49
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.36
Lefty Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50

Fielding Stats for Lefty Johnson and Jerry Willard

Lefty Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Lefty Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
1.03
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
1.25
Lefty Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
1
Lefty Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4413
27
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5466
27
Lefty Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1471
9
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1822
9
Lefty Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
1.77
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1085
5.36
Lefty Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.22
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.5
Lefty Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Lefty Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
375
2.29
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1202
5.94
Lefty Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
1.99
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1187
5.86
Lefty Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.67
86.67
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.75
98.75
Lefty Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.923
1.923
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.673
4.673
Lefty Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.53
79.53
Lefty Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.09
Lefty Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.08
Lefty Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.77
Lefty Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.31