Bill Johnson vs. Gary Kolb — Career Comparison

Bill Johnson
UnknownThrows RightBats RightPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IICatcher
Gary Kolb
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueUnknown

Looking at the career totals, Bill Johnson and Gary Kolb are closely matched on the surface stats. Bill Johnson posted stronger numbers in OPS (.687 vs .581) and on-base percentage (.409 vs .285). Gary Kolb had the advantage in slugging (.296 vs .278). By the career numbers, Bill 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 Bill Johnson and Gary Kolb

Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
218.18
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
350.9
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
501
600
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
18
490.91
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
450
538.92
Bill Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Bill Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.761
0.761
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.612
0.612
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
112.57
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
87.43
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
10.78
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
7.19
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
7.19
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
25.15
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.79
76
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40.51
48.51
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
136.36
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
159.28
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
245.45
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
140
167.66
Bill Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Bill Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.687
0.687
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.577
0.577
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Bill Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.514
0.514
Bill Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
109.09
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
75.45
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
34.73
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
163.64
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
102.99
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.27
89.08
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40.56
48.57
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
109.09
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
55.09
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.59
Bill Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
104
124.55
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.82
4.82
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.59
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.4
Bill Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
8
9.58
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
11.98
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.79
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
16.77
Bill Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
71.43
71.43

Fielding Stats for Bill Johnson and Gary Kolb

Bill Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.67
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.71
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.84
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.84
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
27
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2968
27
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
9
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
989.1
9
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.98
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
2.07
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.35
Bill Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.42
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.11
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
4.6
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277
2.52
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
4.19
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
2.41
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.67
95.67
Bill Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Bill Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.94
48.94
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Bill Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Bill Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Bill Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.63
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01